Buddhist
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1910 The Saints in StoryLondon: 1910The first edition of this vanishingly scarce work by Mrs C. R. Peers on the saints and their stories, with numerous beautiful illustrations.
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c1827 The Christian Year: Thoughts in Verse for the Sundays and HolydaysLondon: c1827A calendar of John Keble's Christian poems for Sundays and holydays, bound in crushed half morocco.
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Signed1885 The Light of AsiaLondon: 1885This signed copy of Edwin Arnold's narrative poem describes the life and enlightenment of Prince Guatama Buddha.
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1938 The Secret of the Golden FlowerLondon: 1938A scarce edition of this famous Chinese Taoist book on meditation, previously owned by the English novelist, Warwick Deeping.
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1926 A Tibetan on TibetLondon: 1926A first edition copy of this fascinating work regarding Tibet, written by a Tibetan.
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1908 The Inward LightLondon: 1908A lovely edition of this work utilising the beliefs of the Burmese people to provide a better understanding of Buddhism.
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1956 Oracles and Demons of TibetThe Hague; London: 1956The first edition of this scarce detailed study of Tibetan deities and cults by ethnologist and Tibetologist Réne De Nebesky-Wojkowitz.
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1921 In the Hours of MeditationMayavati, Himalayas: 1921A charming little work on Hindu meditation, scarcely found in so early an edition.
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1910 Shinran and his Work: Studies in Shinshu TheologyTokyo: 1910An uncommon examination of the work of Japanese Buddhist Shinran written by Rev. Arthur Lloyd.
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1926 The Light of Asia by Sir Edwin Arnold Illus Hamzeh Carr Limited Ed BuddhaLondon: 1926A limited edition of this famous narrative poem that details the life and story of Prince Gautama Siddhartha, who became The Buddha.