Paris: Librarie ch. Poussielgue, 1896. First Edition. Leather bound. In French. 8vo. Half leather over marbled boards. Raised bands. Marbled endpapers. Illustrated plates throughout. 344 pp. Minor scuffing to edges. Occasional soiling throughout. Contemporary prayer card laid in. This is a first edition volume of the letters of Sister Apolline Andriveau, a...... More
London: Burns and Oates, 1876. Leather bound. 8vo. Quarter leather over marbled boards. Gilt lettering on spine. Speckled and stained edges. 376 pp. Edges scuffed and corners bumped. Some soiling to endpapers. Tight and clean. This is a handsome compilation of six 1876 issues of the Jesuit magazine The Messenger of the..... More
Rock Island, IL: East Hall Press, 1988. First Edition. Wraps. 8vo. Wraps. 87 pp. Minor shelf wear. Signed by several of the contributors above their pieces. This is a literary festschrift for the late Dr. Parkander, a beloved English professor and Lutheran minister who taught at Augustana College for many years. More
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
West Concord, MA: Hadley Press, [1929]. 2nd Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 8.5"x6". Purple cloth. Gilt lettering to front cover. Frontispiece. [13], 12-70, [2]. Minor edge wear. Several superficial stains to front cloth. Additional notes pasted on recto and verso of title page, as issued by publisher. This is a scarce case study meant..... More
Paris: Perisse Freres, 1857. Leather bound. In Latin. 8vo. Quarter leather over marbled boards. Gilt lettering to spine. 536 pp. Rubbing to edges and boards. Foxing throughout. Very tightly bound. This is an attractive volume from French theologian Billuart's study of St. Thomas. More
Detroit: Detroit Unity Association, 1952. Pamphlet. 8vo. Folded pamphlet. 4 pp. This is a pamphlet collecting quotes and devotions from a sermon by Rev. Butterworth. Butterworth (1916-2003) was a prominent minister of the Unity movement, a spiritualist Christian movement with ideals similar to Christian Science and transcendentalism. Butterworth is notable for..... More
University of Chicago, 1928. Hardcover. This is an early reprint of Case's influential book about the historical Jesus, signed by Case. At the time of listing, we were able to find no other instances of Case's signature for sale online, so this book is an incredible rarity for collectors of..... More
Evanston, IL: Church League of America, 1950s. Pamphlet. This is a lot of 2 pamphlets from the early 1950s published by the right wing Church League of America based out of the Chicago suburbs from 1937-1984. Both pieces are in fine condition. THOMPSON, Dorothy. "What Is Behind the Immigration Furor?"; News..... More
Paris: Librarie de Louis Vive, 1861. 5th edition. Leather bound. In French. 8vo. Quarter leather over green marbled boards. Gilt lettering on spine. 607 pp. Edges scuffed. About 1/3 of leather covering spine is chipped away, revealing the recycled paper beneath. Front hinge beginning to split. Foxing to endpapers and..... More
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1870. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. Cloth. Publisher's cloth. 747 pp. Spine rebacked with tape and hinges repaired with tape. A tear on p. 101 has also been taped. Ex-library with sticker on front cover, bookplate inside front cover, card pocket on front free endpaper, and embossment on title page..... More
Boston: Christian Science Publication Society, 1932. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Cloth. Large 8vo. Pebbled faux-leather. Large print. 628 pp. Minor shelf wear. Last few blank endpapers contain small, detailed pen notes about services and hymn numbers. Tight and clean. This is an antique, large print hymnal for Christian Science church services, with..... 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
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
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
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Paris: Poussielgue, [1871-1872]. Quarter leather. 8vo. 7"x5". In French. Quarter brown morocco with marbled boards, hubbed spine, gilt lettering and decoration on spine, and marbled endpapers. Ex-library. Spines of vols. 5-9 lightly scuffed. Each volume has some foxing present throughout. Each volume blind stamped twice with "St. Mary's College" embossment and..... 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
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
Colorado Springs: Rays of Light, 1941. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo. 7.75"x5.5". Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and cover. Pictorial dust jacket. 248 pp. Edge wear and scuffing to jacket. Inscribed by author on front free endpaper. Tight and clean. This is a scarce and curious novel with a hyper-specific focus..... More
New York: Grove, 1959. Paperback. In Spanish and English. 8vo. Wraps. 147 pp. Edges somewhat scuffed. Signed by author on half title. Tight and clean. This is the first Grove Press edition of National Book Award-winning poet Nims' translation of St. John, signed by Nims. 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
Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1931. Boards. Small 4to. Boards, backed in tape. Uncut rag paper. 66 pp. Ex-library. Block is beginning to separate from string binding. This is a very scarce reprint of letters between two 17th century English missionaries who ministered to native Americans. More