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THE SECOND EPISTLE OF SAINT PAUL TO THE CORINTHIANS
Catholic Truth Society. 1897. In-8. Relié. Etat passable, Plats abîmés, Dos abîmé, Mouillures. 92 pages. Carte en noir et bleu en frontispice. Titres dorés sur le dos et le 1er plat. Etiquette de code sur la couverture. Quelques tampons de bibliothèque.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
St. Edmund's College Series of Scripture Handbooks. With Intro. and Notes by R.D. Byles, B.A. Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
DICTIONARY OF GENERA AND SUB-GENERA OF CACTACEAE 1753 - 1953,
, Sherwood, The National Cactus & Succulent Society, 1957, Softcover, 185 x 245mm., 33pp.
Incorporating Supplement January Ist, 1954 - December 31st, 1956. In good condition.
Journey Into Burmese Silence
London, George Allen & Unwin, 1962. First edition. Octavo, orange cloth hardcover, 223 x 145 mm with 220 (4 ff) pp. Title and author's name on the top of the spine, editor's name at the bottom with a white label. Green label of a London library on the paste down free endpaper, black and white one-page wide picture as frontispiece, black stamp of the Grupo Gurdjieff of São Paulo on the title page. Author's foreword, Table of contents, 13 chapters, Appendix on the Vipassana Meditation with the Ledi Sayadaw Method, Glossary, Bibliography, Index. With many black and white pictures printed on couché paper. "This is the account of the search for a quiet retreat in which to learn the art of meditation, that is, of how to still the thoughts and find the insight that lies beyond intellect. It tells of the ultimate finding of such a retreat at the Maha Bodhi Meditation Centre in Burma, and of life at this and other Burmese meditation centres."
Some foxing on the first pages and at a few margins, a dent on the front cover. Otherwise, no marking after the title page, pages are mostly clean and the text blocks are brights. Pictures are good. A rare account of a travel to the now Myanmar mountains in good condition.
