New York: John B. Alden, 1891. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 7.5"x5.25". Olive cloth with gilt lettering and embossed black decorations on spine and cover. 268 pp. Several small stains on covers. Hinges overopened. Foxing to endpapers. Occasional foxing throughout. The is a first edition of Elder David Bartley's allegorical religious novel about..... More
Galion: Bradford-Brown Educational Co., 1935. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. 7.5"x5.25". Pictorial wraps. Staple-bound. 202 pp. plus advertisements. Scuffing to edges and some small creases on covers. Front hinge was glued improperly and has left some stains. Tight and clean. This is a scarce book of Marxist propaganda for children. Rt. Rev. William..... More
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Winterberg: Steinbrener, [1911]. Full leather. In German, Gothic script. 12mo. 5.25"x3.25". Blind tooled morocco. Brass borders and working clasp (not original to this edition). Decorative endpapers. Steel engraved frontispiece. 640 pp. Front hinge is broken and detached. Attractive brass edges and clasps added by a previous owner. Leather a bit scuffed..... More
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Random House, 1948. First Edition. Cloth. No dust jacket as issued. This is a set of both volumes of the St. Nicholas Anthology of classic Christmas tales and illustrations, many by the great Arthur Rackham. Authors include Kipling, London, Alcott, and many more. There are even games and riddles in..... More
Boston: First Church of Christ, Scientist, [1970s]. Reprint. Cloth. 8vo. Beige cloth. Dust jacket. Contains full facsimiles of 13 books by Eddy. Top edge of jacket rather worn, with numerous chips and closed tears. Book is near fine. This is a reprinted collection of non-canonical writings by Mary Baker Eddy, founder of..... More
Bruce Publishing Company, 1943. First Edition. Cloth. This is a very scarce first edition of Eden's final collection of poetry. Eden was an English poet whose verses often involved Catholic themes. In fact, this copy was former property of the Notre Dame convent in Milwaukee. It bears a few small..... More
Pilgrim Press, 1969. First Edition. Cloth. Small chips around edges of dust jacket. This is a scholarly assessment of the Christian Apocryphal Gospels unearthed in the Dead Sea Scrolls of Nag Hammadi, including the fragments in the original Greek and Latin and a handful of photos of the fragments. Those..... More
Moscow: Academia, 1934. Portfolio. Folio. 16"x12". 100 color plates plus cover page and explanatory booklet (43 pp.), loose as issued. In red cloth publisher's portfolio. Portfolio edges are scuffed, with a bit of tearing to cloth at spine corners. Some soiling to portfolio spine. Edges of cover and booklet somewhat worn..... More
B. Herder Book Co., 1941. First Edition. Cloth. First edition, second impression. This is a rare metaphysical text by Catholic priest and philosopher Paul J. Glenn. Cosmology is part of his series of influential undergraduate philosophy texts that were long considered definitive in religious institutions. Glenn was a devout follower..... More
American Sunday-School Union, 1861. Cloth. Flyleaf is inscribed to the recipient as a gift, Christmas, 1875. This is an 1861 edition of the Christian juvenile fiction novel. Curiously, the author's name does not appear in the book, though other editions of the book are attributed to the "author of 'Twenty..... More
Oceanside: Rosicrucian Fellowship, 1998. Paperback. 8vo. 7.5"x5.25". Decorative wraps. 719 pp. plus advertisements. Right wrap edges curled. Scuff marks on spine and edges. Pen notations on front and rear free endpapers. Minor stains inside covers. Rosicrucian Fellowship order card laid inside. This is a later reprint of Heindel's 1909 magnum opus, a...... More
1898. Cloth. In German. This is a book of Christian poetry by various poets. A beautiful old book bound in red cloth with gilt and gray and black embossed decorations and lettering. Gilt edges, decorative endpapers, and a blue silk ribbon laid inside. Many lovely black and white illustrations throughout..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990. First Edition. Cloth. 4to. Brown cloth. Pictorial dust jacket. Black and white photographic plates. 272 pp. Ex library. Jacket has very light edge wear. Library stamps on top, right, and bottom block edges. Stamps and library markings on front free endpaper and title page. Stamp on..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press / Thomas Nelson, 1873. Full leather. King James translation. 12mo. 5"x3". Full calf with gilt tooled decorations to spine and both covers. All edges gilt. Unpaginated. Edges and spine scuffed. Leather beginning to tear at top and bottom right corners of spine. Corners bumped. Front hinge overopened..... More
Orlando: Landone Foundation, 1943. 3rd printing. Paperback. 8vo. 7.5"x5.25". Decorative wraps. Several diagrams and illustrations. 202 pp. plus advertisements. Wraps have several closed tears and stains. Several previous owners have written their names and included a book plate inside front cover and on title page. Tight and clean. This is the revised..... More
Chicago: Lily Publishing House, 1888. First American Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 8.5"x5.75" Green cloth with embossed decorations on cover and spine. 471 pp. Edges are rubbed and scuffed, especially at header and footer of spine. Several stains to covers. Rear hinge overopened. Soiling to endpapers. Several contemporary newspaper clippings and a paper..... More
Girard: Haldeman-Julius Company, 1937. Pamphlet. 8vo. 8.5"x5.5" Staple-bound wraps. 30 pp. with advertisements. Bottom right corner of front cover creased. Tight and clean. This is a reprint of McCabe's critical lecture. Though the wraps are colored maroon, this is considered to be part of Emanuel Haldeman-Julius' "Big Blue Book" series, an offshoot..... More
Broadview Editions, 2007. Paperback. This is a scholarly edition of Hannah More's 1809 religious novel. Corners a little bumped. More
New York: Derby & Jackson, 1858. Cloth. 8vo. Red publishers cloth with embossed decorations. 436 pp. Edges rather scuffed. Corners bumped. Several large spots of dark discoloration on covers. Owner's contemporary signature on front free endpapers. Some foxing and offsetting throughout. Tightly bound and unmarked. This is a handsome reprint of More's..... More
Ozark Music Company, 1915. Pamphlet. Edges are curled, and the linen has come away at the bottom of the spine. Binding is sound however. Staining and soiling throughout as this was printed quite cheaply and staple bound with a linen cover. This is a turn-of-the-century song book of evangelical Christian..... More
SES Development Corporation, 1981. First Edition. Paperback. This is a first edition of civil rights activist Perkin's manifesto on the evils of black churches in regards to black liberation. Splatter of stains on top right of back cover, above author photo. Stamp on title page. More
Cowman Publications, 1960. Pamphlet. This no-frills children's story is the tale of little Tim and Paul's quest to convert the evil Chinese Communists to American evangelical Christianity and capitalism. Both the text and cover art are extraordinarily racist, but are sadly an accurate representation of many Americans' views of Chinese..... More
Review and Herald, 1946. Cloth. This is a handsome English study bible with many black and white illustrations. Bound in green cloth with marbled edges. Near fine, spine slightly cocked. More
Chicago: Donohue Brothers, [1896]. Boards. 4to. 10"x7.75". Pictorial boards with blue cloth spine. Many full page, black and white engravings. Unpaginated. Boards are quite chipped. Tight and clean. This is an illustrated Victorian book of Bible stories for children. The engravings by E.T. Roe are particularly of note. More
Carl Hirsch, 1904. Cloth. In German. Front hinge cracked, and cloth is a bit rubbed around edges. Stray pen mark on title page. This is a very rare copy of Schmidt's exciting exploration of the "deathly grasp" that "Hindoo heathenism" has maintained over millions. Quite racist, but with gorgeous, if..... More