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NEW & COMPLETE CONCORDANCE TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURES. [Cruden's Condensed.] NY:: American Tract Society,, ca. 1850. Full leather; cover tips quite worn; one-inch split at head of front joint; light foxing throughout; old ink date (1855) & name on front endpaper.. Alexander Cruden (1701-70), author of best-known Bible Concordance, began his edition in 1736, published it November 1737, & issued enlarged editions 1761 & 1769. ||| Rev. John Eadie, was Scottish United Presbyterian theologian; while simultaneously Minister of Landsdowne Church, Glasgow, & Professor... (more information)
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$24.50
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ELDER & YOUNGER BROTHERS: the encounter of Jews & Christians NY:: Scribner,, 1967. Hardcover; spine ends lightly worn; lower cover tips bumped; otherwise good condition.. + appendix + bibliography + index. With 8 full-pg. b&w photos. `A modest effort at theological-ethical exposition, criticism, & reconstruction...ultimate aim is to help break down barriers between Christians & Jews, advancing brotherly thinking & action on part of Christians in presence of the Jewish people.' ||| Discusses: Antisemitism; The Mystery of the People of God; Israel &... (more information)
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ON THE SHRED OF A CLOUD University, Alabama:: Univ. of Alabama,, 1969. Hardcover; condition quite good.. + bibliography. Translation of `Spillran av ett Moln,' published in 1966 at Stockholm. ||| Edberg, Governor of a Swedish province, related his travels in Sweden, its environment, & the wider world, to threats from DDT, industrial waste, water pollution, global technology, etc., to show the need for awareness & definite action (over 35 years ago !) before it goes beyond repair. ... (more information)
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SOUND, SENSE & RHYTHM--Listening to Greek & Latin Poetry. (First Edn.) Princeton, N.J.:: Princeton Univ.,, 2002. Both the dust jacket & book are in rather good condition.. index. Based on author's 1998 Martin Classical Lectures at Oberlin, examining how Aeschylus used lyric meters to convey mood & meaning; how Propertius & other Roman poets used the Latin language to achieve effects; how Homer kept hearers' attention while moving from one scene to another. Edwards shows that Tennyson & contemporary poets used Homeric style, word order, & ancient lyric m... (more information)
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HISTORY OF THE CONFEDERATE WAR: Its Causes & Its Conduct. (First Edn.) NY:: Sturgis & Walton,, 1910. Hardcovers; collector bookplate in each vol.; spine ends lightly worn; top edges gilt (dull); other edges untrimmed; otherwise condition quite good.. pp. + index. Eggleston's (1839-1911) reputation as a historian rests on these volumes, `a clear & remarkably fair work'--DAB. ||| He feels War began decades before attack on Fort Sumter or John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry. The `History' finds it rooted in State & Federal government blunders, questionable judic... (more information)
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LECTURES AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES Boston:: Houghton Mifflin,, 1884. Hardcover; Colgate Univ. bookplate; no card pocket, or spine marks/label; ink owner & donor name on front endpaper; spine ends lightly worn; cover tips repaired; otherwise good.. Vol. X of Emerson's Works, complete in itself. Some lectures appear in print for first time. ... (more information)
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NATURE ADDRESSES & LECTURES Philadelphia:: Altemus,, nd.. Hardcover; spine ends & cover tips worn; otherwise good.. 32pp. of book ads. Lectures on "Nature" & "Human Nature." ||| Largely defines Transcendentalism. ... (more information)
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GONGEHOVDINGEN Copenhagen:: Erichsens Borneblade,, 1926. Hardcover; bindings in good condition; contents age-browned.. With drawings by Poul Steffensen. J.C.C. Brosboll (1816-1900)--using the pseudonym Carit Etlar--was one of the most popular writers in Denmark during last quarter of 19th century. ||| Offered as 2-vol. set. ... (more information)
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LEADING CASES ON AMERICAN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW. [First Edn.] Chicago:: Callaghan,, 1916. Hardcover; leather spine labels eroded; rear cover & spine waterstained, but no water or stain evidence inside; periodic light underlines; ink name on front endpaper; lightly age-toned; otherwise good.. table of cases + index. Evans (1879-1928) created & chaired Tufts College Dept. of History & Public Law (1900-12); published `Leading Cases...' (above) in 1916, & `Leading Cases of International Law' in 1917; codified navigation laws for U.S. Shipping Board. ... (more information)
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THE WORLD A WORKSHOP: Physical Relationship of Man to Earth. [First Edn.] NY:: Appleton,, 1855. Hardcover; Hamilton College (NY) bookplate; no card pocket or spine marks/label; spine ends very worn; spine & covers faded; cover tips worn; contents good.. Ewbank (1792-1870), manufacturer, held patents for improved steam safety valves, & as U.S. Commissioner of Patents (1849-52) he laid foundation for present rules of practice. ||| Covers--Earth & its contents; Mechanisms & forces made amenable to man; Shell theory of Earth unmechanical; Fire indispensable to m... (more information)
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