Dougan abdullah (18 résultats)

First edition. 77 pages. Fine condition in a fine dust jacket.

Etat : very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

First edition. 208 pages. Fine condition in fine dust jacket.

Paperback (VG-) all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage costs.

Hardcover. Etat : Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. 210 pages. This book is a collection of stories told by Abdullah over many years at the Uni versal Worship service of the Church of All.The tales are from numerous religious and ethnic sources, demonstrating the Gnostic idea that the basic teac hing behind all religions stems from the same Truth, even though outer words and concepts may differ. The book reflects ideas contained in Quest I, II and III a nd is very suitable for introducing children to Work ideas. It includes sixteen full-page illustrations.Story from the book:From 'Aims'Once upon a time there was a monkey who was tied on a short rope to a peg fixed into the floor near the wall of a small room. A few feet above this peg there was a small hole in the wall (what we would call a niche, just a little place like a shelf) . The monkey was very neglected and uncomfortable because nobody looked after hi m .As you know monkeys jump around in trees, so have what we call libe rty. He would have had plenty of chance in his normal state to move around quite freely, but . because the poor wretch was tied like this, he couldn't move aw ay much or go to the toilet as he would normally do. So he had all this filth on the floor around him which made him miserable.One day he was looking up and saw the hole in the wall. He thought, 'Well, it's no good sitting here in t his filth, I'm going to try and get up there.' So he jumped up, but the rope was just too short for him to get into the hole, and he was pulled back down by the peg in the floor. He kept trying, and he jumped and jumped for days and days. H e kept on doing it and one day, because of all the jumping that he had done, he was able to free the little post which had been driven into the floor. He got up.…

First edition. 16 full-page illustrations, 118 pages. This book, which sets out Abdullah's basic teaching, shows the strong relationship between the Gurdjieff and Sufi ideas. Probings will be of great value to those who wish to learn to work on themselves in order to realize their physiological, psychological and spiritual potential. Four full-color reproductions of screen prints by Abdullah. Very good condition in a good dust jacket; Top front edge of jacket worn and curled. …

Super octavo hardcover (VG+) in d/w (VG+); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.…

Etat : Paperback in new condition. 86 pages. The precepts in The Supreme Path, directed to Buddhist monks a thousand years ago, apply to all in any age who seek beyond the surface of life. Abdullah's practical advice enables approaching the heart of this universal teaching."If the ego and body are really calmed down it is possible to experience something completely different from your usual state. There are no words, nothing to do with the body; there is peace and tranquillity. You are something else - your name part, or your spirit. It is a state each person has to experience for himself. From these small beginnings, if you can tie it all together you start to get a picture of the whole.".…

THIS VOL ONLY, super octavo, green heavy boards, gilt lettering to spine, 607pp, VG+ (light scuffing & bruising to extrems, sl tanning & soiling to page edges) in d/w, VG (1cm closed tear top top of front cover- with tape repair, moderate fading to spine, light chafing & soiling, light creasing & chipping to edges). …

First edition, octavo, dark green boards with gilt lettering to spine, 605 pp, VG+ (slight foxing to page extrems & eps) in VG+ d/w (slight soiling to upper edge fold-in flaps, slight foxing to internal rear ep).

first edition 208pp ills. NF (minor bump to head of spine) in NF d/w (sl.rubbed w.minor chip to head of spine).

Cloth. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : fine. First Edition. 84p., + ads. Brick red cloth, stamped gilt, dustjacket in mylar.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. 1st Edition. Slightly spine-sunned dust jacket which is now in protective mylar. 118pp.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. Etat de la jaquette : Good. Hard back, with dust wrapper. Boards are rubbed and moderately bumped. Binding is neat and tidy. Page edges are showing some discolouration, particularly at the head edge. Pages throughout lightly discoloured due to age. Pastedowns are moderately discoloured, so too are the free endpapers. Pastedowns bear discolouration from stick tape. Otherwise this book is in good condition. Dustjacket is well rubbed and thumbed. General discolouration. Edges are thumbed, creased. Spine and part of front cover sunned. Front fold-back may have been trimmed slightly. Well handled, yet this dust wrapper is in good condition. *We always describe the faults of our books meticulously but they usually present better than they sound.…

3 vol set, Super octavo, green cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, 607pp (part 1), 352pp (part 2), 350 pp (part 3), VG (moderate scuffing to lower board edges of all volumes, moderate bruising to spine extrems, v slight foxing to volume 3, v slight foxing to upper page edges of vol 1, small stain to page edges of vol 2) in d/w, VG- (bookseller's label to part 2 & 3 front flaps, scruffy closed tears to edges of all vols approx 1-2cm in length, some repaired with archival tape, moderate fading & two 4cm closed tears to spine of vol 1).…

Small Quarto, Orange cloth boards with white lettering to spine, 378 pp, illus, VG+ (v light fading to spine extrems) in d/w VG- (some fading to spine, small nick to rear bottom corner flap, 2cm closed tear repaired with archival tape to upper spine extrem, very small closed tear less than 1 cm to rear cover, 2 cm tear with loss to rear cover).…