New York: Boni and Liveright, 1927. Second Edition, Revised. Hardcovers. 8vo. Two Volumes. xx + 376 pp. & viii + 342 pp. Dark green cloth with blind stamped titling to spine; index, bibliography. A revised and expanded edition of this early classic work on anthropology and primitive psychology which was..... More
Delhi, India: Munshiram Manoharlal, 1968. Third Revised and enlarged. Hardcovers. large 8vo. Two volumes. 294 pp & 360 pp. Original blue cloth with gilt title, etc. to spines, b&w illustrations, index. Very light rubbing to lower edges and spine ends, paper lightly browned, otherwise Near Fine condition in Near fine..... More
London: Trübner & Co., 1861. Hardcover. Small 8vo. 224 pp. + 4 pp. advertisements. Blue cloth with gilt titling to spine and black rules and illustration to upper board; hand-colored frontis, b&w illustrations (drawn on wood), some uncut pages. A free English paraphrase of the story of Guru Paramartan, based..... More
Calcutta: Visvabharati, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. Tall octavo. viii + 184 pp. Brown binder's cloth with gilt titling to spine, bibliography. A study of the folk-lore and native religion of the east Indian state of Orissa. It is based largely on the folk songs and stories of the region, of..... More
Oosterhout, N.B.-Netherlands: Anthropoligical Publications, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo. 262 pp. Gray cloth with gilt titling to spine; b&w diagrams, index, bibliography. Spine ends and edges lightly rubbed. Overall, a tight and bright Near Fine copy in VG dust jacket. (Dust jacket rubbed with a few small tears along..... More
Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo.xiv + 212pp + adverts. Blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and upper board, bibliography & indexes. Illustrated in b&w. From the publisher: "This monograph represents a critical juncture in Thomas studies since it dispels the belief that the Gospel..... More
London / New York: Continuum, 2009. Revised Edition. Softcover. Octavo. xxxii + 260pp. Illustrated in b&w, maps, appendices, notes, indexes. Revised edition with a new preface. From the publisher: "The first book to challenge The National Geographic version of the Gospel of Judas. "The Thirteenth Apostle" is sure to inspire..... More
New York, NY: Frederick A. Stokes Company, nd (circa 1900). First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 174 pp. Quarter white cloth with dark brown papered boards; gilt titling to spine and upper board; eight woodcuts by Albert Destanche. Spine, edges, and corners rubbed and bumped; rear board's paper faded, top edge of..... More
Chicago, IL: The de Laurence Company, Inc, 1939. Fourteenth Edition. Hardcover. Large Quarto. (8 x 11 inches) 636 pp. Maroon faux leather with gilt title, etc. to cover and spine, frontis photo portrait of L. W. de Laurence. Illustrated. A massive book 'by' Lauron William de Laurence (1868 - 1936)..... More
Mount Durand: Toucan Press, 1974. 2nd edition, enlarged. Softcover. 20 pp. Stapled pamphlet; frontis, b&w illustrations; appendix, list of books for further reading. Guernsey Historical Monograph No. 3. Owner's stamp on inside of front cover, lightly rubbed, otherwise VG+. More
Milano, Italy: Giovanni De Vecchi Editore, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. large 8vo. 546 pp. Original black cloth, white title, etc. to spine, b&w illustrations, ITALIAN text, glossary and index. Very light chafing to boards, bookshop sticker, page edges lightly thumbed and bumped, otherwise VG+ in VG+ dust jacket. (Dust jacket..... More
San Francisco, CA: Harper & Row, 1986. First US Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. 194 pp. Quarter dark blue cloth and blue papered boards; gilt and light blue titling to spine. A thoughtful study on the history and significance of the God-Symbol. The author carefully analyzes the psychological and cultural aspects..... More
Stuttgart: B. G. Teubner, 1988. First Edition. Hardcover. Quarto. xx + 290pp (+ ivpp adverts). Original pale green cloth with brown titling to spine. 65 pages of black and white photographic plates (included in the pagination). GERMAN LANGUAGE. A very nicely produced volume - the plates are separately printed on..... More
![Item #70301 Water-Divining, New Facts and Theories [ Water Divining ]. Divining, Theodore BESTERMAN](https://weiserantiquarian.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/70301.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1666282993)
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. xii + 208pp. Brown cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine, b&w illustrations (2 plates and 7 plans & diagrams), index. By Theodore Besterman, who co-authored, with Sir William Barrett, "The Divining-Rod" (1926) which was long the standard work..... More
New York, NY: Renaissance Society of America, 1967, 1968, 1969. First Edition. Softcover. 8vo. 5 issues. Original printed wrappers. 184pp & 185-316pp & 437-556pp & 153-274pp [vi] & 329-450pp. Five non-sequential issues of this journal which covers art, literature, and history of the Renaissance for the academic audience. Contains research..... More
London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Small Quarto. x + 518pp. Black cloth with gilt titling to spine; pictorial end papers; b&w illustrations, bibliography and index. Both a history of the development of the study of folklore in Britain, along with a series of biographical portraits of..... More
Kila, MT: Kessinger, ND [ 1992 ]. Reprint. Softcover. Quarto. (11 x 8.5 inches). 92pp + iv. Glossy wrappers. A cheaply produced reprint of the 1912 first edition of this work by Levi H. Dowling (1844 – 1911) an American minister best known as the author of "The Aquarian Gospel..... More
Turnhout, Belgium: Établissements Brepols S.A., nd (ca 1960's?). Hardcover. Quarto (7" x 11"). viii + 282 pp. French text. Gray cloth with gilt titling to spine; gilt illustration and titling to upper board; b&w illustrations. Spine ends, edges, and corners chafed with some light fraying and a few light bumps;..... More
London: John Murray, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 274pp. Original green cloth with gilt titling to spine, frontis, b&w illustrations, appendix, index. Author, Ethel Stefana Drower (1879 – 1972) was a British cultural anthropologist, orientalist and novelist who studied the Middle East and its cultures, specializing primarily on..... More
London: Ed. J. Burrow & Co., Ltd., 1924. First Edition. Hardcover, Quarto (10 1/4 x 7 3/4 inches). Original green cloth, with gilt title, etc. to spine, and black titling and device to front board. Nine b&w plates. Rubricated title-page. Printed on heavy paper, with edges untrimmed. A handsomely-produced wide..... More
Gainesville, FL: University Presses of Florida, 1976. First Edition. Softcover. 8vo. 88 pp. Original wrappers; tables, bibliography. Spine edges and back wrapper lightly faded; upper corner of rear wrapper has half inch scrape; page edges lightly foxed. Otherwise, a tight and clean VG copy. More
Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1906. Third edition. Hardcover. Small 8vo. xxxiv pp + 742 pp + 2 pp of adverts. Blue cloth with gilt titling to spine, blind rules on upper board; frontis, index, appendices. Light general wear to boards and a bit of rubbing and bumping to spine ends..... More
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1976. Hardcover. 8vo. 178 pp. Teal cloth with silver titling to spine, map, tables, b&w line drawings, map, bibliography, index. A study of the beliefs of this Native American group in the Colorado Valley. Vertical red mark on bottom edge of pages. Otherwise, a...... More
Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 1976. Hardcover w/dust jacket, 8vo, 178 pp, very good + condition, slight wear and soiling to dust jacket, slight creasing at top jacket edge. More
Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. xii + 210 pp. Blue cloth with gilt titling to spine; index, bibliography. The author, an anthropologist, recounts a series of folktales which have the central motif of the sacrifice of a female victim to ensure the successful..... More
