Swami MadhavanandaMareMagnum
882 Ergebnisse
1956Book is in excellent condition except for cocked spine. Binding is solid, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows no other blemishes, text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. Dust jacket shows signs of shelf wear only, no tears. 376 pages. Text is in Sankrit with English translation. Contents includes: Avadhuta and his eight teachers, Destruction of Gunas, Powers resulting from yoga, Divine manifestations, Castes and orders of life, Forest life and monasticism, Jnana-yoga, karma-yoga and bhakti-yoga, How to be above insult, Sankhya system, Cause of delustion, an easy way to self-realisation
1993pp. xix, 275. Illustrated. Tall 8vo. Original full purple cloth binding, lettered in black. First edition. Nice copy. Hardbound. Very good++. RELIGION BOX 11
1929Bound collection of General Orders for the Philadelphia Commandery. Various paginations. Red embossed cross and crown for each of the ten orders. Full page photograph of Sir John W. Laird, Commander 1928-1929. Top edge gilt. Memorial insert of the Illustrious Companion, Albert T. Hanby. Rear end papers foxed. Text clean. 16mo. 155 mm. Original black and white cloth binding, soiled. PA SHELF 53
1967350 pages including index. Dealing with every kind of secret organization - predominantly religious societies, tribal groups, military orders, political conspiracies, ritual brotherhoods, and theosophical groups this books shows the diversity in the aims, conditions, and personalities of men who belong to such organizations. The origins, history, and current activities of these societies are investigated in detail, and the broad patterns are analyzed in order to enable us to comprehend the meaning of their rituals and beliefs. Discusses primitive secret societies, Mau Mau, Thuggee, The Mysteries, The Assassins, the Knights Templar, The Rosicrucians, Freemasonry, Nationalist Secret Societies, Chinese Secret Societies, The Mafia and the Ku Klux Klan. Former owner's signature upon front endpaper. Closed tears to dust jacket which remains attractive. A valuable contribution to conspiracy literature. Book
1965238 pages including index and black and white photographic plates. Describes the changing social structure of a northwest Ecuadorian port town. Central thesis is that the Negroes of San Lorenzo have successfully adapted their social system to new and expanding economic, social, and political orders. Unmarked copy with very light wear. Coffee drop stain upon fore-edge. Book
1993127 pages. Shares the experiences and reflections of over 20 members of communities as diverse as First Nations, religious orders, rural communes, activist camps and urban neighborhoods. Offers practical advice and inspiring visions about ways to reconstruct circles of mutual caring and support - and to relearn the wisdom that comes with enduring relations of people and places. Offers, through the community, a culture of hope. Unmarked. Light wear. Book
1977164 pages including index, references and colour photography. Presents the current state of soil taxonomy in Canada. The history and rationale of soil classification in Canada are outlined briefly to point out the changes in concepts and the current point of view on soil taxonomy. This is followed by chapters that define soil, soil horizons, and other basic terms, and explain how to key out the classification of a soil. A chapter is devoted to each of the nine soil orders and the great groups and subgroups within each order. Average wear. Unmarked. Excellent reference. Book
1997271 pages including index. Includes black and white photographic plates. Bernard 'Boom Boom' Geoffrion stands among the 20th century's most galvanic athletes. And its most magnetic personalities. Geoffrion invented the slapshot, was one of the first players in the post-World War II era to produce 50 goals a season, had teammate Doug Harvey saw off his leg cast against doctor's orders so that he could skate in the 1961 playoffs, and much more. A candid, entertaining and at times controversial story of this great Hall of Famer. Prior owner's details upon front endpaper else clean and unmarked with very light wear. Light wear to dust jacket. Excellent copy. Book
1972Reprint of the 1916 first edition. 224 pages. The Lusitania Massacre is one of the great landmarks in history, not alone in American history but in human history, because it ensured German defeat in the World War. Chapters include: Should passenger vessels carry war material?; English orders to fight submarines; The German warning; The American warning; The Cunard Company's warning; American Ruling (not law) on foreign armed merchant vessels; Was the Lusitania armed?; The Manifest of the Lusitania; Who is responsible?; View of the English, Austrians and Germans; The official English investigation; and more. Black and white illustrations. Some markings. Front free endpaper removed. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Front hinge secured with librarian's tape. Spine leaning moderately. Remains a decent working copy. Book
1979143 pages including bibliography. Traces beer's origins both geographical and philological in a gallimaufry of history and anecdote. Examines the rise and development of the pub or drinking house, and discusses the differences between 'beer' and 'ale', the introduction of hops to Britain, and the connection between brewing and holy orders. Delightfully illustrated with woodcuts, engravings and line drawings from all periods in the histoyr of beer and brewing. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket with some chipping along fore-edges. Nice clean copy. Book
1981193 pages. Explores how and why different societal orders have emerged. Taking key countries separately he shows how each might achieve greater effectiveness by modifying the basic components of - values, political governance and economic systems. Clean, bright and unmarked with negligible wear with two exceptions: Blind stamp atop front endpaper and slight ink mark upon top edge of text. Lovely copy. Book
1961Features: Yuri Gregarin's Flight - Extensive Coverage; Eichmann Trial; Nylon net stops jet; The Maya Stelae of Aguateca; Jewels in the service of chivalry and royalty - Orders of Knighthood and an Empress crown (in colour); Courtship among animals (in colour); The AMI 6 Citroen; Large fold-out advertisement by AEI (Associated Electrical Industries Ltd); and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Sound copy. Magazine
1983Over 190 pages. Black and white illustrations. Text in French. Usual library markings. Binding intact. Solid working copy. Book
2000Ultra-rare signed book by the amazing Maurice Cotterell. Hand-written signature appears upon title page. "His work, best described as adventure fact, brings together modern science, spirituality and ancient wisdom to unlock the events of the past, the present and the future." - from front flyleaf. "This ancient knowledge is known and thrives today, concealed in sacred geometry, cherished by the Church and the higher orders of Freemasonry. For the first time ever, Maurice Cotterell reveals the reasons for the secrecy, reasons which affect the future of us all." - from back cover. 356 pages. Index. Bibliography. Many colour plates. Average wear. Reading creases to spine. Book
1987Features: Historic Zeballos; The Upper Kootenay River Canal; The War Orders; Queen of the Klondike (conclusion). Clean, bright and unmarked. Book
1994Features: Earthly Treasure - Join a harrowing and humbling raft trip through B.C.'s Kitlope rainforest - cradle of native culture and a global ecological gem; Designer of Do's and Don'ts - pictogram pioneer Paul Arthur gives orders to the planet - without using a single word; Last Call? - are we silencing the loon's classic cry?; The Reel Thing - could the modern evils of TV and rock 'n' roll kill the vintage art of Celtic fiddling? - not in Cape Breton; Doctored by DNA - scientists are on the edge of engineering cures fro the deadliest diseases of our time. Average wear. Sound copy. Book
1981Features: Bunkhouse culture; Murder at Mount Sicker - This peaceful Canadian village was no match for a jealous madman who could disappear and reappear at will; Death in El Dorado - most 49ers had six months to succeed or go hungry; A Very Lively Hermit - Charley Parks; Emma Montgomery Jorgenson - the Queen of the Cook Tent; Neil Howie - Better than his times; Some Tragic Wyoming Characters; Twelve Years Shot - the Lawson Family; Caddo George - Slipped a dagger into Satank; "Dort Naus Ist America" - a siren's song that emptied the Old World and populated the new; Early-Day Orders at Fort Sill; Don Florencio of Lincoln County. A quality copy. Book
1965Pages 155-180. Features: Photo of the Shahristan inside front cover; Naval Craft; Shipbuilding; Merchant Ships; Photos of the Magleby Maersk and the Priboj; Austro-Hungarian Sisters; Technical Topics No. 8 - Tonnage; The German Auxiliary Cruisers - Part 8; Ships sold for demolition; Sales, Transfers and Renamings; Photo of the Ayrshire; Casualties; Photo of the Yousufbaksh ablaze; Launches - April 1965; Orders. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A sound copy. Book
196720 pages. Chapters include: The Vatican; The Dioceses and Parishes; The Religious Orders; Unrelated Business; Government Grants. Prior own's details inside front cover, otherwise unmarked with average wear. A sound copy. Book
193324 pages. Contents: Buying Revival Delayed by Slowness of Credit Expansion - Bankers Must Help; Labor Shows Way for Farmers to Combine and Stop Production by Strikers if Necessary; Vintage ads; Photo of New York Mayoral Candidate LaGuardia; Foreign news; Illustration of Dr. Goebbels who met with the Polish foreign minister to request removal of the Polish-Jew boycott against German goods; Illustration of Maxim Litvinoff; Japan's Naval Chiefs Given Added Power - with illustration of Gen. Araki; Current Events; Illustration of Attorney-General Homer S. Cummings who is going after bad lawyers; Photo of Dr. J.M. Doran, Commissioner of Industrial Alcohol; Photo of Italy's wireless wizard, Senator Guglielmo Marconi; Illustration of Comptroller of the Currency J.F.T. O'Connor; National Recovery Administration; Financial history repeats - the crazy period just prior to 1929 was a depression-breeder; Marketing; Capital Chat; Photo of Rep. Mary T. Norton, Chairman of the House District Committee; Photo of Laurence of Arabia; Caricature of Marie Dressler; Science News; Flag Conversation Between Ships; Caricature of Charles T. Coiner, designer of the NRA emblem; Aviation - big naval orders in US and Britain; and more. 3 inch by 1 inch piece missing from cover. Average wear. Yellowed with age. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
1974Features: Cover photo of Ab Jenkins and his 1933 V-12 Pierce-Arrow; Obituary of Arthur Kumpf inside front cover - Mr. Kumpf had a long association with the Pierce-Arrow, including service as a racer and endurance driver in the U.S. and Europe; list of Ab Jenkins' Driving achievements; Fredericksburg Meet Photos on pages 13 through 20; items on pages 4 through 9 are from the March 31, 1930 issue of 'The Pierce-Arrow News' (which was a large 'newspaper format' factory publication); Some Pierce-Arrows at Harrah's - with text and photos; New Parts Set-Up Gives Rush Service; Downton Window Display Proves Successful for Holden-Nelson; Here's the way your parts orders are handled; Speech of Col. Charles Clifton, 1917; Speech of Mr. Day about factory plans for the maintenance and up-building of Pierce-Arrow quality; Paint Shop Memories, by William L. Fischer; Many great photos from the 1974 PAS meet; Text of talk given at meet by Maurice A. Thorne. Back cover features reproduction of an ad for the Pierce-Arrow Travelodge, an early house/travel-trailer which could be pulled by car. Moderate wear. Umarked. A quality copy. Book
1907Features: Photo portrait and write-up re: The Late J.G.S. Anderson, the late Captain of "E" and "G" companies; Our Regimental Plate - No. IX - the "Lumsden" Cup - photo of the cup and article by 3304; Notes by the C.O.; Annual Inspection - with photo of Cols. Balfour, His Grace The Duke of Argyll, and Montgomerie, all in top hats at the saluting base; Shooting Results; Notes on Writing Orders, Tactical Problems, and the War Game (a); and more. Average wear and soiling. Staples disintegrated. Book
191761 pages. This well-travelled copy is boldly signed by former owner, J.C. Frith of the Canadian 18th Battalion at Hastings, England, April 1917. Above-average wear and soiling. Binding tender. Underlining on two pages. A wonderful WWI collectible. Book
195058 pages. Features: Western Pacific orders Budd car after successful 10-day trial (short story); The Rutland Railroad - article with photos; The Locomotive in 1949 - railroads cut back diesel orders, almost forgot steam & admired the gas turbine - long article with photos; Ohio's last Narrow-Gauge - The Ohio River & Western - article with two great photos; Photo Section - including centerfold photo of Southern Pacific's Suntan Special in California; Broad Gauge Route - The Erie Railroad - photos; My Finest Train Trip - David P. Morgan describes his trip from New Orleans on the Panama Limited - with photos; Big Hook - the machinery and crews who clear away wrecks - super photos; Hub of the Washington Terminal - Ivy City Enginehouse services the steam, diesel and electric locomotives of the five railroads using the capital's Union Station - article with two photos; Los Angeles at Night - nice long-exposure photos; Casey Jones Died 50 Years Ago - article with photo; Lancaster & Chester - Miniature Division at Elliott Springs; Great vintage ads; and more. Unmarked. Average wear. Binding intact. A sound vintage copy. Magazine
194794 pages. Features: Flight Safety (first of a series); Our Navy's Wings - The First of Two Aircraft Carriers Join Canada's Fleet; Report from Ottawa; U.S. Navy orders Jet Fighters - the XFJ-1 and XF6U-1; Let's Learn to Fly - Taxiing and Control During Takeoff; London Letter; Supersonic Quest; Western Skylines; The Case for Community Airports; Interior Decoration of Aircraft - Designing for Passengers; Sperry Gyropilot - Electronic Approach works with "George"; Northrop Pioneer - trimotor transport; Photo of the XC-99 under construction; and more. Many pages of great ads including one for Kashower Air Service Ltd. of Oshawa plus a Fairey ad featuring a photo of Canada's first aircraft carrier, the H.M.C.S. Warrior. Small faint ink stamp to front cover and ad on first page. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy vintage copy. Magazine
