Search Results: SPIRITUAL/RELIGION/MYSTICAL from Back Lane Books (Member of IOBA)

An Account of an Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama in Tibet Containing a Narrative of a Journey Through Bootan and Part of Tibet, Turner, Capt. Samuel. Sub-title: To which are added, views taken on the spot by Lieutenant Samuel Davis and observations botanical, mineralogical, and medicinal by Mr. Robert Saunders. Introduction by Hugh Richardson. Published by Manjusri Publishing House, New Delhi, 1971. Reprint of 1800 Edition. Limited Edition of 1000 copies. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; xxviii, 473pp. with 13 plates, Appendix. Blue pebbled leather boards with gilt titles, top edge blue, blue endpapers. Ordre des Architects du Quebec stamp to pastedown and contents are otherwise fine without markings, tears or folds. Blue top outer edge has some bleeding not affecting pages; outer edge has very light dusting. Boards are tight and square without rubbing.
In 1786, Samuel Turner (1759 1802), an army officer in the East India Company, was appointed leader of a mission to encourage open trade routes in… Read More

Afterlife. An Investigation of the Evidence of Life After Death. Wilson, Colin. Published by Harrap, London 1985. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 296pp. with index and bibliography. Black boards with gilt titles. Volume is in fine, unread condition and housed in a fine, unclipped jacket.

The Anglican Church from the Bay to the Rockies: A History of the Ecclesiastical Province of Rupert's Land and it's Dioceses from 1820 to 1950, Boon, T. C. B. Published by The Ryerson Press, Toronto, 1962. First Edition. Signed and inscribed to Reverend Canon Arnold W.B. Heeney, dated May 12 1966; Rev Heeney is also noted in the author's acknowledgements. 480pp. with 9 maps (including fold-out), bibliography, index. Beige boards with gilt spine titles. Light yellowing to pages and otherwise, contents are clean without markings, tears or folds. In very good condition. Considered a definitive source on the history of the Anglican Church in Canada.
Boon, T. C. B. (Thomas Charles Boucher), 1887-1979

The Ark Before Noah: Decoding the Story of the Flood, Finkel, Irving. Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2014. First American Edition. 432pp. with illustrations in color and black and white, appendixes, notes, bibliography, index. Quarter red over tan boards. In fine, unread condition and housed in a fine, unclipped jacket.
The recent translation of a Babylonian tablet launches a groundbreaking investigation into one of the most famous stories in the world, challenging the way we look at ancient history.

The Art of Choosing, Sheena Iyengar. Published by Twelve/Hachette Book Group, 2010. First Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 352 pp. Quarter red over blue boards with yellow spine titles. Light scuffing to unclipped jacket; volume in mint, unmarked condition.

The Arunta, A Study of a Stone Age People, Spencer, Sir Baldwin; F.J. Gillen Published by Macmillan and Co. Ltd., St. Martin's Street, London, 1927. First Edition. Two volumes. 8vo up to 9½" tall. Paged continuously: xxviii, 390; xvi, 391-646pp plus plates; bibliographical references and index. Paged continuously: xxviii, 390; xvi, 391-646pp plus plates. Hundreds of black and white plates, illustrations and diagrams in both volumes. Volume One has large folding map with title tissue overlay; Volume Two has double-paged colour plates and a fold out colour plate of Ceremonial Objects with title tissue overlay. Green cloth boards with gilt spine titles; top edge gilt. Contents of both volumes are in near mint condition with pages presenting as bright, white and unmarked. Small closed tear to gutter of fold out map Volume One not affecting map itself; tiny closed tear and fore edge ruffle page 273, Volume One; small chip edge of rear free endpaper Volume Two. Very light wear to boards; binding is… Read More

The Book of Vampires, Wright, Dudley. Published by Dorset Press, New York, 1987. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 217pp. Quarter red cloth over black boards, gilt spine titles. Volume is in unread condition; unclipped jacket has light scuffing.

Originally published in 1914, this was the first serious study of vampirism in the English language. Wright examines the body of evidence and discusses vampirism as an observable phenomenon with distinct scientific, sociological, mythic, and literary elements. The result is an excellent introduction to the subject. Dudley Wright (1868-1950) was an English writer, historian, occultist, scholar of Islam and a Mason; at one point the editor of England's most influential Masonic newspaper, The Freemason.

Cambridge Companion to the Talmud and Rabbinic Literature, Fonrobert, Charlotte Elisheva; Jaffee, Martin S. Published by Cambridge University Press, 2007. Card covers. 411pp. with index and source index. Contents are in unread, unmarked condition; card covers have light shelf wear. This volume guides beginning students of rabbinic literature to the range of historical-interpretive and culture-critical issues that contemporary scholars use when studying the rabbinic texts of late antiquity. The editors, themselves well-known interpreters of rabbinic literature, have gathered an international collection of scholars to support students' initial steps in confronting the enormous and complex rabbinic corpus. Unlike other introductions to rabbinic writings, the present volume includes approaches shaped by anthropology, gender studies, oral-traditional studies, classics, and folklore studies.

The Cannibal's Wife - A Memoir by Maes, Yvonne; Bonita Slunder. Published by Herodias, New York, 1999. First Edition. Signed on title page and signed and dated on half title by Yvonne Maes. 265 pages, with epilogue. Quarter black cloth over red boards, red spine titles, grey endpapers. Volume is in mint condition; unclipped jacket is in fine condition with the lightest of shelf wear. As Sister Yvonne, Maes was seduced by her spiritual advisor, a Catholic priest, over eight years.Victimized again during the perils of prosecuting her case within canon law, where priests - and mothers superior - are intent on maintaining their power and position, Sister Yvonne is eventually forced to seek solace and understanding outside the church.

The Collected Letters of Alan Watts, Alan Watts, Anne Watts. Published by New World Library, United States, 2018. Card covers. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 588pp. index, photos. Contents are in fine, unread, unmarked condition; top corner edge crease to front cover and tiny rub to lower corner. Philosopher, author, and lecturer Alan Watts (1915–1973) popularized Zen Buddhism and other Eastern philosophies for the counterculture of the 1960s. Today, new generations are finding his writings and lectures online, while faithful followers worldwide continue to be enlightened by his teachings. The Collected Letters of Alan Watts reveals the remarkable arc of Watts's colorful and controversial life, from his school days in England to his priesthood in the Anglican Church as chaplain of Northwestern University to his alternative lifestyle and experimentation with LSD in the heyday of the late sixties. His engaging letters cover a vast range of subject matter, with recipients ranging from High Church clergy to… Read More

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A: Hyperion Books,, 2005. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness, Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Hyperion Books, Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A, 2005. Stated First Edition with complete number line. Black boards; gilt spine titles. Contents in mint condition; unclipped jacket is fine to as new.

Constitution of the Grand Lodge of Alberta, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons as Adopted at the Annual Communications of the Grand Lodge of Alberta held at the City of Calgary, Alberta on June 11 A.D. 1969. A.L. 5969. Amended 1983. Published by Order of Grand Lodge. 16mo up to 6½" tall. 153 pages plus blank pages. Blue coated 6 ringed binder with rear pocket containing 2 small blue card booklets: Mentors' Manual and By-Laws Foothills Lodge, no 174, 1957 with laid in typed sheet of by-laws updated 1984. Also laid in signed, typed letter with the Foothills Lodge letterhead dated January 8, 1985 concerning the entered Apprenticed Degree Ceremony. In fine condition without markings, folds or tears.

Cotton Mather on Witchcraft, Mather, Cotton. Published by Dorset Press, New York, 1991. 172pp. illustrated with woodcuts. Quarter red cloth over cream boards. In fine, unread condition.
First published in 1692, written by the influential Puritan minister who played a central role in the Salem witch trials. Mather provides guidelines for discovering witches, explanations of how good Christians are tempted by the devil to become the devil's consort, and methods of resisting such temptations.

Desire of the Everlasting Hills: The World Before and After Jesus. Cahill, Thomas. Published by Anchor Books, 2001. Card covers. Signed in gold ink by Thomas Cahill on title page. 353pp. with color plates; index. Light wear to covers; contents are in fine condition.

New York, U.S.A: W. W. Norton & Company, 2014. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/Fine. Devotion and Defiance: My Journey in Love, Faith and Politics, with Kelly Horan, Humaira Awais SHAHID. Published by W. W. Norton & Company, New York, 2014. First edition. Blue and burnt orange boards, gilt spine titles. Unclipped jacket protected in mylar has a light small crease back top edge; otherwise as new; in unread condition. An inspiring personal story by the most prominent Muslim woman activist and legislator for women's rights in Pakistan... a fiery advocate for women's rights-one guided by Islamic ethics and ideals of social justice as she taught rural leaders to distinguish between religion and tribal custom. Her commitment to her countrywomen led her to a seat in the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab...

A Dictionary of Quotations from Authors Old and New, Together with an Alphabet of Proverbs, Volume I and II, Moorhead, J K; Lee, Charles (Editor Ernest Rhys). Everyman Series 809/810. Published by J M Dent & Sons Ltd; Dutton and Sons, New York. Circa 1928. 16mo up to 6½" tall., xvi, 380; viii, 425 pages. Maroon silky cloth, gilt decorative spine titles; top edge green; illustrated green endpapers. Contents in mint condition, light fading mark and spots to front boards; binding is square and tight. Endpapers are of the figure of Good Deeds and the pledge of her sister Knowledge to Everyman in the medieval play, designed by Reginald L. Knowles and used from 1906-34; binding style is from The Shield Era 1928-34. A lovely little set.

Dimensions of Baha'i Law, Danesh, Roshan. Published by Baha'i Publishing, USA, 2019. Card covers. 286pp. with index. Inscription to dedication page from Mary Danesh. Contents are otherwise in fine, unread condition; card covers have very light shelf wear. Organized around four distinct areas—Baha'u'llah's conception of law itself, the constitutional dimensions of the Baha'i Faith, Baha'u'llah's theory of social change and the role of law in social change, and existing scholarship and discourse concerning Baha'i law—the essays collected here are expansive and illuminating, and they provide an invaluable contribution to discourse on the subject.

Edgar Cayce - The Sleeping Prophet, Stearn,Jess, Published by Doubleday & Company, New York, 1967. Assumed First Edition. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 280pp. Black boards with spine spine titles blocked on blue label, author pictorial endpapers, Former owner's name and address to title page and otherwise contents in fine condition. Unclipped dustjacket has rubbing and small closed tears to edges.

Ancient Egyptian Oracle, Norman Plaskett; Carlton Books. Published by Carlton Publishing Group, 2002. Box set containing 72 card deck and book: The Egyptian Oracle Cards of Ra-Maat by Norman Plaskett. Cards and book are in fine, unused condition; box has the lightest of shelf wear to top flaps. "The Ancient Egyptian Oracle allows you to use the wisdom of the ages to penetrate the shadows of the future. The origins of these extraordinary cards are shrouded in mystery. Evidence found in the Egyptian Books of the Dead reveals that the cards are dedicated to Ra, the god of the sun who was reborn every morning, and Maat, the goddess of order, truth and judgement, whom the ancient Egyptians depended on to steer them through the after-world".

Entering the Stream: An Introduction to The Buddha and His Teachings, Bercholz, Samuel and Kohn, Sherab Chodzin (Compiled and Edited By). Foreword by director Bernando Bertolucci (The Little Buddha). Published by Shambhala, Boston, 1993. Card covers. 8vo up to 9½" tall. 334 pages including black and white photographs and Illustrations, bibliography and glossary.In fine condition with a bit of sunning to front cover.