SPIRITUALITY from Chilton Books

New York: BlueBridge, 2008.. Christian spirituality. "Reflects on many aspects of aging, the purposes and concerns, the struggles and surprises, the potential and joys." Pp.xvi/224. Paperback. VG.

London: Faber and Faber, 1962.. 1st edition. Translated by a Religious of C.S.M.V. with an Introduction by Aelred Squire, O.P. "The charming late group of works on charity is represented by the first English version of a short piece 'On the nature of love', but the bulk of the volume is devoted to the symbolism of Noah's Ark,… Read more about this item

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1965.. 1st edition. An encounter between Traditional Spirituality and Modern Thought. Pp.158, 7owner's name to front free endpaper, spotting to closed page edges. Black cloth, dustwrapper rubbed toned and spotted with chipped loss to base of spine. Good/Good.

Stowmarket: Kevin Mayhew, 2005.. Using extracts from the Psalms, Falling Back on God has five weekly sessions:1.When foundations give way; 2.Falling backwards on God; 3.Confidence on a cross; 4.Hope to trust; and 5.Trustees of the kingdom. Pp.30. Paperback. VG.

Norwich: Norwich Cathedral Publications Ltd, 2004.. 1st edition. Pp.68, with black & white and colour photographs by Kenneth Bayne. Paperback, sunning to spine. VG.

Christchurch: Hazard Press, 1998.. 1st edition. "John Bluck, whose special interest is the Kiwi Spirit, offers a refreshingly down-to-earth exploration of spirituality. He delights in expanding the boundaries of the spiritual, freeing it from exclusivity or moralism, always anchoring it in the ordinary, everyday detail of life in Aotearoa New Zealand." Pp.110. Paperback. Scarce. VG.

Durham: The Pentland Press, 1992.. Physical Exercises for the body, intellectual exercises for the mind, and spiritual exercises for the soul: all three are essential for the complete development of Man's potential. Pp.82. Paperback. VG.

London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 2005.. 1st edition. Traditions of Christian Spirituality series. Ian Randall describes "the characteristic features and the major strands within the tradition, and shows how evangelical spirituality has changed and developed over time." Pp.230. Paperback. VG.

London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 1963.. 2nd printing. "An initiation into the fundamental problems of every spiritual life and into the perennial principles governing the solution of these problems." Pp.321, owner's name to front free endpaper. Paperback, creasing to spine and scuffing to spine edge. Good.

London: SPCK, 2003.. 1st edition. The first complete, authorized edition of Thomas Merton's final work. "Drawing on his own Christian experience, as well as te Eastern writings and traditions that so significantly influenced him in the last decade of his life, Merton shows the expansive nature of contemplation; that contemplation is not simply a part of life, but the… Read more about this item

London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 2003.. This was written during the most difficult period of the authors life, when following the breakdown of a close relationship, he suddenly lost his self-esteem, his energy to live and work, his sense of being loved, even his hope in God." Pp.98. Paperback. VG.

New York: St Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2015.. Drawing freely from the writings of Scripture, the saints, and even Pascal, Michel Ecdokimov offers an initiation into the spirituality of the heart born out of the traditions of Orthodox Christianity." Pp.105, owner's name to title page and rear free endpaper. Paperback. VG.

London: Burns Oates and Washbourne Ltd, 1944.. 1st edition. Describes the four tasks which must be completed in order toachieve spiritual perfection. Pp.80, number notation to front free endpaper. Maroon cloth, title to spine dulled. G+.

London: Thomas Richardson and Son, 1872.. Full title: The Fiery Soliloquy with God, of the Reverend Master Gerlac Petersen, of Deventer, Canon Regular, and Contemporary with Thomas a Kempis, in which are pointed out the Solid and Clear Paths of the Whole Spiritual Life. Translated from the Original Latin, by a Secular Priest. Pp.xvi/160/4(publisher's catalogue), owner's name in pencil… Read more about this item

London: Burns and Oates, 1908.. With Retreats, Sermons, and Notes of Spiritual Direction. Pp.xxxvi/499/4(publisher's catalogue and reviews), front free endpaper absent, half-title page foxed with small tear to lower edge. Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine, sunning to spine, boards rubbed with edge wear and bumps to corners. Good.

Longmans, Green and Co., 1917.. New impression. Contents: I.The Principles of the Beatitudes; II.Blessed are the Poor in Spirit, for Theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven; III.Blessed are the Meek, for They Shall Inherit the Land; IV.Blessed are They That Mourn, for They Shall be Comforted; V.Blessed are They that Hunger and Thirst after Justice, for They Shall have… Read more about this item

London: Art and Book Company, 1901.. A new edition. With an Essay on The Spiritual Life of Mediaeval England by the Rev.J.B.Dalgairns, Priest of the Oratory. Pp.xiv/355, occasional spotting mainly affecting endpapers and closed page edges, armorial bookplate Convent of the Immaculate Conception O.S.F. Bocking Essex to inside front board. Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine. Good.

London: Sheed & Ward, 1942.. 5th impression. "An attempt to disentangle and state as clearly as possible, in the spirit of Christian tradition and of S. Thomas, the main directions which seem suitable to the spiritual life of persons living in the world and occupied in intellectual pursuits". 15.5cms x 10cms. Pp.viii/56. Blue cloth, gilt title to frontt,… Read more about this item

London: Burns & Oates, 1955.. The Orchard Books (revised) edition. Institutio Spiritualis. Translated from the Latin by Bertrand A Wilberforce of the Order of Preachers. Edited by a Benedictine of Stanbrook Abbey. Pp.xxvi/143. Green cloth, gilt title to spine, dustwrapper toned with tears and small losses to lower half of spine. VG/G.

London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1910.. Spiritual reading. Pp.viii/245, armorial bookplate Convent of the Immaculate Conception O.S.F.Bocking Essex to inside front board, toning to endpapers. Blue cloth, gilt title to spine. VG.