London: Lutterworth Press, 1944. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Octavo. 120pp. Light brown cloth with dark brown lettering to spine. A collection of lectures on the Christian perpsective of the afterlife that were first delivered by the author on Sunday evening, then printed in booklet entitled "Mutual Recognition in Heaven" and..... More
Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press, 1962. Imprimatur. Hardcover . Large octavo. 390pp. Red cloth lettered in black on spine. Map endpapers. Bibliography & index. B/w frontis. & illustrations. Top-edge toned, spine ends a little rubbed, else a clean VG copy in near-VG dust jacket (dust jacket rubbed..... More
Oxford, England: Basil Blackwell, 1954. Hardcover. 12mo. 100pp + 10 b/w plates. Blue cloth lettered in black on spine. B/w frontis. & plates. Spine ends rubbed, spine slightly darkened, top-edge browned, previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, previous owner's name on front free endpaper, old tape-stains on verso of one..... More
Paris: H. Agasse, 1795. First Edition. Hardcovers. Small Quartos. Four volumes (complete). Text in French. Vol. I: xvi + 556pp. Vol. II: 302pp + 304pp. Vol III: 368pp + 358pp [2 fold-outs] +104pp. Vol IV: 16pp text + XXIIpp plates. A lovely set bound in contemporary (?) half parchment (made..... More
Williamstown, MA: Corner House Publishers, 1974. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. viii + 336pp. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine, index. A reprint of a work done in 1891 which looked at the Sabbath day practices of New Englanders in Puritan times. Cloth a little faded and lightly rubbed, page edges..... More
New York, NY: The United States Publishing Company, 1875. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 606pp. Original decorated brown cloth with gilt titles & decorations on spine. B/w frontis portrait (with tissue guard). Supposedly the autobiography of the second daughter of the author of the notorious "Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk." Wear..... More
New York: George Allen & Unwin LTD, 1929. Fourth Impression. Hardcover. Small octavo. 90pp. Dark green cloth gilt-lettered on spine and upper cover. A series of lectures on science, the spirit and Quakerism delivered in 1929 prior to the annual meeting of the assembly of "Friends' Yearly Meeting" in London..... More
London: J. M. Watkins, 1921. First edition. Hardcover. Quarto. xvii + 302 pp.+ 76 pp plates. Original bright blue cloth with gilt tile, author and rules to spine, 76 b/w plates. The scarce first edition of this important comparative study of the symbolism of pre-Christian religions (the "Orphic") of the..... More
Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 1991. Hardcover. Large octavo. xx + 570pp. Synthetic boards lettered & decorated in silver on spine & front board. Minor foxing to page-edges, otherwise a tight & clean VG+ copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket has a short tear at bottom of spine)..... More
Springfield, IL: Templegate, 1951. Reprint. Hardcover. Octavo. xiv + 352pp. Blue cloth gilt-lettered on spine. Slight rubbing to bottom of spine, previous owner's name on front free endpaper, top-edge age-toned, else a solid, internally-clean VG copy in near-VG dust jacket (dust jacket rubbed & discolored, clear plastic tape-repairs on verso)..... More
Excelsior Springs, MO: Super Mind Science Publications, 1932. Hardcover, no dust jacket, large 8vo, 742 pp + 56 pp of testimonials, good + condition, black leatherette, yellow title, etc. to spine and front cover, gilt on page edges, author's signature on ffp, moderate wear and soiling to cover, one-inch split..... More
Rochester, VT: Bear & Co., 2003. Softcover. Large octavo. xx + 394pp. Glossary & index. Color plates, b/w text illustrations. Signed by the author on title-page. A sharp, clean near-Fine copy. More
London: The Order of the Cross, 1949. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [xii] + 416pp + 30pp index. Purple cloth gilt-lettered on spine, gilt lettering & symbols on front board. One of the works of J. Todd Ferrier (1855-1943 ) founder of The Order of the Cross, a Christian theosophical group..... More
London: The Order of the Cross, 1949. Second Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. [xii] + 416pp + 30pp index. Purple cloth gilt-lettered on spine, gilt lettering & symbols on front board. One of the works of J. Todd Ferrier (1855-1943 ) founder of The Order of the Cross, a Christian theosophical group..... More
London: The Order of the Cross, 1963. Third edition. Hardcover. Octavo. Volume two only (of two volumes). xxiv + 564pp + 4pp ads. Purple cloth gilt-lettered on spine, gilt lettering & symbols on front boards. Index. This is one of the works of J. Todd Ferrier (1855-1943 ) founder of..... More
London: John M. Watkins, 1919. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. 128pp. Original bright blue cloth, with gilt titling to spine, frontis portrait of St. Francis of Assisi by Ludovico Cardi. A study of Saints, looking at the miracles and such like attributed to them, in the light of Spiritualist thought..... More
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1959. Second Edition. Hardcover. Large thick octavo. xxxviii + 638pp. Light grey cloth lettered in silver on spine. Index. B/w plates. A presentation of the archaeological background of the Middle East from 5000 B.C. to A. D. 500 which offers a connected account of Judaism..... More
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Large thick octavo. xxxiv + 500pp. Light grey cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Index. B/w plates. Erratum slip loosely-inserted. A presentation of the archaeological background of the Middle East from 5000 B.C. to A. D. 500 which offers a connected..... More
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Large thick octavo. xxxiv + 500pp. Light grey cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Index. B/w plates, maps, index of scriptural references, general index. A presentation of the archaeological background of the Middle East from 5000 B.C. to A. D. 500..... More
New York, NY: T. Y. Crowell & Co., 1882. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. x + 492pp. Green cloth lettered & decorated in gilt & black on spine & front board. B/w frontis. & plates. Map. Ex-library copy - spine leaned, extremities chafed, boards rubbed, page-edges browned & with library marks..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 202pp. Blue textured papered boards gilt-lettered on spine. Appendices, indexes. A bright, sharp near-Fine copy in near-Fine dust jacket. More
London: Bernard Quaritch, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. Small thick quarto. xxviii + 664pp. Original green cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine and front cover, blind rules, patterned endpapers. duo-tone fold-out maps, b&w illustrations. Index. The author of the work, Major-General James George Roche Forlong (1824-1904) was a soldier, engineer..... More
London: Williams & Norgate, 1877. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xxxvi + 360pp. Original brown cloth gilt-lettered on spine. Index. Fold-out b/w frontis. B/w title-page vignette. Spine ends chafed, light wear to boards, top-edge browned, endpaper gutters split (front just holding), top-corners bumped, slight foxing to prelims, else a solid Good+..... More
London: MacMillan, 1923. Abridged edition, first thus. Hardcover. Large octavo. xxx+ 476pp. + 4pp. ads. Original blue cloth gilt-lettered on spine. Index. Spine ends bumped & chafed, bumps to corners of boards, top-edge browned, otherwise a solid, internally-clean VG copy (no dust jacket). More
London: MacMillan, 1923. Abridged edition, first thus. Hardcover. Large octavo. xxx+ 476pp. + 4pp. ads. Original blue cloth gilt-lettered on spine. Index. Small creased tear to top of spine, bottom of spine rubbed, top-edge browned, otherwise a solid, internally-clean near-VG copy (no dust jacket). More
