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Vision Press Limited, London, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Near Fine. One of T. S. Eliot's closest friends has here written an important new appraisal of the poet's work. Dedicated with her approval to Eliot's widow Valerie, the book commences by placing Eliot's first published works in relation to the background of early twentieth-century thought and sensibility. Dr Chiari goes on to examine the poetry phase by phase, dealing with individual poems such as Prufrock; Gerontion, The Waste Land, Ash Wednesday and The Quartets. Thereafter he considers the dramatic writings that precede the plays, such as Sweeney Agonistes and The Rock, and finally the plays themselves. The conclusion attempts to assess Eliot's place and significance in contemporary literature. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 167 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Slight foxing to top edge. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop… Read More

Sterling Pub Co. Inc, New York, 1988. Reprint. Paperback. Near Fine Condition. Introduces the Chinese system of exercise and meditation, and provides instructions for the various movements it employs. Whether you are young or old, frail or robust, the ancient Chinese art of tai chi ch'uan can help strengthen your body, increase your coordination and improve your frame of mind. It's safe and easy to do - tai chi combines deep breathing with smooth, flowing body movements to give you a total mind and body workout. Step-by-step photo’s and instructions show you how to complete every movement and routine to get the full energizing benefits - Parting a Wild Horse's Mane, Stork Spreading Its Wings, and Playing the Lute are just a few of the sequences you’ll learn. You can practice this relaxing exercise regimen throughout your life - it is not rigorous or strenuous - and the shortened Peking style is easy to learn and master. Size: Large Octavo. 126… Read More

Country Life Ltd, London, 1929. First Edition. Green Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Illustrator: Photo's. gilt titles spine & front with gilt pictorial front panel; slight wear to bottom corners; The sculpture of Tait McKenzie takes as its subject and purpose the athletic ideal; part 1 examines his Athletic Sculpture., part 2 looks at the War and After. part 3 looks at Portraits and Medals; 93 b/w plates; 107 pages. (A heavy book that may require additional postal charges.) Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Illustrator: Photo's. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Art & Design; Sculpture & Ceramics. Inventory No: ART00016. .

privately published, Holderness, Yorkshire, 1950's. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. written & published by the Rev. A. Smith, Vicar of Aldbrough in the East Riding of Yorkshire, who writes: "This publication is intended to be nothing more than a bare outline of work accomplished by way of consolidating the Church's position during a ministry of twenty years in just one remote corner of Holderness." Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 24 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. the words: "OWN COPY C" neatly written in ink on rear endpaper. Black titles front. Multiple copies available this title. brown cloth; illustrated by b/w. photo's.. Quantity Available: 2. Shipped Weight: Under 250 grams. Category: Religion & Theology; Yorkshire; East Riding; Aldbrough; England; 1930-1950; Genealogy & Local History. Inventory No: 3742. .

Newman Neame Limited, London, 1950. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Fair Condition. Illustrator: George Napier Sprod. ‘The Tale of the TubÂ’ (with apologies to Jonathan Swift) is the amusing and instructive product of a new author-artist partnership. Geoffrey Ashe, scholar, teacher and author of tracts on Indian mysticism, has surveyed the art of bathing since prehistoric times with a twinkle in his eye and his tongue in his cheek. In the course of his research he has exploded historical myths and added to the store of knowledge on the subject. Sprod, an Australian with a sense of humour in the best tradition of Punch - to which he is a regular contributor - has captured the lighter side of the extraordinary techniques employed by human beings to keep themselves clean. In addition to its entertainment and educational value, 'The Tale of the Tub' includes a useful guide to the most interesting baths and spas in England and Wales. Size:… Read More

Souvenir Press Ltd, London, 1993. First English Edition. Paperback. Very Good/N/A. red & black titles spine; "with simple but profound stories the great leader of the Sufi Movement in the West, Hazrat Inayat Khan, made his spiritual and psychological insights more accessible and memorable to his disciples. One hundred and seventy of his tales, many published for the first time, are collected in this lively and entertaining book which, following in an ancient tradition, includes dervish parables, fables, legends of ancient gods, kings and heroes, stories of prophets, sinners and saints, and anecdotes from Inayat Khan's own experiences as he travelled the world. All who enjoy a good story, wittily told, will find much to delight them, but they will also find deep wisdom and enlightening truths"; corner crease to rear cover; including index - 248 pages. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Religion & Theology;… Read More

Henry Frowde (Hodder), London, No date. Edition Unstated. Red Cloth. Poor/N/A. a volume in Herbert Strang's Library ("carefully edited for school & home reading") with the 'men on horseback' decoration around the covers & spine in brown & black on red, gilt title panel spine. iIllustrated endpapers, col. frontis loose but stuck in with tape, well read & abused copy with schoolboy scribblinga on ocassional pages & rubbing to front cover, 255 pages Quantity Available: 1. Category: Children; Myths, Legends, Fairy Tales; Children. Inventory No: CHD00027. .

Panther/Granada, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, 1973. First Thus. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Although enormously attractive as sheer entertainment, dervish tales are never presented merely on the level of fable, legend or folklore. They stand comparison in wit, construction and piquancy with the finest stories of any culture, but their true function as Sufi teaching-stories is so little known in the modern world that no technical nor popular term exists to describe them. Yet for centuries, dervish masters have instructed their disciples by means of these tales, which are held to contain powers of increasing perception unknown to the ordinary man. Idries Shah spent many years travelling three continents to collect and compare oral versions of these remarkable stories. In one form or another, many of them have found their way into the literary traditions of both East and West. His anthology, presented in the dervish manner, contains stories drawn from the repertoires of dervish masters over a… Read More

Heinemann, London, 1934. Second Impression. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. The first reprint published in the same month & year as the first edition; this volume contain the whole of Lawrence's shorter fiction from 'The Prussian Officer', 1914 to 'The Man who Died' posthumously published 1931. The stories are printed in chronological sequence. Reprint. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 1138 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. small 'Times Bookclub' label inside rear cover. Top edge brown. Gilt titles spine & front. brown cloth. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Fiction; Short Stories; Britain/UK; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: 3728. . This book is fairly heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

Jarrold & Sons Ltd, London, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Poor. colour frontis. portrait drawing of Priestley. As an essayist Priestley wrote for the 'middle brow' audience. His topics and themes are numerous. Of all the Yorkshire-born writers to have graced the twentieth century, none seems to embody the supposed characteristics of this county more than John Boynton Priestley. Born in Bradford in 1894, he seems now to exist in public memory as a grumpy, pipe-smoking purveyor of common-sense but his talents were many and this curmudgeonly persona seems to be something of a myth which he himself delighted in propagating. “I have a sagging face, a weighty underlip, a saurian eye and a rumbling voice,” he explained. “Money could not buy a better grumbling outfit.” Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 86 pages. Gilt titles spine. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight:… Read More

Piatkus, London, 1998. First Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. James Van Praagh is a spiritual medium--someone who is able to bridge the physical and spiritual worlds. Unaware of his spiritual gifts until he was in his twenties, he slowly came to terms with his unique abilities. In addition, many of his sessions with grieving people who came to him looking to contact the spirits of deceased loved ones are explored. From a devastated mother recieving a message of hope from her deceased little girl to communicating with a young man, killed in Vietnam, who doesn't realize he's dead, the theme of hope and peace in the afterlife is affirmed. Van Praagh also helps the reader recognize and positively deal with the pain of grief in a healthy, honest manner. Part spiritual memoir, part case study, part instrumental guide, Talking to Heaven will change the way you perceive death.and life. This is the first UK edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. x + 194.… Read More

Samuel Weiser Inc, York Beach, Maine, USA, 2000. First Thus. Paperback. Very Good Condition. Introduced and edited by J. G. Bennett. Translated by Katya Petroff. The two unrelated stories in this book, "The Inventor" and "The Benevolent Devil," were written just before Ouspensky met Gurdjieff and just after he had returned from the East, "in search of the miraculous." They examine the whole question of conscious evil and the view that humanity's chief error is believing that the material world is the only reality. The Inventor is an allegorical story about a man faced with the consequences of modern science and technology. Ouspensky insisted that evil is seldom performed with conscious intent, but most often the result of our hypnotically conditioned state of sleep, automatic actions and responses, and the absence of intention, for which we are indirectly responsible because it is actually in our power to awaken. This theme runs throughout the story as the… Read More

W. Heffer & Sons Ltd, Cambridge, 1943. Third Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Foreword by Major-General G. H. Addison; These talks were originally prepared as a series of lectures and were intended for cadets resident at Cambridge under the War Office scheme for the training of future Gunner, Sapper and Signals officers at certain selected Universities. The author was responsible for working out the details of this scheme, but few of the lectures could be delivered as he was posted elsewhere. It was felt that they might be of interest to a wider circle. They are necessarily conversational and didactic in style and make no claim to literary merit. As the cadets at Cambridge University are destined for the Royal Engineers, that Corps receives special mention in many of the talks, but no technical details are included and they apply with slight changes to other branches of the Army and even to the other two Services. Subjects covered include: Command of Men; The Duties of an Officer;.… Read More

Theosophical Publishing House, Madras, India, 1921. First Edition. Hardcover (Printed Boards). Good Condition. Annie Besant was a former British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer, orator, and supporter of both Irish and Indian self-rule. In 1890 Besant met Helena Blavatsky, and over the next few years her interest in theosophy grew & in 1907 she became president of the society. These talks cover various occult subjects such as: "Devachan - A World of Thought"; "The Yucatan Brotherhood"; "After-Death Experiences of Suicides"; "Man, His Own Recording Angel"; "Non-Physical Beings"; "The Roots of Desire"; & others. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 224 pages. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. no Dust Jacket as published.. Previous owner's signature to pre-title page. Black titles spine & front. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 250… Read More

Shambhala Publications Inc, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1989. Reprint. Paperback. Very Good Condition. Written more than two thousand years ago, the Tao Teh Ching, or "The Classic of the Way and Its Virtue," has probably had a greater influence on Asian thought than any other single book. It is also one of the true classics of world literature. Traditionally attributed to the near-legendary "Old Master," Lao Tzu, the Tao Teh Ching teaches that the qualities of the enlightened sage or ideal ruler are identical with those of the perfected individual. Today, Lao Tzu's words are as useful in mastering the arts of leadership in business and politics as they are in developing a sense of balance and harmony in everyday life. To follow the Tao or Way of all things and realize their true nature is to embody humility, spontaneity, and generosity. Size: 5.95 x 0.55 x 8.99 inches. 165 pages. Text is in English & Chinese. No Dust Jacket as published. Previous owner's gift… Read More

J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd, London, 1961. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. patterned end-papers; introduction by Jean-Pierre Richard. The Tartarin books are considered to be Alphonse Daudet's (1840-1897) masterwork, albeit one described as "an heroical farce" and " a comedy written with white wine" written "much of the sunshine and all the exterior qualities" of Provence. The Provençal town of Tarascon is so enthusiastic about hunting that no game lives anywhere near it, and its inhabitants resort to telling hunting stories and throwing their own caps in the air to shoot at them. Tartarin, a plump middle-aged man, is the chief "cap-hunter", but following his enthusiastic reaction to seeing an Atlas lion in a travelling menagerie, the over-imaginative town understands him to be planning a hunting expedition to Algeria. So as not to lose face, Tartarin is forced to go, after gathering an absurd mass of equipment… Read More

Sunbird Publishers Ltd, Cape Town, South Africa, 2003. First Edition. Pictorial Laminated Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. Illustrator: Photo's. white titles spine; beautiful colour illustrations throughout; "Tavern of the Seas takes the reader on a fascinating journey around Cape Town pointing out the historical features, local legends and scandals, and the culture of the earliest settlers through to modern times. Meandering in and around the City and Suburbs, through Constantia to Muizenberg, along the False Bay coastline to Cape Point and back along the Atlantic Seaboard in a circular tour, a magical mystery tour of words and images. Originally written by TV Bulpin the doyen of travel writers, it has been meticulously updated by Peter Joyce, with completely new photography by Mark Skinner, one of South Africa's top photographers, who specialises in scenic photography of Cape Town and the peninsular. More than just a pretty picture book whether you were born in Cape Town or are a… Read More

Penguin Books/Arkana, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1990. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. Near Fine Condition. Titles, contents, illustrations list & preface to front. Drawn from Nott's hundreds of pages of notes and diaries, this book provides a record of the expressions and actions of Gurdjieff and the profound impact of life at the Chateau du Prieure, Fontainbleau, At that time. Gurdjieff was a Russian occultist who used stylized dance to "free" people and help them to develop their full capabilities. Gurdjieff has often been attributed as the founder of the modern human-potential movement. “Man is asleep”, said Gurdjieff, “he has no real consciousness or will. He is not free; to him, everything 'happens'. He can become conscious and find his true place as a human being in the creation, but this requires a profound transformation”. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"… Read More

Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1962. First Edition. Blue Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. silver titles front & spine; illustrated throughout by b/w. diagrams, plus 3 fold-out complete theoretical diagrams of television receivers & 4 colour plates; "this book assumes some familiarity with radio fundamentals as well as some knowledge of algebra. In the very few instances where mathematics above an elementary level has been used to clarify a point, the corresponding calculation can be neglected without detracting from continuity or usefulness. The basic principles of television and the composition of the complex television signal are studied in Chapter 1. Chapter 2 is devoted to the transmitter and image pickup tubes. Chapter 3 treats the important problem of wave propagation and antenna. Chapters 4 and 5 explain the special wideband techniques used in television. Chapters 6 through 20 contain a thorough analysis of every stage of a receiver. Chapter 21 constitutes an… Read More

Morning Glory Publishers, Beijing, China, 1996. First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine Condition. translated by Gong Lizeng; 259 Illustrations, many in colour. After a brief historical introduction to the art of painting in China, the author describes the equipment needed, the selection of brushes and ink sticks, the execution of the traditional brush strokes, and the methods of applying colour. Thereafter he presents the techniques for creating form, texture and mood. Separate sections are devoted to landscape painting and flower-and-bird painting, showing in detail the methods and appearance of the differing styles. The text is copiously illustrated with examples in black-and-white as well as in colour, so that the beginner can develop a genuine appreciation and understanding of the art. At that stage, the subtleties of technique can be more easily acquired, and the student grows in confidence and skill. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 187 pages. Binding is tight, covers… Read More