Search Results: Religion from Scraps of American History

Hesston, Kansas: Hesston College and Bible School, 1941. First edition. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 72 pages with advertising section, illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. The yearbook of a Mennonite bible college with sections about classes, societies and athletics. Black textured boards with raised titles on gilt title blocks and decorations, black end papers. Some edge wear to cover, some soiling of cover with scuffs, gilt a bit rubbed and faded, corners and spine ends a bit bumped, a little spotting of end papers, interior pages bright and clean with no writing, binding tight. Measures 8 x 10 3/4 inches.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992. Later printing. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. D"Agostino, Anthony. 112 pages with color illustrations throughout. A guide for aspiring angels. White cloth binding with gilt imprint in front cover and gilt titles on spine, decorated end papers. Spine soiled, light edge wear, cloth a little bubbled on back, gilt bright, interior pages bright. Measures 5 3/4 x 7 3/4 inches

Chicago, Illinois: The Bible House, 1902. Not stated. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket . 479 pages, illustrated with black and white photo plates and religious artwork. The inspiring life of an American minister. Black cloth binding with gilt titles and decorations on front cover and spine, with black and white portrait pastedown on front cover, green end papers. Cover gilt much faded and worn, edge wear to cover, corners and spine ends bumped, spotting, chips in edges of portrait, a few scuffs to back cover, front hinge a little weak, former owner's name on front free end paper, end papers tanning with a little spotting, interior pages bright with a little tanning along edges, binding otherwise tight. Measures 7 1/4 x 9 3/4 inches.

Scottsdale, Pennsylvania: Herald Press, 1971. Not stated. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. Wallace, Edwin B.. 136 pages, illustrated with black and white drawings. A novelized account of a family's involement with the Anabaptist movement in Friesland during the years around 1540. Illustrated boards with white titles on front cover and spine, maps on end papers. Minor shelf wear, some spotting of cover, minor bumping of spine ends and corners, gift inscription and former owner's address label on front free end paper, a little spotting of inner pages, which are otherwise bright, black mark on back fixed end paper with a little chipping of binding edge, binding tight.

Scottsdale, Pennsylvania: Herald Press, 1964. Not stated. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 238 pages with appendixes, illustrated with black and white photo section. Nineteen writers tell the story of the work of the Eastern Mennonite Board of Missions and Charities, Salunga, Pennsylvania. Includes chapters on the Biblical basis for missions, the history of the Board and its philosophy, the church at work and personal testamonies. Green cloth binding with tweed design and black titles on spine. Very minor shelf wear, former owner's name and 1964 date with inscription on front free end paper, interior pages bright and clean, binding tight. Light green illustrated dust jacket is lightly tanned on edge, a little spotted, tiny wrinkles along edges, a bit scuffed on back of jacket, small nick in fold of back cover of jacket, not price clipped. Measures 5 3/4 x 8 inches.

London: Burns Oates and Washbourne, Ltd., 1934. Not stated. Hardcover. Good/good. 239 pages. Companion volume to Archbishop Downey's Pulpit and Platform Addresses containing a selection from his work on scientific, philosophical and theological subjects. Green cloth binding with gilt titles on spine. Stain at top of front cover, light edge wear, corners and spine ends a bit bumped, discolorations on end papers, interior pages lightly tanned, may smell a bit musty, binding tight. Illustrated green and white dust jacket with black titles is chipped along edges and worn, especially at spine edges, some spotting, short tears along top edge and spine sides, clipped at bottom of inner fold.

New York: Harper Collins; HarperSanFrancisco, 1996. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 238 pages, with notes. A personal journey by a fine writer as she seeks a way to the sacred feminine. Pink boards and burgundy cloth spine with green metalllic titles. Light edge wear, slight bumping to corners, boards a little warped, lettering bright, interior pages clean and bright, signed and inscribed by author on half-title, binding tight. Illustrated dust jacket with yellow, green and blue titles is slightly wrinkled with a little edge wear, not price clipped.  Measures 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 inches.

Harrisonburg, Virginia: Eastern Mennonite School, 1933. First edition. Paperback. Good/No jacket. 64 pages, with advertising,and illustrated with black and white photographs. Appears to be from a boarding school, with photos and information about the college senior class, special classes, high school and college juniors, sophmores and freshmen, and sections showing different societies, activities, and an advertising section. Tan wraps with black and green decorations and titles on front cover. Some wear to cover, light spotting with a few stains, scuffs along top edge and small dings on back cover, interior pages bright, binding tight, rust on staples in binding. Trade paperback. Measures 6 x 9 inches.

Harrisonburg, Virginia: Eastern Mennonite School, 1935. First edition. Paperback. Good/No jacket. 64 pages, with black and white photographs and advertising section. Appears to be from a boarding school, with photos and information about the senior class, short term students, freshman, sophmore, and junior classes, and sections showing different societies, activities and an advertising section. Green wraps with darker green illustration and titles "The Senior Journal E.M.S. 1935" on front cover. Some wear to cover, light spotting with a few stains, tanned band along top edge, small hole in paper near spine, interior pages bright, small notation on title page and inscription on reverse of title page, binding tight. Trade paperback, measures 6 x 9 inches.

Harrisonburg, Virginia: Eastern Mennonite School, 1944. First edition. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 66 pages, with black and white photographs plus an advertising section. Appears to be from a boarding school, with photos and information about the college senior class, special classes, high school seniors and sections showing different societies, activities, sports and an advertising section. Green wraps with black decorations and titles "E.M.S. Senior Journal 1944" on front cover. Some wear to cover, light spotting with a few stains, scuffs and small dings on back cover, interior pages bright, wrinkles in upper edge of pages, small name notation on title page, binding tight. Trade paperback, Measures 6 3/4 x 10 inches.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin: The Young Churchman Co., 1914. Reprint. Hardcover. Good/No jacket. 224 pages. Sections on child study, elements of psychology, and the art of teaching. Gray-green cloth binding with black titles on front cover and spine. Heavy spotting of cover, edge wear, corners and spine ends bumped, former owner's name "N. H. Hampstead" on front free end paper, interior pages lightly tanned, binding tight.

New York: Free Press, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/very good. 308 pages with questions and bibliography. Three women of different faiths come together to try to understand issues of prejudice and fundamentalism. Sky blue boards with matching cloth spine cover, gilt titles on spine. Minor edge wear, a little bumping of corners and spine ends, interior pages a little tanned. Illustrated white dust jacket with red and gold titles shows a little edge wear, tiny tear at base of jacket spine, not price clipped.

New York: Stanford and Delisser, 1858. Twenty-second edition. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. 354 page. Rare book of religious commentary. Black embossed binding with gilt titles on spine, yellow end papers. Heavy wear to cover, especially at spine where cloth is split, considerable bumping of corners and spine ends, scrubbing and a little spotting, small pencil notations on end papers, front hinge a little pulled, tanning and foxing of interior pages, binding appears tight.

Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1976. Ninth Printing. Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 296 pages. Poetry and essays with a Christian theme about women and their lives. Illustrated wraps with white and green titles on front cover and blue titles on spine. Some edge wear, creases, spotting, corners creased, price sticker on inside front cover, small tear in front cover at spine hinge, interior pages bright and clean, binding tight. Trade paperback, measures 5 1/4 x 8 1/4 inches.

New York: Christian Press Association Publishing Company, 1902. First edition. Original Cloth. Good/No jacket as issued. 499 pages. A pilgrim details his experiences as he converts from Protestantism to Catholicism. Blue cloth binding with blindstamped borders and gilt titles on spine, black satin end papers. Some edge wear, light spotting and a little scrubbing, corners and spine ends bumped, gilt on spine a little rubbed, a few spots on page edges, binding tight, interior pages lightly tanned, repeated former owner's name on blank pages and front fixed end paper in pencil.

New York: Fleming H. Revell Company, 1924. Original Cloth. Good/No jacket . 204 pages, black and white frontispiece and advertisements in back of book. A collection of sermons that use nature as themes. Green cloth binding with white lettering on front cover and spine. Some wrinkling and spotting of cloth, some edge wear, corners and spine bumped, lettering on spine faded, page edges darkened, binding a little shaken, former owner's name on front free end paper and half-title, interior pages lightly tanned.

New York: Harper & Row, 1988. First edition, as stated. Hardcover. Very Good/good. 175 pages. Written by the founders of the Grief Recovery Institute, outlining a program for working through losses. Tan cloth spine over turquoise green boards, blue metallic titles on spine. Very light wear to cover, minor bumping of spine ends and corners, interior pages bright and clean. Gray dust jacket with blue and white titles shows some edge wear and minor wrinkles at edges, back of jacket tanned with spotting, inner folds tanned with discoloration at top of back fold, short closed tear at top of jacket spine, not price clipped.

Intercourse, Pennsylvania: Good Books, 1994. Not stated. Hardcover. Fine/fine. 63 pages, illustrated with black and white photographs. How it felt to be so different from other young people while growing up as a Mennonite girl. Black boards with heavy gilt titles on front cover and spine. Cover is in very good condition with minimal shelf wear and bright titles, a couple of tiny spots along spine edge, interior pages bright and clean, binding tight. Illustrated jacket with red and black titles on front cover and white titles on spine is also in very good condition with minimal edge wear, not price clipped. Measures 6 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches.

Richmond: The William Byrd Press, Inc., 1924. First edition. Hardcover. Fair/No jacket. 192 pages with advertising section and index, illustrated with black and white photo plates. Detailed information about American Legion Posts in Virginia, including Auxiliaries. Blue cloth binding with gilt titles on front cover, gilt advertisement on back cover. Spine a bit cocked, cover spotted, scrubbed and stained, edge wear, corners and spine ends bumped, gilt a little rubbed, interior pages somewhat stained with spotting and tanning, binding tight.

New York: Edwin S. Gorham, 1906. First edition. Hardcover. Good +/No jacket. 324 pages, illustrated with black and white photo plates, with appendix. Covering over two hundred years of New York City history and the history of Trinity Church. Red cloth binding with gilt titles and bands on spine, gilt top edge, rough cut leading and bottom edges. Some edge wear and spotting of cover with a little scrubbing, dings in back cover, corners and spine ends bumped, interior pages clean with minor tanning, binding tight.