Religion from Pulp & Circumstance

Rochester, Vermont: Inner Traditions International, 1999. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to: 9¾ - 12" tall. Explores the relationship between visual patterns and the underlying cosmology. Originally published in 1976, this copy is a second printing of the 1999 American soft cover edition. Illustrated with line drawings that often include blue ink for emphasis. Text… Read more about this item

New York: Fawcett Crest Book, 1980. Soft cover. Near Fine. 12mo: 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Narrative history written by an acclaimed novelist. Originally published in 1978, this copy is a first printing of the 1980 mass market edition. Three b&w maps. Index. Binding square and tight. Minor wear only. Unmarked by… Read more about this item

Cambridge, Massachusetts and London: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2007. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A history of "the secularization of Western cultural and social orders" that also seeks to "identify what it is to be secular and to inhabit a secularized society." Hefty hardcover… Read more about this item

Pasadena, California: William Carey Library, 2008. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Lars Ekelund (Cover Art). Handsome trade paperback covers the history of missionary work at sea as well as contemporary challenges. Includes a section of "Perspectives on Maritime Mission" -- 31 short essays by such contributors as Desmond Tutu, Paul Heibert… Read more about this item

London: Collins. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 48mo - over 3 - 4" tall. Sermon on Love and Christian Life. Very small hardcover, about 3 7/8" x 2 3/4", in beige cloth with red block highlighting titling on front board. Not dated. Covers have a couple of spots (water spots?) but otherwise this is a charming little… Read more about this item

Nashville, Tennessee: The Upper Room, 1951. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Very Good. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. Prayers and devotional verse "to serve as a daily reminder of your covenant and to help you keep it." Very portable little book, about 4 5/8" x 2 3/4", in flexible covers. All edges dyed.… Read more about this item

Nashville, Tennessee: The Upper Room, 1941. Soft cover. Very Good. 32mo - over 4 - 5" tall. Prayers for many occasions "intended both as a means of cultivating and of sustaining continuous habits of prayer and devotion." This copy is a 1950 13th printing. Very portable, about 4 5/8" x 2 3/4", in flexible covers. All… Read more about this item

Markfield, Leicester UK: The Islamic Foundation, 2001. Soft cover. Near Fine. This trade paperback copy is a 2004 reprint. Index. Very minor wear only. No markings.

Damascus, Syria: Dar al-Ilm. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. English translation from the Arabic of Ma?alim fi a? ?ariq (1964), one of the most influential Islamist tracts ever written. This copy is a trade paperback with only very slight wear and no markings.

London: John F. Shaw & Co.. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Handsome volume of Bible Stories, undated (1920's?) and unpaginated, in blue cloth over beveled boards with gilt decorations and titling to the front and spine. Top edge gilt. Marbled green endpapers. Illustrated: b&w drawings scattered throughout on about… Read more about this item

Westport, Connecticut: Praeger, 2005. Hardcover. Good/Very Good. First printing of the first American edition. Hardcover in black cloth with gilt titling to the spine. Includes extensive Notes and Bibliographical references plus an Index. Presents as very good or better (square, solid binding, little exterior wear) but rated only good plus due to penciled markings on… Read more about this item

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1996. Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First published in French, 1992. Harvard edition (cloth), 1994; this copy is a 1996 Harvard paperback edition. Includes bibliographical references and an Index. Fine copy with only very slight shelf wear.

Boston & London: Shambhala Publications, Inc, 1991. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Graphic novel version of the life of Tibet's national hero drawn by a Dutch artist who worked for Playboy. Unsurprisingly includes some nudity. Rated good only due to creasing and crumples on back cover which… Read more about this item

Cranford, New Jersey: American Atheist Press, 2016. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition published as "No Meek Messiah." This trade paperback copy is an expanded 2016 third edition. Includes Glossary, bibliographical references, and an Index. Near Fine with just a little bit of wear and no markings. … Read more about this item

Hungary: Corvina / Helikon / Strassburger, 1984. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. Facsimile of the Kaufmann Mishneh Torah. Hungarian edition released in 1980. This English edition published in 1984. Hardcover in beige cloth with gilt decoration to front and gilt titling to the spine. Dust jacket protected… Read more about this item

Toronto & Rochester: The Basilian Press, 1955. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Published thesis. Hardcover in red cloth with gilt titling to the spine. Includes Bibliography. VG or better: square and firmly bound. Ink stamps to the title page and rear paste down identifying this copy as once… Read more about this item

Coulterville, California: Center for Cultural Leadership, 2019. Soft cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Essay. Slim trade paperback, more booklet than book, includes Notes.

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2015. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. An Islamic history that addresses historiography and the concepts of social cohesion and social transformation. Written 1375-1379, this translation into English was first published in three volumes in 1958, then appeared as a one volume abridgment in 1969. … Read more about this item

New York: Avon, 1970. Soft cover. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Copyright 1968. First Avon printing 1970. This copy is a sixth printing thus. Near Fine. There is a very light crease on the spine, mild toning and a touch of wear, but otherwise the book is square and tight… Read more about this item

New York: Discus (Avon Books), 1976. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Originally published in 1973; Discus mass market edition was first printed in 1976; third printing thus. Includes b&w photographs in a section of plates by Mark Edwards. Very Good or better: square and tight, light crease on spine,… Read more about this item