J.D. Holmes, ABAA - ILAB

BIBLIOTHECA MAGICA ET PNEUMATICA: Geheime Wissenschaften; Sciences Occultes. Katalog 31-35.

Rosenthal, Jacques. · 1996

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.62 | ¥8,784)

Mansfield Centre: CT: Martino Fine Books, 1996. Limited to 150 copies only. FINE CLOTH COPY, no jacket issued. 8872 listings of occult books from many times, places and languages. Facsimile of the 1843 edition printed at Leipzig. Octavo.

GOTAMA BUDDHA: A Biography. (Based on the Canonical Books of the Theravada)

Saunders, Kenneth. · 1920

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,590)

New York: Association Press, 1920. FIRST EDITION. Very Good or better cloth volume. 113 pages, indexed, with a map of the travels of the Buddha, as the frontispiece. Small octavo.

THE MESSAGE TO THE PLANET.

Murdoch, Iris. · 1989

$13.50 (€12.25 | £10.22 | ¥2,156)

Toronto: Random House, 1989. FIRST CANADIAN EDITION. A Fine cloth copy in fine dust jacket. Murdoch's novel of a charismatic artist/madman, magical cursing, and the foibles of belief. 563 pages. Royal 8vo.

THE WORKS OF SIR WILLIAM JONES. Two volumes.

Feldman & Richardson. (eds.) · 1984

$187.00 (€169.66 | £141.52 | ¥29,865)

New York: Garland Publishing, 1984. A FINE SET, archival and sewn. Sir William Jones (1746-1794) was the translator of the Laws of Manu, Persian and Arabic poetry, founder of the Asiatick Society of Bengal, who wrote voluminously for the journal, Asiatick Researches. Introduct...

JESUS AND THE RIDDLE OF THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS: Unlocking the Secrets of His Life Story.

Thiering, Barbara. · 1992

$19.25 (€17.46 | £14.57 | ¥3,074)

San Francisco: HarperCollins, 1992. Quality text paper edition; VERY GOOD+ COPY. An elaborate analysis, using sacred geography and measure, to establish the Essene and Qumran roots in early Christianity. 451 pages. Octavo.

THE FOOTPRINT OF THE BUDDHA.

Ludowyk, E. · 1958

$26.75 (€24.27 | £20.24 | ¥4,272)

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1958. FIRST EDITION. A VERY GOOD+ CLOTH COPY in dust jacket. A study of the Buddhist monuments in Sri Lanka. Thirty one plates. 182 pages, indexed. Royal octavo.

THE INTERNATIONAL DICTIONARY OF RELIGION: A Profusely Illustrated Guide to the Beliefs of the World.

Kennedy, Richard. · 1984

$19.75 (€17.92 | £14.95 | ¥3,154)

New York: Crossroad, 1984. FIRST EDITION. A Fine Cloth Copy in fine dust jacket. Bibliography. Illustrations, some color. 256 pages with index. Tall 8vo.

JEAN TOOMER: A Critical Evaluation.

O'Daniel, Therman B. (ed.) · 1988

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

Washington, DC: Howard University, 1988. FIRST EDITION. Fine Cloth Copy in fine dust jacket. Pen and ink portrait of Toomer by James E. Lewis. 557 pages, indexed. Royal octavo.

MAJESTY & MEEKNESS: A Comparative Study of Contrast and Harmony in the Concept of God.

Carman, John. · 1994

$14.75 (€13.38 | £11.16 | ¥2,356)

William B. Eerdmans, 1994. Quality Trade Paper Editions; Very Good+ or better volume. 453 pages with index. Octavo.

BETWEEN BUDAPEST AND JERUSALEM: The Patai Letters, 1933-1938.

Patai, Raphael. · 1992

$16.50 (€14.97 | £12.49 | ¥2,635)

Salt Lake: University of Utah Press, 1992. FIRST EDITION. A Fine Premium Cloth Volume in fine dust jacket. Frontispiece portrait of Patai. 333 pages, indexed. Royal 8vo.

THE WORLD OF ALLAH.

Duncan, David Douglas. · 1982

$19.50 (€17.69 | £14.76 | ¥3,114)

Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1982. FIRST EDITION. Fine premium cloth volume in fine dust jacket. Excellent photographic study recording the culture and geography of Islam. 280 pages. Small folio.

TOEHOLD ON ZEN.

Swann, Jeffrey. · 1962

$18.50 (€16.78 | £14.00 | ¥2,955)

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1962 . FIRST EDITION. Very Good+ Cloth Volume in dust jacket. 103 pages. Small 8vo.

THE HIMALAYAN JOURNEY OF BUDDHISM.

Gettelman, Nancy Moore. · 1989

$13.75 (€12.47 | £10.41 | ¥2,196)

Elm Grove: Procrustes Press, 1989. In tall quality wraps; A FINE COPY. Explores the spread of Buddhism into Nepal, Tibet, Sikkim and Bhutan. Beautifully illustrated with superb photography. Small 4to.

A STUDY IN TOLERANCE; As Practiced by Muhammad, and His Immediate Successor.

Wismar, Adolph. · 1966

$17.50 (€15.88 | £13.24 | ¥2,795)

New York: AMS Press, 1966. A FINE CLOTH COPY, sewn and archival. Facsimile edition of the 1927 Columbia University Press edition. 108 pages. Octavo.

MYSTERIOUSLY MEANT: The Rediscovery of Pagan Symbolism and Allegorical Interpretation in the Renaissance.

Allen, Don Cameron. · 1976

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.76 | ¥11,978)

Baltimore: John Hopkins Press, 1976. FIRST EDITION. A VERY GOOD CLOTH COPY in dust jacket. Illustrated. Extraordinary in detail and literary history, this work explores the classics of antiquity using as Homer, Ovid, and Virgil, and the hidden wisdom and ep metaphysical symbol...

BLAKE'S PROPHETIC PSYCHOLOGY.

Webster, Brenda S. · 1983

$31.50 (€28.58 | £23.84 | ¥5,031)

Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1983. FIRST EDITION. Fine Premium Cloth Volume in fine dust jacket. Excellent press work; printed on gloss coat. Seventy six illustrations. 325 pages with index. Tall octavo.

THE RECORDED SAYINGS OF ZEN MASTER JOSHU.

Jushin, Joshu. · 1998

$39.50 (€35.84 | £29.89 | ¥6,308)

BOSTON: Shambhala Publications, 1998. FIRST EDITION. Fine premium cloth volume in fine dust jacket. First complete translation of Joshu's sayings, dialogues, and poems, as well as records of his pilgrimages, and a short biography. Translated and introduced by James Green. 180...

DOROTHY L. SAYERS: A Biography.

Brabazon, James. · 1981

$24.75 (€22.45 | £18.73 | ¥3,953)

Don Mills, Ontario: General Publishing, 1981. FIRST CANADIAN EDITION. A FINE CLOTH COPY. Preface by Anthony Fleming. Foreword by P.D. James. Appendix, Notes, Select Bibliography and Index. 308 pages. Tall octavo.

THE SILENT LIFE.

Merton, Thomas. · 1983

$11.75 (€10.66 | £8.89 | ¥1,877)

New York: Farrar, Strauss, & Giroux, 1983. Quality trade paper edition; VERY GOOD+ without marking or defect. Covers much of his life as a Trappist. 178 pages. Octavo.

LAYMAN P'ANG: A Ninth-Century Zen Classic.

Sasaki, Ruth, Iriya, Yoshitaka, Fraser, Dana. (trs.) · 1971

$22.50 (€20.41 | £17.03 | ¥3,593)

New York: Weatherhill, 1971. FIRST EDITION. A VERY GOOD+ CLOTH COPY in dust jacket. Colored frontispiece and custom decorated end papers. 109 pages with index. Octavo.