Search Results: Religion from Mike Park Ltd

At the Bible in George Yard, Lombard Street: Luke Hinde, 1756. First edition. Small octavo, pp viii, 198, + publisher's advert 2 pages, a little used internally, some pages with slight tears to the gutter margin, contemporary full calf, rubbed, worn at the corners, raised bands to the spine but no label. With the signature of an early owner John Gillett on the rear endpaper. With the further Quaker signatures of Joseph Gillett of Somerton and William S. Clark. [Samuel Bownas was born in 1676, to Quaker parents, although his father died when he was a month old. His father had been a Friend during the time of Quaker persecution, with meetings of the Friends having been held in his house. In 1696, his life was changed. At this time he was apprenticed to Samuel Parrott, a Friend from Briggflatts meeting in Sedbergh. Attending meeting for worship, another Friend, Anne Wilson rose in worship and accused him of being no better for his attendance of meeting for worship, and that would prove perilous for… Read More

Burns Oates & Washbourne Ltd, 1934. Small octavo, not illustrated, pp xvi, 134, the endpapers are unevenly age-toned, otherwise very clean internally, blue cloth slightly faded and toned on the spine, the dustwrapper is not price-clipped but is a bit marginally chipped and frayed, and generally slightly foxed, the spine is very age-toned. . First Edition. Cloth. Good/Rather age-toned.

New York: The Free Press, 1971. Illustrated, large octavo, pp xxviii, 386, an inscription inside the front cover, otherwise very clean internally, paperback,only very slight wear to the covers. [Gustav Davidson’s classic text is the result of sixteen years of research in Talmudic, gnostic, cabalistic, apocalyptic, patristic, and legendary texts. The classic reference work on angels is beautifully illustrated and its reissue coincides with the resurgence of belief in angels in America. This well researched and exquisitely illustrated dictionary is a wonderful collectable for all those who believe in angels, miracles, lore, and faith.]. Paperback. Good.

London: Longmans Green & Co., 1907. New edition. Illustrated with six plates, small octavo, pp 61, top edge gilt, some foxing throughout, cream cloth with bevelled edges, decorated gilt, slightly worn and marked. [With inscription to Edward Gordon Selwyn from Shane Leslie. Selwyn was an English Anglican priest and theologian. He was Dean of Winchester from 1931 to 1958. Shane Leslie was Sir John Randolph Leslie, 3rd Baronet, an Anglo-Irish diplomat and writer. He was a first cousin of Sir Winston Churchill.]. New Edition. Cloth. Good.

London: Heinemann, 1979. A few illustrations and maps, octavo, pp vii, 385, a very bright copy indeed, virtually as new.. First Edition. Cloth. As New/As New.

New York & Washington: Praeger Publishers, 1972. A few illustrations, octavo, pp xvi, 304, edges untrimmed, the top edge slightly foxed, a small price sticker on the front endpaper otherwise very clean internally, brown cloth very slightly marked and the lower corners very slightly bruised, the dustwrapper is not price-clipped but it is unevenly faded and very slightly worn. ["For centuries, hallucinogens have been of great significance in the ideology and religious practices of primitive societies. In fact, the use of psychotropic plants to achieve states of religious ecstasy goes back almost to the beginning of human culture. Furthermore, the content of the psychedelic experience in the West today has been found to be similar to that of the religious pilgrimages of Oriental and aboriginal New World groups. But one fundamental difference overshadows all similarities: In the traditional cultures described in this collection of ten essays, the hallucinogenic "trip" is a means to an… Read More

Florence: G. Cecchi & Son, 1911. Nine plates, small 8vo, pp 67,(3), some foxing throughout, title page and chapter initials printed in red and black, unlettered boards (possibly hand-painted ?) slightly worn browned and bumped, cloth ties.. Boards. Good.

Chicago: Nelson-Hall, 1984. First reprint. Illustrated with line drawings by Arla Lippsmeyer, pp xviii, 252, a very good copy indeed in a slightly frayed dustwrapper. (A highly detailed work).. Cloth. Very Good/Very Slightly Worn.

Ithaca: Snow Lion Publications, 2012. Thick octavo, a few line drawings, pp 893, a bit used and slightly marked internally, the fore-edge thumbed and marked, original cloth-backed boards scuffed and marked, the spine creased. The book has been owned by a smoker and smells like it ! [The Abhisamayalamkara summarizes all the topics in the vast body of the prajñaparamita sutras. Resembling a zip-file, it comes to life only through its Indian and Tibetan commentaries. Together, these texts not only discuss the "hidden meaning" of the prajñaparamita sutras--the paths and bhumis of sravakas, pratyekabuddhas, and bodhisattvas--but also serve as contemplative manuals for the explicit topic of these sutras--emptiness--and how it is to be understood on the progressive levels of realization of bodhisattvas. Thus these texts describe what happens in the mind of a bodhisattva who meditates on emptiness, making it a living experience from the beginner's stage up through buddhahood.… Read More

Paris: Editions d'Histoire Sociale, 1970. [Originally published 1700]. Facsimile reprint, 12mo, pp 329, (7), very clean internally, full calf, raised bands on spine, rubbed and scuffed, several bits of calf are peeling on the lower cover. [Limited edition of 250 copies, this one being number 69.]. Full-Leather. Good.

Leicester: Inter Varsity Press, 1992. Well illustrated, large octavo, pp 192, very clean internally, green cloth with a very tiny bruise to the bottom edge of the upper cover, otherwise a very good copy in dustwrapper. SCARCE. . First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.

Montreal, Canada.: Picard, 1996. Paperback, 8vo, pp xviii, 277, the very slightest signs of wear, otherwise a very good copy. SCARCE.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good.

Basle: Henricum Petri, 1563. Quarto, pp [22], 559, (21), the title page with an engraved woodut printer's device is slightly creased and is lightly marked and toned with two slight rust stains and the remains of two small labels - the one on the recto in red and partially removed, the second probably on the verso and completely removed but both have left the paper very thin at these points; otherwise the text is remarkably clean and without any major marks or stains. The date appears on the printer's colophon at the rear, and the verso has another version of the woodcut printer's device. Recently bound in full panelled speckled calf, with simple gilt decoration, the spine with plain raised bands and a morocco label, plain endpapers. RARE. [Lucius Caecilius Firmianus signo Lactantius (c. 250 - c. 325) was an early North African Christian author who became an advisor to Roman emperor, Constantine I, guiding his Christian religious policy in its initial stages of emergence, and a tutor to… Read More

London: Burns & Oates Limited, 1916. 6 plates, pp xvi, 292, a little age-toned and slightly worn internally, small round stamp on front endpaper and on title page, a small convent blind-stamp on the front endpaper, buckram slightly marked and worn, covers slightly bowed. [Translated by a Sister of the Congregation of Jesus and Mary, with a preface by Cardinal de Cabrieres and a foreword by Sydney Smith.). First Edition. Cloth. Good.

New York, Cincinnati, Chicago: Benziger Brothers Small octavo, pp 398, + publisher's catalogue 14 pages, a tiny neat inscription and date on the front endpaper, slight foxing and marking but generally very clean and tight internally, green cloth, the spine slightly dull and very slightly worn. [The date on the verso of the title page is March 20th, 1917. The book is listed at 75 cents in the publisher's catalogue.]. Cloth. Good.

London: Burns & Oates Ltd (c.1893) . Large 8vo, 12 colour plates, pp 106, top edge gilt, the others uncut, internally a little foxed, dusty & marked, large contemporary inscription on front endpaper, cl slightly worn and rubbed.. First Edition. Cloth. Good.

London: SCM Press, 1985. Third impression, 1985. Large octavo, pp xviii, 614, blue cloth, a very good copy in a faded and very slightly worn dustwrapper. The book is slightly scented - possibly cosmetics ?. Cloth. Very Good/Faded.

London & Oxford: Mowbray, 1982. 12mo, pp 192, a small neat name on the front endpaper, otherwise extremely clean internally, paperback, covers slightly age-toned, otherwise a very good copy. The book has a slight cosmetic scent. . First English edition. Paperback. Very Good.

London: Macmillan & Co Ltd, 1909. Slim octavo, pp x, 84, veryclean internally, green cloth, lightly faded and with some abrasions, the lower cover slightly scuffed, lacking a piece at the head of the spine.. Cloth. Good.

London: SCM Press, 1982. 12mo, pp (6), 149, age-toned, one inner hinge cracking, otherwise sound, paperback, covers very slightly worn. The book has a slight cosmetic scent. [An interesting copy, signed by the author, and with a tipped-in note fropm the author saying he has annotated the copy thoughtout with typographical and other corrections.]. {12mo, pp (6), 149, age-toned, one inner hinge cracking, otherwise sound, paperback, covers very slightly worn. [An interesting copy, signed by the author, and with a tipped-in note fropm the author saying he has annotated the copy thoughtout with typographical and other corrections.}. Signed by Author. First Edition. Paperback. Good.