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Stewartsville, NJ: Old Greenwich Presbyterian Church, 1962. Hardcover. Good/None. Black cloth boards with gilt stamped titling and border on front and spine, small 4to, (8 3/4 x 11 1/4 ins.) Spine is edgeworn and light brown circular food? stain to front cover, top corner. Binding is tight. Name and year penned on half title page; interior is otherwise unmarked. Pg. 135 has 1/2-in. tan drip stain. Pictorial end papers. INSIDE: The story of the church body called 'Old Greenwich' comprised of the devotees of Jesus Christ who meet in the Old Greenwich Church. Important writings, photographs and events that have contributed to the church's growth with a list of its ministers since 1740, remarkably, only 13. 42 B&W illustrations.
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1537. Rokeby, John (d. 1573). Autograph letter signed to "my cozen Tunstall," most likely Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall (1474-1559). 1 - 1/2pp. N.p., n.d. 223 x 184 mm. Fine apart from light soiling. From ecclesiastical lawyer John Rokeby, who acted as one of Henry VIII's counsel in his divorce from Katharine of Aragon and later served as a member of the Council of the North, a regional administrative body originally established by Richard III and later reinstated by Henry VIII in 1530 as a means of exerting control over England's pro-Catholic northern counties. His correspondent was most likely Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall, who served as president of the Council in 1530 and 1537; Tunstall is best known today as the author of De arte supputandi libri quattuor (1522), the first book published in England devoted exclusively to mathematics. In his letter Rokeby asks Tunstall for a "contribution to enable me to go through with my presant Undertaking . . . I began this Method last yeare but was check'd by ill health & want of the proper Instrument Lond. being too expensive for me & some necessary Cloaths awanting however am now determin'd to goe by sea as soon as possablely I can . . ." Rokeby and Tunstall may have been related, as they were both from the same part of England and Rokeby addressed Tunstall as "cozen.
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Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1856. 5 volume set [Author's revised edition). Bibliographic References and Index. While D'Aubigne was the most carefully read by 19th Century scholar as well as the general population, he fell out of favor in the early 20th Century. Today scholars note that he was among the finest of the Christian historiographers, that is, the new the methods of Leopold von Ranke though his Christian presuppositions shine through. While many scholars attempt to view the Reformation in an objective study of sources, it often is accompanied with presuppositions that do not recognize the possibility that God is active in history. Just as the critics of C.S. Lewis often minimize his writing which openly comes from a Christian point of view, the same criticism can be applied to D'Aubgine though modern students of historiography such as John B. Roney has brought his significance back into perspective. He notes in this 1846 edition: "I have revised this edition line by line and word by word, it is the only one I have corrected." Later on the Relgious Tract Society offered this in a very large one volume cheap edition which influenced those for whom the 5 volume set was too expensive.
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Scottdale PA: Mennonite Pub House, 1944. Second Edition. Paperback. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Antrim: Printed by Geo. H. Mearns, 1877. First edition. 8vo; sewn orange wrappers printed in black, 10 pp. The title well describes the contents of this thin pamphlet where "fearing God and honouring the Queen" go a long way toward your admittance. Soiled wrappers are almost loose, but are tenuously hanging on. Clean internally, a Good, serviceable copy. We find one copy for this year in OCLC at the National Library of Ireland.
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London: Printed for Benj. Barker and Sold By A. Bettesworth and C. Hitch. J Osborn and Ten Others, 1732. 12mo. 8th edition. Frontispiece, 72 pages. While some mistakenly attributed this to Dr. Samuel Johnson, it was first issued in 1704 and became popular in 18th Century England so some copies were also designed to be bound in with The Book of Common Prayer. Dr. Johnson did have a later issue in his personal library that he referred to. By the early 19th Century copies had become uncommon so W. Ford in his Curious and Valuable Collection of Books Catalogue (London, 1811) lists it along with other "curious and valuable books." The frontispiece is an unusual engraving of the Last Supper. The iconography that has John resting his head against Jesus is not unusual but here the disciple was treated as a young man but here he appears as a small boy. The previous owner was Hanna Hurst who notes it was the gift of Mrs. Hester Palmer, June 30, 1746. Bound in full black morocco, both boards decorated in gilt, spine gilt, marbled endpaper, second blank with corner cliipped. A handsome little book.
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New York: Dial, 1974. [xii], 174p., first edition, minor stain on fore edge, dj flaps with a light red stain at folds.
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Scottdale PA: Mennonite Pub House, 1938. Sixty-Ninth Year. Paperback, Stapled. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Philadelia: Good Books,. Paperback. 306pp. A very wide range of writing from members of the Mennonite communities. Includes a large number of essays as well as poetry and fiction. Rubbed with reading wear. Binding is sound and the book is clean. Good, sound copy. . Paperback. 1999.
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Lancaster PA: Lancaster Mennonite High School, 2012. High School Yearbook Annual. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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New York: United Presbyterian Church. 1979. Softcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear, writing on front cover. ; B&W Illustrations; 349 pages .
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pb, 48pp.
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Nashville, TN: Broadman Press. 1966. Hardcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; 127 pages .
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Philadelphia: Benjamin & Jacob Johnson, 1799. 8vo. 70 pp. An autobiographical account of John Spalding's conversion from Anglicanism to Quakerism, with an apology for the Society of Friends. Evans 36346; ESTC W3367. Good. Removed from a nonce volume. Lightly browned with a few darker spots of browning.
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Philadelphia: Lutheran Church Press. 1966. Softcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. Underlining and notes inside; B&W Illustrations; 175 pages .
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Peru: Editorial Nueva Impresora, 1950. Original Paper Wrps. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 257p. The original edition with the story of one of the most courageous Protestant missionaries in Peru. As a missionary who not only espoused evangelical ideas but worshipped on the Sabbath (Saturday), the Roman Catholic priests told the people he was a heretic but he found over 500 who converted to the faith. Many times he was threatened with death but each time those who threatened him pulled back. OCLC reports only three copies (University of California, Davis; Andrews Univesity; and Fuller Theogical Seminary.
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Cincinnati, OH: Women's Division of Christian Service. N.D.. Softcover. Very Good with no dust jacket; Edgewear. ; 56 pages .
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Scottdale PA: Mennonite Pub House, 1926. Previous Owner. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Hyland House, South Yarra, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: photographic. Signed by Author. photographic illustrated and pages, text illustrated with reproductions of drawings within the text, and black-and-white photographs. Chapter notes, bibliography, and index. Colour illustrated dustjacket, showing no damage. the edges of the textblock are very slightly darkened with age, and there are a couple of foxing spots on the front edge. The author has signed her name in full underneath the printed version on the title page, and there is an inscription on the half title page which appears to be in the author's handwriting. (I am not a graphologist, but the formation of the letters on both pages appears to me to be similar). This Centenary History of Methodist Ladies College Kew, has been written by an eminent old collegian, a senior lecturer in the education faculty at Monash University, whose subject is the history of education. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XXIV, 469, (3). Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Illustrator: photographic. Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; local history; Victoria; Methodist; Education. Signed by Author. ISBN: 0908090471. ISBN/EAN: 9780908090471. Inventory No: 0236985. . 9780908090471 THIS BOOK WILL INCUR EXTRA POST OUTSIDE OF AUSTRALIA, BECAUSE IT IS OVER 1 Kg WITHOUT PACKAGING, PLEASE ENQUIRE BEFORE ORDERING.
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Ephrata PA, 1968. In Memorium of the 32 Years of Our Pastor, Harold F Minnich, 1936-1968. Paperback, Stapled. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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hb, no d/w, 234pp.
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Scottdale, PA: Mennonite Publishing House, 1931. Previous Owner. Hard Cover. Poor/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Edinbugrh: W.P. Nimmo, 1862. First Edition. Small Octavo. xii, 546 pages, errata page, 8 pages of ad sat the end. The anti-slavery crusade in England with much reported here that was not found in the American Press since even in the North there was a reluctance to describe the horrors of slavery. Here is the catechism taught the blacks which was based on how God wanted them to be slaves. The system where the white slave owner often found the pleasures of sex with slaves when the wife no longer wished to be bothered. Beginning on page 241 he list the denominations that not only approved of slave but their bishops and ministers owned them (Methodists, Baptists, and others. These were the predecessors of the evangelicals of the 20th Century who are comfortable with their defense of the Bible but blind to the ways in which they neglect is cries for social justice. It is understandable why this work was published in Great Britain since it would have been despised not only in the South but a large part of the North. The advertisements in the back also come from William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips and a host of ministers from England. Bound in purple cloth lettered in gilt, spine lettering gilt brown coated endpapers, contemporary owner's name, some fading to cloth, corners light wear to corners and spine ends, spine darkened, hinges just starting but not broken through. pages 321 and 323 have chips to upper margin most likely from careless opening. A very good copy.
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Rhoda H Campbell, 1950. History of the Byerland Mennonite Church, Lancaster County, PA. Paperback, Stapled. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
