Adela M Curtis (10 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good+. Owner's Name Inside; 62 pages.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 13 x 9.5 cm. 16 pp; in the original buff printed paper wrappers. Internally clean and unmarked; slight toning due to age. Overall, in very good condition. Adela Curtis (1864-1960) was the leader of a group known informally as the 'White Ladies' Curtis was a Christian, vegetarian teetotaller, pioneer of self-sufficiency and a keen organic gardener. She was born in Japan and came to England in 1868. Although a committed Christian she was influenced by the American New Thought movement and Eastern religions. Around 1907 she established her first spiritual centre, the school of Silence in Kensington, London, and later the Order of Silence Centre in Coldash, Berkshire, a utopian self-sufficient farm and children's school. In May 1921 Adela Curtis retired to Burton Bradstock to recuperate from an illness. She purchased 17 acres from the Pitt-Rivers estate to establish a spiritual centre. She was joined by former students from London and Coldash. They were styled 'nuns' and became known locally as the White Ladies as they wore white habits. They lead a simple life as the community of Christian Contemplatives - there are memorial plaques in the chapel at Othona, West Dorset.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 13 x 9.5 cm; 64 pp. With some pencil annotations throughout. In original printed buff paper wrappers. Slight wear and soiling due to age. Overall, a very good copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. FIRST EDITION. 17.5 x 12 cm. 47 pp. (2). Half-title and title page; with list of other works by the author in closing. Very clean internally. Original buff paper wrapper with lettering on top cover. An excellent and rare copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 18 x 12 cm. 30 pp. (1); with list of other works by the author in closing. Internally clean and unmarked. Original blue paper wrappers; slight wear and soiling. Overall, a very good and rare copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Hardback, no d/j. Boards have a slightly faded and bumped spine, light bumping to corners, previous owners name and sticker, o/w good.

19x13. Tela editorial. 173 pgs. Texto en inglés. Cubiertas sucias. Leves desgarros en el lomo. 706967.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 13 x 9.5 cm. Pages unnumbered, four leaves. Title page with engraved ornamental frame. Crisp and unmarked paper. Unbound. Excellent condition. Adela Curtis (1864-1960) was the leader of a group known informally as the 'White Ladies' Curtis was a Christian, vegetarian teetotaller, pioneer of self-sufficiency and a keen organic gardener. She was born in Japan and came to England in 1868. Although a committed Christian she was influenced by the American New Thought movement and Eastern religions. Around 1907 she established her first spiritual centre, the school of Silence in Kensington, London, and later the Order of Silence Centre in Coldash, Berkshire, a utopian self-sufficient farm and children's school. In May 1921 Adela Curtis retired to Burton Bradstock to recuperate from an illness. She purchased 17 acres from the Pitt-Rivers estate to establish a spiritual centre. She was joined by former students from London and Coldash. They were styled 'nuns' and became known locally as the White Ladies as they wore white habits. They lead a simple life as the community of Christian Contemplatives - there are memorial plaques in the chapel at Othona, West Dorset. …

kl. 8°, 55, (1) S., Leinenband mit aufgeklebtem Umschlag der Broschurausgabe. Die Seiten fleckig, der Einband etwas berieben, insgesamt noch gut erhaltene gebundene Ausgabe. Der Band beinhaltet eine religiöse Erzählung in indischer Umgebung.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1910 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 360 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 360 Language: English.…