Search Results: Titles starting with S from MagicWorldBooks

The Saint and the Outlaw and Other Stories - Michael Wood (Joy Hooper) - London, Theosophical Publishing Society, 1904 - 236pp - 20x13 cmGood Condition: name inside and 'Joy Hooper' added on title page, some light spotting. Otherwise clean, tight and in great condition for such an old book.A collection of thirteen tales which have been praised for their vivid vitality, and their ability to convey the incommunicable mysticism of existence. The mysticism also places them in the realm of religious writing, yet the stories usually avoid religiosity and sentimentality.The stories are entitled : The Saint and The Outlaw, The Dream Garden, "Lox", The House of Hate, The Fool and the Folk of Peace, The Prince and The Water Gates, The Way of the Herb Gatherer, The Land of Marvellous Night, The Sinner's Requiem, The Preacher, The Teller of Drolls, The Guardian of the City, The Tumultuous ShadowsIf you have any questions or want to see more pictures, feel free to ask.Your book will be securely packed and shipped… Read More

Ron L. Hubbard - Science of Survival. Simplified, Faster Dianetic Techniques - Wichita (Kansas), Hubbard Dianetic Foundation; The Wichita Publishing Co, 1951 - First Edition, 4th printing- Hardcover (rebound, library binding) - 328pp - 20x14 cmCondition Good - Rebound in library binding, label removed inside and small stamp on title page. Cover a bit dirty, inside in really good condition.If you have any questions or want to see more pictures, feel free to ask.Your book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking number, signed & insured.

Samten Gyaltsen Karmay - Secret Visions of the Fifth Dalai Lama: The Gold Manuscript in the Fournier Collection - London, Serindia Publications, 1998 - 2nd Edition - Softcover - 142pp - 34x25 cm (large book)Condition Good: Some minor signs of use; cover a bit damaged and corners of some pages are a bit bend. No other issues, the book is clean, complete and without names, notes or other markings. One of the most beautiful books published on Tibet and Tibetan art with the fantastic illustrations of this singular manuscript showing the dreams and visions of the Great Fifth, executed by his personal calligrapher. The illustrations represent the finest-known quality in Tibetan book illumination and are executed in gold, silver, greens, blues and reds against a charcoal background. Up to as many as 38 different ritual objects can be depicted in one illustration and have been fully identified in the corresponding captions, with their ritual use explained in a glossaryIf you have any questions or want to see… Read More

Marjorie Bowen - The Shadow on Mockways - London, Collins, 1933 - 4th Edition - Hardcover - 254pp - 18x12 cmCondition Good: Spine bleached,, cover faded, label and note at empty pages, spotting throughout the book (mostly at the edges). The book has no big issues; binding tight, pages clean, complete.Marjorie Bowen (Gabrielle Margaret Vere Campbell) was a British author who wrote historical romances, supernatural horror stories, popular history and biography. She also wrote under the names Joseph Shearing, George R. Preedy, John Winch, Robert Paye, and Margaret Campbell. If you have any questions or want to see more pictures, feel free to ask.Your book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking number, signed & insured.

Mrs. S.G.C. Middlemore - Spanish Legendary Tales - London, Chatto and Windus, 1885 - First Edition - Hardcover - 302pp - 19x13cm

Condition Good: Note at top of the spine, library stamp and note on the first page. There is one chapter that has a note in pencil, otherwise the book is clean. Cover some minor signs of use, binding tight and all pages firm attached.


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Frank Adams - The Story of Simple Simon - London, Blackie & Son, ca.1908 - First Edition - Hardcover - 26pp, 12 illustrations - 28x22 cmCondition Good: Cover dirty and slightly damaged at corners and edges, label inside, two text pages with a small tear. Binding good, pages clean, complete with all illustrations which are in great condition.If you have any questions or want to see more pictures, feel free to ask.Your book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking number, signed & insured.

Marie Corelli - The strange visitation of Josiah McNason: a Christmas ghost story; illustrated by H.R. Millar - London, George Newnes, 1904 - 1st Edition - Hardcover - 118pp, 10 illustrations - 16x22 cmCondition Good: Cover damaged at corners and edges, part of the spine missing but no impact to the binding, binding good and everything attached. Name inside, some minor traces of use, a few pages with dirty fingerprints or spots but in general clean without big issues.A story similar to Scrooge: A hard-hearted millionaire is visited on Christmas Eve by the goblin-spirit of an ex-tightwad (now residing in hell), who takes him on a series of frightful dream-flights that convince him he must change his miserly ways. The book was later reprinted as 'The strange visitation' without the illustrations. This is the original illustrated edition as published in the Christmas number of The Strand Magazine in 1904 and almost impossible to findIf you have any questions or want to see more pictures, feel free to… Read More

Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh - The Sun Behind the Sun Behind the Sun; a Darshan Diary - India, Rajneesh Foundation, 1980 - 1st Edition - Hardcover with dust jacket - 615pp - 22x15 cmCondition Very Good: Dust jacket some minor damage at corners and edges, pages a bit yellowed. Otherwise almost as new, no names or writing, tight, probably unread. Only 5000 printed for this first edition.If you have any questions or want to see more pictures, feel free to ask.Your book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking number, signed & insured.