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$20.00
xx76pol197039

War on the Saints, Unabridged Edition


PENN-LEWIS, JESSIE & ROBERTS, EVAN

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG-); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Thomas E Lowe 1981

KEYWORDS: Christian literature Christianity evil satan spirituality theology

$12.50
xx76pol197043

Manifesting God


KEATING, THOMAS

Octavo softcover (VG+) occasional underlining in pencil; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Lantern Books 2005

KEYWORDS: religion religious writing literature philosophy theology Thomas Keating

$10.00
xx76pol197046

High Stand


INNES, HAMMOND

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: BCA / Book Club Associates 1985

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Hammond Innes

$14.00
xx77pol197087

Silk Parachute


McPHEE, JOHN

Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2011

KEYWORDS: literature John McPhee essays prose social commentary

$19.50
xx77pol197091

Armageddon, a Novel of Berlin


URIS, LEON

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (G+) jacket tatty, tape repairs; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: William Kimber 1964

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Leon Uris

$15.00
xx77pol197093

The Daily Reader for Contemplative Living


KEATING, Father THOMAS & IACHETTA, S STEPHANIE (Compiled by)

Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Continuum 2009

KEYWORDS: Father Thomas Keating scripture religion religious writings literature spirituality

$45.00
1y14b/7

The Upper Berth (Second Edition)


CRAWFORD, F (FRANCIS) MARION

Ex-library, slim sm octavo, half leather bound marbled boards, gilt lettering to red leather title plate on spine, raised bands to spine, 220pp, VG- (heavy rubbing & surface loss to leatherwork on spine & boards, title plate on spine partially detached but still firmly in place, moderate to heavy chafing & surface loss to marbling on boards, moderate to heavy tanning to page edges, minimal historic library markings, v heavy cracking to front & rear gutters but binding still surprisingly sound, minor age-appropriate foxing throughout, prev. owner's name in ink to title page, minor cracking to gutters throughout with occasional page either detached or partially detached but present)

PUBLISHER: T Fisher Unwin 1894

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature F Francis Marion Crawford

$95.00
1y14b/10

The Acts of the Pagan Martyrs: Volume I


MUSURILLO, HERBERT A (Ed & Commentary)

THIS VOL ONLY, very tidy ex-library, octavo, midnight blue heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, xiii + 299pp, VG+ (v minimal librray markings- none external, light bruising to spine & board extrems, sl foxing to top page edges) in d/w, VG+ (1x sm library label to spine, light creasing to edges, light chafing)

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press 2000

KEYWORDS: ancient martyr literature criticism translations church religion religious history Christianity

$68.50
1y14b/11

The Complete Works of Saint John of the Cross, Doctor of the Church (Three Volumes in One)


PEERS, E ALLISON (Trans & Ed) & DE SANTA TERESA, P SILVERIO (From the Critical Edition of)

THREE VOLS IN ONE, tidy ex-library, octavo, brown heavy boards, top page edges stained blue, frontispiece, mixed pagination, VG (jacket tidily but firmly affixed to boards- condition of boards unknown but seem sturdy & relatively unscathed, light tanning & soiling to page edges with sm scuffs also, minimal library markings, prev. owner's name in ink to ffep) in d/w, VG (covered in adhesive mylar type wrapping & affixed to boards, moderate creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, minor soiling)

PUBLISHER: Burns and Oates 1964

KEYWORDS: religion religious literature theology St John of the Cross Christianity 16th sixteenth century

$40.00
1y14b/12

Mary Vs Lucifer: The Apparition of Our Lady 1531-1933


GALLERY, JOHN IRELAND

Ex-library, octavo, blue heavy boards, x + 176pp, VG (usual library markings, jacket very firmly affixed to boards- condition of boards unknown but boards & binding seem sound, light to moderate tanning & foxing/soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG- (very firmly affixed to boards with adhesive mylar type cover, usual library markings, moderate tanning & fading to spine, lengthy crack to mylar front cover- jacket seems unaffected, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: The Bruce Publishing Company 1958

KEYWORDS: religion religious literature theology the devil satan evil Mother Mary Queen apparitions historic mariology

$60.00
1y14b/26

Close Quarters


HEINEMANN, LARRY

FIRST EDITION, super octavo, green heavy boards, blue gilt lettering to black cloth spine, 336pp, VG+ (light bruising & discolouration to board edges/extrems, light foxing to page edges) in d/w, VG (light creasing & chipping to edges, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus, Giroux 1977

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Larry Heinemann

$110.00
1y14b/28

Legends of the Fall


HARRISON, JIM

FIRST EDITION, octavo, maroon heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 276pp, VG+ (sl bruising to extrems, light foxing to top page edges, sl tanning to front eps) in d/w, VG (price clipped, light creasing & chipping to edges, light to moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling)

PUBLISHER: William Collins Sons & Co 1980

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels Jim Harrison trilogy Legends of the Fall Revenge The Man Who Gave Up His Name

$985.00
1y22b/3

The History of the Waldenses and Albigenses, who Begun the Reformation in the Vallies of Piedmont and Various Other Places Several Hudred Years Before Luther


TAYLOR, THOMAS

FIRST EDITION, sm octavo, brown leather heavy boards, gilt lettering to leather title plate on spine (missing), gilt rule to spine, 322pp, VG- (heavy scuffing to boards & edges, v heavy rubbing to spine with title plate missing, heavy cracking to front hinge- front board still firmly attached but sl delicate, minor cracking to rear hinge, heavy tanning & soiling to page edges, prev. owner's name in blue pencil to front pastedown, moderate tanning to text block- text still very legible)

PUBLISHER: J Higham (Printer) 1793

KEYWORDS: first editions Thomas Taylor literature religion religious reformation waldensian Christianity history historical

$40.00
1y22b/16

Puckoon


MILLIGAN, SPIKE

FIRST EDITION, octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges stained green- faded, 152pp, illus, VG (spine sl cocked, sl scuffing to extrems, light tanning & foxing to page edges & eps, prev. ownership ink markings to ffep, sl foxing to prelims) in d/w, G+ (heavy creasing & chipping/closed tearing to edges, 16cm clean closed tear to front of jacket, considerable staining)

PUBLISHER: Anthony Blond 1963

KEYWORDS: modern first editions literature fiction novels humour humor Spike Milligan

$50.00
1y22b/18

Biggles and the Poor Rich Boy


JOHNS, CAPT W E & STEAD, LESLIE (Illus)

Sm octavo, orange heavy boards, black lettering to spine, 182pp, illus, VG+ (light bruising & soiling to board edges/extrems, light staining to rear board, light foxing & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (moderate creasing & chipping/scuffing to edges, moderate chafing & soiling, prev. owner's ink stamp to front flap)

PUBLISHER: Brockhampton Press 1961

KEYWORDS: children's literature Biggles books series Captain W E Johns novels fiction

$15.00
xx78pol197099

The Jervis Bay and Other Poems


THWAITES, MICHAEL

Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Putnam & Company 1943

KEYWORDS: poetry poems verse literature Michael Thwaites

$8.50
xx78pol197100

Home Truths


LODGE, DAVID

Sm octavo softcover (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Penguin 2000

KEYWORDS: novellas fiction literature David Lodge

$8.50
xx78pol197102

The Queen of the Tambourine


GARDAM, JANE

Octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Abacus 1993

KEYWORDS: novels fiction literature Jane Gardam

$15.00
xx78pol197103

Caitlin: A Warring Absence


THOMAS, CAITLIN & TREMLETT, GEORGE

Super octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Secker & Warburg 1986

KEYWORDS: literature literary biography biographies Dylan Thomas history

$8.50
xx78pol197105

The Haunting of Cassie Palmer


ALCOCK, VIVIEN

Paperback (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

PUBLISHER: Mammoth 1991

KEYWORDS: children's literature fiction novels Vivien Alcock supernatural

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