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| This selection contains 3 title(s) on 1 page. This is page 1 with nrs. 1 to 3 |
 | JACKSON, ROBERT Mysteries of Witchcraft and the Occult NSW Australia, Sandstone Books. 1977, First Edition. Hard, 4to. Publishers original pictorial laminated covers with blue lettering to spine. Dustwrapper: unclipped, now protected in Brodart. White endpapers, no inscriptions, small tape residue to corners of endpapers. 128pp including index, profusely illustrated with contemporary engravings and full colour photographs throughout text. Pages clean and bright in firm binding. The world's deepest supernatural mysteries have, throughout the centuries, been cloaked in superstition and myth. Yet many of these tales of satanic rites, demonic beasts, poltergeists and prophecy, witches and wise men, are firmly based on fact, involving real people in real places. In this international survey of strange and scary, Robert Jackson peels away the rumours and folklore to get a true picture of what actually happened. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.75 US$ 27.72 | £UK 16.75 | JP¥ 2449] Book number: 0005950 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios. | |
 | JOHNSON, JULIAN P. With a Great Master in India Indian, Radha Soami Satsang Beas. 1994, Reprint - Ninth Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo. Publishers original buff cloth with dark maroon lettering on front cover and spine. Minor bumping and rubbing to extremities. Light marks to front and rear cover. Dustwrapper: unclipped, minor rubbing and bumping to extremities, now protected in Brodart. White endpapers, no inscriptions. Frontis: Huzur Maharaj, Baba Swan Singh, 1858-1948. 241pp plus 3 black and white photographic plates. Has woven multicolored bookmarker. This book is a personal expression of a man's relationship with his spiritual Master; a book about love, about wonder, about worship and surrender, a book about the path to God. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 50.00 [Appr.: EURO 31 US$ 46.2 | £UK 28 | JP¥ 4082] Book number: 0005817 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios. | |
 | WARING, PHILIPPA A Dictionary of Omens and Superstitions New Jersey, Chartwell Books Inc. 1989, Reprint. Hard Cover, 8vo. Publishers original pictorial laminated cover. Dustwrapper: unclipped, now protected in Brodart. Black endpapers, no inscriptions. 264pp. pages clean and bright in firm binding. Did you know that: If a woman's apron suddenly falls off for no apparent reason it is an omen that she will have a baby within a year; A man with a hairy chest makes a better lover than one without; The appearance of bubbles on the surface of a cup of tea can mean you are in for some money; If you must get out of bed on the left-hand side, you should put your right sock and shoe on first to counter the bad luck. Omens, superstitions, folk beliefs cling in fact to nearly every human activity. Most have grown through the centuries, linking us with a distant magical past when inanimate objects and chance happenings all had powers and meanings that we have long forgotten, The author has listed over 500 entries of omens and superstitions from all over the world, tracing their probable origins and the rich symbolic context in which they still survive. She suggests ways of exploiting good luck and avoiding bad. Very Good/Fine/Very Good/Fine. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.5 US$ 23.1 | £UK 14 | JP¥ 2041] Book number: 0006045 Click here to order or inquire at Eccleston Books & Curios. |
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