J.D. Holmes, ABAA - ILAB

THE GENESIS OF HUMAN OFFSPRING: A Study in Early Greek Culture.

Vaughan, Agnes Carr. · 1945

$37.50 (€34.02 | £28.38 | ¥5,988)

Northampton, MA: Smith College Classical Studies, 1945. FIRST EDITION. In academic wraps as issued; VERY GOOD+ without marking or defect. 117 pages, indexed. Octavo.

FOLK-LORE: A Quarterly Review. Volume XLIV--1933; Being the Transactions of the Folk-Lore Society and Incorporating the Archaeological Review and the Folk-Lore Journal.

Rose, H.J. [ed.] · 1933

$89.00 (€80.75 | £67.37 | ¥14,212)

London: William Glaisher, 1933. A FINE CLOTH VOLUME. Many excellent selections, including articles on alchemy, on the Evil Eye round the Mediterranean Basin, Milk Teeth as Amulets, Alchemy and Alchemists in Burma, White and Black Magic of the Mandaeans, others. 440 pages, inde...

GNOSTICISM: A Source Book of Heretical Writings from the Early Christian Period.

Grant, Prof. Robert M. [ed.] · 1978

$47.50 (€43.10 | £35.95 | ¥7,585)

New York: AMS Press, 1978/ A FINE CLOTH COPY, sewn and archival, issued without jacket. Glossary and bibliography. 254 pages, indexed. Octavo.

MEDIEVAL VISIONS OF HEAVEN AND HELL: A Sourcebook.

Gardiner, Eileen. · 1993

$85.00 (€77.12 | £64.34 | ¥13,573)

New York: Garland Publishers, 1993. FIRST EDITION. A FINE CLOTH VOLUME, sewn and archival. Garland Medieval Bibliographies. [xxxiv], 257 pages, indexed. Octavo.

THE SPIRIT OF EASTERN ORTHODOXY.

LeGuillou, M.J. · 1962

$17.50 (€15.88 | £13.25 | ¥2,795)

New York: Hawthorn, 1962. Very Good+ Cloth Volume in dust jacket. Translated by Donald Attwater. Select bibliography. Twentieth Century Encyclopedia of Catholicism #135. 144 pages. 8vo.

ANOTHER WAY OF LAUGHTER: A Collection of Sufi Humor.

Farzan, Massud. · 1973

$22.00 (€19.96 | £16.65 | ¥3,513)

New York: Dutton, 1973. FIRST EDITION. In wraps as issued; A FINE COPY. Unusual source material.

CHRIST IN MODERN ATHENS: The Confrontation of Christianity with Modern Culture and the Non-Christian Religions.

Bleeker, C.J. · 1965

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1965. FIRST EDITION. FINE CLOTH COPY in fine dust jacket. Opens with an analysis of Paul's sermon on the Areopagus. [xii], 152 pages. Octavo.

THE PERSISTENCE OF RELIGION: An Essay on Tantrism and Sri Aurobindo's Philosophy. With a preface by Mircea Eliade.

Bolle, Kees W. · 1971

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1971. A FINE CLOTH COPY. Preface by Mircea Eliade. Superb bibliography. [xviii], 134 pages Royal octavo.

SECRECY IN RELIGIONS.

Bolle, Kees W. (ed.) · 1987

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,380)

Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1987. FIRST EDITION. A FINE CLOTH COPY. Studies in the History of Religions XLIX. Plate. One selection by Schimmel, Secrecy in Sufism, is particularly notable. [xvi], 164 pages, indexed. Tall octavo.

SOME RELIGIOUS ASPECTS OF ISLAM: A Collection of Articles.

Lazarus-Yafeh, Hava. · 1981

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.77 | ¥11,977)

Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1981. FIRST EDITION. Fine premium cloth volume. Studies in the History of Religions series. [xii], 181 pages with index. Royal octavo.

THE MEDIEVAL MANICHEE: A Study of Christian Dualist History.

Runciman, Steven. · 1955

$90.00 (€81.66 | £68.12 | ¥14,372)

Cambridge University Press, 1955. A FINE PREMIUM CLOTH COPY in fine dust jacket. 213 pages, indexed. Octavo.

THE APOCALYPTIC VISION OF PARADISE LOST.

Ryken, Leland. · 0

$28.00 (€25.40 | £21.19 | ¥4,471)

Ithaca: Cornell Previous owner stamp on title page; else, A VERY GOOD+ COPY in dust jacket. An analysis of the epic poem in relation to apocalyptic tradition. [xi], 239 pages, indexed. Octavo.

CHRISTIAN SOCIETY AND THE CRUSADES, 1198-1229; Sources in Translation, including The Capture of Damietta by Oliver of Paderborn.

Peters, Edward. [ed.] · 1971

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.82 | ¥4,391)

University of Pennsylvania Press, 1971. A FINE CLOTH COPY in fine dust jacket. Translated, with annotations, by John Gavigan. Sources of Medieval History series. Introduction by Peters. Section on the Albigensian Crusade sourced to the Chronicle of Roger Wendover. [xxii], 170...

TESTAMENT: The Bible and History.

Romer, John. · 1988

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

NY: Henry Holt, 1988. One corner pushed; else, A FINE COPY in fine dust jacket. Thirty eight color plates, 72 illustrations and figures, plus maps. 367 pages, indexed. 4to.

THIRD EYE PHILOSOPHY: Essays in East-West Thought.

Organ, Troy. · 1986

$26.75 (€24.27 | £20.25 | ¥4,272)

Ohio University Press, 1986. FINE CLOTH COPY in fine dust jacket. 161 pages. Octavo.

OM: The Secret of Abhor Valley.

Mundy, Talbot. · 0

$28.00 (€25.40 | £21.19 | ¥4,471)

London: Hutchinson, no date. Very Good cloth copy, free of marking. Hard not to call this Mundy's best, though the Nine Unknown contends. 398 pages. Octavo.

OM: The Secret of Abhor Valley.

Mundy, Talbot. · 1924

$35.00 (€31.76 | £26.49 | ¥5,589)

New York: Burt & Company, 1924. Very Good or better hardcover with private library card and number. Internals clean, and free of marking. Hard not to call this Mundy's best novel who had great skill in conveying the esoteric in fictional form, though hus Nine Unknown is a cont...

IDEALS AND REALITIES OF ISLAM.

Nasr, Seyyed Hossein. · 1966

$65.00 (€58.97 | £49.20 | ¥10,380)

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1966. FIRST EDITION. Light fox to fore edge; else, A Very Good+ Cloth Volume in dust jacket. Bibliography. 184 pages, indexed. Octavo.

REBEL IN THE SOUL: A Sacred Text of Ancient Egypt.

Reed, Bika. [tr.] · 1978

$27.50 (€24.95 | £20.82 | ¥4,391)

Inner Traditions, 1978. In tall quality wraps as issued; lower front corner bumped; else, A VERY GOOD+ COPY without markings. Commentary by Reed. Well illustrated. 144 pages. 4to.

HISTORY OF EARLY CHRISTIAN BELIEFS IN THE FIRST THREE CENTURIES.

Kruger, Dr. Gustav. · 1969

$33.00 (€29.94 | £24.98 | ¥5,270)

New York: Burt Franklin, 1969. A FINE CLOTH COPY, sewn and archival.Tables. [xxiii], 410 pages. Octavo.