Maby j cecil (7 risultati)

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good +. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing.. ** ARTICLES AND STORIES (1)The Invisible Dog by Lady Eleanor Smith; The Curse of Mar by Commander Charles M. Cree; My Family Heard the Banshee by Raqual de S. Marshall; The Stones Told The Story by P. G. Woodhouse; The Wonderful Eddy Children by Dr. W. B. Chesney; Ghost Ship of Good wins by Frank Madigan; Window to Eternity by Vaughn Shelton; Case of the Uneasy Coffin by Edmond P. Gibson; Have you the gift of Dowsing? by J. Cecil; Maby, B. Sc; Yoga For You by Major P. G. Francis; Fortress of Nan Natol by Vincent H. Gaddis; The Woman Who Grew Younger by Q. Q. Quail; Dream that Brought Success by Marguerite Steedman Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.…

1st edition hardback in original cloth Very Good octavo 180pp., index, Historical & Sociological study of the future of Western Civilisation with special refrence to Spengler's concept of destiny.

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. Boards in dark green cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Internally clean and unmarked. Two pages of the author's additions and corrections, dated May 1972, is laid-in. Dust jacket has some light chipping/edgewear; in an archival mylar sleeve. xii + 123 pages. A monograph upon selected aspects of Dowsing and Radiesthesia by the Jesuit priest, Fr. John Rudd. In this study, the author recounts his personal experiences and deductions after several years of critical investigation. He stresses a particular use of angle rods as dowsing tools, relative to the keystone of its main thesis; the exact nature of which is explained. Four-page preface by the J. Cecil Maby (1902-1971), a well-known dowser, biophysicist, and member of both the British Society of Dowsers and the Society for Psychical Research.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. First Edition. Hardback. No. 7 of a Limited private edition of possibly about 250 copies. 8vo. pp. [viii], 213. Frontispiece. Illustrations. Original black cloth lettered gilt on spine. Red wrapping paper dust jacket depicting musical instruments (not original). Typewritten xeroxed text. Presentation copy: 'To Clive Gimson With kind regards & thanks for your interest. J. Cecil Maby 18/7/67.' Typed signed letter loosely inserted from Maby to Gimson written on headed notepaper from Brooke House, Frocester, Stonehouse, Glos dated July 18th 1967 and consisting of about 350 words in which he describes the book as 'a rather odd and unorthodox compilation! He trusts 'that no great alarm or despondency will result from its perusal. Much is of an independent spirit (purposely), and Part II definitely inflammable.' Essays on a wide range of diverse topics including womanhood, superstition, hermaphroditus, education, human nature, sex, death, religion and scientists among others. Appendix loosely inserted with handwritten note stating to be included after p. 221 in Maby's book 'Confessions of a Sensitive'. 1966. Includes copies of photographs of trance drawings, handwriting, ectoplasm and other abnormal images. pp. 8. Also loosely inserted a copy of an illustration of Marlshill House, near Cheltenham (the subject of one of the above images) and a typewritten page giving Advice to Sceptics. Several copied typed lists of reviews of Maby's books, including this one, loosely inserted. Joseph Cecil MabyÊ(1902-1971) was a BritishÊbiophysicist, dowser andÊpsychical researcher. Clive Gimson (1919-1982) housemaster and teacher at Bradfield College who Lord David Owen states in a book entitled, 'Favourite Heroes and Holy People' was 'a devout but questioning Christian.' Two pages with Reader's Opinions stuck together at front. Spine slightly used, otherwise very good. Light wear otherwise very good. Signedes. …

Cloth. Condizione: Very Good. Previous owners stamp on fep and bep. Gold bookstore sticker. ; Professional book dealer since 1975. All orders processed promptly and packaged with care. Satisfaction guaranteed. ; 221 pages; Black boards w. Gilt lettering on spine. Binding tight, interior clean and clear. "Limited private ed - Copy 132." as stated on fep.…

213pp. Limited private edition, copy no 225. frontis. A very good hardback copy. Cloth binding, gt.sp.

Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii-x [xi-xiv] 15-158 [159-160: blank], publisher's blue cloth, front panel lettered in yellow and ruled in blind, spine panel lettered in yellow. First edition. A collection of six antiquarian ghost stories dedicated to "two masters of their art, Edgar Allan Poe and Dr. M. R. James . whose tales I have read and reread with ever renewed delight and fear." Maby's only collection of ghost fiction. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 334. Bleiler (1978), p. 128. Reginald 09393. Tuck (1978), p. 287. Owner's initials inked on the front free endpaper. Spine panel sunned, spine lettering largely perished, a very good copy. A very uncommon book. (#178246). …