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Code: The Book of the Constitution and Government of the Presbyterian
Church in Ireland |
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My
Picture Book of Prayers |
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| Mark
Ritual No. 1 |
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Towards
a Science of Well-Being |
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| Faith
in the City - a call for action by Church and Nation - the report of the
Archbishop of Canterbury's Commission on urban areas Church House Publishing 1st 1985 large 8vo pb 398pp, min bmps + wr to cvrs, (useful?) pencilled notes to blank endpaper, small name to title page o/w VG+ 640 gms (Order reference 9643). |
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| Lennon
'69 Search for Liberation - featuring a conversation between John Lennon
and Swami Bhaktivedanta The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust 1st 1981 8vo pb 69pp, min wr to edges of cvrs, small name to inside fr cvr o/w VG+ 50 gms (Order reference 13329). |
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| Martyrs
of the Diocese of Lancaster Beatified November 1987 Rome 1987 8vo stapled sftback 53pp, v sl tanning/staining to pages + cvrs o/w VG+ 125 gms (Order reference 13888). |
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| My
First Prayerbook Oxford University Press for S. Thomas Convent no date 16mo, impressed gold titling + decoration to fr bd, min bmps + wr, name to ex libris plate to front pastedown o/w VG+ 60 gms (Order reference 9784). |
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| Scottish
Tales from 'Blackwood' William Blackwood 1st 1970 trs + wr to d/w VG/G++ 322 gms (Order reference 775). |
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| Preston
Mandir Guide Book Flame Tree Publications no date square format 4to pb 84pp F 260 gms (Order reference 11073). |
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| Folktales
of the North American Indian Senate 1995 8vo pb 303pp, v sl tanning to page edges o/w VG++ 290 gms (Order reference 12178). |
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| Folktales
of the North American Indian Senate 1995 8vo pb 303pp, v v sl tanning to page edges o/w VG++ 290 gms (Order reference 12180). |
£2.50 |
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| Myths
& Legends New Burlington 1992 F/F (Order reference 664). |
£5.50 |
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Ashe,
Geoffrey: Mythology of the British Isles
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£6.00
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Ashley,
Leonard: The Complete Book of Magic and
Witchcraft |
£15.00 |
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| Bain,
Roly: Fools Rush In - a call to Christian
Clowning Marshall Pickering 1st 1993 8vo pb, v v min wr to edges of cvrs o/w VG++. Dedication signed by author to fep. 110 gms (Order reference 11791). |
£20.00 |
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| Baker, Margaret:
Discovering Christmas Customs and Folklore
Shire Publications rep 1989 8vo pb 56pp VG++ 65 gms (Order reference 7092). |
£5.00 |
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| Baker,
Margaret: Discovering Christmas Customs and
Folklore Shire Publications 3rd edn 1992 8vo pb 120pp, ring mark to fr cvr o/w VG++. Completely revised, expanded and rewritten. 170 gms (Order reference 7093). |
£7.00 |
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| Baker, Margaret:
Christmas Customs and Folklore - a 'Discovering'
guide to seasonal rites Shire 1st 1968 small stapled 8vo pb 48pp VG++ 55 gms (Order reference 9460). |
£7.50 |
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| Baker,
Roger: Binding the Devil - exorcism past and
present Sheldon Press 1st 1974 8vo pb 187pp, sl wr to cvrs o/w VG++ 255 gms (Order reference 12084). |
£4.50 |
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| Barrett, David
B: Sects, 'Cults' and Alternative Religions
- a world survey source book Blandford 1st 1966 8vo F/F 620 gms (Order reference 4015). |
£15.00 |
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| Beare,
Beryl Intro by Geoffrey Ashe: Discovering
King Arthur Quantum 1999 large 8vo pb 216pp F+ 465 gms (Order reference 10423). |
£8.00 |
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| Beattie, David
J: The Romance of Sacred Song Marshall, Morgan & Scott no date (letter and inscription dated 1931) 8vo, no d/w, maroon bds with gold titling to spine and slight marking to fr bd. Inscription from author to fep and signed letter laid in. VG++ 470 gms (Order reference 10078). |
£20.00 |
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| Beer,
Frances: Women and Mystical Experience in
the Middle Ages Boydell Press 1st 1992 8vo, v sl wr + v v min crsing to d/w, prev owner's book plate to fep o/w F/VG++ 490 gms (Order reference 11895). |
£20.00 |
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| Bett, Henry
Illustrated by Michael Ayrton: English Myths
and Traditions B T Batsford 1st 1952 8vo, wr to bd eges, wr, chps, rbs and tiny areas mssg from edges of d/w, gift inscr to fep o/w VG/G++ 445 gms (Order reference 8997). |
£5.00 |
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| Biggs,
Davison John & Chowdharay-Best, George: The
Cross of Saint Patrick - The Catholic Unionist Tradition in Ireland Kensal Press 1st 1984 large 8vo, sl crsing to top edge of d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 1005 gms (Order reference 7853). |
£15.00 |
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| Bleby, Rev
Henry: The Stolen Children - a narrative -
compiled from authentic sources C H Kelly no date (c1900) 8vo, orange cloth cvred bds with black + gold decorative titling + vignette of black children being lifted into a gig by a top-hatted European figure. Sp sunned o/w VG+ 330 gms (Order reference 8864). |
£50.00 |
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| Bourne,
Rev Peter + Quin, Mabel: Shrines and Pilgrimages
Virtue & Co. 1st 1965 8vo pb 99pp, v v min wr to cvrs o/w VG+ 160 gms (Order reference 7124). |
£5.00 |
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| Boyd, Doug:
Swami Rider & Co 1st UK 1977 8vo pb, min bmps, wr & crses o/w VG+ 444 gms (Order reference 1651). |
£4.50 |
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Cain, Tubal: Secrets of the Lodge - origins,
practices & beliefs of Freemasonry Delphi Publishing 1st 1999 8vo, F/VG++. Signed by the author on fep 590 gms (Order reference 9989). |
£70.00 |
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| Carleton,
Will: City Legends Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington 1889 fr hnge str, wr to btm of bds, cnrs + Head + tail of sp, stmped + printed dec cvr, gold titling, rems of plate to fr pastedown 734 gms (Order reference 854). |
£8.00 |
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| Castrogiovanni,
Raymond: Through the Looking Glass - past
lives revisited Bluecoat Press 1st 2002 8vo pb 159pp VG++ 280 gms (Order reference 7418). |
£8.50 |
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| Charles,
Faustin (ed): Under the Storyteller's Spell
- folk tales from the Caribbean Viking Kestrel 1st 1989 8vo, v v min wr to edges of d/w o/w F+/VG++ 380 gms (Order reference 12424). |
£8.00 |
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| Cooke, Robert:
Sketches of the Life of Mgr de Mazenod Burns & Oates 1879 8vo, stamped decoration and gold titling to fr bd + sp, bevelled bds with v v min wr, gift inscr dated 1880 to fep. 4 page 'Opinions of the press' laid in. VG++ 715 gms (Order reference 9029). |
£15.00 |
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| Cooke,
William: Ordinale Sive Directorium Sacerdotum
Vol II Henry Bradshaw Society 1902 4to, black bds, gold titling to spine, gold device to fr bd, mottling to bds + to page edges, pages untrimmed and unopened. With 9 plates VG+ 1040 gms (Order reference 12969). |
£65.00 |
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| Cooper, J
C: The Dictionary of Festivals Thorsons 1995 8vo pb 231pp, v v min wr to edges of cvrs o/w VG++ 200 gms (Order reference 12534). |
£5.00 |
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| Crompton,
Paul: The Elements of Tai Chi Element rep 1993 8vo pb 135pp, v min crsing + sm indents to cvrs o/w VG+ 150 gms (Order reference 5367). |
£5.00 |
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Croutier,
Alev Lytle: Taking the Waters - Spirit Art
Sensuality Abbeville Press 1st 1992 4to, silver titling to sp, blind stamped titling to fr bd, clth cvred bds F/VG++ 985 gms (Order reference 9438). |
£12.50 |
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| Curtin,
Jeremiah: Irish Folk Tales Talbot Press sixth prtg 1967 8vo, d/w in poor state with chips, wr, sunning to spine, small trs, etc o/w VG++/G 310 gms (Order reference 8682). |
£6.00 |
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| Dale,
John: The Prince and the Paranormal - the
psychic bloodline of the Royal Family W H Allen 1st 1986 8vo F/VG++ 585 gms (Order reference 10029). |
£10.00 |
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| Dash, Dr Bhagwan
& Ramaswamy, Suhasini: Indian Aphrodisiacs
Lustre Press/Roli Books 2001 8vo, glazed pictorial boards in a similar d/w, r h cnr of fep clipped o/w VG++/VG++ 380 gms (Order reference 14241). |
£4.00 |
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| de Chardin,
Teilhard: Letters to Leontine Zanta Collins 1st 1969 sl wr to hd + tail of sp, min wr to d/w + sl grubby o/w VG+/VG 216 gms (Order reference 2047). |
£6.00 |
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| de
Pulford, Nicola: Spells and Charms - 52 charms
and spells to help you get the best out of life Godsfield 1999 square format 4to pb 128pp VG++ 365 gms (Order reference 7249). |
£5.00 |
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| Delisle, Francoise:
The Return of Havelock Ellis Regency Press 1st 1968 v min mrks to bds + sl spotting to eps, d/w worn + stained o/w VG++/G++ 320 gms (Order reference 3603). |
£8.00 |
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| Devereux,
Paul & Thomson, Ian: The Ley Hunter's
Companion - aligned ancient sites - a new study with field guide and maps
Thames & Hudson 1st 1979 8vo F/VG++ 475 gms (Order reference 4016). |
£12.00 |
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| Dharmachari
Subhuti (Alex Kennedy): Buddhism for Today
- a portrait of a new Buddhist Movement Windhorse Publications 1988 large 8vo pb 234pp, wr to edges, gift inscr to fep o/w VG+ 420 gms (Order reference 9302). |
£3.50 |
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| Ellis,
Geoffrey: Dissenters of Every Description
- the extraordinary story of Southport's non-comformist churches
Southport Christian Book Centre 2006 8vo pb 121pp, v min bmps to btm rh cnr of cvrs o/w VG++ 300 gms (Order reference 14244). |
£20.00 |
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Fox, Frances
Margaret Illustrated by Mildred Elgin: Legends
of the Christ Child Sheed & Ward 1st UK 1945 8vo, turquoise clth cvred bds with blue lettering to spine, sunning to bd edges (esp to spine, v v min chps + sl splitting to d/w, dulling to d/w spine o/w VG+/VG+ 200 gms (Order reference 11512). This is an absolutely enchanting book, Frances Margaret Fox tells her stories of how the nightingale learned to sing, where the firefly got its fire and the beetle the sheen on its back and the robin the red on its breast, of the fun-loving olive tree and the teamwork of a fly and a spider, of why small children are called little kids (as they sometimes are, but of course not always) - in a way to make any child clap his hands. She does not forget to remind the children that they are legends; but she manages, effortlessly, to convey the truth, that all creation rejoiced when the Child was born in Bethlehem . 
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£65.00 |
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| Foxe,
John: The Book of Martyrs
Walker Scott Publishing Co. 1908 8vo, green bevelled edge bds, front bd blind-stamped with black + gold decoration + similar to spine. Spotting to endpapers + pastedowns. V, v min spotting to first few pages o/w VG+ 565 gms (Order reference 14878). Published early in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and only five years after the death of the Roman Catholic Queen Mary I of England, Foxe's Book of Martyrs was an affirmation of the Protestant Reformation in England during a period of religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants. Because the English monarch was the temporal head of the Church of England, a change in ruler could change the legal status of religious practice. Adherents of the rejected faith risked persecution by the State, and during the reign of Mary I, non-Catholics were publicly burned at the stake. Foxe's account of these martyrdoms contributed significantly to a nationalistic repudiation of the Roman Catholic Church and asserted a historical justification intended to establish the Church of England as a continuation of the true Christian church rather than a modern innovation. John Foxe (1516-87) was a professor at Oxford, then a minister in London before being forced to flee to Europe when Queen Mary came to power. While in Europe he wrote this classic and published it after returning to England when Queen Elizabeth took the throne. |
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| Franklin,
Anna & Mason, Paul: Fairy Lore Cappall Bann Publishing 1st 1999 8vo pb 178pp F 260 gms (Order reference 11270). |
£8.50 |
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| Freedland,
Nat: The Occult Explosion Michael Joseph 1st 1972 8vo F/VG++ 460 gms (Order reference 12043). |
£8.00 |
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| Gascoigne,
Bamber: The Christians Jonathan Cape 1st 1977 min crsing + chps to d/w + other min marks o/w VG+/VG 1084 gms (Order reference 1493). |
£6.00 |
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| Gaskin, Malcolm:
Witchfinders - a seventeenth century English
tragedy John Murray 2005 4to, v slight cockling to surface of bds (binder's error) v v slight wr to edges of slightly grubby d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 735 gms (Order reference 11967). |
£20.00 |
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Gordon,
Lesley: Green Magic - Flowers, Plants &
Herbs in Lore & Legend Ebury Press 1st 1977 square fmt 4to, green bds with gold titling to spine, v sl sunning to top + btm edges of bds, v min chps to rear of d/w o/w VG++/VG++ 875 gms (Order reference 13573). |
£8.50 |
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Graf, Susan
Johnston: W B Yeats - Twentieth Century Magus
- an in-depth study of Yeats' esoteric practices & beliefs, including
excerpts from his magical diaries Samuel Weiser 1st 2000 8vo paperback 224pp, gift inscription to inside fr cvr, slight sunning to spine o/w VG++ 330 gms (Order reference 14836). Just as Yeats the poet gives the clearest expression of his magical ideas, so it is the literary scholar who best introduces us to Yeats's texts—and Susan Johnston Graf is a model literary scholar: deeply versed in Yeats's work, she also possesses both a clear insight into his esoteric ideas and a rare sympathy with them. Concentrating on A Vision, Yeats's most baffling work, and on its unjustly neglected and equally enigmatic precursor, Per Amica Silentia Lunae, Graf traces the development of Yeats's magical world-view and analyzes its essential concepts. She introduces us to the key symbols of the Rose, the Mask, and the Tower; to the idea of the creative tension between self and anti-self, to the empowering daimon and to the crucial role of sexuality in both the theory and practice of Yeats's magic. Exploring Yeats's mind in a fascinating and original way, Graf presents us with the real Demon est Deus Inversus: Yeats as a fusion of magician and poet, a true genius and a true Twentieth-Century Magus. —R. A. Gilbert, antiquarian bookseller and esoteric scholar W. B. Yeats—Twentieth-Century Magus is a comprehensive study of his magical practices and beliefs. Yeats moved through many different phases of spiritual development, believing that his life was an intellectual, spiritual, and artistic quest—a quest greatly influenced by Celtic lore, Theosophy, Golden Dawn ceremonial magic, Swedenborg's metaphysics, the works of Jacob Boehme and Neo-Platonism. For Yeats, writing poetry was an act of divine possession, and he believed that a perfected soul was the source of his inspiration, visiting him during times of superconscious awareness. Susan Johnston Graf meticulously documents and provides evidence that Yeats's poetry is a brilliant, lyric narrative of reality captured through the mind of a practicing magician working in the Western Tradition. |
£12.50 |
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| Grant, Douglas:
The Cock Lane Ghost Macmillan 1st 1965 8vo, v slight wr to edges of d/w, v slight staining to inside d/w, spotting to foredge o/w VG++/VG+ (Order reference 12085). |
£8.50 |
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| Herford,
R Travers & Evans, E D Priestly (eds):
Historical Sketch of the North and East Lancashire Unitarian Mission and
its Affiliated Churches - Jubilee Volume 1859-1909 Unitarian Mission Committee 1909 8vo, red cloth cvred bds with gold titling to fr bd + spine. Spine sunned, spotting to 1/2 title page verso and frontis verso, v min bmps + wr to bds o/w VG+ 435 gms (Order reference 7825). |
£50.00 |
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| Hodgkinson,
Liz: Reincarnation - The Evidence Piatkus 1st 1989 VG++/VG+ 476 gms (Order reference 1933). |
£8.00 |
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| Hopkins,
C J M: The Practical Kabbalah Guidebook Godsfield Press 1st 2001 4to pb F 128pp 460 gms (Order reference 9416). |
£6.50 |
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| Hunt, William:
The English Church from its foundation to
the Norman Conquest (597-1066) Macmillan 1931 8vo, maroon clth cvred bds, gold titling to spine, bds sl dulled, spine sl sunned, v v min bmps + mrking o/w VG+ 580 gms (Order reference 9911). |
£7.50
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| Jeacock,
Ruth (remembered and retold by): Christmas
Legends The Mothers' Union 1st 1969 8vo, stapled sftbk 31pp VG++ 40 gms (Order reference 12868). |
£5.00 |
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| Johnstone,
Janet & Anne Grahame: Little One's Prayers
Pop-Up Book Dean & Son 1st 1968 VG++ 216 gms (Order reference 2798). |
£8.00 |
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| Jones, Leslie
Ellen: Druid Shaman Priest - metaphors of
Celtic paganism Hisarlik Press 1st 1998 large 8vo F+/F 670 gms (Order reference 10642). |
£15.00 |
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| Jones,
Sally: Legends of Cornwall Bossiney Books 1st 1980 8vo pb 104pp F 210 gms (Order reference 12240). |
£2.00 |
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| Keary,
A & E: The Heroes of Asgard - tales from
Scandinavian mythology Macmillan & Co. rep 1930 8vo, red bds with gold titling + black decoration to spine + black decoration to fr bd, v min dulling to spine, sl spotting to pastedowns + eps o/w VG++ 470 gms (Order reference 13434). |
£8.00 |
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| Kemp, Anthony:
Witchcraft and Paganism Today Brockhampton Press 1st 1993 8vo, glazed pictorial boards in a similar d/w F/VG++ 445 gms (Order reference 14153). |
£10.00 |
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| Kightly,
Charles: Folk Heroes of Britain Thames & Hudson 1st 1982 8vo, v v min wr to d/w o/w F/VG++ 550 gms (Order reference 9024). |
£7.50 |
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| Killip, Kathleen:
Twisting the Rope and other folktales from
the Isle of Man Hodder & Stoughton 1st 1980 large 8vo, ex lib, sl sunning to d/w spine, short tr to front of d/w o/w VG+/VG+ 455 gms (Order reference 10922). |
£7.00 |
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| Kingsley,
Charles, Ills by Joan Kiddell-Monroe: The
Heroes Dent rep 1975 v min bmps to bds, v min wr to d/w edges o/w VG++/VG+ 502 gms (Order reference 1922). |
£12.00 |
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| Kossoff, David:
David Kossoff at Five to Ten BBC 1963 8vo stapled pb 40pp, min wr to edges of cvrs, small name to inside fr cvr, v sl sunning o/w VG+ 70 gms (Order reference 9609). |
£3.00 |
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| Lockyer,
Herbert: All the Divine Names and Titles in
the Bible - an unique classification of all scripture designations of the
Three Persons of the Trinity Pickering & Inglis 1st 1975 8vo, gold titling to spine, fep neatly removed, sl wr, crsing + sunning to d/w o/w VG++/VG 805 gms (Order reference 10051). |
£10.00 |
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| Lyons, John
& Furnivall, Mgr John: 50th Anniversary
of the Cross-Carrying Pilgrimage July 1948 - July 1998 Mersey Mirror no date landscape fmt stapled 8vo softback VG++ 135 gms (Order reference 11018). |
£10.00 |
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| Mackinnon,
D M; Williams, H A; Vidler, A R & Bezzant, J S: Objections
to Christian Belief Constable rep 1963 8vo, minor wr, chps, small trs + sl dulling to d/w, small name to fep, small area mssg from rear o/w VG++/VG 245 gms (Order reference 7690). |
£2.50 |
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| Mailer, Norman:
The Gospel According to the Son Little, Brown & Co. 1st 1997 M/F 464 gms (Order reference 2199). |
£8.50 |
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| Marty,
Martin E: Protestantism Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1st 1972 large 8vo, sl wr, chps + small tr to d/w o/w VG++/VG+ 890 gms (Order reference 8046). |
£8.00 |
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| Matthews,
Caitlin & John: The Arthurian Book of
Days - the greatest legend in the world retold throughout the year
Brockhampton Books Press 1st 1990 4to, glazed pictorial boards F 885 gms (Order reference 9943). |
£7.50 |
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| Matthews,
John & Caitlin: An Encyclopedia of Myth
and Legend - British and Irish Mythology Diamond Books 1995 4to pb 176pp, min bmps + wr to edges of cvrs o/w VG++ 230 gms (Order reference 8683). |
£5.00 |
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| Matthews,
John (compiled and edited by) F'word by P L Travers: A
Celtic Reader - selections from Celtic Legend, Scholarship and Story The Aquarian Press 2nd imp large 8vo, v v min crsing to top front edge of d/w o/w M/F 585 gms (Order reference 6909). |
£10.00 |
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| McDonald,
Timothy V (compiled by): Walsingham - a year
of celebration 19th August 1997 - 13th September 1998. Commemorating 100
years of pilgrimage 1897-1997 R C National Shrine, Walsingham 1st 1999 8vo pb 168pp F 335 gms (Order reference 11019). |
£22.00 |
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| McDonald,
Timothy V (compiled by): Walsingham 100 years
of pilgrimage 1897-1997 Walsingham Centenary 1997 8vo pb 135pp F 275 gms (Order reference 11020). |
£15.00 |
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| Meyer,
E B: The Future Tenses of the Blessed Life
Morgan & Scott nd (c1890) 16mo, gold titling to fr bd + sp, min wr + min bmps to bds o/w VG+ 145 gms (Order reference 7078). |
£16.00 |
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| Michell, John:
New Light on the Ancient Mystery of Glastonbury Gothic Image 1997 8vo pb 172pp F 315 gms (Order reference 10424). |
£6.25 |
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| Miller,
Paul: The Science, Art and Future of Spirit
Healing Healer Publishing Co. 1st 1975 F/F 570 gms (Order reference 2536). |
£15.00 |
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| Moncrieff,
A R Hope: The Illustrated Guide to Classical
Mythology Studio Editions rep 1999 large 4to, glazed pictorial boards in a similar d/w, min crsing to d/w o/w F/VG++. Over 200 illustrations in colour and black and white. 1085 gms. Extra postage will be required for this item. (Order reference 9267). |
£12.00 |
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| Monroe, Charles
R: World Religions - an introduction Prometheus Books 1995 8vo pb 439pp, v v min wr to edges o/w F 610 gms (Order reference 3633). |
£6.50 |
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| Morgan,
Jean-Michel: Palmistry - The Art of Reading
Hands Ariane Books 1st 1975 4to, top and btm edges of bds sl discoloured, v sl wr + crsing to d/w edges o/w VG+/VG+ 690 gms (Order reference 4351). |
£8.00 |
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| Morrison,
Dorothy: The Craft - a witch's book of shadows
Llewellyn Publications 2002 4to pb 213pp, v v sl wr to edges of cvrs o/w VG++ 515 gms (Order reference 14150). |
£8.50 |
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| Mullin,
Redmond: Miracles & Magic - The Miracles
and Spells of Saints and Witches Mowbray 1st 1979 F/F 568 gms (Order reference 2534). |
£12.00 |
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| O'Donnell,
Elliott: Werewolves Wholesale Book Corp 1972 8vo pb 292pp, min wr to cvrs, small tr + small area of abrasion to fr cvr o/w VG+ 290 gms (Order reference 9920). |
£12.00 |
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| Paine,
Lauran: Sex in Witchcraft Robert Hale 1st 1972 8vo, sl wr + rubs to edges of d/w, v v sl spotting to inside of sl grubby d/w o/w VG++/VG+ 450 gms (Order reference 12202). |
£20.00 |
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| Palmer, Greg:
Death - the trip of a lifetime Harper San Francisco 1st 1993 4to pb 294pp VG++ 440 gms (Order reference 6368). |
£8.00 |
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| Paul,
Philip F'word by Prof. Keith Simpson: Some
Unseen Power - diary of a ghost-hunter Robert Hale 1st 1985 8vo VG++/VG++ 440 gms (Order reference 10016). |
£6.50
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| Pellegrino,
Charles: Return to Sodom & Gomorrah -
Bible Stories from Archaeologists Softback Preview 1995 8vo pb, v min wr o/w VG+ 766 gms (Order reference 1686). |
£4.50 |
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| Picknett,
Lynn & Prince, Clive: The Stargate Conspiracy
- revealing the truth behind extraterrestial contact, military intelligence
and the mysteries of Ancient Egypt Little, Brown & Co. 1st 1999 large 8vo, v min crsing to d/w edges o/w F/VG++ 755 gms (Order reference 8125). |
£7.00 |
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| Radin,
Paul: Primitive Religion Constable & Co. no date 8vo pb 322pp + 14pp of publisher's ads, v min wr to edges of cvrs, small name + date to fep o/w VG++ 355 gms (Order reference 13100). |
£6.50 |
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| Raymond, Capt
E: The Traditions of Glastonbury Hoffman Printing 1998 8vo pb 136pp F 230 gms (Order reference 13699). |
£5.00 |
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| Reed,
A W Ills Roger Hart: Maori Legends A H & A W Reed rep 1978 4to, glazed titled bds in dec d/w, min indents to bds + d/w, min crsing + chps to d/w o/w VG++/VG 326 gms (Order reference 2148). |
£4.00 |
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Reynolds,
Vernon & Tanner, Ralph: The Biology of
Religion Longman 1st 1983 4to VG++/VG++. D/w in clear protective cover. 805 gms (Order reference 6886). The Biology of Religion is concerned with the interaction between human biological and cultural processes. Religion is very much a part of culture since it is concerned with how we should conduct our lives. This book probes the question, "How does religion affect the biological side of our existence?" Drawing material from every major world religion, and many minor ones, the authors investigate how religion pervades all human biological actions, birth and death, conception and burial, growing up and growing old, marriage and celibacy, health and disease, sexual relations and diet. Using the perspectives of sociobiology, anthropology, human biology and sociology, Reynolds and Tanner explore the fundamental role religion plays in human survival and reproduction. They conclude that religion is a unique modifying influence on human biology in relation to differing environments. That is to say, religious rules are formulated and interpreted in ways that meet the requirements of the prevailing environmental circumstances. This compelling study, illustrated by Penelope Dell with striking and original drawings of religious practice and observance specially prepared for this book, will be keenly read and argued over by everyone professionally concerned with religion and human biology, anthropologists, sociologists, students of comparative religion, theology, sociobiology and history. The book will also appeal to the general reader who seeks to understand the still-dominant effects of religion on world events. |
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| Roby,
John: Lancashire Myths & Legends Volume
1 Book Clearance Centre 2002 8vo pb 204pp, v v min bmps to edges of cvrs o/w VG++. Facsimile of 1829 1st edn 355 gms (Order reference 11082). |
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Rousselle,
Aline: Porneia - on the body and desire in
antiquity Basil Blackwell 1st in English 1988 8vo, v v min crsing to d/w o/w F/VG++ 465 gms (Order reference 6916). |
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Rowling,
Marjorie Drawings by Terence Dalley: The Folklore
of the Lake District Batsford 1st 1976 8vo, maroon bds with gold titling to spine, price-clipped d/w sunned o/w VG++/VG+ 350 gms (Order reference 14837). The Lakeland counties (now known as Cumbria) have always possessed a strong cultural as well as geographical unity. Marjorie Rowling's insight both as historian and folklorist has revealed in this fascinating study the significance of place names, of local customs and traditions for recovering vital aspect of the past of this unique region. Stories of the supernatural, from the devil and giants like Hugh Heard of Troutbeck and Hugh Cesario of Penrith, to witches and magicians like Michael Scot; legends, including those of king Arthur and local saints; pagan and Christian symbols on local monuments, particularly spirals and mazes, help to highlight interesting aspects of the Dark Ages in Cumbria. Old customs—Jolly-boyings, pace-egg rolling, drinking Spanish water in May, the wearing of oak sprigs and bobs on Yak Bob Day, and other traditional rites are still remembered by older Cumbrians who engaged in them when young, while Rush-bearings, local forms of wrestling and hunting, Grasmere Sports, Shepherds Meets, May-Day ceremonies, dialect plays and stories and folk dance festivals are very much alive: several of the famous Lucks are still treasured. Born and brought up in Kirkby Lonsdale, Marjorie Rowling has lived in the Lake District nearly all her life. A member of the Cumberland and Westmorland Archaeological Society, the Lakeland Dialect Society, and the Folk Lore Society, she is also a Vice President of the Cumbrian Literary Group as well as the author of several books on medieval history, including Everyday life in Medieval Times and Everyday Life of Medieval travellers (both published by Batsford). |
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| Scott,
Allan & Rohan, Michael Scott: Fantastic
People Pierrot Publishing 1st 1980 F/F 1145 gms (Order reference 365). |
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Senior, Michael
(ed + intro): Sir Thomas Malory's Tales of
King Arthur Guild rep 1988 F/VG++ 920 gms (Order reference 1877). |
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| Slaughter,
Frank G: The Land and the Promise Hutchinson 1st 1961 prev owner's name to fep, min crsing + chps to d/w, rear of d/w sl grubby o/w VG++/VG+ 506 gms (Order reference 2009). |
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| Snowden, Rita
F: As Fresh as a Daisy Epworth Press 1st 1963 crsing to top edge of d/w + min mrks, rear panel sl grubby o/w VG++/VG 322 gms (Order reference 1938). |
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| Snowden,
Rita F: The Sun is High Hodder & Stoughton 1st 1974 price clipped, min chps to top of d/w o/w F/VG++ 376 gms (Order reference 1946). |
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| Sparrow, W
Shaw: Joshua to Job - being a continuation
of 'The Old Testament in Art' Hodder & Stoughton 1906 ex ref lib, no d/w, lib bookplate to fr pastedown VG 1085 gms (Order reference 728). |
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| Stevenson,
Robert Louis: Prayers Gramercy Books 1995 4to, glazed pictorial boards F 285 gms (Order reference 9061). |
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Stewart, R
J: Celtic Gods Celtic Goddesses Blandford 1st 1990 4to F/VG++ 660 gms (Order reference 6895). Many of the beliefs and customs of the ancient Celts persist even today in Western culture. They survive in curious and often surprising ways within folk tradition. In Celtic Gods, Celtic Goddesses Bob Stewart takes a penetrating and detailed look at the mythology, magic and religion of the Celts and examines their enduring strengths and their continued relevance. The foundation of Celtic religion is the sacred quality of the land, symbolized by the potent goddess of sovereignty from whom all the other mythical figures derive. These figures also have origins and meanings, beyond the environmental, that lie in the stars and their constellations. This book shows how the myths and legends of the Celts work on three different levels of significance. Firstly, as simple adventure, where characters such as Cuchulainn and The Green Knight act out events of heroic scale, yet retain many human characteristics. On a second and deeper level, these figures are revealed as pagan gods or goddesses who represent the sacred attributes of nature and the living landscape. On the final and deepest level, the gods and goddesses are shown to be manifestations of an older, higher magic that relates to the planets and stars, and is echoed worldwide in myth, religion, magic and ancient traditions. Bob Stewart's examination of this complex and fluid relationship between the gods as people, as symbols of nature and as sacred powers makes Celtic Gods, Celtic Goddesses a fascinating and invaluable source of reference. The text is illustrated with numerous line drawings of artefacts and with outstanding colour plates specially commissioned from Miranda Gray and Courtney Davis. |
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| Stewart,
R J (ed): Merlin and Woman - the book of the
second Merlin Conference Blandford Press 1st 1988 F/VG++ 424 gms (Order reference 1932). |
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| Swindlehurst,
Marjorie: John Wesley and Wigan Owl Books 1st 1991 small 4to stapled sftbk 32pp F 140 gms (Order reference 14078). |
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Marjorie: John Wesley and Wigan Owl Books 1st 1991 small 4to stapled sftbk 32pp F 140 gms (Order reference 14078). |
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Marjorie: John Wesley and Wigan
Owl Books 1st 1991 small 4to stapled sftbk 32pp VG++ 140 gms (Order reference 14080). |
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Marjorie: John Wesley and Wigan
Owl Books 1st 1991 small 4to stapled sftbk 32pp F 140 gms (Order reference 14078). |
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Marjorie: John Wesley and Wigan
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Marjorie: John Wesley and Wigan
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Marjorie: John Wesley and Wigan
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Marjorie: John Wesley and Wigan
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| Tabori,
Paul: Companions of the Unseen H A Humphrey 1st 1968 8vo, spotting to inside of sl grubby d/w o/w VG++/VG+ 465 gms (Order reference 12042). |
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Chronicles of Brother Wolf A R Mowbray 1st 1939 4to, brown cloth cvred bds with gold titling to spine, min spotting to 1/2 title page, wr, small chps + dulling to d/w, gift inscr dated 1939 to fep, VG+/VG 445 gms (Order reference 13150). |
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| Tooker,
Elisabeth (ed): Native North American Spirituality
of the Eastern Woodlands - sacred myths, dreams, visions, speeches, healing
formulas, rituals and ceremonies SPCK 1st UK 1979 large 8vo pb 302pp, sl wr + creasing to cvrs, btm edge of pages dulled o/w VG+ 480 gms (Order reference 13930). |
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| Trumper, Victor
L: The Historical Flood and Certain Facts
- a sheaf of evidence of the deluge The Scripture Literature Press, Bangalore 1930 8vo, stapled booklet 26pp, cvrs grubby + crsed o/w VG 45 gms (Order reference 7088). |
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Valiente,
Doreen: An ABC of Witchcraft Past and Present
Robert Hale reprinted with corrections 1984 8vo M/F 740 gms (Order reference 8881). This is the only book of its kind on witchcraft that has been written by a practising witch. It is intended to be not merely a history, but a guide to the many strange byways of a vast and fascinating subject. Witchcraft is as old as the human race, and it is actively practised today, by people of all classes. To its devotees, witchcraft is more than spells and charms, or even secret meetings and rituals; it is a philosophy and a way of life. It claims to be the oldest form of religion, that of nature-worship and magic. The author has studied the occult for more than twenty years. She has been initiated into four different branches of the witch cult that flourishes in Britain today. Since the last Witchcraft Act was repealed in 1951, the revival of public interest in witchcraft has been the subject of continuous controversy. This book seeks to be a serious contribution to the study of a subject too long obscured by prejudice and sensationalism. |
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Walls,
Neal: Desire, Discord and Death - approaches
to ancient Near Eastern myth American Schools of Oriental Research 1st 2001 8vo, v min crsing to d/w edges o/w F+/VG++ 530 gms (Order reference 10741). The three essays presented in this volume reveal the symbolic complexity and poetic vision of ancient Near Eastern mythology. Through the application of contemporary methods of literary analysis, the author explores the interrelated themes of erotic desire, divine conflict, and death's realm in selected ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian mythological narratives. Topics include the construction of desire in the Gilgamesh epic, a psychoanalytic approach to "The Contendings of Horus and Seth," and gender and the exercise of power in the stormy romance of Nergal and Ereshkigal. Walls' fresh treatment of these three important myths brings them to life for the specialist and mythology buff alike. |
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| White, William
Luther: The Image of Man in C S Lewis Hodder & Stoughton 1st 1970 8vo, black cloth cvred bds with gold titling to spine, v sl wr to d/w, tanning to inside d/w o/w F/VG+ 560 gms (Order reference 13136). |
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| Whitmont,
Edward C & Perera, Sylvia Brinton: Dreams,
A Portal to the Source Routledge 1st 1989 8vo, v v min bmps to bds, few tiny holes to fr joint, sl wr to d/w edges, few tiny holes to fr d/w joint o/w VG+/VG+ 470 gms (Order reference 12911). |
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| Wilson, Barbara
Ker Ills Joan Kiddell-Monroe: Scottish Folk
Tales and Legends OUP rep 1971 inscr to 1/2 title, v min bmps + wr to bds, d/w price clipped, rems of tape to inside of d/w o/w VG+/VG++ 532 gms (Order reference 2201). |
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| Windram,
Father Peter: Priest No publisher given 1992 8vo pb 329pp F, signed by author on fep 440 gms (Order reference 11164). |
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| Winter, David:
Battered Bride? - The Body of Faith in an Age of Doubt Monarch 1st 1988 sl wr to d/w o/w VG++/VG+ 418 gms (Order reference 958). |
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| Wethered,
H Newton: The Four Paths of Pilgrimage Frederick Muller 1st 1947 8vo, no d/w, v v min bmps + wr to bds, name to fr pd, sl darkening to eps o/w VG+ 290 gms (Order reference 4511). |
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