Huntingron, Indiana, USA: Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., 1974 Readable, concise summary of Catholic beliefs. A book for anyone who wants to better understand Catholic doctrine and sacramental structure. A handy reference for any Catholic who has been put on the spot to explain some aspect of Catholic credentials and teachings. Includes sections on conducting religious discussion clubs, Which is Christ's True Church, Church as Infallible Teacher, Sacraments, Marriage, Mass and Devotions, Commandments, and Chri... (more information)

Offered by Spirit Tomes and Treasures (Indiana, United States)

New York, USA: Horace Liveright , 1928 SCARCE. FE Second Printing, November 1928. (First Printing was also 11/28) Veritable field guide to the touts, chiselers, hustlers, fire-proofers, Queer shovers, shillabers, cannons and other species of the genus Con Man that inhabited the wilds of New York's Broadway in the early 1900's. (Not that they have become extinct today!). Glossary included. 255 pp. Deckle edged dark blue cloth hardcover with faded gilt lettering on backstrip and front cover. Green Winged... (more information)

Offered by Spirit Tomes and Treasures (Indiana, United States)

Hicksville, New York, USA: Vintage Books div of Random House, 1983 A synthesis of the sociology, anthropology, philosphy, religion, history and psychology of the Supernatural. Shows how Christian magic supplanted pagan elemnts in Europe. VG+ condition with no underlining, writing or highlighting. Minor cover wear and edge soiling. Red remainder mark on top edge. Front cover illustration of wizard in circle sommoning demon with cross on wall. 598 pp.. First Publisher's Printing. Trade Paperback. Very G... (more information)

Offered by Spirit Tomes and Treasures (Indiana, United States)

Norman & London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1983 Accounts of 600 gunfights by 255 of master Gunfighters, set against their proper background and stature. Wild Bill, Billy the Kid, Billy Breakenridge, Tom Horn, Curly Bill Brocius, Bill Longley, Bass Outlaw, Sam Bass, Black Jack Ketchum., etc, etc,. Red leather-feel cloth cover; Near Fine copy with slight soiling of page edges. Dust jacket Good + with slight tattering, soiling and moderate yellowing of edges. Many Illustrations and photos. . Sixth P... (more information)

Offered by Spirit Tomes and Treasures (Indiana, United States)

New York, New York, USA: Viking Penguin, 1991 Odyssey of Baby Boomers looking for God: filled with miracles and torment, faith and overwhelming trials. Deals with ordinary Americans facing the universal issues of healing the emptiness of feeling unloved, forming a conscious connection to you soul, mastering your emotions, forming heart connections to others, opening to the healing power of divne love, etc. Excellent (and captivating) reading book. A/NF+ condition Quarter-bound hardcover. Cream boards wi... (more information)

Offered by Spirit Tomes and Treasures (Indiana, United States)

London, England, UK: Phoenix, Div. of Orion Books Ltd., 1998 Transl. by Peter Green. Cruel conquest of Languedoc: an authoritative and fairly objective history of the Albigensian Crusade, a war on the also Christian Cathar Church. This is an account of the customs and life in the Medieval south of France. Many classical painting illustrations. NF++ white softcover with illustration of castle with prisoner about to be tortured with hot irons. Trifling edgewear, rubbing/scuffmarks. Pencilled price mark on... (more information)

Offered by Spirit Tomes and Treasures (Indiana, United States)

New York, New York, USA: Dover Publications, 1978 Reprint (1911) Eight strange stories with one purpose: tales of shivering delight to scare you! A trip backward into evil: nightmares, ghosts and other chilling tales. Includes "The Beckoning Fair One" : called one of "the best ghost" stories written in English by Algernon Blackwood, H. P. Lovecraft and others. VG- softcover with green hand reaching out with a human-face illustrated on front. Pages clean and tight without age toning. C... (more information)

Offered by Spirit Tomes and Treasures (Indiana, United States)

New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA: Inner Light Publications, 1995 FIRST EDITION. Intro by Gianna Tessman. Authoritative account of dozens of curses, omens, and folk superstitions regarding the contacting of your own guardian angel with the aid of the burning of candles. Charms and Amulets; customs for removal of evil eye. Most comprehensive introduction to ancient lore by a recognized authority on the subject. NF+ grey softcover with angel in bordered shield. Book has slight surface scuffing and rubbing. ... (more information)

Offered by Spirit Tomes and Treasures (Indiana, United States)

Berkeley, California, USA & London: University of California Press, 1979 FIRST EDITION. California Natural history Guides: 42 Veritable field guide to the mushrooms of the west from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific shore. 300 species descriptions with geographical and seasonal distribution and edibility. 96 species color illustrated, the rest have line drawings. List of Mycological societies. Glossary included. 293 pp. Inside cover has ruller for measuring mushrooms in the field. Blue softcover ... (more information)

Offered by Spirit Tomes and Treasures (Indiana, United States)

Wellingborough, UK: Thorsons Publishers Limited, 1990 FIRST THUS. Parts of this book published previously in seperate editions. A practical book to make the techniques of Self-Suggestion, Self-Persuasion and Self-hypnosis available to everyone. Use to counter hopelessness and despair and channel it into constructive pathways. Shows how to access the Univeral Subconscious Mind via Self-hypnosis to relax the conscious mind/cross the barrier to your subconscious. Written by a renowned Harley Street psychoan... (more information)

Offered by Spirit Tomes and Treasures (Indiana, United States)

New York & Chicago, USA: The Lyons Press , 1999 Reprint of the 1821 narrative of the sinking of a whaleship by a whale that inspired Moby Dick. Includes the account of 93 days at sea and survival by drawing lots for cannibalism. Includes accounts by two other survivors, one the Captain's. Includes facsimiles of Herman Mellvilles handwritten notes on his book and Memoranda on Owen Chase. Forward by Tim Cahill and intro by Paul Lyons. Book is in Very Good Plus condition, some yellowing of pages. Map... (more information)

Offered by Spirit Tomes and Treasures (Indiana, United States)

Lexington, Kentucky, USA: The University Press of Kentucky, 1982 FIRST EDITION. Appalachian unpleasantries from the decades before the Civil War to it's end by 1930. While other books have been written, this author digs deep into the records to uncover and compare confessions, interviews, and letters forgotten for half a century, showing that the facts are more exciting than fiction. Endpapers illustrated with maps of feud area and genealogies of both families. NF+/ G Red cloth hardcover with slight so... (more information)

Offered by Spirit Tomes and Treasures (Indiana, United States)