Search Results: Titles starting with B from Rosley Books

New York: Hunt & Eaton., 1892. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. NEW YORK : circa 1890s. Original brown cloth - gilt spine and lettered with decorative border in black on front cover. A bright tight and clean copy. No inscriptions or internal marks. VERY GOOD. 427 pages. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Everyman, Keswick, Inklings, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ] SCARCE.

London: James Nisbet & Co, 21 Berners Street, 1880. New Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. Frontispiece. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1880. [ Undated; the Bodleian dates as 1880. First published in 1873.]. Hardback. Frontispiece; Wood-engraved by Swain, after illustration by J. Lawson. Dark blue cloth; gilt lettered cover. Fliush-bound. Original pale yellow end-papers. Dedication-page reads: "To Alice and Bertha, with Aunt Fanny's love." Minor wear only. Bright tight and clean. Neat owner inscription to fly-leaf dated Christmas 1895. No internal markings. Light foxing to end-papers. VERY GOOD INDEED. (i), (v), 319, 4 pages. 2pp adverts. 4pp 'Appeal' before adverts. Havergal was a popular 19th century poet and hymn-writer **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE.

London: Methuen & Co., 1925. Seventh Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo. LONDON : 1925. [ First published in 1911.]. Hardback. Dark-red textured cloth; gilt lettered to spine and gilt Chesterton signature to the cover. In pale-orange printed dust-jacket. Top-edge red; others untrimmed as issued. No owner name or internal markings. Jacket has minor wear only, a feint mark to rear of jacket, and one closed tear. VERY GOOD INDEED. In VG jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. (viii), 182 pages. See Sullivan 25. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. Sm.8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 - 1936).

London: Chatto & Windus, 1951. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. Folio - 12 x 10 Inches Tall. Illustrated. LONDON : 1951. Hardback. Green cloth, silver lettered spine. 205 pages. In cream and green pictorial jacket (price-clipped). Various contributors. Contains; Ballade of Dead Gentleman. Poem by C.S. Lewis. A bright and unfaded copy. No owner name or markings internally; clean tight text. Slight wear to head and foot of jacket spine. VERY GOOD INDEED in VG jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. 205 pages. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. Folio; approx 12 x 10 inches. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE.

Belfast: Blackstaff Press, 2007. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Linocuts by Anne N. Anderson. FIRST EDITION. BELFAST : 2007. Hardback. Linocuts by Anne N. Anderson. Blue cloth; silver lettered spine. In buff and blue pictorial dust-jacket (not price-clipped). Pictorial end-papers. No owner name or internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. Mark to rear where price label remover to rear. FINE in like jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. (xiv), 142 pages. Sm.8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

Regality Club., 1912. Soft cover. Good. Maps . GLASGOW : 1912. [ Regality Club Offprint from Vol. IV., Pt. 1.]. Plain paper covered spine. One full page map. Folding map to rear. Dusty to page 1. Untrimmed edges. Moderate wear. GOOD. Maps VERY GOOD INDEED. 60pp. Includes bibliographic references. Scarce. Only one copy held in UK: University of Strathclyde Library. Folio; approx. 11 x 9 inches. **Heavy volume extra postage needed. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE.

London: J.M. Dent & Co, Aldine House, 1975. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good Plus. Small Octavo. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1975. [ Scarce first printing.]. Everyman's library 'Larger Format' series University Library. Hardback. Introduction by J.P. Hill and E. Caracciolo-Trejo. Original red cloth; gilt lettered spine. Gilt Everyman motif to cover. Light-grey end-papers. Gold and green patterned series style dust-jacket. Bright, tight and internally crisp and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Jacket bright and untorn (with minor wear only). FINE in VERY GOOD jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. (xx), 276 pages. Bibliography: p. xviii. Printed at 'The Aldine Press, Letchworth, England'. Unrecorded in Seymour's Guide to Everyman, 2005. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. Sm.8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. Dent Everyman Library No. 357. SCARCE.

Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press , 1971. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Good Plus. 8vo. Illustrations. FIRST EDITION. OXFORD & NEW YORK : 1971. Hardback. Illustrations. Black cloth; gilt lettered spine (has two golden dots on the front cover). In gold pictorial dust-jacket (b & w photos). Bright tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Jacket has minor wear and a few small edge chips. VERY GOOD INDEED in GOOD jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. 517 pages. Index. CONTENTS: PART ONE: THE RULE OF THE TRIUMVIRS; PART TWO: HEROES AND HEROICS; PART THREE: A TRYING TIME; PART FOUR: THE TARNISHED IMAGE; PART FIVE: THE CZARIST REGIME; Appendix; Bibliographical Note; Index. 8vo. **Heavy book; extra postage needed outside the UK. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE.

New York: Baker Book House, 1992. First Thus . Hardcover. Near Fine. Large Octavo. City of God; the Trinity.]. GRAND RAPIDS : 1992. Hardback. 2 volumes complete. Dark-red smooth cloth; spines lettered onto black panels; gilt decoration. No owner name or internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. NEAR FINE. (xi), 847, (v), 898 pages. Indexes to each volume. CONTENTS: Confessions - Soliloquies - On the immortality of the soul - On the morals of the Catholic Church - Concerning the teacher - On the profit of believing - Concerning the nature of good - On the spirit and the letter - On nature and grace - On the grace of Christ and on original sin - Enchiridion - On grace and the free will - On the predestination of the saints. The City of God and On the Trinity. Lg.8vo. **2 hefty tomes; require extra postage** **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping** [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Inklings, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

New York: Random House, 1948. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Large Octavo. City of God; the Trinity.]. FIRST EDITION. NEW YORK : 1948. Hardback. 2 volumes complete. Original light-brown strong-weave cloth; spines lettered onto blue panels. No owner name or internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. Minor wear only. Minor marks to covers. VERY GOOD. (xi), 847, (v), 898 pages. Indexes to each volume. CONTENTS: Confessions - Soliloquies - On the immortality of the soul - On the morals of the Catholic Church - Concerning the teacher - On the profit of believing - Concerning the nature of good - On the spirit and the letter - On nature and grace - On the grace of Christ and on original sin - Enchiridion - On grace and the free will - On the predestination of the saints. The City of God and On the Trinity. Lg.8vo. **2 hefty tomes; require extra postage** **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping** [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Inklings, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. Read More

London: Religious Tract Society (RTS), 1888. First Edition Thus . Hardcover. Good. Small Octavo. Decorative Title-Page. FIRST EDITION THUS. LONDON : 1888. [ Undated; British Library dates as 1888 ]. Translated with Analysis and Notes by George Lewis. [ Christian Printer; Unwin Brothers, Chilworth; with device. Hardback. Original smooth black cloth; gilt lettered spine. Untrimmed edges as issued. Decorative title-page. Half-title page: 'The Treatise of Basil the Great on the Holy Spirit'. Spine-title: 'St. Basil the Great on the Holy Spirit'. Tight and clean. Neat contemporary owner name; no internal markings. Spine worn with neat repair. Strong and sound; GOOD. Scarce; 174 pages. Includes bibliographical references. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. Sm.8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. [ Christian Classics Series ; IV. ] SCARCE.

London: Paterikon Publications, 2018. First Edition Thus . Soft cover. Very Good Plus. Small Octavo. Frontispiece - Portrait. FIRST EDITION THUS. BROOKLINE : 2018. Paperback. Frontispiece; Portrait. Black and colour pictorial covers. No owner name or internal markings. Tight, bright and clean. VERY GOOD INDEED. 204 pages. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. Sm.8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. [ Christian Classics Series ; IV. ] SCARCE.

Liverpool?: None Given, 1857. Sole Edition. . Soft cover. Fine. 8vo. SOLE PRINTING. Probably LIVERPOOL : 1857. [ No date - probably 1857. The British Library states 1857. The BL copy also states no publisher etc given.]. A clean tight copy. Paper-covered spine; general title, but no publisher, date or place of printing given. FINE. 44 pages. Scarce - No copy in Cambridge University Library. HUGH STOWELL BROWN was Christian minister and renowned preacher, pastor and social reformer in Liverpool in the nineteenth century. His public lectures and work among the poor brought him great renown. On his death a statue was raised to him, one of only three Liverpool clergymen to receive that honour. His brother was the Manx poet Thomas Edward Brown. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Everyman, Keswick, Inklings, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE.

London: Michael Joseph, 1975. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Illustrated by J. S. Goodall.. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1975. Hardback. Illustrated by J. S. Goodall. Original dark-red cloth; gilt lettered spine. In colour pictorial dust-jacket (not price-clipped). Pictorial end-papers. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor aging only; no foxing. NIce bright jacket. NEAR FINE in like jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. 239 pages. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Everyman, Keswick, Inklings, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]

London: F. Davis Late J. Paul, 1 Chapterhouse Court, 1878. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good Plus. Small Octavo. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1878. Sewn with paper-covered spine. Tight, bright and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED. 8pp. ARCHIBALD GEIKIE BROWN (1844-1922) was a Calvinistic Baptist minister; a student, friend, and associate of Charles Spurgeon; and from 1908 to 1911, pastor of the Metropolitan Tabernacle in London, the church earlier pastored by Spurgeon. He was baptized by Spurgeon in June 1861. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping** [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. 8vo.

London: Hodder & Stoughton, 2005. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Large Octavo. Illustrated. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 2005. Hardback. Illustrated; 16pp plates (chiefly coloured). Black cloth; gilt lettered spine. Original light brown end-papers. No owner name or internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. FINE in like jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. (xiii), 578 pages. Includes bibliographical references. Index. SUMMARY: Beau Brummell's life is a riveting story of unparalleled fame, fashion and admiration followed by a descent into poverty and madness. The man who put Saville Row on the map, who could win friends, political arguments or the favours of women with apparent effortlessness, and who was responsible for some of the wittiest put-downs in history, Brummell created the myth of the British gent typified by wit, style, sex, and the finest tailoring in the world. In this biography, Ian Kelly brings the clothes, fashions and people of Regency England vividly to life.… Read More

London: Collins,St. James Place, 1957. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Cartoons by Low. FIRST EDITION. COLLINS : 1957. Hardback. Foreword by Ivor Brown. Cartoons by Low. Grey cloth; gilt lettered spine. In green and grey printed dust-jacket (price-clipped). Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Nice state; minor signs of aging only. NEAR FINE in like jacket; now in clear protective sleeve. 256 pages. Includes index of authors. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

London: Catholic Truth Society - CTS, 1984. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. Portrait. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1984. Black, white and blue pictorial covers; stapled. No owner name or internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. 12pp. Text on inside cover. Bibliography: p12. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1942. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo. LONDON : 1942. [ 'Cheap War Edition'; first published in the same year.]. Hardback. Original blue cloth, spine lettered in black. Yellow printed dust-jacket. A clean and tight copy. Spine of jacket slightly dulled (affecting book spine too) with minor wear. Publisher's price to spine and cover 3/6. Book reviews printed to jacket cover and flaps. No owner name; no internal markings. No foxing. VERY GOOD in like jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. 160 pages. Gilbert A34a. See Gilbert's bibliography. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Everyman, Inklings, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ]

Edinburgh: John Maclaren & Son, Princes Street, 1879. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. EDINBURGH : 1879. Pamphlet; printed title-page; sewn. Paper-covered spine. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Title slightly dusty; internally a clean copy. VERY GOOD. 30pp. SCARCE. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping** [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. We accept PayPal. SCARCE.