Crest-Jewel of Wisdom, and Charapatapanjari by Shree Shankaracharya - 1896

Aquarian Press, 1970, in soft wraps. Terrific lurid. A veritable time capsule which can serve as a bona fide research tool for those with an interest of the heady days of late 1960s London. No website to hide behind; here were REAL names of both adepts & quacks and where to find them! An interesting artifact- though don't expect to trace many of these street addresses now. Uncommon vintage paperback. Exceptional condition save for spotting on all edges. Very tight binding, extremely clean. Almost "As New". Inv. # 62542 bds 2023

Book cover like new, slight wear at end caps - pages clean, bright and unmarked – spine like new. Remainder dot.
Jacket like new, very light shelf wear.
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Like a spontaneous cascade of wisdom nectar, the open and natural words of Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, uncomplicated by scholarly elaboration, flow here in the tradition of the direct transmissions of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the past. Through commentary on the Preliminary Practices (Ngöndrö) prayer from the treasure text of the great master Tragtung Düdjom Lingpa, insights into many central practices emerge in order to deepen understanding of the foundations of Vajrayana Buddhism. Also included in the book is a commentary on the Tsok Khang Dechen (Assembly Palace of Great Exaltation), the root text prayer of the second Kyabje Düdjom Rinpoche, Jigdrel Yeshe Dorje.

John Weatherhill, Inc., 1976. Book. Very Good. Hard Cover with Dustjacket. First Edition, Third Printing. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover with dustjacket : very good / good. 3rd printing. Book: spine tips very slightly pushed in; small spot to top edge of back board; name stamped on top edge of text block; straight and tight; interior excellent. Jacket:1-1/2" tear and a couple of 3/4" tears; light edge wear otherwise; front flap folded vertically; in new mylar protector. .

Attractive Nouveau Prize PLATE 1906 on first end paper. V Good copy. 147pp plus ads, 240 grms, 19 x 13 cms.

UKRAINIA Tolstoi, Count Lyof N.: The Cossacks: A Tale of the Caucasus in the Year 1852. First English Edition, 1888 Walter Scott, 24 Warwick Lane, Paternoster Row, London. Translated from the Russian by Nathan Haskell Dole. Summary: A novel of the Caucasian War 1817-1864. Used. Good- Condition/ No DJ. Blue Boards gold titling and ornamentation. Imperial Russian crest stamped in gilt at center front. A solid copy. Light foxing to endpapers. Toning. Fabric at top of spine missing. RARE/SCARCE.

Here is the rare, first edition hardcover of "Earth House Hold," signed by Gary Snyder. Only 2500 copies published in 1969 by New Directions (Item A 22 in the Gary Snyder Bibliography by Katherine McNeil). No dust jacket.
Signed on the title page by Snyder directly beneath and partially over his printed name, in his calligraphy script style.
Although one of Snyder's better-known books, signed copies are rare, especially in hardcover.
Condition is VG to VG- with some foxing and soiling, and light fraying to front corners of spine tips. Very mild bow to front board, shows only if you hold the book flat in your hand like a platter and hold it up to the light. (Most sellers wouldn't even mention it.)
All in all, a solid signed copy of this important title in the Snyder canon.

Abdullah, Achmed. The Thief of Bagdad. Readers Library Publishing Co. Ltd., London Film Edition, 1924. USED. TONED. Good Condition/ Good- DJ. QUITE RARE IN THE ORIGINAL DUST JACKET Front dj panel states "Film Edition" Actor Douglas Fairbanks photo on back panel. DJ Spine is chipped. Now protected in a mylar wrap. Summary: The Thief of Bagdad is a 1924 American silent swashbuckler film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Douglas Fairbanks, and written by Achmed Abdullah and Lotta Woods. Freely adapted from "One Thousand and One Nights", it tells the story of a thief who falls in love with the daughter of the Caliph of Baghdad.

In orginal wrap
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NY: Yogi Gupta New York Center, 1961. First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published NY: Yogi Gupta New York Center, 1961, first printing. 8vo., xix+240pp., illustrated with b/w photos. Orange cloth with brown titles and design. Bookplate on pastedown, else near fine, clean, bright in very good dust jacket frayed along the top edges with old tape repairs on dust jacket verso. . 1st. Hard. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo.

Boston: Chinese Service Bureau, c. 1937. Signed and stamped by author. Hardcover. No DJ. Library binding; yellow buckram over boards. Condition: Very Good. Boards show light soiling overall with some light abrasion to corners and spine edges. Interior is age-toned overall but is clean and without marks except for the author's signature on the front flyleaf and a previous owner's name and date inside the front cover. Photo is of the copy for sale at Barbed Wire Books.