Search Results: Eastern Orthodox Christianity from Furrowed Brow Books

Regina Orthodox Press, 2003. paperback. Michalopulos, George C. and Hamm, Herb : The American Orthodox Church: A History of Its Beginnings. Salisbury (MA) : Regina Orthodox Press, 2003. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. Xviii pp prelim material, 234 numbered pp, [235-237] bibliography, [238] blank. Contents, list of bishops, prologue, Part I: Church United: Archdiocese of the Aleutians and North America, 1794-1918; Part II: Church as Ghetto: Creation of the Exarchates, 1918-1960; Part III: First Steps towards Unity: SCOBA, Ligonier, and the Emerging Orthodox Consciousness, 1960-1994 (twelve chaps total); epilogue, notes, bibliography. Condition notes: light wear to wrappers, interior unmarked. A very nice copy. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Burns & Oates, 1966. First Edition. paperback. Rinvolucri, Mario : Anatomy of a Church: Greek Orthodoxy Today. London : Burns and Oates, 1966. First paperback printing. Duodecimo size (12mo), 7.75"/19.6cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. 192 numbered pp. Foreword (Peter Hammond), author preface, nine chaps, appendices (report on the Orthodox Church of [then communist] Bulgaria; differences between Orthodox and Catholicism), bibliography, index. Map. Condition notes: a solid copy with light wear to wrappers, spine crease; interior tanned but unmarked. A time capsule. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, 1998. Unknown Binding. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America PB, 1998; 163 numbered pp. Not ex library. No notes or highlighting. Pages clean, binding sound. Light wear to cover - the back cover and tail edge have noticeable dark smudges - otherwise the volume would be rated VG. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Cambridge University Press, 2004. Hardcover. Bradshaw, David : Aristotle East and West: Metaphysics and the Division of Christendom. Cambridge (UK) : Cambridge University Press, 2006. Third printing. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.25"/23.3 cm h. Bound in publisher's black cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. Xiv pp prelim material, 297 numbered pp, plus seven blank. Author's preface, 10 chaps (notes passim), bibliography, index. Condition notes: Not ex library. DJ present; surface scratches to back; clear tape affixes DJ flaps to front and rear pastedowns. Former owner's name written in pen to ffep; 16 pp fairly discreet black pen notes/ underlining. Else, pages clean. Binding sound and square. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Phaidon, 1961. First Edition. hardcover. Beckwith, John : The Art of Constantinople: An Introduction to Byzantine Art 330-1453. London : Phaidon Publishers, (1961). Size is octavo (8vo), 10"/25.3cm h. Bound in publisher's coarse tan cloth, red lettering to spine and front board. Glossy color pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. [i-vi], vii-viii prelim material, 1-184 coated/glossy pp. Acknowl, foreword, six chaps; notes, glossary, chronological table, index. B&w photos/illus throughout. Condition notes: mylar-sheathed, unclipped dust jacket shows light wear with chips and tears to folds; textblock edges light soiling, spine ends rolled. Interior unmarked, but for ffep warmly inscribed by author Beckwith to Mildred Bliss. Bliss cofounded the Dumbarton Oaks research library and was the original owner of the home named "Dumbarton Oaks" (1879-1969). A rare association copy. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Helsingissa Kustannusosakeyhtio Otava, [, 1971. hardcover. Racz, Istvan : Art treasures of the Eastern Orthodox Church of Finland in the Kuopio Orthodox Church Museum/Suomen orthodoksisen kirkon taideaarteita. Helsinki : Kustannusosakeyhtio Otava, 1971. Dual language, Finnish/English; translated by Sinikka Kurikka. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's dark purple cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. 130 numbered pp, [131] final page of plate descriptions, [132] colophon. Alkusana/foreword (by Archbishop Paul (Olmari) of the Finnish Orthodox Church); author's text; 96 photographic plates, 17 of which are in color. Credits/descriptions. Condition notes: a very good copy of an uncommon record of Orthodox church relics of Karelia. Moderate wear to dj with many small tears and chips, esp to folds; a surface scratch unfortunately mars the front illustration of "Our Lady of Kazan" from the Valamo/Valaam Monastery. Spine ends rolled, corners… Read More

Buechervertriebsanstalt, 1987. hardcover. Florovsky, Georges : Aspects of Church History (Collected Works of Georges Florovsky, Vol 4). Vaduz : Notable & Academic / B??chervertriebsanstalt, 1987. Series edited by Richard S. Haugh. Translators: not credited. ISBN 3905238047. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.75"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's maroon cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Plain white endpapers. 231 numbered pp (pp [i]- [xii] use Roman numerals; Arabic numbering starts (erroneously) at [11]; [232-234] blank). In Memoriam (about author), Aspects of Patristic Thought and History (including a brief essay on "The Hagia Sophia Churches"; Aspects of Russian Church History; notes and references. Condition notes: a clean, tight, unmarked copy with bumped corners/rolled spine ends, moderate wear to boards and the remains of a sticker to back. Interior shows light tanning. Lacking dust-jacket, possibly issued without. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Economy Printing Concern. paperback. Stephanou, Rev. Eusebius : Belief & Practice in the Orthodox Church. Berne (IN) : Economy Printing Concern, 1983. Duodecimo size (12mo), 7.75"/19.6cm h. Bound in publisher's matte color pictorial wrappers. 124 numbered pp, four blank following. Intro (by Archbishop Iakavos, Greek Orthodox Church of the Americas), author's preface, chaps on a wide range of topics. Condition notes: unmarked with tanning to pages; light wear to wrappers, solid binding. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Liturgical Press, 1992. paperback. Taft SJ, Robert F. : The Byzantine Rite: A Short History (American Essays in Liturgy). Collegeville (MN) : Liturgical Press, 1992. First printing of this stapled pamphlet of high quality. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.25"/21cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. 84 numbered pp, plus four blank. Abbrev, author intro, chaps on the Byzantine Rite, Paleo-Byzantine Liturgy, the Rite becomes Imperial, Dark Ages and Iconoclasm, Middle-Byzantine Synthesis, and Neo-Sabaitic Ascendancy; notes passim. Condition notes: quite a very good, unmarked and sound. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Rutgers University Press, 1968. First Edition. Constantelos, Demetrios J. : Byzantine Philanthropy and Social Welfare. Part of Rutger's Byzantine Series, General Editor Peter Charanis. New Brunswick (NJ) : Rutgers University Press, 1968. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.5"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's dark green cloth, gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. Glossy color pictorial dj. Identical color endpapers showing map of Byzantine empire from 565 to 1265 A.D. [i-vi], vii-xxviii, [1-2], 3-356. Acknowl, author's preface, contents, lists of illus/maps/abbrev; foreword by Charanis; 17 chaps in four sections (Philanthropia in the Thought-World of Byzantium; Application and Agencies of Philanthropy; Philanthropic Institutions; Conclusion). Bibliography, index; notes passim; b&w photos, maps. Condition notes: moderate wear to unclipped/mylar-sheathed dust jacket, with numerous small chips and tears, rubbing. Moderate soiling/beginning of foxing to edges; former owner's neat… Read More

Fellowship of St. Alban and St. Sergius. paperback. Hackel, Sergei [ed] : The Byzantine Saint: University of Birmingham Fourteenth Spring Symposium of Byzantine Studies. London : Fellowship of St. Alban and St. Sergius, 1981. A Special Number of Sobornost incorporating Eastern Churches Review [Studies Supplementary to Sobornost 5]. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.25"/2m h. Bound in publisher's b&w glossy wrappers. Unusual for a pb, illus to 'endpapers' (inside covers and adjacent p)- "Company of the Saints" icon by the hand of a member of the school of Theophanes the Greek, late 14th cent, located in Moscow. X pp prelim material, 245 numbered pp, plus one lacking no. List of illus, abbrev, acknowl, editor's intro, symposium overview by Anthony Bryer, sections on: Origins, Saint and Society, Life as Genre, Saint in Cult and Art, contributors, index. Notes, b&w photos/maps/illus. Condition notes: nice, solid copy, former owner's name in pen to top of title page, else unmarked. Fascinating collection of papers… Read More

Holy Cross Pr, 1984. Paperback. Sahas, Daniel J. : Catechesis: The Maturation of the Body. Brookline (MA) : Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 1984. Alex G. Dedes, translator. Size is demy octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm H. Bound in publisher's blue glossy paper wrappers glued to text block. 79 numbered pp followed by one blank. Translation notes, afterword. Condition notes: light wear to cover, price sticker. Most pages have yellow highlighting, almost lost against the off-white page color - discreet but noticeable when reading. Solid and square. We personally inspect every book we offer you.

Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 1984. Paperback. Sahas, Daniel J. : Catechesis: The Maturation of the Body. Brookline (MA) : Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 1984. Alex G. Dedes, translator. Size is demy octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm H. Bound in publisher's blue glossy paper wrappers glued to text block. 79 numbered pp followed by one blank. Translation notes, afterword. Condition notes: light wear to cover, no notes or highlighting. Solid and square. We personally inspect every book we offer.

St Vladimirs Seminary Pr. paperback. Meyendorff, John : Catholicity and the Church. Crestwood (NY) : St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1983. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.5"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color wrappers. 160 numbered pp. Intro, nine chapters, notes, index. Condition notes: a fine, tight, unmarked copy, but for former owner's name in pen, discreetly, to half-title page. We personally inspect every book we offer.

St Herman Pr, 1997. Paperback. Calciu, Fr. George : Christ is Calling You : A Course in Catacomb Pastorship. Platina (CA) : St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1997. Size is demy octavo (8vo), 8.25"/21cm H. Color paper wrappers glued to textblook; cover illustration of St. John the Theologian and Christ, Tretyakov Gallery, rear has photo of author. 222 numbered pp, plus two unnumbered following, with map of Romania, and St Herman's advertisement. Introduction by Abbot Herman, appendix, epilogue, index. Condition notes: Clean, tight copy, no notes or highlighting, all tight and square, light wear to cover. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Priory Press, 1968. First Edition. hardcover. Aumann, Jordan; Hopko, Thomas; Bloesch, Donald G. : Christian spirituality East & West. Chicago : Priory Press, 1968. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.75"/22cm h. Bound in publisher's blue cloth boards, gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. 203 numbered pp, plus five blank. Three sections: Trends in Catholic Spirituality; Orthodox Spirituality; and Evangelical Spirituality. Condition notes: unclipped dj shows numerous small tears and chips, mainly at folds, and is tanned. Spine slightly cocked. Spine ends rolled, corners bumped. General good color retention to boards with slight sunning to top edge; light soiling to fore-edge. Former owner's name to head ffep, else interior tanned but unmarked; one page has a relic fold. A very good condition time capsule from 1968. We personally inspect every book we offer.

St Vladimirs Seminary Pr. paperback. Cabasilas, Nicholas : Commentary on the Divine Liturgy. Crestwood (NY) : St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1983. Later printing. Translation by J.M. Hussey & P.A. McNulty. Size is octavo (8vo), 8.625"/22cm h.Size is octavo (8vo), 8.125"/21.7cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers, icon of St. John Chrysostom to front. Xii pp prelim material, 120 numbered pp. Foreword (by R.M. French), Bibliographical note to the 1978 edition, (by J.M. Hussey), general intro, commentary, notes passim. Condition notes: a fine, clean copy of an important work on the Divine Liturgy; pages tanned but unmarked, light wear to wrapper, former owners deboss stamp to half title page. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Paraclete Press, 2006. First Edition. Paperback. Gibson, Robert, and Matthewes-Green, Frederica : A Companion Guide to The Illumined Heart. Brewster (MA) : Paraclete Press, 2006. First printing. Small (6.5" h) stapled booklet format. [i-iv], v-viii, 1-46, [47-48] ads. 12 chaps aligned with Matthewes-Green's Illumined Heart. Condition notes: Not ex library. No notes or highlighting. Pages clean, binding sound. Light wear to cover. We personally inspect every book we offer.

Hambledon Pr, 2007. First Edition. hardcover. Harris, Jonathan : Constantinople: Capital of Byzantium. London : Hambledon/Continuum, 2007. First edition/First impression. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.5"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's black cloth, gilt lettering to spine. Glossy color pictorial dj. Plain white endpapers. [i-xv], xvi-xvii, [xviii], prelim material 1-289, [290-294] blank; eight pp coated/glossy pp w/ b&w images to center, unpaginated. Contents, lists of illus/abbrev, maps, acknowl, intro; ten chaps. Notes, bibliography, index. Condition notes: an excellent and unmarked first printing with a bit of bumping to head and tail spine ends, a slight nick to two sheets of fore-edge; light wear to dust jacket; included is a publisher's B&w promo sheet. A well done and documented study of the history of historic Byzantium/Constantinople, present day Istanbul. We personally inspect every book we offer.

St Vladimirs Seminary Pr, 1997. paperback. Papadakis, Aristeides : Crisis in Byzantium: The Filioque Controversy in the Patriarchate of Gregory II of Cyprus (1283-1289). Crestwood (NY) : St Vladimirs Seminary Press, 1997. Revised edition. Size is octavo (8vo), 9"/23cm h. Bound in publisher's glossy color pictorial wrappers. [i-iv], v-xiii, [xiv], 1-256, [257-258] blank. Abbrev, chronology, foreword to the SVS (revised) edition, preface, intro, nine chaps, appendices (the Tomus of 1285), Exposition of the Tomus of Faith against Beccus, Mark's Report to the Synod), bibliography, index. Notes passim. Condition notes: an excellent, clean copy, light wear to wrappers. Smudge to tail corner edge. Important study of Byzantine theology in the Filioque struggles between East and West. We personally inspect every book we offer.