RELIGION from E C Books

Edinburgh: Laing and Forbes, 1839 Scarce Orkney religious work in the original cloth binding with paper title label to spine. The binding is worn, with blotching and fading to the cloth. The paper label is missing the bottom corner. Spine ends and corners are worn. The contents are complete and in very good clean condition with the occasional light spot.

London: Printed by John Pindley for Samuel Macham, 1613 A fair copy of the extremely scarce 1st edition in newer half leather binding. Classed as 'fair' because 2 leaves are in facsimile and a further leaf has lost its side margin which may have had reference notes. Bishop Joseph Hall (1574-1656) held high positions in the English Church and was… Read more about this item

London: Printed by J G for Nathanael Webb and William Grantham at the signe of the Bear in St Paul's Church-yard, 1654 A good copy in contemporary full pigskin with blind ruled lines to boards. The pages have been cropped so the margins and gutter are quite small and the book is slightly bowed as if it has been held… Read more about this item

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1909 A very good copy of the first edition in original dark blue cloth binding. The binding has gilt titles to spine and is very clean and sound, with slight pulling to spine ends and a little corner wear. Contents are complete and very clean.

Oxford: Printed by Leonard Lichfield, 1642 An extremely scarce 1st edition copy of Francis Potter's work. Potter (1594-1678) was a clergyman with a wide range of other interests. He was an early member of the Royal Society (admitted in 1663), experimenting with bees, theorising about blood transfusion and making instruments including a sundial. He developed a theory that the approximate… Read more about this item

London: T Payne; P Elmsly; B White; and J Walter, 1775 A very good 3 volume set with 29 plates (some text engravings) and 3 maps as called for in contemporary full calf bindings. Jacob Bryant (1715-1804) is chiefly known for this work which attempts to link the mythologies of the world to stories and events in the book of… Read more about this item

Kirkwall: William Peace & Son, 1883 A good copy of the 1st edition in original cloth binding. Scarce. The binding has gilt titles to the spine and blind ruled lines to the board edges. It is clean and sound. There is wear to the corners, spine ends and edges and the spine is slightly cocked to the front. The cloth… Read more about this item

PARIS : L Hachette, 1837 A VG copy in 2 volumes. In half leather binding with gilt compartments, title labels and gilt numerals to spine, and marbled boards. Boards, endpapers and page edges marbled. Vol I 368pp plus errata; Vol II 366pp plus errata. Bindings have a little wear to edges, including the top and bottom of the spine, and… Read more about this item

London: Religious Tract Society A VG copy of this relatively scarce book. Undated but with a tipped in note that this (and others) were given as presents on January 2nd 1851. A lovely little book, written from the perspective that nature and its intricacies were daily evidence of the work of God. With descriptions of water in many forms… Read more about this item

LONDON: Religious Tract Society , 1862 A series of biographies of religious reformers illustrated by colour printed plates of the towns they were most associated with - so for example Martin Luther and Wittenberg. With 8 colour printed plates by J M Kronheim and Co - using a colour printing process under license from George Baxter. In full leather prize… Read more about this item

Utrecht: Franciscum Halma, 1687 Original full leather, still in good condition, rebacked in calf preserving original spine. Contents complete in 3 sections with 43 text illustrations and 6 folding plates (one torn). The first part of the book covers Harpocrates - 180 pages. The second section has a separate title page 'Gisberti Cuperi Monumenta Antiqua Inedita and follows in in… Read more about this item