MYSTICISM from Chilton Books

London: Collins, 1973.. Rep. "In this book it is Teilhard de Chardin the man of prayer who speaks to us. The richness, faith, spirituality, and abundant hope of his mystical milieu tell us much about the spiritual life of the scientist-priest, and illumine the ideas behind his philosophy." Pp. 144, pages toned, owner's name to front free endpaper, pages… Read more about this item

Paris: Librairie Fischbacher, 1924.. Glanes Mystiques recueilles par Henry van Etten et extraites des ouvrages de Thomas A kempis, Ruysbroeck, Molinos, Mmme Guyon, St Jean de la Croix, George Fox, Bienhse Therese de l'Enfant-Jesus, etc. 13cms x 9cms. Pp.54, red-ruled pages, text in French. Brown red-ruled cover with darkened spots to front. G+.

London: SCM, 1995.. Vol.II The Presence of God: A History of Western Christian Mysticism. "The fascinating history of early medieval mysticism, when monasticism was the dominant religious and educational institution of the new post-Roman world. It brings to life such visionaries as Gregory the Great, John Scotus Eriugena, Bernard of Clairvaux and many others." Pp.xviii/630. Paperback, minor… Read more about this item

London: SCM, 1992.. Volume I of The Presence of God: A History of Western Christian Mysticism. Contents include: Part I: The Historical Roots of Western Mysticism. !. The Jewish Matrix.; 2.The Greek Contemplative Ideal; 3.Jesus: The Presence of God on Earth; 4.Mystical Elements in Early Greek Christianity; 5.The Monastic Turn and Mysticism. Part II.The Birth of Western… Read more about this item

Shaftesbury: Solos Press, 1993.. Originally published in 1937. "Demonstrates that the scriptures are not always to be taken literally as biographies of the life of Christ but they also contain allegorical and symbolical levels of meaning as well....It becomes clear that the teachings of Christ have far more in common with those of such other great world teachers as… Read more about this item

Oxford: SLG Press, 1996.. 1st edition. Eight Letters of Evelyn Underhill & Essays by A.M.Ramsey & A.M.Allchin. "These two essays, and a series of letters she sent to a novice trying her vocation to the religious life, introduce us to a gifted writer, director, and theologian whose teaching sprang from a life of profound prayer." Pp.iv/48. Paperback. … Read more about this item

Oxford: SLG Press, 1976.. Fairacres Publication No.63. "Both essays n their different ways chart her progress from the rather diffused enthusiasm for mysticism of her earlier writings to the mre balanced and more profound theology which characterises the teaching of her last fifteen years." Pp.23. Lilac card covers, slightly sunned to spine edges. G+.

Cambridge: W.Heffer & Sons Ltd, 1917.. 1st edition. "The book is a practical one. I am no dreamer, but one who believes ardently in the power of the spiritual world to re-make the earth in its own likeness, so that we may begin, even here and now, our everlasting life"(author's preface). Written in the form of letters. Pp.viii/109/2(publisher's ads),… Read more about this item

London: Jonathan Cape, 1923.. 1st edition. With an Introduction by J.Estlin Carpenter. Contents includes: I.Religion and the Soul; II.The Age of Perfect Virtue; III.Chinese Egoism; IV.The Origin of Evil; V.The Teachers in the Upanishads; VI.An Outline of the Sankhya Philosophy; VII.Indian Egoism and Materialism; VIII.The Buddha's Personality; IX.Buddhism and War; X.Krishna's Advice to Arjuna; XI.Nirvana; XII.Nietzsche's Critique of Buddhism;… Read more about this item

London: David Nutt, 1914.. Contents: I.Popular Poetry in Italy Before and After St Francis; II.St Francis; III.The First Followers of St Francis - Brother Pacificus, St Bonaventure, Jacomino of Verona; IV.Jacopone Da Todi, the Mystic Poet; V.The Poems of Jacopone. Pp.xvi/334, spotting and toning to endpapers. Blue cloth,gilt title to spine, spine darkened, edges rubbed. Good.

London: Methuen & Co,1908.. The Library of Devotion series. 15cms x 10cms. Pp387, owner's illustrated bookplate(Honor Thomas) to front free endpaper, date to top of front free endpaper, picture of nativity scene pasted to preliminary page, strengthening to inner hinges. Green ribbed cloth, gilt title to spine, minor bumps to corners. G+.

Aberdeen: Shiva Publications, 1971.. One of a limited edition of 600 copies. "In this readable and exciting essay of ideas, the Gospel of Thomas is explained in terms of a modern Gnostic philosophy...The austere psychology of the Fifth Gospel is remote from the superstitious Messiah-worship of the Synoptic Gospels. It is one of the stimulating and important themes of… Read more about this item

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1965.. This book is one of the devotional classics of the English Church, and perhaps the greatest of them all. No one who reads it can fail to catch something of its splendour and charm". Pp.143, top corner of half-title page clipped, toning to pages. Paperback. G+.

New York: B.W.Huebsch, 1911.. 1st edition. The Art of Life Series. "By the Sixth Sense I mean the Mystic Sense, or that inner perceptive faculty which distinguishes man from the highest below him and allies him to the highest above him." Contents include: I.The Sixth Sense; II. In Relation to Health; III. In Relation to Health;… Read more about this item

London: Fontana, 1976.. 2nd impression. "An excellent survey of meditation ... a book for both reference and inspiration, fact and judgement." Pp.190, toning to pages. Pbk. G+.

London: J.M.Dent, 1961.. 2 volume set. Vol.1: Introduction and Biographies. Pp.xxxiii/466, portrait frontispiece convent inkstamps to fep. Vol.2: Critical. Pp.vi/422, portrait frontispiece, convent inkstamps to fep and title page. Green cloth, silver titles to spines. A heavy set (over 2kg) may require extra postage. VG.

London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1922.. 1st translated ed. "I have attempted to study the religious history of Italy during the Middle Ages." Pp. 2883/4 (ads), portrait frontis, ex libris bookplate to verso front board, initial to fep. Black cloth, gilt title to spine. G+.

Colorada: Acropolis Books. 1998.. Reflects Rafael's ardent desire for spiritual growth in himself and in his students". Pp 220. P/b. VG.

Boston: Shambhala. 2002.. 1st ed. "Restores the realms of inner space to the Christian tradition. Drawing upon a wide range of mystical and esoteric literature and practice, he shows how multidimensional is the Christian message, and how profound its understanding of the nature and purpose of the psyche". Pp 292, 1 b/w illustration. P/b. VG.

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1957.. Man's search for God and his struggle to overcome the spiritual and material factors that impede his search is the most vital and rewarding of all human activities". Pp 256, toning to pages, owner's label to half-title page. Paperback. G+.