141. Swearer, Donald K.

Becoming the Buddha. The Ritual of Image Consecration in Thailand.

Princeton and Oxford, Princeton University Press, 2004. 16.5 cm x 24 cm. XVIII, 332 pages. 21 illustrations in black-and-white. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. The rare Hardcover – Edition !

142. Tomline, George.

A Refutation of Calvinism – in which, The Doctrines of Original Sin, Grace, Regeneration, Justification and Universal Redemption are explained and the peculiar Tenets maintained by Calvin upon these points are proved to be contrary to Scripture, to the writings of the Antient [sic] Fathers of the Christian Church and to the public formularies of the Church of England. [Bound with a rare Cork-Print of “Remarks on the late publication of Dr.G.Tomline, Lord Bishop of Lincoln, entitled a Refutation of Calvinism, extracted and abridged from the Eclectic Review, for August 1811].

[Third Edition of the main title / First edition of the Cork-print]. London, T.Cadell & W.Davies, 1811. Octavo. Main title: IX, (1), 590 pages / Additional title: (1), 23 pages (Printed in Cork, 1811 and sold by Edwards & Savage and J. & R. McMullin in Castle-Street).. Hardcover / Original, early 19th-century half leather with paper-covered boards. In protective Mylar. Paper on boards slightlys damaged. Binding otherwise firm and in very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. One page of the additionally bound title slightly loosened. Bookplate of Richard Meade, Ballymartle, on pastedown. Rare and especially interesting version of this book with the Remarks on the Refutation bound in the rear.

143. Tutton, A.E.H.

Crystallography and Practical Crystal Measurement [Personal copy of english neuroscientist and founding father of “The Science of Brain Chemistry”, Derek Richter].

First Edition. London, MacMillan and Co, 1911. Octavo. XIV, 946 pages with many illustrations. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of Derek Richter (Magdalen College, Oxford), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to the pastedown and his personal ownership-notation to endpaper. War Office Stamp on titlepage.

144. Warner, Marina.

Signs & Wonders, Essays on Literature and Culture.

London, Chatto & Windus, 2003. 16.5 cm x 24 cm. XII, 516 pages. Jacket photo – Chris Stammers. Author Photo – Elke Bock. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

145. Willius, Frederick and Thomas J. Dry.

A History of the Heart and Circulation.

Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders & Co., 1948. 15 cm x 24 cm. XVII, 456 pages. Illustrations in black and white throughout. Original Hardcover in protective Mylar. Excellent – super condition of the rare edition with only very minor signs of external wear. Name of preowner W.S.Chisholm on pastedown.

146. Wing-keun, Lam / Ching-yuen, Cheung. (Editors).

Facing the 21st Century.

Nanzan, Nanzan Institute for Religion and Culture, 2009. 20,5 cm x 15 cm. VII, 304 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of philosopher Graham Parkes. [Frontiers of Japanese Philosophy 4]

147. Wu, Ching-Tzu.

The Scholars. Translated by Yang Hsien-yi and Gladys Yang. The author’s portrait and illustrations by Cheng Shih-Fa.

Third Edition. Peking, Foreign Languages Press, 1973. 22 cm. 8, 607 pages. 21 leaves of plates, dome folded. Illustrations (including colour frontispiece) and portraits in black and white. Original hardcover. Very good condition with only very minor signs of external wear.