J.D. Holmes, ABAA - ILAB

MAN AND DESTINY IN THE GREAT RELIGIONS: An Historical and Comparative Study; Containing the Wilde Lectures in Natural and Comparative Religion Delivered at the University of Oxford, 1954-1957.

Brandon, S.G.F. · 1963

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,387)

Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press, 1963. VERY GOOD+ CLOTH COPY in slightly worn dust jacket. Extensive bibliography. [xiv], 442 pages, indexed. Octavo.

ANCIENT INSCRIPTIONS: Sidelights of Greek History. Three Lectures on the Light Thrown by Greek Inscriptions on the Life and Thought of the Ancient World.

Tod, Marcus N. · 1974

$21.50 (€19.51 | £16.27 | ¥3,433)

Chicago: Ares Publishers, 1974. A FINE COPY in sewn cloth. No jacket issued. Facsimile edition of the Oxford 1932 edition. 96 pages, indexed. Tall 8vo.

THE ARYAN CHRIST: The Secret Life of Carl Jung.

Noll, Richard. · 1997

$24.75 (€22.46 | £18.73 | ¥3,952)

NY: Random House, 1997. FIRST EDITION. FINE CLOTH COPY in fine dust jacket. A critical study of Jung, regarding his ideas, and his followers. 334 pages. Tall octavo.

INITIATION.

Haich, Elisabeth. · 1974

$16.75 (€15.20 | £12.68 | ¥2,675)

Palo Alto: Seed Center, 1974. Quality trade paper edition; fly price clipped; else, VERY GOOD+ COPY. Haich's autobiographical novel of esoteric life and initiation in the Ancient Egyptian Mysteries. 366 pages. Octavo.

UNITY AND DEVELOPMENT IN PLATO'S METAPHYSICS.

Prior, William. · 1985

$22.50 (€20.41 | £17.03 | ¥3,593)

Chicago: Open Court Publishing, 1985. FIRST US EDITION. FineCloth Copy in fine dust jacket. Excellent study chapter on the Timaeus. 202 pages, indexed. Octavo.

INDIAN DANCING.

Gopal, Ram & Dadachanji, Serozh. · 1951

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.82 | ¥4,391)

London: Phoenix House Limited, 1951. FIRST EDITION. Very Good cloth volume with some spectacular photos. Interesting inclusion of the use of mudra in the performances. Ninety four illustrations in monochrome. 119 pages. Small 4to.

THE DAWN OF A NEW RELIGIOUS ERA AND OTHER ESSAYS.

Carus, Paul. · 1916

$44.00 (€39.92 | £33.30 | ¥7,026)

Chicago: Open Court, 1916. Revised and enlarged edition. A FINE CLOTH COPY. Nine essays. 131 pages, indexed. Small octavo.

ISLAM: Legacy of the Past, Challenge of the Future.

Peretz, Moench, & Mohsen. · 1984

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

New York: North River Press, 1984. FIRST EDITION. FINE CLOTH VOLUME in fine dust jacket. Excellent notes by Peretz. 134 pages, indexed. Tall 8vo.

PAST FINDING OUT: The Tragic Story of Joanna Southcott and Her Successors.

Balleine, G.R. · 1956

$23.50 (€21.32 | £17.79 | ¥3,753)

London: SPCK, 1956. FIRST EDITION. Very Good+ Cloth Volume in dust jacket. Southcott was an important religious cult figure of the late 18th century. 151 pages with index. Octavo.

THE AWAKENING OF FAITH IN THE MAHAYANA by Asvaghosha.

Shrine of Wisdom. (trs.) · 1964

$40.00 (€36.29 | £30.28 | ¥6,387)

Surrey, UK: Shrine of Wisdom, 1964. FIRST EDITION. A FINE CLOTH COPY in fine dust jacket. Waite was a founder of the Shrine of Wm which was an offshoot of the earlier Hermetic Truth Society. The Shrine published classical material that was top notch, and the journal was like n...

RENEGADE MONK: Honen and Japanese Pure Land Buddhism.

Machida, Soho. · 1999

$46.50 (€42.19 | £35.20 | ¥7,425)

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999. FIRST EDITION. A FINE VOLUME in premium cloth. Translated, and edited, by Joannis Mentzas. 203 pages with index. Tall 8vo.

THE INFLUENCE OF THE HEBREW AND CHRISTIAN REVELATIONS ON ANCIENT HEATHEN WRITERS: An Essay.

Tomkins, Samuel. · 1850

$125.00 (€113.41 | £94.62 | ¥19,961)

Cambridge: J. Deighton & E. Johnson, 1850. FIRST EDITION. In original binding; Seminary bookplate; worn with foxing at the titles; spine label browned and chipped; internals excellent and free of marking; GOOD+ copy. [xii], 272 pages. Octavo. Scarce.

THE LITTLE ZEN COMPANION.

Schiller, David. · 1994

$28.75 (€26.08 | £21.76 | ¥4,591)

New York: Workman, 1994. In miniature wraps as issued; A FINE COPY of a splendid work of koans, lessons, and enigmas, drawn from all the schools of Zen. Definitely a Big, little book! 389 pages. 16mo.

HEAVEN AND EARTH: Album Leaves from a Ming Encyclopedia.

Goodall, John. (ed.) · 1979

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Boulder: Shambhala, 1979. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Fine cloth volume in fine dust jacket. 218 beautiful illustrations from the 1610 Chinese classic. Tall 4to.

MANU-RIMDU: Sherpa Dance-Drama.

Jerstad, Luther G. · 1969

$23.50 (€21.32 | £17.79 | ¥3,753)

Seattle/London: University of Washington Press, 1969. FIRST EDITION. VERY GOOD+ cloth volume in dust jacket. Sacred dance among the Nepalese. 192 pages, indexed. Octavo.

MILTON AND THE PARADOXES OF RENAISSANCE HEROISM.

Steadman, John. · 1987

$22.50 (€20.41 | £17.03 | ¥3,593)

Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1987. FIRST EDITION. FINE CLOTH COPY in fine dust jacket in publisher's original shrink wrap. 264 pages with index. Royal Octavo.

LADY PRECIOUS STREAM: An Old Chinese Play Done Into English According To Its Traditional Style.

Hsiung, S. · 1935

$12.50 (€11.34 | £9.46 | ¥1,996)

London: Methuen & Company, 1935. VERY GOOD+ CLOTH COPY with colored frotispiece tipped to hand made paper.168 pages. Small octavo.

KABUKI: The Popular Theatre of Japan.

Yasuji Toita. · 1970

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

New York & Tokyo: Weatherhill, 1970. Fine Cloth Copy in dust jacket. Translated by Don Kenny, with an introduction, by Donald Keene. Illustrated with 181 photographs. 245 pages. Octavo.

THE SATURNIAN QUEST: John Cowper Powys; A Study of his Prose Works.

Knight, G. Wilson. · 1978

$14.50 (€13.16 | £10.98 | ¥2,315)

Sussex: The Harvester Press, 1978. FINE CLOTH COPY in fine dust jacket. Study of the Welsh novelist, known for his mystical themes. 139 pages with index. Octavo.

AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF JAPANESE THEATRE ARTS.

Kawatake, Shigetoshi. · 1956

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,783)

Ashai Shimbun-Sha 1956. FIRST EDITION. Fine cloth copy in fine dust jacket, and in original slipcase, slightly rubbed. Thirteen page essay in English. Profusely illustrated, including color woodcuts. Small quarto.