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Religion
Precious and sacred texts from around the world. Angels dancing on heads of pins, and arcane discussion of every sort.
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1863 The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the ChurchOxford: 1863A smartly bound copy of the Book of Common Prayer, an important religious text. with original brass edges and clasp. -
1812-1817 Religious Tracts Dispersed by the Society for Promoting Christian KnowledgeLondon: 1812-1817A scarce volume of religious tracts, as dispersed by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. Being volume II of XIII only. -
1866 The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the ChurchCambridge: 1866A smartly bound copy of the Book of Common Prayer, an important religious text. -
c1860 The History of Joseph NicholsLondon: c1860A very scarce chapbook from the Religious Tract Society, detailing the short life of one Joseph Nichols. -
c1835 The Book of the Prophet JonahBirmingham : c1835A vanishingly scarce miniature Book of Jonah, bound in limp crushed morocco. -
c1860 The Dairyman's Daughter: An Authentic NarrativeLondon: c1860A very scarce miniature edition of this influential Christian booklet from Rev. Legh Richmond. -
c1901 The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Holy CommunionLondon: c1901A charming Victorian miniature Book of Common Prayer, in a full limp morocco binding. -
c1900 The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Holy CommunionOxford : c1900A charming morocco-bound miniature Book of Common Prayer. -
c1900 The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Holy CommunionOxford : c1900A smart miniature Book of Common Prayer, complete with the Psalter or Psalms of David. -
1896 The Holy Bible, Containing the Old and New TestamentsGlasgow : 1896The first edition of this popular miniature Holy Bible from David Bryce and Son, at the time the smallest complete Bible ever produced. -
c1840 Small Rain Upon the Tender Herb: Deut. xxxii. 2London: c1840A smart example of this miniature book of Bible passages, with an accompanying leather slipcase. -
1844 The Child's Companion for 1844: Third SeriesLondon: 1844A very scarce volume from the third series of the 'Child's Companion', a long-running evangelical children's periodical from the Religious Tract Society. -
1829 The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ Translated out of the Original GreekOxford : 1829A charming morocco-bound pocket book containing the New Testament. -
c1910 The Dream of GerontiusLondon; Edinburgh : c1910A charming copy of Cardinal Newman's poem about soul's journey toward the divine, beautifully illustrated with eight colour plates by Robert T. Rose. -
1820 The Rule and Exercises of Holy DyingLondon: 1820A calf-bound copy of 'Holy Dying', the second of two classic Christian devotion books by Jeremy Taylor. -
1901 The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New TestamentsGlasgow: 1901A beautiful miniature morocco-bound copy of David Bryce's popular Holy Bible, with illustrations. -
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. -
1854 The Book of Psalms, Translated Out of the Original HebrewLondon: 1854A morocco-bound copy of this 1854 Book of Psalms. -
1827 The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and CeremoniesOxford : 1827A pocket-sized Book of Common Prayer in a contemporary signed calf binding, together with the Psalms of David. -
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. -
1821 Treatises upon the Life, Walk and Triumph of FaithLondon: 1821A calf bound example of the devotional writings of Rev. William Romaine, an evangelical divine of the Church of England. -
1894 Letters and Sketches from the New HebridesLondon: 1894An uncommon first edition of this fascinating account of the New Hebrides, told through the impressions of British missionary, Margaret Paton. -
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1934 A Spiritual SpiritualismLondon: [1934]A signed presentation, first edition copy of this very scarce work on spiritualism, written by a believer and frequent writer on the topic, signed by the author and in the original glassine protective dust wrapper. -
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. -
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1788 An Expostulatory Address to the Reverend Doctor Priestley; Containing an ApologyWorcester: 1788A signed example of the very scarce first edition of Rev. John Hawkins's theological work, which reflects contemporary tensions between church doctrine and the rising tide of rational dissent. -
1821 The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments; and Other Rites and CeremoniesLondon: 1821A morocco-bound Book of Common Prayer, together with the Psalms of David, with four engraved plates. -
c1900 The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the ChurchOxford: c1900A smartly bound copy of the Book of Common Prayer, an important religious text. -
c1901 The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the ChurchLondon: c1901A smartly bound copy of the Book of Common Prayer, an important religious text. Bound by J. & E. Bumpus Ltd. -
1668 A Relation of the Country of JanseniaLondon: 1668A vanishingly scarce first edition in English of this satirical work on Jansenism, by Zacharias of Lisieux. -
c1853 A Biblical Cyclopaedia; or, Dictionary of Easter Antiquities, Geography, Natural History, Sacred AnnalsLondon: c1873A leather bound eighth edition of this detailed and comprehensive encyclopaedia or dictionary of biblical theology and literature. -
1919 Things That Count: Letters to a Young ManLondon: 1919A first edition of this scarce collection of advisory letters from British politician Robinson Souttar. -
1847 S. Clementis Romani, S. Ignatii, S. Polycarpi, Patrum Apostolicorum, Quae SupersuntOxonii: 1847The second volume of this detailed analysis of the writings of the first three Apostolic Fathers, written in both Latin and Greek. -
1766 A New Version of the Psalms of David Fitted to the Tunes Used in ChurchesLondon: 1766A beautiful eighteenth century binding for this pocket sized edition of this new version of the Psalms of David, fitted to music by Nicholas Brady and Nahum Tate. -
1867 Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine ArtsLondon: 1867A morocco-bound copy of this lavishly illustrated volume from Anna Brownell Jameson's 'Sacred and Legendary Art' series. -
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. -
1855 The Christian Cyclopaedia; or Repertory of Biblical and Theological LiteratureEdinburgh: 1855A scarce copy of this encyclopaedia of the Christian faith from Reverend William James Gardner.