Maria Santissima, Mystica Cidade de Deos.
Lisbon: Lisboa Occidental, 1738. Breve Compendio da Vida e Mysterios de Maria. 340pp. Small 4to, contemporary calf. Lisboa Occidental: Domingos Gonsalves, 1738. Very Good (+). More
RELIGION
A Defence of the Principal Doctrines of Evangelical Religion, in a Letter to "A Barrister;" Occasioned by his "Hints on the Nature and Effect of Evangelical Preaching."
London: S. Rousseau, 1808. 112 pages. 12mo, modern blue paper wrappers. London: S. Rousseau, 1808. A very good copy. More
Westminster Abbey
Profusely illustrated. 264pp. Folio, leather-backed cloth, chipped d.w. PA: The Annenberg School Press, 1972. Very good. More
The Peyote Religion Among The Navaho.
Illustrated. 454 pages, small 4to, printed wrappers. (N.Y.): Wenner-Gren, 1966. vg. More
Ethiopia: The Era of the Princes. The Challenges of Islam and the Re-unification of the Christian Empire 1769-1855
New York: Praeger, 1970. Illustrated. xxvi + 208 pages, 8vo, black cloth, d.w.; a few small tears at head of dust wrapper spine. New York: Praeger, (1970). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
The Life of Thomas More.
New York: Doubleday, 1998. Illustrated. x + 447pp., 8vo, cloth-backed boards; upper front corner slightly dented. New York: Doubleday, (1998). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The God Bit
New York: Mason & Lipscomb, 1974. 252 pages. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. (sunned, edgeworn). New York: Mason & Lipscomb, (1974). A very good copy-- sunned at edges-- in a very good(-) dust wrapper. Signed by the author. More
Sacred Allegories.
London: Rivingtons, 1856. With many engravings from original drawings by Charles W. Cope, John C. Horsley, Samuel Palmer, Birket Foster and George E. Hicks. 294pp., 8vo, full black leather with handsome gilt-decorated covers, raised bands, inner dentelles, a.e.g.; (some foxing throughout). London: Rivingtons, 1856. Very good (+). More
Ibn 'Arabi ou La Quete du Soufre Rouge
Paris: Gallimard, 1989. 407 pages. Tall 8vo, glossy printed wrappers. Paris: Editions Gallimard, (1989). First edition. Toned covers, slightly creased at spine -- internally clean and tight. A very good(+) copy. From the Bibliotheque des Sciences humaines. More
Rajput Painting: Romantic, Divine and Courtly Art from India
London: British Museum Press, 2008. Illustrated in color. 176 pages. 8vo, red cloth, d.w. (small, closed tear at front). London: British Museum Press, (2008). A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Geschichte Der Russischen Monumentalkunst Der Vormoskovitischen Zeit.
Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1932. 20 in text images and 64 pages of black & white illustrations at rear. xiii, (iii), 96 pages plus index. Tall slim 8vo, red cloth. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1932. First edition. A very good(+) copy. Ownership label of art historian Meyer Schapiro on the pastedown endpaper. Series: Grundriss der slavischen Philologie und Kulturgeschichte. More
Bibliotheque Liturgique I-II: Description des Livres de Liturgie; Imprimes Aux XV Et XVI Siecles
New York: Burt Franklin, 1970. Two volumes in one. 529pp. + 42pp. supplement. Thick 8vo, green cloth. New York: Burt Franklin, (1970). Near fine copy. More
Grundliches Erleuterung der...Alten un Neuen Testaments...12 parts in one volume [bound with] Register uber die Erleuterung derer duncelen...Testaments.
Leipzig: Johann Christian Martini, 1714. Very thick 12mo, rubricated title, contemporary full vellum; all edges tinted red. Leipzig: Johann Christian Martini, 1714. Very good (+). Fine copy. First Edition of this lengthy commentary on the Old and New Testament. A "guide" to the same, in the words of the title. More
The Holy Qur-an: Text, Translation and Commentary, Volumes I and II
New York: Hafner, 1946. xx, [36], 1862 pages. Very thick tall 8vos, flexible green cloth with gold lettering. New York: Hafner, (1946). Some neat marginalia. A very good(-) solid copy. More
A Manual of Hadith
Lahore: Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat Islam. 408pp. 8vo, red cloth, cloth with small amounts of very light soiling, pages 393 to 408 have a dampstain to the top margins, otherwise very good. Lahore: Ahmadiyya Anjuman Ishaat Islam, n.d., circa 1951. Second Edition Text in Arabic and English. More
Japan and Zen.
university of Cincinnati, 1961. 41 pages, slim 8vo, printed boards (lightly worn). UP Cincinnati, (1961). Very good. More
Animal Carvings in British Churches
London: Cambridge University Press, 1938. Illustrated. 99 pages. Slim 8vo, stamped red cloth, missing dust wrapper. London: Cambridge University Press, 1938. A very good(+) copy. More
The Illuminated Gospel of St. Matthew: Calligraphy and Iconographic Illuminations in the Byzantine/Slavic Style
Torrance: Oakwood, 1993. Illuminations by Vladislav Andrejev, English calligraphy by Sue Talley. 103pp., thin folio, red cloth with gilt lettering and small color illustration inlaid on front cover, a.e.g. Torrance: Oakwood Publications, (1993). A near fine copy. More
The People Called Shakers; A Search for the Perfect Society.
illus. 8vo, cloth, d.w. N.Y.: Oxford UP, 1953. vg. More
Letters on the English Nation
London: 1755. 2 volumes, 8vo, original polished calf, ornately gilt spines, browning on title pages. Small book plate on inside front covers. London: 1755. Very good (+). More
Memoire sur les Professions Religieuses, en faveur de la Raison contre les Prejuges.
Avignon: 1767. 174, [2] pages.12mo, contemporary mottled calf with gilt-decorated spine (outer joints and spine ends a bit worn); marbled endpapers and page edges. Avignon: [publisher not identified], 1767. Second printing. A very good clean copy of this uncommon book -- OCLC lists only 3 copies of this printing. More
S. Thomas Super Physica: Expositio divi Thome Aquinatis Doctoris Angelici super octo libros Physico[rum] Aristotelis; cum duplici translatione antiqua videlicet : [et] Joan[n]is Argyropili : correcta [quoque] dilige[n]tissime a fratre Bartholomeo Spineo Pisano Ordinis Predicatorij : cum Tabula ad omnes materias [et] questiones operis : ac cum questionibus de formis eiusd
Venice: Luce Antony de Giunta, 1517. Illustrated with a fine woodcut headpiece showing St. Thomas teaching; many decorative initials and in-text diagrams throughout, and printer's device at end. [6] 147 leaves with black letter Latin text printed in double columns. Folio, later vellum-backed boards. Venitijs, Impensis domini Luce Antonij de Giunta Florentini, 1517. A tear in the title page has been carefully mended, still a very good tight copy with some contemporary ink marginalia. Scarce. OCLC lists only 5 copies..... More
Religion in the Middle East Three Religions in Concord and Conflict.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1969. 2 Volumes: Volume I, Judaism and Christianity. xii, 595 pages; Volume II, Islam. xi, 750 pages. Thick tall 8vo, blue cloth, d.w. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1969. Near Fine. More
Lettres Cabalistiques, ou Correspondance philosophique, historique et critique entre deux cabalistes, divers esprits elementaires et le seigneur Astarot.h
The Hague: Pierre Paupie, 1741. 6 volumes, 12mo, original 3/4 calf, leather spine labels, well rubbed. (34) 374pp;(16) 392pp; (10) 395pp;(8) 344pp; (2) 350pp; (2) 244pp. and Table des Matieres(90). This work was blacklisted in 1742. The author discusses some topics of Jewish Letters especially regarding religion, superstition and various forms of belief; there are many critical considerations on the Jesuits, Freemasonry, Kabbalah, the Templars, Alchemists, etc. The Hague: Pierre Paupie, 1741. Very good. Caillet 1605 Bibliotheca Esoterica 985... More
The Shadow of God and the Hidden Imam: Religion, Political Order, and Societal Change in Shi'ite Iran from the Beginning to 1890.
Chicago: University Press, 1984. Illustrated sparsely in black and white. xii, 356 pages. 8vo, grey cloth, d.w. (minor edgewear and toning). Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, (1984). A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More