Religion & Spirituality from Books of the World

New York: Random House, November 1966. Hardcover in a robust paper-covered cardboard slipcase with portrait of the protagonists pasted on front. First Trade Edition in solo book form (no additional printings listed). Quarter-bound in teal cloth with beige sidepapers and gilt lettering and decoration. Ocher endpapers. Near Fine book in a Very Good case. Interior pristine. Spine straight. A few… Read more

Moscow: Publishing House "Soviet Russia", 1976. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Securely bound with two clean staples. Covers clean and bright, though lightly rubbed. Not from a library. 64 pages. Illustrated with color photographs.

Des Moines, Iowa: Meredith, 1983. Hardcover. First Edition, fifth printing, 1985. Near Fine book with pictorial covers / no jacket as issued. Endpapers lightly foxed, otherwise interior unmarked. Spine straight and tight. Covers clean and bright. Nor from a library. No remainder mark. 80 pages. Illustrated in color.

Oxford: Lion, October 1995. Hardcover. First Edition (stated) / full number line. Very Good book in a pictorial cover / no jacket as published. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Publisher's sample label to spine, otherwise covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 120 pages. Color illustrations. This new retelling of many well-loved… Read more

New York: Simon & Schuster, November 1996. Hardcover. First American Edition (stated) / full number line. Very Good book in a pictorial cover / no jacket as published. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Publisher's sample label to spine, otherwise covers clean and bright. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 30 pages. Color illustrations and a fold-out… Read more

Amherst, New York: Prometheus, November 2000. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean. Slight fading. Light reading wear to lower corners. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xxxii + 365 pages. First published in 1892, this autobiography of the great naturalist, compiled and edited by his son Francis, offers fascinating glimpses… Read more

Hong Kong: Odyssey, February 2002. Trade Paperback. Very Good. Prior owner's name penciled to first page. Text unmarked. Spine straight, tight and uncreased, slightly faded. Covers clean. Light reading wear to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. 314 pages. The best Galapagos guide on the market.

New York: G. Schirmer, 1986. Staple-bound Pamphlet. Prior owner's stamp to front cover. Interior pristine. 64 pages.

London: J. B. Cramer & Co., 1986. Staple-bound Pamphlet. Near Fine. Unmarked. Securely bound with two clean staples. Shelf and reading wear to covers. Not from a library. 24 pages. 4to. Contents: By an' by; Deep river; Go down Moses; I got a robe; Joshua fight de battle ob Jericho; Little David play on your harp; O Peter, go ring-a-dem bells;… Read more

Van Nuys, California: Alfred, 1985. Staple-Bound Pamphlet. Good. Notes and highlighting from prior owner. 48 pages.

New York: Viking, October 2018. Hardcover. First Edition / full number line. Near Fine book in a Near Fine jacket. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Light reading and shelf wear. Black remainder dot to top edge. Not from a library. Not clipped. xxiv + 728 pages. The biography which revealed Cromwell's role in the downfall of Anne Boleyn.… Read more

New York: The Odyssey Press, n.d. [c. 1935]. Hardcover. Tenth printing. Good. Discarded school textbook. Spine cracked. Notes and underlining in pencil. lvi + 422 pages.

Cairo: American University in Cairo Press, 1987. Paperback. Third Printing, 1988. Very Good. Interior unmarked. Spine cocked and creased. Reading wear to covers and edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 126 pages. Translation of: al-Ṭarīq.

Lanham, Maryland: New Amsterdam Books, 1992. Trade Paperback. First Paperback Edition (stated). Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean and bright. Very slight wear to bottom front corners. Not from a library. No remainder mark. 360 pages. This fictional autobiography of the famous geographer, adventurer, and scholar Hasan al-Wazzan. Born in Granada in 1488, his family fled the… Read more

New York: HarperCollins / Perennial, 2003. Trade Paperback. New. Pristine inside and out. Not a remainder. Not damaged. 186 pages. For centuries, the world of Islam was in the forefront of human achievement--the foremost military and economic power in the world, the leader in the arts and sciences of civilization. Christian Europe was seen as an outer darkness of… Read more

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, August 2004. Hardcover. First American Edition (stated). Blue linen over boards with gilt titles to spine. Gorgeous map endpapers. Laid-in book review from Washington Post Book World. Very Good book in a Very Good jacket. Small stain to first page, otherwise interior unmarked. Spine straight and tight, tail slightly bumped. Jacket has light soiling to… Read more

New Delhi: Rupa & Co, 1998. Paperback. Second impression, 2002. Near Fine. Interior pristine. Spine straight, tight and uncreased. Covers clean. Very light reading wear. Not from a library. No remainder mark. xvi + 167 pages. Facsimile of Madras: Diocesan Press, 1925 edition. Customs in the Hindu tradition are essentially religious, but several are based on morality and general… Read more

[No publication info other than "Made in USA" to rear cover]. Staple-bound pamphlet. Near Fine. Unmarked. Securely bound with two clean staples. Covers clean. 16 pages. Contents, with musical scores: As With Gladness Men of Old; Away in a Manger; Christmas Bells; Deck the Hall; God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing; I Heard the Bells on… Read more

Noteworthy, 1968. Staple-bound pamphlet. Fine. Interior pristine. Slight rubbing to covers, otherwise As New. 16 pages. A coloring book, songbook, and history book all-in-one.

Camdenton, Missouri: Albert E. Brumley & Sons, n.d. [c. 1972]. Staple-bound paperback. Fine. No markings. No signs of prior ownership. Securely-bound with two clean staples. Covers clean. Not from a library. B&W illustrations. 64 pages. First half is a collection 32 Revivalist hymns perfect for sing-alongs with verses in piano score. Second half, "Pot, Pan & Kettle Old-Time Recipes,"… Read more