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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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1927 Chartulary of Winchester CathedralWinchester: 1927A smart first edition of this scarce work detailing the chartulary of Winchester Cathedral. -
1692 An Exposition of the CreedLondon: 1692The sixth edition of John Pearson's influential study of the Apostles' Creed of the Anglican Church, based on his own sermons. Illustrated with a portrait frontispiece. -
1861 2vol A Manual of Monumental BrassesOxford and London: 1861A first edition set of this informative work on monumental brasses from British clergyman Reverend Herbert Haines. -
1863 Fabric Rolls and Documents or York Minster: Or, A Defence of "The History of the Metropolitan Church of St. Peter, York"York: 1863A new edition of this detailed history of York Minster, with records of the documents and fabric rolls held. -
1845 Specimens of Ancient Church Plate; Sepulchral Crosses; &c.Cambridge; London: 1845A lovely and uncommon collection of ancient church relics found across Britain, illustrated with fifty engraved plates. -
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1933 פאַר אונדזער שול [For Our School]Vilnius: 1933The vanishingly scarce first edition of Shloyme Bastomski's discussion of the importance of offering a secular Yiddish education in schools. -
1932 Jainism in North India 800 B.C. - A.D. 526London: 1932A very scarce first edition of this historical study into Jainism, with illustrations throughout. -
1800 The Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, By Way of AbstractLondon: 1800The first edition of this vanishingly scarce guide to the writings of the new testament, compiled by prominent Colchester quaker, John Kendall. -
1766 A Key to the New TestamentLondon: 1766A very scarce, first edition of this eighteenth-century introductory guide to the New Testament, compiled by Thomas Percy, the Bishop of Dromore and chaplain to George III. -
c1900 The Communion and Other Services According to the Use of the Church of EnglandLondon: c1900A leatherbound copy of this guide to the sacred Christian ritual of Holy Communion and other services. -
1930 Une Noeliste de Banlieue: Rubis d'Orient (1893-1919)Paris: 1930A smartly bound first edition of this very scarce work from French Catholic priest and biographer Elie Maire. -
1854 The Works of Robert Sanderson, D. D.Oxford: 1854The first edition of this very scarce set collecting the religious and philosophical works of Robert Sanderson. -
1834-1850 The Works of Thomas ArnoldLondon: 1834-1850A beautifully bound nine volume collection of works by and about the Anglican educator and theologian Thomas Arnold, including first and early editions of his works. -
1922 Mes Cloitres Dans la TempeteParis: 1922A smartly bound copy of this religious study from Belgian monk Martial Lekeux, in the original French. -
1924 Le Bienheureux Fra Giovanni Angelico de FiesoleParis: 1924The seventh edition of this detailed study on the life and works of Fra Giovanni Angelico da Fiesole, in the original French. -
1924 Dieu En NousToulouse: 1924A smartly bound copy of this work from French Jesuit priest and author, Raoul Plus, in the original French. -
1805-1810 The Works of William PaleyLondon: 1805-1810A complete eight volume collection of the sermons, tracts, and theological works of Anglican clergyman William Paley. -
1855 History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth CenturyLondon: 1855A fine four volume English language translation of Jean-Henri Merle d'Aubigne's detailed history of the Protestant Reformation, illustrated throughout with engraved plates. -
1923 Traite de L'Armour de DieuBruxelles: 1923A smartly bound copy of Saint Francis de Sales's Treatise on the Love of God, in the original French. -
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1837 A Reply to the Charges Made by the Rev. Walter Farquhar Hook Against the Catholic ChurchLondon: 1837A signed presentation copy of the very scarce first edition of this response to criticisms levelled against Catholicism in England. -
1923 Le Christ Ideal du Moine: Conferences Spirituelles sur la Vie Monastique et ReligieuseNamur : 1923A pleasing third edition of Columba Marmion's reflections on monastic life at the Maredsous Abbey in Belgium. -
1888 Mois de Marie Tire des Ecrits et de la Vie des Fondateurs de L'OrdreNancy: 1888A finely bound French book of prayers and devotions for the Month of Mary. -
1917 Les Douleurs qui EsperentParis : 1917A very scarce volume recounting the Great War through the diaries of a French chaplain of the American ambulance service. -
1815 The Works of Nathaniel Lardner, D.D. In Five VolumesLondon: 1815A very scarce complete five volume edition of the theological works of English Presbyterian minister Nathaniel Lardner. -
1797 A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed ChristiansLondon: 1797The very scarce first edition of William Wilberforce's work of Evangelical Anglicanism, in which he offers a critique of superficial Christianity, and emphasises the duty of social responsibility. -
1925 Journal et Pensees de Chaque JourParis: 1925A smartly bound copy of the diaries of Elisabeth Leseur, in the original French. -
1809-1813 The Works of the Rev. John WesleyLondon: 1809-1813A scarce complete sixteen volume edition of the works of John Wesley, the principal leader and founder of the Methodist movement. -
1887 Footsteps of JesusLondon: 1887A very scarce first edition of this brightly illustrated collection of children's stories from the Bible. -
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1899-1900 The Bible for Home ReadingLondon: 1899-1900A stunning, Zaehnsdorf-bound pair of works forming a commentary on the Bible with moral reflections, inscribed by the author, Claude Montefiore. -
1844-1845 Lives of the English SaintsLondon: 1844-1845A smart half vellum set featuring the biographies of fourteen English saints, bound in five volumes. With all but two works present in the first edition. -
1863 Aids to Faith; A Series of Theological EssaysLondon: 1863The fourth edition of this scarce collection of nine essays and lectures on various theological principles, in very smart half calf binding. -
1829 A History of the Protestant Reformation in England and IrelandLondon: 1829The first collected edition of William Cobbett's historical account of the Protestant reformation, told through a series of letters, and bound in full calf. -
1901 Sermons on Faith and DoctrineLondon: 1901The vanishingly scarce first edition of this posthumously published collection of sermons by theologian Benjamin Jowett, in a Zaehnsdorf half morocco binding. -
1829-1833 The Remains of Thomas Cranmer; A Short Instruction into Christian ReligionOxford: 1829-1833The scarce first edition of Rev. Henry Jenkyns's edition of the works of Thomas Cranmer, the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury. Uniformly bound with Cranmer's 'A Short Instruction into Christian Religion'. -
1776 A Journal of the Life, Gospel Labours, and Christian Experiences of that Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John WoolmanDublin: 1776The first Dublin edition of this uncommon journal documenting the life and Christian experiences of American Quaker preacher, John Woolman. -
1864 The History of the Primitive Methodist Connexion From its Origin to the Conference of 1860London: 1864An elegantly bound, new edition of this historical study of primitive Methodism, written by a primitive Methodist preacher John Petty.