from Peter Austern & Co. Books & Ephemera / Brooklyn Books

NY: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953. Book. Good. Hardcover. Inscribed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 1953. 1st edition. 'Christian Realism and Political Problems - Essays on Political, Social, Ethical, and Theological Themes' -- INSCRIBED by REINHOLD NEIBUHR, on front endpaper. Hardcover. # pages... list chapter titles, other details. Reinhold Niebuhr (1892-1971) was a theologian, ethicist, commentator on politics and public affairs,… Read more

New York: Alcoholics Anonymous Publishing, Inc., 1957. Book. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. SIGNED By Bill W. - Alcoholics Anonymous Comes Of Age First Printing 1957. This book has been signed twice by AA co-founder Bill Wilson who 'bookended' the volume with "Ever Bill" front endpaper and "Yours Bill" on the rear endpaper.. The volume is a… Read more

New York, New York, U.S.A.: Riverhead Books, 2005. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Harold Bloom. The most controversial, explosive, and important book yet from the renowned author and critic. Harold Bloom uses his unsurpassed skills to examine the character of Jesus: the inconsistencies, the contradictions, and the Gospels' flaws of logic. He also explores the character of Yahweh, who Bloom… Read more

Photographic Image. Very Good. Soft cover. 1947 Photo-Album. For some, the Salvation Army is their way of life -- photos of so many friends & families, at ease, in the Salvation Army summer camp/retreat in Ontario -- folks of all ages play in numerous brass bands -- and are seen enjoying each other's company in the summer of… Read more

London: M. Lewis No.1 Pater-Noster-Row, 1770. Book. Good. No Binding. 1st Edition. Mary Lewis, Moravian and Independent, was a bookseller/printer in business with her husband, son-in-law, and daughter at 1 Paternoster Row, 1756-91. Upon the death of her husband, John Lewis, in 1754, Mary Lewis took over his printing business and bookshop at 1 Paternoster Row, only… Read more

Book. Poor. Soft cover. Shingaku is a Japanese religious movement, founded by Ishida Baigan and further developed by Teshima Toan, which was influential 1725-1875. It has been speculated, Shingaku was one of the cultural foundations for Japan's industrialization.The teaching is characteristic of Asian culture, in its fusion of Confucian values, with Buddhism and Japanese Shinto, compared to… Read more

Sheet music. Fair. No Binding. "My Redeemer and My Lord" Sacred solo, words by Longfellow, published in 1900 by Dudley Buck, 1st edition. "The Cross" Sacred Song for a high voice. 1906, 1st edition, composed by Harriet Ware, words by Edwin Markham. "The Penitent", an offertory solo for a high voice by Beardsley Van De Water. 1st edition, published… Read more

Los Angeles: Church of Scientology of California, 1978. Book. Illus. by L. Ron Hubbard , Photographer. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. Signed on the front free endpaper 'L. Ron Hubbard / Founder'. L. Ron Hubbard is perhaps best known for his book, Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health (first published in 1950),… Read more

New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1980. Book. Illus. by with Photos. Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 5"x7" signed portrait of Pope John Paul ll laid in; also an original 4x6 photo of Fr Dom Ferguson with Pope John Paul. The condition of the portrait is fine, with no visible flaws. Condition of the book also… Read more

Pasadena, CA, 1918. Book. Good. Soft cover. Inscribed on the Cover By Upton Sinclair. 1st Edition. This excoriating critique of religion, especially as represented by powerful clerical institutions, is a lesser-known work by the author who had earlier become famous with his publication of The Jungle, an expose of the poor labor conditions and unsanitary practices in Chicago's meat-packing industry.… Read more

London: George Allen & Unwin, 1952. Book. Very Good. Hardcover.

London: Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1866. Book. Very Good. Half-Leather. Binding by Arthur Colley. 1/2 blue morocco / gilt. Top edge gilt; . Marbled endpapers.

New York: Brentano's Book. Very Good. Half-Leather. 1/2 leather & gilt. TEG. Bound by Stikeman for Scribner's.

Boston: Heath & Graves, 1853. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. "A Tale of the Puritans and the Babtists.".

New York: The Alexander Kohut Memorial Foundation, 1929. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st Edition. uncut..

Philadelphia / Providence: NP / Knowles & Vose, 1830. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2 VOLUMES BOUND AS ONE. Mild dampstains not affecting text. Sabin 06070. AI 1508.

Philadelphia: J & W Kite, 1843. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 12mo. black bds. rule & gilt. Quakers. The writer of these memorandums was well known to many persons in the religious Society of Friends, as a useful and consistent member, and an elder whose example was instructive and edifying. It is not intended by the present publication to eulogise… Read more