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Walders Wittib und Rauschische Erben, Wirtzburg, Bavaria, 1758; octavo (6 5/8" x 3 5/8"), 555 pages; illustrated; full calf. Eighteenth century Catholic instructional, with prayers for Morning and Evening, Stations of the Cross, Confession, Communion, Church Feast Days For The Entire Year, Litanies, Procession to the Holy Trinity, Pilgrimages, a Special Devotion to the Blessed Virgin, and more. Authored by renowned German theologian and ascetic, P. Martin von Cochem (1630-1712), Capuchin friar celebrated for his piety and dedication to those in both spiritual and temporal need. Full leather binding, some decorative tooling. Illustrated with eight wonderful full-page copper engravings. Leather aged yet retains resiliency, hinges supple and uncracked, a few chinks along the spine shoulders, some board corner wear. Text clean and bright, binding perfectly tight, sound, and square. Blank end papers inscribed with early family history entries.

Book is in very good condition. Dust jacket will be wrapped in Mylar upon purchase for protection.

P. Price, New York, 1835; First Edition; 12mo (4" x 5 7/8"); 288 pgs.; brown cloth with embossed grapevine design; gilt spine titles. The complete series of letters exchanged between Abel C. Thomas and Ezra Stiles Ely from 1833-1835 debating the doctrine of eternal punishment, which incited widespread controversy at the time. The letters of Doctor Ely originally appeared in The Philadelphian, those of Thomas in The Messenger and Universalist, except the concluding seven epistles, which were published here for the first time. Printed by J. S. Redfield. Very Good. Scattered light foxing, light transparent dampstain upper right corner pgs. 17-109, very light cloth wear of the spine panel extremities, interior hinges cracked. A rare first edition of this theological exchange between two prominent thinkers from the period of The Second Great Awakening.

John Cline, Fourth near Arch Street, Philadelphia, 1811; First Edition; 12mo (4" x 5 7/8"); original mottled calf; red morocco spine label; [blank (2)]; i-viii; 9-324; [blank (2)]. Thomas Branagan’s thoughtful and unbiased synopses of the beliefs and practices of over forty Christian denominations active in America at the time, plus more than twenty-five non-Christian schools of thought. A compendium of overviews not only of the mainstream sects, but the small and the obscure as well, most now forgotten, such as the Rogereens, Separatists, Sublapsarians, Supralapsarians, Hutchinsonians, Glassites, Seceders. Nicolaitarians, Quietists, etc. The section on Methodism includes a table showing lay and clergy membership totals in America for each year from 1771-1809, and a lengthy section on Paganism provides a scholarly analysis of the philosophies and theologies of Classical Antiquity compared with those of Christianity. In the preface Branagan reveals how its writing was spurred by his… Read More

Emmor Kimber, No. 93, Market-Street, Philadelphia, 1815; First Edition; tall 12mo (6 7/8" x 4 3/8"); [blank], [blank], i-vi, 7-120, [blank], [blank]; original leather; red morocco title label. A detailed explanatory text of Quaker principles and beliefs, published for purposes of making Barclay’s 17th century Apologia more accessible to 19th century Friends, and to provide accurate information about Quakerism to outsiders. Sixteen chapters covering doctrines, ministry, worship, communion, baptism, oaths, war, etc., plus a concluding nine-page address to the reader. Authored by notable preacher Jesse Kersey (1768-1845) who, in spite of numerous personal trials, remained loyal to Quakerism and was among the leaders of the Hicksite Separation of 1827. Printed by William Fry. Very Good, short (7/8") surface split of the leather at the upper spine shoulders, heavy foxing, paper supple, not brittle, binding tight, sound and square, hinges solid.

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. Cloth. Near Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 713p. index. The first systematic collection of Latin sermons in England with the themes of pastoral care, orthodoxy, and Lollardly. This book is an important contribution to the study of medieval preaching and will be essential for scholars of late medieval literature, history and religious thought.

New York: Isaac Collins, 1797. Hardcover. Very Good -. xii, [2], 360 p.; 18 cm. Contemporary full calf with six spine compartments between gilt rules; leather label in second compartment with gilt-tooled title "Journal of Job Scott." Early American Imprints, ser. 1 (Evans), 32810. Howes, S-228. Old inscription running vertically on front board. Inscriptions on endpapers and blank adjacent leaves containing family records for former owner Samuel Davis (1766-1809), his wife Sarah Leedom Davis (1764-1806), Ruth Anna Davis (1801-1846) (presumably their daughter), her husband William Chandler (1787-1878), and their 10 children. Burials are noted as being "at the Valley," at Kennett Square, and at Union Hill. Written in upper part of title page: "Friends' Boarding Haus Kennet Square, Pa." Job Scott (1751-1793) was an American Quaker travelling minister. In Very Good- Condition: leather is rubbed; minor loss at spine ends; light soiling throughout; some page corners creased; a solid copy.

Walders Wittib und Rauschische Erben, Wirtzburg, Bavaria, 1758; octavo (6 5/8" x 3 5/8"), 555 pages; illustrated; full calf. Eighteenth century Catholic instructional, with prayers for Morning and Evening, Stations of the Cross, Confession, Communion, Church Feast Days For The Entire Year, Litanies, Procession to the Holy Trinity, Pilgrimages, a Special Devotion to the Blessed Virgin, and more. Authored by renowned German theologian and ascetic, P. Martin von Cochem (1630-1712), Capuchin friar celebrated for his piety and dedication to those in both spiritual and temporal need. Full leather binding, some decorative tooling. Illustrated with eight wonderful full-page copper engravings. Leather aged yet retains resiliency, hinges supple and uncracked, a few chinks along the spine shoulders, some board corner wear. Text clean and bright, binding perfectly tight, sound, and square. Blank end papers inscribed with early family history entries.

Book is in very good condition. Dust jacket will be wrapped in Mylar upon purchase for protection.

P. Price, New York, 1835; First Edition; 12mo (4" x 5 7/8"); 288 pgs.; brown cloth with embossed grapevine design; gilt spine titles. The complete series of letters exchanged between Abel C. Thomas and Ezra Stiles Ely from 1833-1835 debating the doctrine of eternal punishment, which incited widespread controversy at the time. The letters of Doctor Ely originally appeared in The Philadelphian, those of Thomas in The Messenger and Universalist, except the concluding seven epistles, which were published here for the first time. Printed by J. S. Redfield. Very Good. Scattered light foxing, light transparent dampstain upper right corner pgs. 17-109, very light cloth wear of the spine panel extremities, interior hinges cracked. A rare first edition of this theological exchange between two prominent thinkers from the period of The Second Great Awakening.