1. Best, Elsdon.

The Whare Kohanga (the ‘Nest House’) and its Lore. Comprising data pertaining to procreation, baptism, and infant betrothal, &c.; contributed by members of the Ngati-Kahungunu Tribe of the North Island of New Zealand. ‘He puta taua ki te tane, he whanau tama ki te wahine.’

First published 1929. Wellington, New Zealand, A.R. Shearer, Government Printer, 1975. 25 cm x 15.5 cm. 93 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. A very small tear in front of dustjacket. Rare !

2. Donald S. Lopez.

Religions of Asia in Practice. An Anthology.

Princeton and Oxford, Princeton University Press, 2002. 15.5 cm x 23.5 cm. XII,734 pages. Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

3. Inglis, Tom.

Moral monopoly – The Catholic Church in modern Irish society.

Dublin, Gill and Macmillan, 1987. 22 cm. [xi], 251 pages. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of an irish university lecturer and council man, including a newspaper-clipping related to the topic. Name of preowner on endpaper.

4. Inglis, Tom:

Moral monopoly – The rise and fall of the Catholic Church in modern Ireland.

Second edition. Dublin, University College Dublin Press, 1998. 24 cm. vii, 312 pages. Softcover. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. From the library of an irish university lecturer and council man, with several remarkable newspaper-clippings related to irish politics, constitution and History.

5. Jessop, T.E.

An Introduction to Christian Doctrine.

London / Edinburgh / Paris / a.o. Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd, 1960. 14.8 cm x 22.5 cm VIII, 133 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor staining to front and rear hardcover. Minor fraying and staining to dustjacket, with staining to front and rear pastedowns and endpapers. Minor foxing to edges and pages throughout. A previous owner’s name in ink pen on front endpaper. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard.

6. Johnson, William Percival.

My African Reminiscences, 1875-1895.

Westminster, Universities Mission to Central Africa, no year (1924). 14 cm x 21 xm. Frontispiece, 236 pages. 8 illustrations, including frontispiece. Fold-out map at rear of Lake Nyasa. Private Hardcover [publisher’s original maroon cloth] with gilt lettering on black spinelabel. Sprinkled edges. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Fold-out map is creased. Interior is tight, bright and clean with new endpapers.

7. Joya, Mock.

Mock Joya’s Things Japanese.

Sixth Edition. Tokyo, Tokyo News Service Limited, 1971. 15.5 cm x 17.5 cm. XXI, 745 pages. Illustrated throughout with a few black-and-white vignettes. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

8. Müller, Werner.

Glauben und Denken der Sioux – zur Gestalt Archaischer Weltbilder.

First Edition. Berlin, Verlag von Dietrich Reimer, 1970. 18.5 cm x 25.5 cm. XII, 413 pages with 66 illustrations and 5 maps. Softcover mit originalem Schutzumschlag. Very good, excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some pages unopened.

9. Oulton, J.E.L.

Holy Communion and Holy Spirit. A Study in Doctrinal Relationship.

London, S.P.C.K, 1951. 21.5 cm x 14 cm. 203 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good- condition with only minor signs of external wear. Moderate to heavy foxing to dustjacket, edges, front and rear pastedown enpapers and enpapers. Blue ink marking/ underlining throughout. Spine of dustjacket is frayed. Contains blindstamp on front enpaper “The Deanery, Lismore, Co. Waterford”. With faded blue decoration to top edges. Pencil date on top corner of rear enpaper. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen’s Translator Erik Haugaard.

10. 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 !