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Coombe Springs Press, Sherborne, Gloucestershire, 1978. First Edition. Paperback. Poor Condition. 'Transformation' was written as a recreational project while Bennett was on holiday with his family in August 1968. The text is unfinished, was left abandoned at the time of the author's death six years after it was written, and contains references to later chapters which remained unwritten. There is no reason to suppose that he ever intended it to be published, and indeed when once asked during the early days of his International Academy of Continuous Education whether he planned to lay out a written account of his teachings and techniques, he rejected the suggestion. The text contains none of the copious references to other authors and texts which form a part of his other writings. It is not even clear to whom he was writing. However, the text has been found to be of great value to those who try to follow a spiritual path based on the principles of the Fourth Way. Size: 8vo - over… Read More

Bennett Books, London, 1997. First Thus. Paperback. Near Fine Condition. Titles; author's note; preface & extensive contents list to front. Facsimile of 1961 edition. The Dramatic Universe builds an account of the significance and purpose of man’s existence on the earth, revealing a great task that necessitates a two-way communication with Higher Intelligences. The four volume work is a complete journey through J .G. Bennett’s search to give expression to the systematisation of the whole Universal drama. Spanning fifty chapters from 'Points of Departure' to 'The Next Age of Mind', the Dramatic Universe provides a total unified picture of Man, the World, and God by synthesising the three domains of fact, value and harmony. This is achieved through a framework of determining conditions postulating Being time as Eternity, and Will time as Hyparxis. Complete self-development is needed in order to fulfil our destined role in the… Read More

Coombe Springs Press, Sherborne, Gloucestershire, 1974. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine Condition/Good. The present Monograph is the first of a series of six - 'The Transformation of Man'. The text is based on a lecture given at Caxton Hall, London in December 1973. It is intended for those already acquainted with Gurdjieff's ideas or other Sufi teachings. The same will apply to later Monographs. When Gurdjieff first came to France bringing his system of psychological techniques, the significance of his ideas and methods were not widely acknowledged. Now, some fifty years later, as we find ourselves in an increasingly chaotic and expanding world, the relevance of his system is being seen by 'more and more people, who seek a. meaning for their existence. It is in this that Gurdjieff's system is distinctive for he emphasises that we have to "look differently at this world" and gives us the methods and techniques to do so. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" -… Read More

T. N. Foulis Ltd, Edinburgh, 1913. First Thus. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: John M. Aiken. tipped-in colour frontis; titles; lists of chapters & illustrations. 11 further tipped-in plates from water-colour drawings by John M. Aiken. 'The Provost' is an ironic look at the career of a small town merchant and politician. Set in Irvine, Scotland, it follows the life of James Pawkie, the Provost of the title. Starting as a humble apprentice, he progresses to owning his own shop and eventually acquiring a large portion of Irvine. Simultaneously, he begins involvement in local politics with a seat on the town council. Eventually, he is elevated to the supreme position of local power, the Provost, where he uses his position and wealth to manipulate the residents of Irvine to do his bidding. James Pawkie is The Prince his domain. Using a comedic touch, John Galt delves into the issues of use and misuse of power. The Provost, one of Galt's the… Read More

T. N. Foulis Ltd, Edinburgh, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 28 pages of titles; contents & illustration lists; & introduction; fold-out frontis. facsimile of a page of Galt's original manuscript of 'A Rich Man' & two further b/w. illustration plates. Written in the form of autobiographical letters the novel tells the tale of a Scot who rises from poor beginning to be Lord Mayor of London. Further stories included are: 'The Tribulations of the Rev. Cowal Kilmun' and 'My Landlady and Her Lodgers'. A glossary of Scots word in included at the rear plus 2-pages of publisher's titles. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 28 + 254 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. pre-title page browned, text block clean. Deckled outer & bottom edges (rough cut). Gilt titles spine (faded). front end-paper removed. green cloth. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped… Read More

Workshop Press (Rena Gardiner), Blandford Forum, Dorset, 1981. Reprint. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Very Good Condition. Rena Gardiner (1929-1999) was a printmaker, author and artist living in Dorset. .Her illustrated books have become collectible, especially those written, designed, illustrated and hand printed by her at her own Workshop Press. This book is a reprint of "The Story of Ely Cathedral" & is one of her Workshop Press productions. On the rear cover is printed : "This book was designed and printed from hand-drawn lithographic plates by Rena Gardiner (a facsimile of her signature which is in the plate) at the WORKSHOP PRESS / The Thatch Cottage, Tarrant Monkton, Blandford Forum, Dorset. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 49 pages. No Dust Jacket as published. illustrated by the artist's beautiful colour drawings on all pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Art & Design; Cathedrals;… Read More

Workshop Press (Rena Gardiner), Blandford Forum, Dorset, 1973. First Edition. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Very Good Condition. Rena Gardiner (1929-1999) was a printmaker, author and artist living in Dorset. .Her illustrated books have become collectible, especially those written, designed, illustrated and hand printed by her at her own Workshop Press. This book is a first edition of "The Story of Ely Cathedral" & is one of her Workshop Press productions. On the rear cover is printed : "This book was designed and printed from hand-drawn lithographic plates by Rena Gardiner (a facsimile of her signature which is in the plate) at the WORKSHOP PRESS / The Thatch Cottage, Tarrant Monkton, Blandford Forum, Dorset. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 49 pages. No Dust Jacket as published. illustrated by the artist's beautiful colour drawings on all pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Art & Design;… Read More

Cassell, London, 1945. First Edition. Red Cloth. Good/Good. black titles spine. A crafty businessman arrives incognito in a small town, where he takes up residence at a cabin. Using another name he starts buying up property. When he is found dead in his mountain cabin there is no shortage of suspects. Amateur detective Gramps Wiggins has to piece together the clues; a neat copy although the front endpaper may have been removed (so carefully that it is hard to tell), the D/J. is complete with slight edgewear & two closed tears to the spine & has an advertisement for the B.B.C. printed on the rear flap, 183 pages. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Crime Fiction; Crime Fiction. Inventory No: CRM00013. .

The Sportsman's Press, London, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Near Fine. Inscribed by Author. grey end-papers; inscribed by the author on the pre-title page with the words:"To Graham, With best wishes for good fishing at Hauxton. Will Garfit 1/11/10". In 1970 Will Garfit, then in his final year as a postgraduate art student, borrowed £8,250 and at an auction bought sixty-nine acres (28 hectares) of abandoned gravel pits which he had loved to explore as a child. The derelict land lay between two villages near Cambridge. Over the next thirty-five years, with the help of friends and volunteers, he turned this wilderness, into one of the most celebrated small sporting estates and conservation areas in Britain. Will Garfit believes passionately that sport and conservation have always been inseparable and it is this concept that has so brilliantly been brought to fruition at Hauxton. This completely revised and updated edition of… Read More

Holt, Rinehart & Winston, New York, 1970. First Edition. Paperback. Good/N/A. white titles spine; "the articles published in this volume offer the student closer views of important aspects of life during the Jacksonian period than can be drawn from text materials. An attempt has been made to obtain a chronological and topical spread. More advanced students and graduate students may refer to the journals in which the essays originally appeared, if they wish to consult the documentation and amplification of the footnotes that have been eliminated. From the data and interpretations of these monographs and others, a new comprehensive picture of the Jacksonian period is likely to emerge."; a well-read copy with wear to spine edges & bumped top outer corner; some margin notes in pencil & previous owner's name on front endpaper; 267 pages. A HEAVY BOOK WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL POSTAGE. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category:… Read More

Bantam Books Inc, New York, 1985. Reprint. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Creative Visualization ... An introduction and workbook for the art of using mental energy to transform and greatly improve health, beauty, prosperity, loving relationships, and the fulfillment of all your desires. Famous teacher Shakti Gawain provides easy-to-follow exercises, meditations, affirmations, and other techniques to tap into the natural goodness and beauty in all of life - to give you the ability to become a radiant being - to make positive ideas and concepts a total reality. Thousands of readers are already using this book to explore and discover their conscious connection with their higher selves, and are making dynamic changes in their lives. With Creative Visualization you too will seem to work miracles ... and you truly will be. To rear is a recommended reading & study list, mini-biography of the author & a list of publisher's 'New Age' titles. Size: 12mo - over 6¾"… Read More

Eden Grove Editions, London, 1988. First Thus. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. Titles, contents & introduction to front. ‘Living in the Light’ shows us a new way of life - becoming "a channel for the creative power of the universe." The key is in learning to listen to your intuition, and to act on it at all times, even at the risk of going against old patterns, expectations, and belief systems. The rewards are personal fulfillment, aliveness, and creativity, as well as complete transformation of the world around us. Shakti Gawain, author of the bestseller ‘Creative Visualisation’, gives clear explanations and practical guidance for anyone who desires to develop their intuition and learn to follow it, using their creative abilities to the fullest. This is no ordinary self-help book. Shakti Gawain challenges some of our most basic attitudes and beliefs about ourselves and our world, and offers a unique and… Read More

High Hill Press with Lionel Leventhal, London, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Near Fine Condition/Very Good. In parts of Hampstead and Highgate there is little impression of change. Old houses abound, original street patterns remain, and the past seems always to be present. But in fact things are not at all what they used to be. Between 1870 and 1918 great changes were made, particularly as a result of Hampstead's slum clearance scheme of 1883 and the building of new roads: and the cameras of the day were there to capture for posterity the incidents of moment as well as the seemingly innocuous, from the coming of the cable tramway to Highgate (the first in Europe) to a family out cycling along Finchley Road and gypsies encamped on Fortune Green. Hampstead and Highgate in Old Photographs takes a comprehensive look at two of London's most delightful northern heights at the peak of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, providing more vividly than the written word an evocative,… Read More

Printed for Mrs. Olivia Wilmot Serres, and sold by Birkett & Scott, London, 1819. First Edition (rebound). Hardcover (Half Leather). Fair Condition/No Dust Jacket. rebound in faded red boards with brown leather spine & corners, gilt titles to brown leather label front cover; marbled end-papers; George Greville, 2nd Earl of Warwick, was a British nobleman and politician. He was invested as a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1767 and as a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries in 1768. & was Member of Parliament for Warwick between 1768 and 1773. On 6 July 1773, Greville inherited his father's title of Earl of Warwick and left the House of Commons. George Greville was a significant patron & collector, and did more than any other Earl of Warwick to beautify his ancient home Warwick Castle. He amassed a significant collection of old master paintings (his principle interest was in portraits), furniture, arms & armour and other works of art including the Warwick Vase. In addition… Read More

Robert Laffont, Paris, 1989. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine/N/A. black titles spine; French Language edition; a unique reference book of the bible containing more than 50,000 references which include a detailed geography of Holy Places {Bethlehem, Canaan, Nazareth, Jerusalem); a history of customs and institutions of the Jewish people (circumcision, Sabbath, Sanhednn); biographies of the prophets (Jeremiah, Habakkuk) and the apostles (Simon, Philip, Thomas, Judas), a full account of the great biblical themes (damnation, Sin, Redemption , resurrection), an analysis of parables & the tale of the most striking episodes in the life of Jesus Christ: (temptation, miracles, martyrdom). Ou se trouve Guethsemani? Et la porte de Bat-Rabbim? Qui etaient Onan, Maccabee? Connaissez-vous l'histoire de Judith., ceDe de Dalila? La vie et la doctrine de saint Paul? Que disait-il de l' amour, du bapteme, du roariage? QueUes ~taient les vertus de la manne? Que nous reveJ.ent les manuscrits de la… Read More

Hamish Hamilton, London, 1962. First Edition. Green Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. gilt titles spine, one of the 'Young Man's Guide' series of career books illust. by photo's. & drawings, booksellers label inside front cover, price-intact D/J. designed by Peter Edwards with white lettering front & spine over illust of pylons has only a suggestion of edge-wear, 216 pages including index. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children; Electronics; science & Technology. Inventory No: CHD00131. .

W. F. & L. W. Powe (proprietors), Wellswood, Torquay, Devon, No date. Presumed First Edn. Softcover (Saddle-stapled). Good Condition. an early 20-page booklet on Kents Cavern, a cave system in Torquay, Devon, England,s notable for its archaeological and geological features. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. unpaginated. no Dust Jacket as published.. Staples rusty. illustrated by b/w. photo's.. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Archaeology; Geology; Pre-History; Paleontology; England; History. Inventory No: 3403. .

Angus & Robertson, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. b/w. frontis. portrait of the author; the fourth & last of Sir Philip Gibbs memoirs. EverybodyÂ’s life is an adventure, but that of Philip Gibbs, covering a long span of years, has been exceptional in its variety of experience, He has been one of the chroniclers of history and for a, long time was one of the most famous journalists in Fleet Street, often behind the scenes of the passing drama. As a war correspondent on the Western Front in the First World War he earned renown and won his knighthood. He met many of the chief actors in this pageant of the times-Kings and Princes, Presidents and Statesmen, great soldiers, famous authors and all sorts and conditions of men and women in high places and low-both good and bad. For this book, crowded with anecdote, his memory has dipped into the past - a memory so rich that it is like an international portrait gallery or an inexhaustible storehouse… Read More

Heinemann, London, 1974. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Kahlil Gibran. The Prophet is a book of 26 prose poetry fables written in English by the Lebanese-American poet and writer Kahlil Gibran. The prophet, Al Mustafa, has lived in the city of Orphalese for 12 years and is about to board a ship which will carry him home. He is stopped by a group of people, with whom he discusses topics such as life and the human condition. The book is divided into chapters dealing with love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, houses, clothes, buying and selling, crime and punishment, laws, freedom, reason and passion, pain, self-knowledge, teaching, friendship, talking, time, good and evil, prayer, pleasure, beauty, religion, and death. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 114 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket is fully intact, no tears or chips, but carries signs of… Read More

Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1933. First Edition. Cream Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. gilt titles spine; deckled outer & bottom edges; blind-stamped, single-line outer border front & rear covers; "when we consider what an advance Locke's Essay concerning the Humane Understanding represented in philosophy, we cannot but lament that he failed to carry out his plan to formulate a system for medicine. It is impossible to think that he would have written anything like the contemporary treatises on the practice of medicine; it may rather be assumed that he would have attempted to determine and criticize the larger principles of the art as they have appeared to the reflective physician of every age - principles that are not dependent on the state of the science of medicine. The chapters that follow the fragment are devoted to what appear to the author to be the fundamentals of the medical art; in no sense are they an expansion of Locke's thought except that they start from the same… Read More