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The Secrets of the Invisible World Disclos'd: or, an Universal History of Apparitions Sacred and Profane, Under all Denominations; Whether Angelical, Diabolical, or Human Souls Departed

By Moreton, Andrew [Defoe, Daniel]

London: Watts, 1735. Second edition. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. London: Watts, 1735. Second edition. Illustrated with six copperplate engraved plates, including the frontispiece. [ 14 ], 395 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown old full calf, with old, but not as old reback and recent contrasting lettering label. Head of spine chipped, covers generally worn. One leaf [ p 95/96 ] reattached and repaired with a translucent paper, else interior quite clean. Very good/No jacket issued. (Insurance required to ship this item).

ROMISH HORSELEECH, THE

By Staveley, Thomas

London: R. Baldwin, et al, 1769. Later printing of the work first published in 1674; but the first printing to also carry: AN ESSAY ON THE SUPREMACY OF THE KING OF ENGLAND,... Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. Or, An Impartial Account of the Intolerable Charge of Popery to This Nation,... London: R. Baldwin, et al, 1769. Later printing of the work first published in 1674; but the first printing to also carry: AN ESSAY ON THE SUPREMACY OF THE KING OF ENGLAND,... [37], 2 - 285 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Recent, full spreckled calf. Contrasting leather label. A handsome period-style rebinding. Early, scholarly notes on recto of first fly, some light scattered foxing, else quite clean. Very good/No dust jacket. (Insurance required to ship this item).

...CHRISTIANITY AND ITS EARLY INTRODUCTION INTO BRITAIN

By Anderson, J. Corbet

London: George Bell and Sons, 1895. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. London: George Bell and Sons, 1895. xix, 265 pp. Hardcover. 12mo. Brown 3/4 morocco over cloth; spine ruled and modestly tooled in gilt. Boards gilt ruled at leather borders. . Top edge gilt. Lightly rubbed at extremities, else very good indeed. Very good+/No jacket issued.

UNIVERSE AND MAN

By Ramakrishnananda, Swami

Mylapore, Madras: Ramakrishna Mission, 1908. Hardcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. Mylapore, Madras: Ramakrishna Mission, 1908. Introduction by the editor. 164 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Red cloth. Gilt lettering to spine and front board. Spine sunned, head and heel partially worn through. Light scuffing to boards. Light edge wear, but corners worn through. Photograph and small owner sticker behind front board. Some foxing to endpages. Pages untrimmed and lightly toned. A good solid copy, but shows some wear. Very good-/No dust jacket.

ORIGINS OF RELIGION

By Karsten, Rafael

London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & CO, 1935. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & CO, 1935. vii, 328 pp. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Blue cloth. Black lettering to spine. Two small tears to head. Spine lightly sunned. Edges lightly sunned. Endpages foxed and interior pages toned towards edges. A very nice copy overall. Very good/No dust jacket.

THE ENDOWMENT OF DIVINE GRACE & THE SPREAD OF DIVINE MERCY (AL-FATHU RABBANI)

By Gilani, Muhyiddeen Abdul-Qadir

Philadelphia, PA: Pearl Publishing House, 1990. First edition. Softcover. Very good/No dust jacket. Philadelphia, PA: Pearl Publishing House, 1990. Al-Akili, Muhammad M.. First edition. xiv, 223 pp. Softcover. Small 8vo. Light green trade paperback. Very good condition. Minor signs of wear on cover. Bottom corner of front corer slightly bent. Owner signatures on title page. Very good/No dust jacket.

RELIGION OF THE NORTHMEN

By Keyser, Rudolph

New York, NY: Charles B. Norton, 1854. Hardcover. Good/No dust jacket. New York, NY: Charles B. Norton, 1854. Pennock, Barclay. 347 pp. Hardcover. 12mo. Brown cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Corners bumped and partially worn through. Head and heel frayed. Stain on front cover. Pages have foxing, but text itself remains clear. Binding loose in some locations, but intact. Good/No dust jacket.

MAGNALIA CHRISTI AMERICANA; OR, THE ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY OF NEW-ENGLAND,... 2 VOLS

By Mather, Cotton

Hartford, CT: Silas Andrus & Son, 1853; 1853. Second American Edition. Hardcover. Very good/No jacket issued. Hartford, CT: Silas Andrus & Son, 1853; 1853. 2 vols. Second American Edition. 626; 682 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown blind-stamped, patterned cloth. Heads, heels, and corners of both volumes professionally restored; bookplates and small round embossed stamp in both volumes; the first fly-leaf of vol. I bears the signatures of about 40 people who contributed to this presentation set; tipped on to the following fly-leaf is a short biographical sketch of the recipient. Over all, a clean, nice set of this important work. Very good/No jacket issued. (Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply) (Insurance required to ship this item).

HINDU AMERICA: Revealing the Story of the Romance of the Surya Vanshi Hindus and Depicting the Imprints of Hindu Culture on the two Americas

By Lal, Chaman

Bombay: New Book Co, [ 1940 ]. Hardcover. Very good-/No dust jacket. Bombay: New Book Co, [ 1940 ]. Illustrated with a number of b/w photographs. xvii, 247 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth. Moderate insect damage to cloth of covers about edges; split at the bottom of the front inner hinge, else quite good. Very good-/No dust jacket.

TWO BUDDHIST SUTRAS VIEWED FROM SCIENCE

By Ariyaratne, J. K. P

Pannipitiya, Si Lanka: Stamford Lake Publication, 2007. Third printing. Softcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. Pannipitiya, Si Lanka: Stamford Lake Publication, 2007. Third printing. 163 pp. Softcover. 12mo. Red-brown stiff wrappers. Wrapper fore edge fold-ins lightly bumped. Else, a nice, clean copy. Very good+/No jacket issued.

NYMPHS OF THE VALLEY

By Gibran, Kahlil

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948. First American edition. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1948. Translated from the Arabic by H. M. Nahmad. First American edition. 77 pp. Hardcover. 12mo. Black cloth. Gilt lettering to spine, gilt lettering and decoration to front board. Head, heel and corners bumped, with another bump to bottom edge of rear board; rear board lightly scuffed. Still, with these minor faults, a nice copy. Very good/No dust jacket.

MODEST SURVEY OF THE MOST CONSIDERABLE THINGS IN A DISCOURSE LATELY PUBLISHED, ENTITLED NAKED TRUTH, et al

By Jane, G. and Gilbert Burnet, et al

London: Various, Various. Hardcover. Good+/No dust jacket. with, (2)Animadversions on Dr. BurnetÕs History of the Rights of Princes In the Disposing of Ecclesiastical Benefices and Church-Lands. London: Np, 1682; With (3) An Answer to THE Animadversions on the History of the Rights of Princes. London: Richard Chiswell, 1682; with (4)Obedience Due to the Present King, Notwithstanding Oaths to the Former. London: Ansham Churchill, 1689; with (5) A Letter from a City-Minister to a Member of the High and Honourable Court of Parliament. London: Thomas Newborough, 1689; with (6) A Remonstrance and Protestation Of All the Good Protestants Of This Kingdom, Against Deposing Their Lawful Sovereign King James II, With Reflections Thereupon. London: Randall Taylor, 1689; with (7) A Letter Writ by a Clergy-Man to His Neighbour. London: Ric. Chiswell, 1689; with (8) A Discourse concerning the unreasonableness of new separation, on account of the oaths... London: Richard Chiswell, 1689; with (9) a full answer to all the popular objections that have yet appearÕd for not taking the oath of allegiance to their present majesties, particularly offerÕd to the consideration of all such of the divines of the church of England (and others) are yet satisfied:... London: R. Baldwin, 1689. London: Various, Various. 9 volumes bound as one vols. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Early, amateur reback using a strip of kid leather full leather. Boards worn, amateurish repair to inner hinges makes the book stiff to open. front fly filled with notes in ink, a few leaves soiled and frayed about the edges. Good+/No dust jacket. (Oversized - extra shipping charges apply) (Multiple volumes - extra shipping charges apply) (Insurance required to ship this item).

DOCTRINE OF THE BLESSED TRINITY STATED & DEFENDED, BY SOME LONDON MINISTERS

By Tong, Rev. Mr., Rev. Mr. Robinson, Rev. Mr. Smith, and Rev. Mr. Reynolds

London: Printed for John Clark... and E. Matthews, 1719. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. London: Printed for John Clark... and E. Matthews, 1719. 148 pp. Hardcover. 12mo. Professionally rebound in period style full brown leather. 5 raised bands, gilt ruled and tooled in compartments, with contrasting lettering label; boards ruled and stamped with decorative device in blind; new endpapers; former owner name to title page; a few corners archival replaced, one tear archival repaired and stabilized. A handsome copy. Very good+/No jacket issued. (Insurance required to ship this item).

DISCOURSE OF THE VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE CHURCH OF CHRIST

By Rogers, John, B. D., Rector of Wrington in Somersetshire

London: Printed for Tho. Woodward, 1720. Fourth edition corrected. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. London: Printed for Tho. Woodward, 1720. Fourth edition corrected. 140 pp. Hardcover. 12mo. Professionally rebound in period style full brown leather. 5 raised bands, gilt ruled and tooled in compartments, with contrasting lettering label; boards ruled and stamped with decorative device in sepia; new endpapers; period notation to title page at bottom margin; very light scattered foxing, Still, a handsome copy. Very good+/No jacket issued.

MEMOIRS OF THE LIFE AND DEATH OF THE REVEREND MR. JOHN SHOWER, LATE MINISTER OF THE GOSPEL IN LONDON

By [Shower] Tong, W

London: Printed for John Clark...and Eben. Scadgel, 1716. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. Wherein as Inserted, An Account of His Travels through France, Italy, Germany and Holland, by a Learned Gentleman that Was His Companion beyond Sea, and His Intimate Friend Ever Since. Together with His Funeral-Sermon Preached at Old-Jury, July 10, 1715. London: Printed for John Clark...and Eben. Scadgel, 1716. Frontisportrait of Shower. vii, 80, [2] 49 [1] pp. Hardcover. 12mo. Professionally rebound in period style full tan leather. 5 raised bands, gilt ruled and tooled in compartments, with contrasting lettering label; boards ruled and stamped with decorative device in sepia; new endpapers; interior lightly toned, with some light scattered foxing; title page lightly chipped at fore edge. Still, a handsome copy. Very good+/No jacket issued. (Insurance required to ship this item).

BHAGAVAD GITA, THE SONG DIVINE

By Woodham, Carl E

Badger, CA: Torchlight Publishing, 2000. 98 + pp. Hardcover. 16mo. Red paper covered boards. A very nice copy in like dustjacket. Very good+/Very good+.

GOSPEL, ITS OWN WITNESS... with A SUMMARY OF THE PRINCIPLE EVIDENCES...by Beilby, Lord Bishop of London

By Fuller, Andrew

New York: Isaac Collins for Cornelius Davis, 1801. Hardcover. Good+/No jacket issued. Or, The Holy NAture, and Divine Harmony of the Christian Religion, Contrasted with the Immorality and Absurdity of Deism. New York: Isaac Collins for Cornelius Davis, 1801. viii, 235; vi, 72 pp. Hardcover. 12mo. Full brown treed calf. Tooled and ruled gilt compartments, with contrasting leather lettering label; general ear to binding, especially to head, heel and corners; front hinge tenuous, rear hinge weak; scattered foxing; front free endpaper and front fly leaf lacking tops, presumably from the removal of former owner names. Otherwise, textblock sound and legible. Good+/No jacket issued.

ARCHAEOLOGIA BIBLICA: A MANUAL OF BIBLICAL ANTIQUITIES

By Jahn, John: translated by T. C. Upham

Oxford: D. A. Talboys, 1836. Third edition, thoroughly revised and corrected. Hardcover. Very good+/No jacket issued. Oxford: D. A. Talboys, 1836. Third edition, thoroughly revised and corrected. One large fold-out table. xvi, 536 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Dark blue recent quarter leather over marbled boards. Small stain on fore-edge, else a handsome copy. Very good+/No jacket issued.

NINEVEH [NENEVEH] AND ITS PALACES: THE DISCOVERIES OF BOTTA AND LAYARD, APPLIED TO THE ELUCIDATION OF HOLY WRIT

By Bonomi, Joseph

London, England: Ingram, Cooke & Co., 1853. Hardcover. Very good-/No jacket issued. London, England: Ingram, Cooke & Co., 1853. Numerous b/w engravings and maps. 429 pp. Hardcover. 8vo. Black 1/2 leather marble paper covered boards. Gilt lettering to spine. Bumped, rubbed and worn at head, heel, corners and extremities; rubbing to front and rear boards; ownerÕs name and bookplate to front pastedown; pencil writing to front free endpaper and title page; pages lightly toned; very light, scattered foxing; else, binding tight. Very good-/No jacket issued.

ARCHBISHOP DEMETRIOS OF AMERICA - THE FIRST DECADE 1999-2009

By Panagos, Dimitrios S. and Revekka Papadopoulou

Athens, Greece: Livani Publishing Organization, 2009. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. Athens, Greece: Livani Publishing Organization, 2009. Editorial by Revekka Papadopoulou. Inscribed and signed by the author. Copious full color photographs. 365 pp. Text in English/Greek. Hardcover. Small 4to. Red cloth. Silver lettering to spine and front board. Interior clean, bright and tight. A very nice copy in like dustjacket. Very good/Very good.