Philadelphia: J. Dobson, 1840. First American Edition. Cloth. 3 1/2 X 6 1/8 Inches. 194 PP. Original muslin cloth with title label firmly attached to front board. A tight example of this book. Light foxing and toning. More
New York: First Run Features. Original 57 minute biography of Thomas Merton by The Merton Project. Housed in original issue VHS Cassette slip. More
New York: Samuel Weiser, 1981. Early Edition. Hardcover. 6 3/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 511 PP. "Magick is Crowley's masterpiece, the work into which he poured his knowledge of the Astral and other planes." (From the front flap) PO blindstamp to title-page. Light sunning to spine and edges and DJ. Underlining..... More
New York: Cassell Publishing, 1893. Hardcover. 5 x 7 1/2 Inches. 348 PP. First edition with only date of "1893" on the copyright page. Original gold cloth binding with gilt illustration and title work to spine and cover. PO bookplate (Lewis Eugene Shuman) to FFEP. Scuffing to covers. A fairly..... More
Baltimore, MD: Good Literature Department of University Baptist Church, 1922. First Edition. Original wraps. 5 X 7 1/4 Inches. 62 PP. Memorial biography of Chinese Missionary Mary Faison Dixon. Mary was the sister-in-law of Thomas Dixon, author of Birth of a Nation. Original paper wraps. Illustrated with B/W photographs. Front..... More
New York: The Modern Library, 1959. First Thus. Hardcover. 4 3/4 X 7 1/4 Inches. 493 PP [8 PP ADS). Stated "First Printing" on the copyright page. Original price of $1.95 intact on front flap. Tape ghosts to board edges. Light wear and a bit of chipping to spine ends..... More
Boston: Press of Rand, Avery & Company, 1873. Second Edition. Hardcover. 6 X 9 Inches. 334 PP. Stated "Second Edition, with Notes and Corrections" on the title-page. In depth memoir of the first Minister of Lynn, Massachusetts and early overseer at Harvard. Includes an important early genealogical study of the..... More
Nashville, TN: Parthenon Press, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 416 PP. Signed and inscribed, "To Nettie Mae Kelley, a very good and trusted friend, Devotedly, Bob Temple 12/9/95" directly on the FFEP. More
New York: George H. Doran Company, 1919. First American Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 7 5/8 Inches. 160 PP. First issue without the additional four page appendix at rear. Original cloth with bold title stamping to cover and spine. Doyle's second book on religion and the afterlife. Hint of offsetting..... More
Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger, 1869. First Thus. Leather bound. 3 1/2 X 5 3/4 Inches. Original full deluxe crushed morocco leather binding. Four raised hubs to spine. AEG. A very attactive little volume with folding map intact. Hint of wear at hinges and gutters. A very attractive copy overall..... More
Richmond, VA: Privately Printed, 1931. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 7 1/8 Inches. 28 PP. Original suede binding. Signed and inscribed by the author ("To my dear friends, the Bowman family. From Joshua Kinney - Dec. 4th, 1931") directly on the half title-page. Autobiographical account of an..... More
Southfield MI: Targum Press, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 7/8 X 9 Inches. 142 PP. Signed and inscribed, "For the Schulman's, my favorite cousines, with love, Chaim" directly on the FFEP. "The Path of the Righteous Gentile introduces the reader to the most ancient of all behavioral doctrines..... More
Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House, 2015. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 267 PP. First printing with full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $19.99 on rear cover. The Christian stance on the issues that face the modern world..... More
New York: Pocket Books, 1971. First Paperback Edition. Original wraps. 4 X 7 Inches. 191 PP. First paperback printing of the story of the death of Bishop James Pike. Pike was a rather well-known spiritual leader of the mid-20th Century. He famously invited Martin Luther King Jr. to speak to..... More
Philadelphia: P.W. Ziegler, 1904. First Thus. Hardcover. 6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 604 PP. Scarce original issue of this attack of Brigham Young and Mormonism. Publisher cloth binding clean and fresh. Marbled edges. Front hinge starting just a bit. A spectacular copy overall. Illustrated throughout. OCLC located "0" copies. More
Philadelphia: The Judson Press, 1918. First Thus. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 Inches. 194 PP. Stated "Revised Edition" although this is the first edition under the Judson Press imprint. The original was published the same year under the imprint name "The Roger Williams Press" (it appears that both publishers are..... More
Independence, MO: Press of Zion's Printing and Publishing, 1928. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 7 1/4 Inches. 245 PP. Original illustrated publisher cloth binding. PO name and note that the book was purchased in Salt Lake City in 1936. More
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 2016. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 236 PP. First printing with full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. More
Bellows Falls, VT: The Times Book and Job Office, 1866. First Edition, First Printing. Original wraps. 3 3/4 X 6 Inches. 19 PP. Very scarce original first printing housed in the original brown paper wraps. Stated "Compiled, July 1866" on the copyright page. TEN (10) pages of church members, past..... More
Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 1948. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/8 X 7 7/8 Inches. 134 PP. First printing copy of this biography of Dr. Mark Matthews, crusading pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Seattle, Washington for over 38 years. Original price of $2.00 intact on..... More
New York: The Seabury Press, 1979. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inches. 345 PP. Original price of $9.50 intact on front flap. Light wear to DJ edges. More
Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 1/8 X 9 1/4 Inches. 176 PP. Signed and inscribed by Astronaut Don Lind and his wife Kathleen directly on the FFEP ("Warm Regards to Sarah DuRee, we love your Grandparents. Choice people. From The Lind's, Don..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1997. Limited Edition. Full leather. 9 X 12 Inches. 127 PP. RARE title from The Easton Press. Genuine leather, 22KT gold trim with cosway style illustration of Mary and Jesus on front cover. A profusely illustrated collection of pictures and text dealing with the childhood..... More
Nashville, TN: Marshall & Bruce Co., 1929. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 X 9 1/4 Inches. 297 PP. Original first printing copy of this church history. Original red cloth binding. PO name on front pastedown. Front hinge starting. Binding a bit scuffed and worn. More
New York: Behrman's Jewish Book House, 1941. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 X 8 5/8 Inches. 333 PP. "Nazi racists deny Jews the doubtful distinction of belonging to the human race and consign them to a sub-human category." (PG 84) First printing copy with original price of $2.75 intact on..... More