Religion And Religious Experiences from JWMah

NY: Exposition Press, 1963. (USA) Stated first edition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR to the endpaper, no other markings, but there is a rectangular piece cut our of the end paper presumably to remove a name, a faint faded spot to the upper edge of front cover, thus Good only in unclipped Acceptable only dust jacket with colour shifting to… Read more about this item

London: Cambridge Univeristy Press, 1921. (UK) Edition not stated, no year given but 1921 to the owner's inscription. Owner's inscription to the front fly, no other markings, but lentil-sized ink spot to the leading edge of pages, lower corner of pages 257/58 torn away missing some text, a few corners folded, thus Good(-) only used copy. 4… Read more about this item

Washington DC: Smithsonian Books, 2003. (USA) 1st printing. No markings, Fine in unclipped Very Good dust jacket in mylar sleeve. Hardcover, 468pp, index, B&W photos and line drawings. This book looks at the development of religious behaviour and experience amongst early hunters and gatherers, and explains the key concepts of shamanism and ecstatic ritual states. The book delves into… Read more about this item

NY: Samuel Weiser Inc., 1973. (USA) Presumed 1st edition Bookseller's stamp to the endpaper, no other markings, Fine in unclipped Near Fine dust jacket. Hardcover, 288pp, index. Foreword by Arnold Toynbee: This translation is the first tht has made the Adi Granth accessible, in more than short extracts, to the English-speaking public. ..Of all known religious scriptires, this book… Read more about this item

London: Duncan Baird, 2006. (UK) 1st printing. No markings Fine in Fine dust jacket. Hardcover, 224pp, index, 160 colour photos. This book covers the great Buddhist sites including the Indian cabes of Ajanta and Ellora, Thailand, Angkor with beautifully presented artefacts. Each region receives individual attention, with an examination of Buddhism’s influence on the area, its incredible legacy of… Read more about this item

NY: Bulfinch Press, 2006. (USA) 1st paperback edition. No markings, fine crease to spine thus Near Fine. Wrap with flaps, 279pp, index, colour illustrations. Originally published in hardcover in 1993, this is still the only version of Butler's long-revered 'Lives of the Saints' that presents saints in all their splendour, in both word & image. The selection reflects… Read more about this item

NY: Alfred A Knopf, 2009. (USA) Stated first edition. No markings, Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. |Hardcover, 406pp, index, no illus. Armstrong is the author of numerous other books on religious affairs. From the jacket: Moving from the Paleolithic Age to the present, Karen Armstrong details the lengths to which humankind has gone to experience… Read more about this item

Grand Rapids MI: Baker Books, 1994. (USA) 2nd printing 1994; the book was originally published in Dutch in 1974 with the firsst English edition in 1978. No markings, but moisture instrusuion to the lower corners of pages to the book making the corners and part of the lower margins slightly wavy, faint water spot to lower edge of fornt cover,… Read more about this item

Cambridge: Cambridge Univeristy Press, 1976. (UK) !st printing. Remainder stamp to bottom edge of pages, no other markings, Fine in Near Fine dust jacket with crease to front flaap; DJ is in mylar sleeve. Cloth,viii, 557pp, index, no illus. This is the first comprehensive and authoritative work on the relationship between Buddhism and the political organization)in Thailand. The book gives… Read more about this item

Chicago: The Catholic Press, 1951. (USA) Presumed 1st edition. No markings, the book is in Very Good condition except for 1./2" tears to the leather yapped edges at the head and foot of the spine; no dust jacket as published. 24.5 x 17.5, marron leather with yapped edges, gold design to front panel, gold titles to spine, plain back panel,… Read more about this item

London: Faber & Faber, 1963. (UK) This book appeared in 1948; this is the Faber first edition of 1963. No markings, Very Good. Wraps, 349pp, index. B&W photos and illus. Gertrude Rachel Levy looks at eh "fully articulated" art of the Paleolithic peoples of south Western Europe as a guide to the meaning of their religiou ideas. (1.6 EKN HOZ… Read more about this item

Cambridge: John Clay, 1895. (UK) Edition not stated. Printed by John Clay at the Univeristy Press, Cambridge. No marking, some wear to edges of cover, with small chips to head and base of spine, pages clean, about Good used copy; no dust jacket as piblished. 17.5 x 12 cm, black leather with gold title, all edges gilt, 172pp. (1.0… Read more about this item

London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1885. (UK) No date given, a guess at mid-1880s, date uncertain. No markings, light rubbing to portions of the cover edges, several small wear spots to the hubbed spine, small tear to spine-side of title page, initials stamped in gold to the lower corner of the cover, creasing to the edges of 2 leaves, otherwise… Read more about this item

USA: Tughra Books, 2015. (USA) 8th printing of this edition, No markings, small crease to lower corner of back cove,r else Fine. Wraps, 1364pp, index. There is small inset showing the Arabic text, with the translation in English. This translation provides the Arabic text as well as extensive explanations and interpretations on most verses. The use of modern… Read more about this item

Edinburgh: Andrew Elliot, 1877. (UK) Edition not stated (1877) Owner's signature in pen and pencil , location, the paper to the front hinge is starting to split, wear to cover corenr tips and head and foot of spine, torn corner at page 53 /54, tight copy with clean pages, Acceptable copy; no dust jacket possibly as published. Dark brown… Read more about this item

Canada: United Church of Canada, 1942. (CAD) No markings, fold crease doen length of booklet, otherwise Very Good. (Paper covers with drawing of church surrounded with B&W photos of various ministries, stapled, [16]pp counting both covers. B&W photos. Newfoundland Conference; Maritime Conference; Central Conference with photo of Ukrainian booth at Church of all Nations Fair, Toronto; Prairie Conference with… Read more about this item

Switzerland: Edita Lausanne, 1964. (SWITZ) 2nd printing, 1964. No markings, there are small spots of tape residue to the inside covers where the dustjacket corners were taped, otherwise Fine in Very Good dust jacket with a couple of minor edge tears and a bit of rubbing to edges of black dust jacket. Cloth, 267pp, beutifully reproduced colour titpped-in photos showing… Read more about this item

Aberdeen: The University Press, 1892. (UK) Edition not stated. No markings, a few spots of foxing here and there, pages generally clean, evidence of repair to front hinge which is stiff, a bit ofrubbing to cover corner tips and spine extremities, Good overall; no dust jacket as published. Dark brown cloth with embossed border and titye in gold, 384pp, no… Read more about this item

Toronto: The United Church Publishing House., 1930. (CAD) This is copyright 1930 but I believe this copy dates from the early 1960s. No markings, there is some discoloration to the gilt edge pages due to atmospheric contamination, a couple of scuff marks to the gilt edge of pages, there is an owner's name stmped in gold to the lower front… Read more about this item

London: Longmans, 1965. (UK) Stated 1st publication No markings, Fine in unclipped about Fine dust jacket with a bit of rubbing to the head of spine panel of Dj. Boards,x, 171pp, The writer discusses her doubts and difficulties with the Roman Catholic religion in a series of letters. White, a British writer, is best knowN for her autobiographical… Read more about this item