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
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 Pilgrim's Way: Shrines and Saints in Britain and Ireland.
Photographs by Peter Cheze-Brown, some in color, & two maps. Small 4to, brds., d.w. n.p., (1978). 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
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
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
Church of Our Lady of Esperanza
New York: 1921. Photo Illus. 8vo, green cloth, paint on head of spine, front flyleaf, last blank page, and endpapers, all partially browned. New York, 1921. Very good Architectural description of a church in Washington Heights in Northern Manhattan. More
Histoire de Dom Jean de Palafox, Eveque d'Angelopolis & Depuis d'Osme. Et des differens qu'il a eus avec les PP. Jesuites
1690. (22), 548, (2)pp. 24mo, contemporary calf, gilt spine, lacks half-title page, spine and edges of corners lightly worn, corners bumped. blank page near end is chipped, some pages with a small amount of foxing, mostly to margins. N.p., 1690. Juan de Palafox y Mendoza was Bishop of Puebla Mexico from 1640 to 1655. He was against the conversion methods of Jesuits in Mexico and placed an interdict on them in 1647. In response, the Jesuits excommunicated Bishop Palafox y...... More
The Light of Asia; or, The Great Renunciation (Mahabhinishkramana) Being The Life and Teaching of Gautama, Prince of India and Founder of Buddhism (As Told in Verse by an Indian Buddhist)
Leipzig: Tauchnitz, 1891. Frontispiece portrait of the author with tissue guard. 246 pages, 12mo, gorgeous Florentine vellum binding with ornate gilt stamping and dark green leather label and panels, beveled edges, metallic filigree endpapers. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1891. A near fine copy. An adaptation of the Lalitavistara Sutra. Binder's label on preliminary page. More
An Astonishing Affair! The Rev. Samuel Arnold Cast and Tried for His Cruelty,
Concord: Luther Roby, 1830. Though His Cause Was Advocated in a Masterly Manner, by the Right Hon. Joseph Almon Clark Pray. By Philandros. Frontis. 168pp., 24mo, 1/2 brown calf, calf and boards rubbed, spine ends lightly worn, pages slightly wavy throughout, a few pages with a few pencil marks in margins, many pages with light foxing, mostly to margins, edges of board corners worn. Concord: Luther Roby, 1830. First Edition Curious self-defense of a New Hampshire minister accused of nearly..... More
Libellus In Quo Respondet Confutationi Fratris Egidij.
Erfurt: Matthes Maler, 1524. 76 leaves, some browning and pin worm holes, small defect on title page effecting 1 word. Gothic type, title printed within fine woodcut border dated 1521 of cherubs playing music, drawing Mars in a cart, etc. Short slim 4to, plain 19th Century vellum (slightly bowed), all edges red. Erphurdie: [Matthes Maler], 1524. A very good(+) copy. First Edition of this rare Anti-Reformation tract by a fellow Augustinian who initially shared Luther's enthusiasms for change, but, as..... More