J.D. Holmes, ABAA - ILAB

A STRANGER IN TIBET: The Adventures of a Zen Monk.

Berry, Scott. · 1991

$10.00 (€9.07 | £7.57 | ¥1,597)

London: HarperCollins, 1991. In wraps; A FINE COPY, unread. Photo illustrated with maps.

THE KINGDOM OF AGARTTHA: A Journey into Hollow Earth.

D'Alveydre, M. Alexandre Saint-Yves. · 2008

$28.00 (€25.40 | £21.19 | ¥4,471)

Rochester: Inner Traditions, 2008. FIRST US EDITION. Quality trade paper edition; A FINE COPY. D'Alveydre was influential during the French Occult Revival of the 19th century, and his adaptation of D'Olivet was an important contribution. 172 pages. Tall 8vo.

T.S. ELIOT AND PREJUDICE.

Ricks, Christopher. · 1988

$27.00 (€24.50 | £20.44 | ¥4,312)

Berkeley: University of California Press, 1988. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. A FINE cloth copy in fine dust jacket. 290 pages with index. Octavo.

ISLAM: The Straight Path.

Esposito, John. · 1988

$17.50 (€15.88 | £13.25 | ¥2,795)

New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. Expanded edition. A FINE CLOTH VOLUME, sewn and archival, in a fine dust jacket. 251 pages with index. Royal 8vo.

APOCRYPHA: Jewish Literature of the Hellenistic Age.

DeLange, Nicholas. · 1978

$28.50 (€25.86 | £21.57 | ¥4,551)

New York: Viking Press, 1978. FIRST EDITION. Very good+ volume in dust jacket. Reading list. 244 pages, indexed. Octavo.

THE WAY TO CHRIST: Discovered and Described. First published in 1622. Including two rare letters.

Boehme, Jacob. · 0

$23.75 (€21.55 | £17.98 | ¥3,793)

Los Angeles, CA: Wetzel, c1955. Lightly worn booklet; no markings; Very Good or better. The Supersensual Life dialogue, plus the letters on Boehme's true method of salvation, and other fragments. 52 pages. Octavo.

WITCHCRAFT AND THE OCCULT: Selected Books from the Collection of the Late Robert Lenkiewicz.

Sotheby & Co. · 2003

$85.00 (€77.12 | £64.34 | ¥13,573)

London: 20 November, 2003. A FINE COPY of a superb catalogue with color plates. 600 listings with numerous illustrations. Quarto.

TEXTS FROM THE BUDDHIST CANON, Commonly Known Dhammapada, With Accompanying Narratives.

Beal, Samuel. (tr.) · 1902

$88.00 (€79.84 | £66.61 | ¥14,052)

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1902. FIRST EDITION. Red and black title page; deckled edges; brewing to end papers; else, A VERY GOOD or better cloth copy, free of marking. Translated from the Chinese. 209 pages, plus catalogue. 16 mo.

A HANDBOOK OF TRADITIONAL LIVING: Theory & Practice.

Morgan, John B. [ed.] · 2010

$24.00 (€21.77 | £18.17 | ¥3,832)

UK: Arktos, 2010. First Edition. In quality trade paper; A FINE COPY. Translated from the Italian by S.K. 80 pages. Octavo.

THE YOKE OF DIVINE LOVE: A Study of Conventual Perfection.

Van Zeller, Dom Hubert. · 1958

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Springfield: Templegate Publishing, 1958. A VERY GOOD+ CLOTH VOLUME. 238 pages. One of the best studies of the obligation, and the rigors of the religious vow. Octavo.

MISSION ACTUELLE DES OUVRIERS.

D'Alveydre, Saint-Yves. · 1979

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,992)

Nice: Belisane, 1979. In wraps, printed on laid; A FINE COPY. Frontispiece portrait of the author. Octavo. Text in French. Facsimile of the 1882 Dentu edition.

THE SUFI. A Description of a Meeting with Dr. Balouch, the Leader, at the Sufi Society's London Headquarters; A Typed Letter in Mimeograph

Field, June. · 1961

$16.50 (€14.97 | £12.49 | ¥2,635)

July, 1961. FINE, folded in mylar sleeve. June Field was the editor of She Magazine. Two pages on foolscap discussing the teachings and practices of the Society.

A GENERAL LETTER TO ALL MEMBERS.

J.A.L. · 1964

$12.00 (€10.89 | £9.08 | ¥1,916)

Pasadena: The Theosophical Society, 1964. In wraps; A VERY GOOD+ copy. 32 pages. 8vo.

THE JAPANESE NEW YEAR'S FESTIVAL, GAMES AND PASTIMES.

Gunsaulus, Helen C. · 1923

$9.75 (€8.85 | £7.38 | ¥1,557)

Chicago: Field Museum, 1923. In academic wraps (Leaflet number 11); edges slightly chipped; no markings; VERY GOOD. With plates.

A MANUAL OF ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLING.

Running Fence Books. · 1980

$26.50 (€24.04 | £20.06 | ¥4,232)

Pittsfield, MA: Running Fence, mid-1980s. Paper edition, newsprint; VERY GOOD+ volume. Sound and practical advice, and not as dated as one might suppose. 134 pages. 4to.

GNOSIS: A Journal of Western Inner Traditions. THE TRICKSTER, Issue Number 19.

Kinney, Jay. (ed.) · 1991

$77.00 (€69.86 | £58.28 | ¥12,296)

San Francisco: Spring, 1991. Stitched wraps as issued; A FINE COPY. The great spoof issue, nicely done. My favorites are the classified advertisement, Read Your Own Gallstones, and a gossip column called, Madam, I'm Adam by Adam Weishaupt! 88 pages. 4to/

EIGHT CHAPTERS ON PERFECTION & ANGEL'S SONG.

Hilton, Walter. · 1983

$8.75 (€7.94 | £6.62 | ¥1,397)

Oxford: SLG Press, 1983. In wraps as issued; A FINE COPY. Fairacres Publication Series number 85 of which there were 86 separate works. Octavo.

ISLAM IN WEST AFRICA.

Trimingham, J. Spencer. · 1959

$55.00 (€49.90 | £41.63 | ¥8,783)

Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1959. FIRST EDITION. Fine cloth volume in dust jacket. Foldout map tipped to rear. Glossary of terms. [x], 264 pages, indexed. Royal 8vo.

FORMATIVE WRITINGS, 1929-1941.

Weil, Simone. · 1987

$28.50 (€25.86 | £21.57 | ¥4,551)

London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1987. FIRST EDITION. Fine cloth volume in dust jacket. Edited by McFarland and Van Ness. 289 pages. Octavo.

PUBLISHING SHORT-RUN BOOKS: How to Pasteup and Reproduce Books Instantly Using your Copy Shop.

Poynter, Dan. · 1980

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,395)

Santa Barbara: Para Publishing, 1980. FIRST EDITION. VERY GOOD+ copy in original wraps. Almost a collectible as Poynter continues to influence the field of small press even to this day.