Discourses on Taittiriya Upanishad.
Bombay: Central Chinmaya Mission Trust, 1983. Softcover. 8vo. 188 pp. Original green wrappers. Edges lightly rubbed and chipped, tape residue to inside wrappers. Otherwise, a tight and clean VG+ copy. More
Eastern Religion
Srimad Bhagavatam.
South India: T. N. Venkataram / Sri Ramanasramam, 1993. Third Edition. Softcover. Octavo. [xiv] + 316pp. Covers a little rubbed- few tidy pen annotations on Preface pages only - otherwise a tight, clean VG copy. More
Buddhism in Relation to Christianity; ( With Speeches by Mr. Hormuzd Rassam, Professor Leitner, Professor Rhys Davids, Rev. S. Coles )
London: E. Stanford, nd (circa 1885). Softcover. 8vo. 36 pp + 4 pp of adverts. Original stapled wrappers. Lacking rear wrapper, upper wrapper darkened and slightly discolored inside and out, light vertical crease throughout. Still, overall an unmarked VG copy. More
Studies in Theosophy: Historical and Practical, A Manual for the People.
Boston MA: Colby & Rich, Publishers, 1891. Reprint. Hardcover. Small octavo. 504pp. Original deep maroon cloth with gilt titling to spine, blind rules on both boards, beveled edges, appendixes, a few b&w illustrations. The author, W. J. Colville [ William Juvenal Colville ] (1862-1917) wrote a number of novels and..... More
Buddhist Wisdom Books. Containing the Diamond Sutra and the Heart Sutra.
London: George Allen & Unwin LTD, 1970. Third Impression. Hardcover. 8vo, 112pp. Blue cloth, gilt title, etc. to spine, frontis and b&w illustrations, list of abbreviations, index. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped, very light foxing to early pages, faint erasure marks to lower margin of two pages otherwise a...... More
A Short History of Buddhism.
London: Mandala Books, 1982. Softcover. 8vo. 138 pp + 4 pp of adverts. Decorated wrappers; b&w line illustrations, bibliography. Wrappers lightly faded, corners very slightly rubbed and bumped; page edges browned. More
Vidyapali: Padavali.
New Delhi, India: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, 1994. Hardcover. Octavo. 360 pp. White cloth with gold titling to spine; patterned page borders. Very light shelfwear to cloth. Overall, a bright and tight VG+ copy in VG+ dustjacket. (Dustjacket edges slightly creased, price clipped.). More
Buddha and the Gospel of Buddhism.
New Hyde Park, NY: University Books, 1964. Hardcover. Large 8vo. 370 pp + 8 pp of adverts. Quarter black and green cloth with green titling to spine and black emblem to upper board; index, glossary, frontis b&w illustrations. Light general wear with a bit of light rubbing and bumping to..... More
The Mirror of Gesture. Being the Abhinaya Darpana of Nandikesvara.
New York, NY: E. Weyhe, 1936. Second edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo, 82 pp + 40 pp of plates. Blue cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine, b&w illustrations. Spine ends and corners lightly rubbed, a few light bumps to edges, pencil underlining and margin marks on a few pages -..... More
Mystery of Mandalas.
Wheaton IL: Theosophical Publishing House, 1989. First English language edition. Hardcover. Quarto. vi + 90pp. Original blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Full page colour plates throughout. The first English language edition of this work which highlights 25 mandala paintings of European artist Heita Copony, which are presented in..... More
Revelation in Indian Thought. A Festschrift in Honour of Professor T. R. V. Murti.
Emeryville, CA: Dharma Press, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xviii + 194 pp. Original light green cloth, gilt title, etc. to spine, b&w frontis. Light rubbing to edges, light shelf dust, otherwise a tight and clean Near fine copy. No dust jacket. More
The Aphorisms of Sandilya. With the Commentary of Swapneswara or the Hindu Doctrine of Faith.
Varanasi, India: Indological Book House, 1965. Second edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xii + 132 pp. Brown cloth, index. The second edition of this collection of he aphorisms of Sandilya, a Maharshi whose Bhaktisutras (Aphorisms on devotion) - which taught bhakti in a reasoned scientific way - are as famous as those..... More
Kundun: A Biography of the Family of The Dalai Lama.
London: Harper Collins, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover, 8vo, xxi+392pp. Original textured boards with gilt lettering on spine. B/w photographic illustrations, bibliography, and index. Page edges lightly tanned else Fine in Fine dustjacket. More
What is Taoism? And other studies in Chinese Cultural History.
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1970. Softcover. Large 8vo. viii + 192 pp. Decorated wrappers; frontis, bibliography. Wrapperrs rubbed a bit with a few light bumps to corners. Otherwise, a sound and unmarked VG+ copy. More
What is Taoism?; And Other studies in Chinese Cultural History.
Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo viii + 192 pp. Red cloth with gilt titling to spine and gilt decoration to upper board; index. Patterned endpapers. A series of eight essays in which the author explores different aspects of the development of Taoism and its..... More
Space in Mind. East-West Psychology & Contemporary Buddhism.
Longmead, England: Element Books, 1990. First edition. Softcover. Large 8vo. 232 pp. Decorated wrappers. Light general wear with a bit of rubbing and a small bump to top corner of wrapper; page edges lightly browned. Otherwise a sound and unmarked VG+ copy. More
The Popular Religion and Folklore of Northern India ( 2 Volumes ).
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
Brother Curwen, Brother Crowley. A Correspondence.
York Beach, Maine USA: The Teitan Press, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (9 x 6 inches, approx 23.5 x 15.2cm), xlviii + 136pp. Heavy dark green cloth binding, with gilt titling etc to the spine. Sewn, printed on acid-free paper. Black and white frontispiece, and eight pages of black and..... More
Liber LXV. Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente. "The Book of the Heart Girt by a Serpent" with Commentary by The Master Therion.
Los Angeles: The College of Thelema, 1995. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Quarto (11" x 8 1/2 inches") 129pp + iii adverts. Black comb binding, transparent plastic cover sheets, yellow printed paper wrappers. The first printing of this edition of "Liber Cordis Cincti Serpente" with Crowley's commentary and James Eshelman's Introduction..... More
The Assyrian and Hebrew Hymns of Praise; 'Columbia University Oriental Studies, Vol.XII'
New York: AMS Press, 1966. Facsimile reprint of the original 1934 edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [x] + 176pp. Original brown cloth with gilt titling to spine. Biblio & index. Just a hint of shelf wear. Near fine condition inside and out. More
Megasthenes and India Religion. A Study in Motives and Types.
Delhi, India: Motilal Banarsidass, 1977. Reprint. Hardcover. 8vo. 316 pp. Dark blue cloth with gilt titling to spine, bibliography and index. Light general wear with a bit of rubbing and bump to top outer corner and spine ends. Overall, a bright and tight VG+ copy in VG dustjacket. (Dustjacket rubbed..... More
The Art of Happiness. A Handbook for Living.
New York, NY: Riverhead Books, 1998. Hardcover. 8vo. x + 322 pp. Quarter dark yellow paper boards and pale yellow paper boards with gilt titling to spine and upper board. Very light general wear with a bit of light rubbing and bumping to spine ends and corners. Overall, a bright..... More
Yoga: The Method of Re-Integration.
London: Christopher Johnson, 1951. Second impression. Hardcover. Octavo. x + 166pp. Red boards gilt-lettered on spine. Color frontispiece. B/w illustrations. An exposition on the principles and practice of yoga. Cloth rubbed and a little discoloured. Edges lightly browned, spine faded & rubbed at ends, else a solid unmarked VG copy..... More
The Complete Kama Sutra; The First Unabridged Modern Translation of the Classic Indian Text by Vatsyayana, including the Jayamangala commentary from the Sanskrit by Yashodhara and extracts from the Hindi commentary by Devadatta Shastra
Rochester, VT: Park Street Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. viii + 564pp (+adverts). This recent edition of the famous 4th century CE study of sexual practices is newly compiled from a variety of different texts, and restores the original verse-form and several commentaries lacking from earlier English translations..... More
Zen Physics. The Science of Death, The Logic of Reincarnation.
New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1996. First edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. xiv + 206 pp. Quarter black cloth with dark grey papered boards copper titling to spine; references, index. Light general wear with a bit of rubbing and bumping to corners; very light foxing to top edge. Otherwise, a bright and..... More