Copenhagen: Prostant Apud Munksgaard, 1965. First English language edition. Hardcover. Small quarto. 294 pp. Original red cloth with white title, etc. to spine. A scarce scholarly study. Boards lightly chafed with a bit of discoloration to cloth, spine darkened, edges lightly rubbed, corners bumped. Paper slightly browned, but text is..... More
New York, NY: Riverhead Books, 1997. Softcover. Large octavo. 258pp. A tight, clean near-Fine copy. More
New York, NY: The Viking Press, 1955. Hardcover, no dust jacket, large 8vo, 24 pp of prelims + 436 pp, very good - condition, red cloth, gilt title, etc. to spine, illustrations, moderate wear and soiling to cover, slight rubbing to corners and edges, light soiling to page edges, minor..... More
NP [ Finland ]: Lux Ferous, 2011. Podium Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. Two books in one volume. 200pp. Black hardcovers with silver title on front cover and spine, ribbon marker. Edition limited to 100 hand-numbered copies - this copy INSCRIBED by the author: "The Temples of our Cult Are built..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1958. First American edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 196pp. Black cloth lettered in gilt on spine. "A Comprehensive and up-to-date Survery of Ten Years' Work on the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Community which owned them. The Haskell Lectures 1956--1957." Index. B/w plates. Map endpapers. Top-edge..... More
Woodstock VT: Skylight Paths Publishing, 2015. Third Printing. Softcover. Octavo. xvi + 166pp. + publisher's catalog. B&w illustrations, suggested reading list. From the publisher: "The Secret Book of John: The Gnostic Gospel Annotated & Explained decodes the principal themes, historical foundation, and spiritual contexts of this challenging yet fundamental Gnostic..... 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
Burke, London, 1958. Hardcover. Octavo. 432pp. Textured papered boards. Index. B/w plates. Exploration of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Page-edges lightly browned, previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, otherwise a solid, clean VG copy in Good+ dust jacket (dust jacket price-clipped, scattered insect-holing along edges & on spine & rear panels)..... More
New York, NY: MacMillan, 1956. Hardcover. Octavo. xii + 196pp. Red cloth gilt-lettered on spine. Index. B/w plates. Previous owner's name blind-stamped on front free endpaper, otherwise a clean VG+ copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket very slightly discolored). 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
New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2005. First UK Softcover Edition. Softcover. Large octavo. xviii + 294pp. Bibliography & index. B/w illustrations. A fascinating study of "the lost Christianities" - those early form of Christianity that were suppressed, reformed, or forgotten, and thus have largely vanished from the historical record..... 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
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
New York: Three Rivers Press, [Copyright 2001]. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Large octavo. vi + 327pp + advert. Endnotes, bibliography, b&w illustrations, index. From the publisher: "Drawing on modern scholarship, the authors of the international bestseller "The Jesus Mysteries" decode the secret teachings of the original Christians for the first..... More
New York: Three Rivers Press, 2001. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Large octavo. viii + 343pp + advert., b&w illustrations, endnotes, bibliography and index, alphabetical "who's who". From the reviews: "A wonderful blend of detective story, historical research and clear thinking" By the authors of "The Laughing Jesus. Religious Lies and..... More
New York: Three Rivers Press, 2005. First Paperback Edition. Softcover. Large octavo. x + 263pp + advert. Endnotes, suggested reading, index. From the publisher: "Discover for yourself why the Gnostic Jesus laughs." By the authors of "The Jesus Mysteries" and "Jesus and the Lost Goddess". Covers lightly rubbed, corners very..... More
Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1956. First edition. Hardcover. 12mo. xii + 350pp. Brown cloth gilt-lettered on spine. Dust jacket art & design by Edward Gorey. Minor rubbing at spine ends, top-edge lightly browned, else a clean VG+ copy in VG+ dust jacket (dust jacket price-clipped). More
London: Secker & Warburg, 1957. First UK edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 360pp. Brown cloth lettered in gilt on spine. "A Complete and Reliable Translation which allows the documents to raise their own Voice amid the Controversy about Them." Bumps to top-corners of boards, otherwise a clean VG copy in VG dust..... More
New York, NY: Scribner, 1995. Hardcover. Large octavo. xvi + 446pp. Gilt-lettered black cloth spine, cream papered boards. B/w illustrations. Notes, bibliographay & index. A well-known scholarly examination of the origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Minor marks to top-edge, slight rubbing to corners of boards, short pen line to..... More
New York, NY: Scribner, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xvi + 446pp. Gilt-lettered black cloth spine, cream papered boards. B/w illustrations. Notes, bibliographay & index. A well-known scholarly examination of the origins of the Dead Sea Scrolls. A solid, clean VG+ copy in VG+ dust jacket. More
New York: Harcourt, Brace, & Co, Inc., 1993. First US Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xxii + 518pp. Black cloth spine over gray papered boards, gilt device to upper board and gilt lettering to spine, notes, bibliography and index. B&w illustrations. From the current publisher: "A dramatic, thought-provoking portrait of one..... More
Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo, xii + 332 pp + 16 pp of plates. Original publisher's green cloth with gilt title, etc. to spine, b&w plates, bibliography. From Brill: "This volume consists of two sections, written by the two authors. The first section contains a...... More
Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xii + 261pp + adverts. Original olive cloth with gilt lettering to spine and upper board, bibliography and indexes. From the publisher: "This is the first comprehensive study on Mary Magdalene in those second and third century Gnostic texts in..... More
London: John M. Watkins, 1926. First Edition Thus. Softcover. Large octavo. Eccentrically paginated; (ii), 289 - 307pp. [20pp]. Original green stapled wrappers printed in black, frontis photo of G.R.S. Mead with tissue guard. Includes original 4 page prospectus/subscription form loosely inserted. A brief history of his own spiritual development -..... More
