Christianity

Firenze (Florence). First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. We believe the title translates to Chronological History of the Emperors, Popes, and the Council of Seven; first three volumes of an apparently incomplete set; Vol. 3 only through 12th century. Vol. 1 published 1789 by 'Nella Stamperia degli Eredi Pecchioni'; Vols. 2 and 3 published 1790 by 'Gaetano Cambiagi Stampator Reale' (Cambiagi was an important publisher in Florence at that time; Pecchioni had much fewer productions and it is difficult to learn anything about him); Italian text. In every other respect these volumes are identical, using the same typefaces, paper, endpapers and bindings; paper has watermark which is very hard to see, as it appears only partially in the upper left corner of some pages; edges speckled red; pastedowns handpainted with a floral pattern; bound such that there are no free endpapers, pages sewn directly to vellum; vellum smartly hand-lettered on each spine. Overall, vg (covers soiled, bowed, and… Read More

Amsteldam (Amsterdam): Garardus Borstius, 1705. Hardcover. Good. Rare book by d'Outrien, a prominent Dutch cleric; two parts bound together in one volume; Dutch text only; 16mo, original vellum binding; good (vellum boards and spine soiled, stained, darkened, and worn; boards warped and bowed; remnant from object possibly melted onto rear board still attached to rear board; author and title handwritten on spine; spine ends and corners bumped, crimped, and worn; edges worn, soiled, and darkened; broken at pp96-7 of 'de Verstroosting'; textblock darkened; stains and soil to several pages throughout; tear to rear pastedown; eps and pages toned); 259pp and 292pp.

London: T. Roycroft impensis Richardi Chiswell, 1677. First Edition. . Hardcover. See Description. 4to. pp. [16], 372, [20] Title printed in red and black. Text is in Latin with quoted passages in Hebrew. Re-backed preserving original sprinkled calf boards. Upper corner of rear cover restored. End papers are renewed with quality laid paper after period style. Interior is clean. An inscription written in an old hand on a front blank leaf reads: "Ex domo Authoris Maii 4. 1677" (From the house of the author, May 4. 1677). William Owtram (1625-1679) was an English conformist theologian known for his great skill in rabbinical learning. In 1669 Owtram became Archdeacon of Leicester and in 1670 he was made Prebendary of Westminster (1670). Richard Baxter spoke of him as " one of the best and ablest of the conformists." [DNB]. Owtram is mainly known for his learned work "De Sacrificiis libri duo" an in depth study of religious ritual sacrifice. The book is divided into two… Read More

London: J.H. for H. Mortlock, 1699. Hardcover. See Description. Small 4to. "Fourth Edition." pp. [4], 280. Complete. With frontispiece engraving of the Hon. Robert Boyle. An extra 19th century plate of the author Richard Bentley is also included after the dedication. Bound in modern half calf with marbled boards. Pages are generally clean; a faded name is written with small letters in an early hand on the title page (upper corner); minor chipping to outer edge of title. All edges gilt. Richard Bentley (1662-1742) English scholar and literary critic. He was made keeper of the Royal Libraries and was later appointed Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1692 he was nominated first Boyle lecturer (named after scientist Robert Boyle). He then delivered a series of sermons trying to refute Thomas Hobbes and atheism. In particular, the lectures tried to show how the recent work in physics by Sir Isaac Newton offered proof of God’s existence. Bentley even corresponded with Newton on the… Read More

LONDON: Religious Tract Society , 1862 A series of biographies of religious reformers illustrated by colour printed plates of the towns they were most associated with - so for example Martin Luther and Wittenberg. With 8 colour printed plates by J M Kronheim and Co - using a colour printing process under license from George Baxter. In full leather prize binding - with a gilt crest of St Marylebone and All Souls Grammar School, in Union with Kings College on the front board; raised bands and gilt tooling to spine. The leather is a little worn at the edges and joints, the title label is missing and there is a small mark to the back board. The page edges are marbled and there are marbled endpapers. The front pastedown has a presentation plate to Charles Nott for 'Good conduct at Drill'. The colour plates are very finely printed and tissue guarded but there is some light brown spotting (we can send images of all plates on request). The plates are of: Prague, Zurich, Antwerp, Geneva, Spires,… Read More

Good+ hardcover. Text in Dutch. Contemporary vellum over boards; blind stamped central strapwork lozenge on each cover; raised bands on spine; 3 engraved title pages; woodcut decorative drop-cap initials and head and tail pieces; 686 numbered woodcuts by van Sichem. The vellum is in Very Good condition with some scuffing/light soiling; small splits at cover joints, head and tail but vellum remains supple; tightly bound; generally bright and clean interior with woodcuts ranging from Good to Fine condition; one leaf (3C6) has 2 cm abraded hole that doesn't affect text on recto but slightly affects woodcut on verso; leaf 3C7 has 2 small areas of text effacement (2 cm each). The work is complete but has numerous pagination errors and some signature errors. Pagination: Title Page 1, 2-598,Title Page 2, 600-722, Title Page 3 ,723-800. Collation: A-V8 2A-2V8 3A-3H8. 8vo, 19 x 13 cm. Cf, STCN #ppn 842875999; OCLC #1008001235.

Oxonii (Oxford): E. Typographeo Academico, 1847. Two volumes finely bound in full vellum, the backs intricately tooled in gilt and with red morocco labels, the covers with centrally placed armorial of the Hulme Bequest (Munificentia Hulmiana), marbled end papers, edges dyed red, the wonderful period bookplate of John David Alexander, Jr. ( Initium Sapientiae Timor Domini - "The beginning of wisdom is the fear of God"), small label of Blackwell's Oxford. Near Fine, light soiling to covers, small tidy prior owner name in pencil. SCARCE in such lovely condition and Fine period binding. Text in Latin. lxvii, (8), 264, 265-771 pp. . Third Edition, Revised . Full Vellum. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Amerikaniscen Traktatgesellschaft (American Tract Society), New York: No date. ca. 1850-60s. Presumed first edition. Condition: Very Good. 126 pp (missing pages 127-128 from original printing). Text block has gold gilt top, bottom and fore edges. Pages lightly sunned typical of age, clean, unmarked with no prior owner attribution. Unusual miniature German language edition of the popular Chautropfen (translated as "Dewdrops") miniatures of the period, with a short scripture or quote for each day of the month.

London: Printed for R. Davis; J. Newbery; L. Davis and C. Reymers, 1765. full leather, five raised bands, red leather spine label, top edge stained black, fore-edge and bottom edge sprinkled red, gilt ornamentation on fore-edge of leather boards. large 12mo. full leather, five raised bands, red leather spine label, top edge stained black, fore-edge and bottom edge sprinkled red, gilt ornamentation on fore-edge of leather boards. Frontispiece, (ii), ii, 307 pages. Containing an Account of his Education, Travels, Adventures, Connections, Literary Productions, and pretended Conversion from Heathenism to Christianity; which last proved the Occasion of his being brought over into this Kingdom, and passing for a Proselyte, and a Member of the Church of England. Second edition. Wear to hinges and tail of spine. Corners bumped. Minor moisture stain affecting only the top edge of the textblock on a handful of pages not affecting the text. An autobiographical account, whereby the place of birth and the… Read More

This leather bound book from 1845 has a gold seal on the cover depicting a figure holding a staff with a cross on top, circled by letters in gold saying "Society For Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1698". The book contains the three essays titled: The Churches of Rome and England Compared In Their Declared Doctrines and Practices; The Corruptions of the Church of Rome in Relation to Ecclesiastical Government; Dialogues Between a Protestant and a Roman Catholic, written by Mant, Richard (Bishop); Bull, George (Bishop); Hobson, S. (Reverend), respectively. The covers show some wear on the edges and corners, and there is the remnant of a paste-on label on the cover.The pages shiw some foxing. There is a former owner's inscription inside the cover dated April 23, 1845.This old book will make a unique addition to the library of the religious historian.

1694 Anglican 39 Articles Church of England Lambeth Articles Calvinism Ellis
The 'Thirty-Nine Articles' of the Anglican Church was one of the most important and significant works of the Reformation and the 16th-century. They helped define statements of doctrines and practices of the Church of England focusing on the controversies of the English Reformation. This particular John Ellis 1694 edition contains the famed 'Lambeth Articles' – a series of nine additional articles which were written to justify many of the Calvinist doctrines of the late 16th-century. These articles cover predestination and justification by faith.
Item number: #18112
Price: $750
ELLIS, John
Articulorum XXXIX Ecclesiae Anglicanae defensio : unà cum novâ eorundem versione. His accedunt Articuli Lambethani
Cantabrigiae : Ex officina Johann. Hayes, 1694.

Details:
· Collation: Complete with all pages
o [4], 143, [1]; [2], 75, [1]
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Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – Thomas Parker of the Inner Temple Esq.,… Read More

Micah Clarke. RARE. Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. Harper & Brothers First American Edition, Copyright 1894. Used. Good Condition/ No DJ is included. A square, solid copy. Bright pages. Octavo, original publisher's pictorial cloth, engraved frontispiece. In good condition. Gilted front cover and spine ornamentation are still in nice shape. Former owner signature on front free endpaper dates our copy of this book to 1894. Set during the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685 in England, Micah Clarke is a a bildungsroman (coming of age story) whose protagonist, Micah Clarke, begins as a boy seeking adventure in a rather romantic and naive way, falls under the influence of an older and vastly experienced, world-weary soldier of fortune. A story of disillusionment with religious extremism. By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of the Sherlock Holmes detective fiction series. 5 X 7 ½ 471 pages.

Crosby & Nichols, Boston, 1850; First Edition; 8vo (5 1/2" x 9"), 40 pages; printed wraps. Impassioned speech condemning the recently passed federal Fugitive Slave Law, delivered at Boston’s Melodeon Theater, Sunday, September 22, 1850 by celebrated reformer Theodore Parker who, although an ordained Unitarian minister, later rejected much of Unitarian theology and dedicated himself to Transcendentalism, becoming a leading figure in the movement. Parker’s views were wont to create considerable conflict in both religious and secular circles, as here where he advocates the murder of officers of the law by their captured fugitive slaves as justifiable under the guise of self-defense. The editor of the Boston Pilot in response was quick to point out that while slavery is an acknowledged evil, homicide as a remedy does nothing but unleash anarchy, and is hardly in keeping with Christian or otherwise accepted moral principles, further adding that Parker’s propensity for theological hair… Read More

Lisboa: Impressão Régia, 1818. 1ª Edição . Inteira de Pele/Full -Leather. Muito Bom/Very Good/Très Bien. In 8 (165 x 105). 2 Vols. de [6]-461 / 631 pp. Encadernados em inteira de pele da época, com rótulos e ferros a ouro na lombada e pastas. Com o retrato do Arcebispo gravado em metal por Gregorio Francisco de Queiroz. Exemplares foram alvo de restauro muito bem executado. Dom Frei Caetano Brandão nasceu em Loureiro, Estarreja em 1740. Tomou hábito franciscano em Coimbra onde professou em 1759. Bacharelou-se em Teologia pela Universidade de Coimbra e ordenou-se em 1764. Em 1782 foi nomeado Bispo do Pará no Brasil por ordem da Rainha D. Maria I e em 1790 tomou posse como titular da Arquidiocese de Braga, onde faleceu em 1805. O autor António Caetano do Amaral foi bacharel, formado em Canones pela Universidade de Coimbra, Deputado do Santo Ofício, Cónego da Sé de Évora, Inquisidor de Lisboa,… Read More

The New Golden Trio: Or, Bradbury's Golden Series of Sabbath School Melodies, Comprising the "New Golden Chain," "New Golden Shower," and "Golden Censer." By William B Bradbury. New York: Published by Biglow & Main, Successors to William B Bradbury. 1866 First Edition.
Condition: NOT a library book. This small book is in an old condition. It is complete and in tact with a secure binding. Its age is evident on the original covers. It has a new firm spine with the original spine piece re-applied. Please review photos and ask for more if necessary to make your best buying decision!
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