China and the Cross; A Survey of Missionary History.
Illus. 323pp. 8vo, cloth; (spine faded, cloth lightly spotted, else very good). N.Y.: P.J. Kennedy & Sons, 1957. More
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Armenian Miniature Paintings / Miniature Armene
Venice: Armenian Publishing House of San Lazzaro, 1990. Illustrated at rear with 85 large color plates. 127 pages of text in English & Italian on facing pages. Thick 4to, black cloth with inset pictorial label, cloth slipcase. Venice: Armenian Publishing House of San Lazzaro, 1990. Small bump at head, slightly effecting pages; lengthy gift inscription in neat Armenian cursive on half title, still a near fine copy of this rather scarce title. Printed on the occasion of the second Centenary..... More
Church Socials and Entertainments: Good Times That Will Bring the Folks Together and Promote Sociability
Chicago: Shrewesbury, 1916. 96 pages. Slim 16mo, green cloth. Chicago: Shrewesbury, (1916). A very good(+) copy, edgeworn with light rubbing and staining to spine. More
John Cassian: The Institutes
New York: Newman Press, 2000. 287 pages. 8vo, blue boards with gold lettering, dust wrapper. New York: Newman Press, (2000). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. Translated and Annotated by Boniface Ramsey, O.P. Ancient Christian Writers #58. More
An Introductory Catechism, by Dr. Carpenter; and Also, a Catechism of Scripture Names, by Dr. Watts. To Which Are Added, Prayers and Hymns for Children.
Cambridge: Hilliard and Metcalf, 1823. 36pp., 24mo, original marbled boards; (water stain on title page). Cambridge: Hilliard and Metcalf, 1823. Good. More
Officium in festo et per octavam Pentecostes: una cum commemorationibus festorum simplicium, qua infra eam occurrunt, secundum Missale & Breviarium Romanum.
Matriti, Joachim Ibarra, 1781. Religious text that is subtly ornate yet easily read. Rubricated throughout. The title-page has an engraved vignette; in text is a scattering of attractive initials. 18th-century brown calf, decoratively gilt with a floral design, with brass clasps partially present, all edges gilt, small water stain on last few pages. 202 pp., 12mo, moderate rubbing. An appealing example from a fine Spanish press. Matriti: Joachim Ibarra, 1781. Good. More
Antiquitates Apostolicae: or, The History of the Lives, Arts and Martyrdoms of the Holy Apostles of our Saviour, and the Two Evangelists, SS. Mark and Luke...; Being a Continuation of Antiquitates Christanae, or The Life and Death of the Holy Jesus.
London: R. Royston, 1677. Illustrated with a superb engraved folding genealogical plate, and 30 smaller in-text portrait engravings. [8], lxviii, [8], xvii, [1], 234pp. Title page printed in red & black. 4to, handsomely rebound by Jennifer Jeston in 3/4 burgundy morocco with blue spine labels (some soiling and dampstaining in the margins of some pages; lacks the frontispiece). London: Printed by R. Norton for R. Royston, 1677. Third Edition. STC (WING) C1588. More
The Biblical Message.
New York: Tudor, 1973. Preface by Jean Chatelain. Frontispiece is an original color lithograph, suitable for framing, printed by France by Draeger. Numerous additional illustrations in color and b/w, some double-page. 199 pages. Tall 4to, gilt-lettered pale cloth, pictorial d.w., cardboard slipcase. New York: Tudor Publishing, (1973). First American edition. A fine copy in a very near fine dust wrapper. More
Proceedings of the Centennial Anniversary of the Presbyterian Church at Sparta, N.J., November 23, 1886, together with a History of the Village.
map. 106pp. 8vo, cloth. N.Y.: Williams, 1887. First Edition. vg. More
Pilgrim-Walks in Rome; A Guide to Its Holy Places
London: Manresa Press, 1905. Photo Illus., folding street map of Rome. xvi, 464pp. 12mo, green cloth, front cover very lightly soiled, lacks front flyleaf, half-title page browned, a few pages lightly foxed in margins. London: Manresa Press, 1905. Author was a member of the Jesuit Order. Internally, a tight bright copy. More
De La Sagesse Trois Livres
Amsterdam: Elzevir, 1662. Beautifully engraved extra title page; printer's device on title page, and some decorative woodcut initials and ornaments throughout. [16], 622, 8 pages. Thick 12mo, attractively bound in simple full black morocco with ornate gilt-stamped inner dentelles; marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Amsterdam: Louys & Daniel Elzevier, 1662. The 4th Elzevier edition. Front endpaper lacking, else a near fine, clean copy. The magnum opus of Charron, who is known as the founder of modern secularism. -- Willems 1281;..... More
De La Sagesse: Trois Livres; WITH: Traicte De Sagesse...Plus quleques discours Chretiens du mesme Autheur, qui ont este trouvez apres son deceds.
Paris: Fuge, 1642. 802 pages + Table des Matieres; engraved title page. Short thick 8vo, old vellum. Paris: Fuge (Feuge), 1642. Derniere Edition. Bound in, with separate pagination and title page: Traicte De Sagesse...Plus quleques discours Chretiens du mesme Autheur, qui ont este trouvez apres son deceds. Feuge, 1642 In the same pagination is a separate title page: Diocurs Chrestien sur la benediction par Isaac a Jacob...1832. This last section is chewed at the margins, with no loss of text..... More
Traicte' De Sagesse
Paris: Robert Fevge, 1642. Several engraved devices. 84pp., thin 12mo, 1/2 vellum over marbled boards; some toning of tex,small bookplate inside front covert. Paris: Chez Robert Fevge, 1642. A very good copy. More
John Checkley; or the Evolution of Religious Tolerance in Massachusetts Bay 1719-1774With Historical Illustrations and a Memoir by the Rev. Edmund F. Slater.
Boston: Princeton University Press, 1897. 2 volumes. 288pp. and vii + 320pp., 8vo, rebound in grey library buckram; ex-lib., untrimmed and unopened. Boston: The Prince Society, 1897. A very good set. One of 250 copies. Volume 22 of The Prince Society Publications. More
Keepers of the Keys: A History of the Popes from St. Peter to John Paul II.
New York: Scribner, 1982. Illustrated. viii + 340pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper rubbed, a few small tears. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1982). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Born to Battle: The Salvation Army in America
Chicago: Rand McNally, 1965. Foreword by Dwight D. Eisenhower. Many Illustrations. 286 pages, 8vo, cloth, d.w. Chicago: Rand McNally & Company, (1965). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Die Skulpturen der Basilika von San Michele Maggiore in Pavia.
Berlin: Luttke, 1943. 189 pages of photographic plates, 51 pages of text, cloth backed tan boards. Berlin: Georg Luttke; 1943. Very good copy of a scarce title. With the small ownership signature of art historian Meyer Schapiro. More
The Book of Exodus: A Critical, Theological Commentary
Philadelphia: Westminster, 1974. xxv + 659 pages, 8vo, yellow cloth, d.w.; tail of spine slightly bumped. Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, (1974). A near fine copy in a very good(+) copy. The Old Testament Library. More
Les Refugies Huguenots en Amerique. Avec une introduction sur le Mirage Americain
Paris: Les Belle-Lettres, 1925. 8vo, maroon cloth, original wrappers bound in, corners bumped, cloth lightly soiled. Paris: Les Belles-Lettres, 1925. More
The Beast And The Monk; A Life of Charles Kingsley.
New York: Mason/Charter, 1975. Black & white illustrations. 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper; d.w. worn. New York; Mason/Charter, 1975. Very good. More
The Church of the Puritans, Presbyterian, 130th Street , Near 5th Avenue, New-York
1889. Illus. 87pp. Small 4to, 1/2 brown cloth, front cover lightly soiled, bottom of spine and edges of corners rubbed. N.p., 1889. More
A Portrait Of Canterbury.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. London: Hutchinson, (1953). vg. More
History of the First Church in Dunstable- Nashua, N.H. and of Late Churches There.
Notes and a biographical sketch by Charles Carroll Morgan. illus. 99pp. small 8vo, cloth. Boston, (1918). More
Italian Votive Tablets.
Udine: Doretti, 1960. With 116 mounted color illustrations. 283pp with text in English. Tall thick 8vo, pictorial cloth, mylar wrapper, slipcase. Udine: Doretti, (1960). A fine copy. Limited edition of 500 copies in English, not intended for sale but as gifts for Christmas. More
The Pioneer: or, Leaves from an Editor's Portfolio
Lynn: J. B. Tolman, 1846. viii, 208pp. 8vo, original brown cloth, corners bumped, scattered light foxing to margins, otherwise very good. Lynn: J. B. Tolman, 1846. First Edition Author was a reformer, poet, and journalist. He edited the Essex County Washingtonian and its successor, the Pioneer. Both were published weekly in Lynn, Massachusetts. These articles and poetry were original published in those publications. Many of the articles are on religion with Henry Clapp's opposition to popular religion and its institutions..... More