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c1875 6 Vols The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments With a Commentary and Critical NotesLondon: c1875A smartly bound six-volume set of Adam Clarke’s celebrated Bible with commentary, complete with the author’s final corrections and fold-out maps, in a signed binding by Riviere. -
1845 A Pilgrim's ReliquaryLondon: 1845The scarce first edition of A Pilgrim's Reliquary, a fascinating reflection on pilgrimage and its history. In fine binding. -
c1870 The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments, According to the Authorised Version. With the Marginal Readings, and Original and Selected Parallel References Printed at Length, and the Commentaries of Henry and Scott.London; Glasgow : c1870A richly illustrated late-Victorian family Bible in an elegant morocco binding, with condensed commentaries by Henry and Scott, devotional essays, and chromolithographic plates and maps. -
1886 The Wide World and Our Work In ItLondon: [1886] Dated from a copy held by Spurgeon's CollegeA very scarce 1886 first edition, in original blue cloth boards, with folding map, in good condition. -
1896 Ever Westward Through Heathen LandsLondon: 1896A scarce missionary book that offers a glimpse into the attitudes of 19th century Christians travelling across North America and Asia. -
1908 King Solomon and the Fair Shulamite from "The Song of Songs"New York: 1908A scarce illustrated retelling of the biblical poem King Solomon and the Fair Shulamite. -
1911 The RoadmenderLondon: 1911A beautiful cloth-bound copy of Margaret Barber's Christian writings, published under the alias "Michael Fairless". -
1874 4vol Explication des Épitres de Saint PaulParis: 1874The scarce third edition of Bernadin de Picquigny's Explanations of Saint Paul's Letters. A complete set of 4 volumes in decorative calf binding. -
1833 The English Version of the Polyglott Bible; Containing the Old and New TestamentsLondon: 1833A finely bound edition of Samuel Bagster’s Polyglott Bible, presenting the Authorized King James text with his pioneering system of cross-references for comparative biblical study. -
1809 An Essay on the Identity and General Resurrection of the Human BodyLondon : 1809The first edition of this fascinating exploration of the Christian notion of resurrection, drawing from scripture and philosophy. -
1836 The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the United Church of England and Ireland; Together with The Psalter or Psalms of DavidOxford: 1836A smart copy of The Book of Common Prayer in a full roan binding with blind stamping for a Mrs. Simon, containing the liturgy, psalms, ordination rites, and calendar of the Church of England and Ireland. -
1865 Evangelisches Gesang-Buch. Herausgegeben nach den Beshlüssen der Synoden von Jülich, Cleve, Berg, und von der Grafschaft MarkWuppertal: 1865An elegant purple velvet-bound evangelical hymnbook, authorized by the synods of Jülich, Cleve, Berg, and Mark, with approval of the High Ministry of Ecclesiastical Affairs, with metal fittings, clasp, and clamshell slipcase. -
c1870 The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church According to the United Church of England: Together with the Proper Lessons for Sundays and Other Holy-DaysLondon: c1870A smartly bound full morocco Prayer Book with brass clasp, containing Cranmer’s foundational liturgy with sacraments, rites, and proper lessons for Sundays and Holy Days. -
1849 The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the Original TonguesLondon: 1849A smart copy of The Holy Bible, elegantly bound in dark green crushed morocco, complete with six hand-coloured maps by Leighton and Taylor, and appointed for reading in churches. -
1824 2 Vols A Commentary on the Book of PsalmsLondon: 1824A very scarce two-volume set of Bishop George Horne’s Commentary on the Psalms, smartly bound in a full calf binding. -
1899 The Pilgrim's ProgressLondon: 1899A fantastic limited edition of John Bunyan's renowned Christian allegory, printed by the Essex House private press and bound in full vellum. -
1580 L'Histoire Ecclesiastique Des Eglises Reformees Au Royaume de FranceAnvers [Antwerp]: 1580The first edition of an important and very scarce sixteenth century ecclesiastical history, being the second volume in Theodore Beze's history of the reformed churches, bound in full contemporary calf. -
1648 Animadversiones in Veteris Testamenti Libros OmnesLugduni Batavorum: 1648An early edition of Louis de Dieu's very scarce work featuring observations and translations of the Old Testament, bound in full contemporary calf, and written in the original Latin. -
c1877 The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated out of the Original Tongues: and with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised, by His Majesty's Special CommandOxford: c1877A handsomely bound copy of the Holy Bible with the Old and New Testament , in a full morocco prize binding by the Worshipful Company of Leathersellers. -
1675 The Government of the Tongue Richard and The Art of ContentmentOxford: 1675Two early impressions of Richard Allestree's instructional religious works, one on using the spoken word to promote Christian teachings, and the other on how we to find contentment through god's teachings, bound in full calf. -
1760 The Pilgrim's Progress, From This World to That Which to Come: Delivered Under The Similitude of a DreamLondon: 1760John Bunyan's important allegorical novel adorned with wood cuts and bound in the contemporary calf boards. -
1862 Viti An Account of A Government Mission to The Vitian or Fijian IslandsCambridge: 1862The first edition of this important work by noted botanist, Bethold Seemann, detailing his time spent in Fiji between 1860 and 1861. -
1738 The Religion of Nature DelineatedLondon: 1738William Wollaston's influential philosophical work, examining the system of ethics in religion, and providing the author's thoughts on natural religion, bound in full contemporary calf. -
1923 2 Vols Westminster Abbey: The Church, Convent Cathedral and College of St. Peter, WestminsterLondon: 1923A scarce first and limited edition two-volume set of Herbert Francis Westlake’s authoritative history and architectural study of Westminster Abbey, illustrated with plates and a fold-out map. -
1861 The Missing Link; Or, Bible-Women in the Homes of the London PoorLondon: 1861A scarce copy of Ellen Ranyard’s influential Victorian work, documenting the efforts of “Bible-women” among London’s poor. -
1881 The History of the Rise and Progress of the Church and Parish of St. George-The-Martyr, Holborn, with many Interesting Details Concerning its Former InhabitantsLondon: 1881A vanishingly scarce first edition chronicling the history of the parish of St. George-the-Martyr, in Holborn, the church where Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath married. -
1807 The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the SacramentsLondon: 1807A handsomely bound edition of the Book of Common Prayer, containing the full Anglican liturgy, bound in a full straight grained morocco binding. -
c1899 The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies with Hymns Ancient and ModernOxford: c1899A smart copy of these works combining the Anglican Book of Common Prayer and Hymns Ancient and Modern into a single compact volume. -
1844 The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus ChristLondon: 1844The New Testament printed by his Majesty's command for the British and Foreign Bible Society, in a full morocco prize binding. -
1868 Lyra Germanica: Hymns for the Sundays & Chief Festivals of the Christian YearLondon: 1868The fifth edition of Winkworth's collection of Christian hymns, illustrated throughout by John Leighton, and in a charming decorative cloth binding. -
1928 British Museum: Reproductions from Illuminated Manuscripts Series IVLondon: 1928A first edition of the fourth volume in this series, presenting fifty exquisite black-and-white plates of medieval and Renaissance manuscript art, with a detailed 38-page guide, with the original slipcase. -
1860 2 Vols The Faiths of the World; An Account of all Religions and Religious Sects, their Doctrines, Rites, Ceremonies, and CustomsLondon; Edinburgh: 1960An extensive reference work regarding faiths worldwide in the nineteenth century by James Gardner, profusely illustrated throughout. -
1705 The History of Faction, Alias Hypocrisy, Alias Moderation , From Its First Rise Down to its Present Toleration in Their KingdomsLondon: 1705The first edition of this very scarce early eighteenth century discourse on the history of factions by Sackville Tufton, smartly bound in full calf. -
1959 The Great Lambeth BibleLondon: 1959An exploration of the Lambeth Bible through the lens of mid‑20th‑century scholarship, accompanied by faithful colour plate facsimiles of the original art. -
1698 The True Nature of Imposture Fully Display'd in the Life of MohometLondon: 1698A scarce early edition of Humphrey Prideaux's discourse against Islam, defending Christianity against the the attacks of deism, bound in full calf. -
1812 Pious Reflections for Every Day in the MonthNottingham: 1812A pocket-sized edition of daily reflections from Fénelon, a key figure in the French Quietist movement, providing spiritual, introspective theology for each day of the month.