New York: W.J. Holland, 1893. First Thus. Hardcover. 7 1/2 X 9 7/8 Inches. Original salesman's copy of two books - Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan and Child's Life of Christ by Hesba Stretton. Original decorated cloth binding with fold-out sample spines. As with other salesman's copies of this period..... More
New York: John S. Taylor, 1839. First Edition. Cloth. 4 3/4 X 7 5/8 Inches. 348 PP. Lemuel Haynes is noted as possibly the first African American to minister to a white congregation in America. Appiah & Gates (Africana, 1999) note that Haynes "was born to a black father he..... More
New York: Times Books, 1996. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 6 X 8 1/2 Inches. 256 PP. Signed by President Carter with his typical "J. Carter" directly on the ffep. Complete numberline to the "2" as is called for with this publisher (an off-shoot of Random House). Orignal price of..... More
New York: Rinehart, 1951. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 3/8 Inches. 410 PP. First printing copy in original dust jacket. Original price of $3.75 intact on front flap. "Protestant Council of the City of New York" stamps to front and rear endpaper. Jacket art by ARNO. Story of..... More
New York: Brentano's, 1930. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 Inches. 238 PP. "There can be no world peace as long as religion is at war." Isidor Warsaw First printing copy in the original purple cloth binding. DJ a bit chipped at edges and folds. Price-clipped. Jacket art..... More
Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1872. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 X 7 1/2 Inches. 311 PP. Early edition in original maroon cloth binding with gilt title boxes to spine and front panel. Juvenile history of the church in England. FFEP excised. Toning and foxing. A few dog-eared corners. A nice copy for use..... More
Adyar, India: The Theosophical Publishing House, 1986. Hardcover. 4 7/8 X 7 1/4 Inches. 111 PP. 1986 reprint of the 1969 original. Noted occultist and leader of the Theosophical Society for over half a century. Scarce edition with OCLC locating "0" copies of this printing and only "3" of the..... More
New York: Abingdon Press, 1945. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 1/2 Inches. 217 PP. First edition in the scarce original DJ. Clovis Chappel was a renowned Southern Preacher and the author of over 30 books during his lifetime. This one aimed at reminding parents what and..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1930. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/4 Inches. 364 [XII] PP. First printing copy of Mencken's classic survey of the history of religion. A very rare copy of the first printing, which sold out prior to publication of the book. Original..... More
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Jacksonville, FL: Congregation Ahavath Chesed, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 8 3/4 X 11 1/4 Inches. 127 PP. First printing signed by author at the close of the preface. Additionally inscribed by Hazel Mack, a member of the congregation, on the FFEP. Rare history of the oldest Jewish congregation in Florida..... More
Hayesville, NC: Schoettle Publishing, 1995. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 8 3/4 X 11 1/4 Inches. 166 PP. Profusely illustrated history of Bryan College in Dayton, TN. Named after William Jennings Bryan, the private college was founded just after the Scopes Monkey Trial (in Dayton) in order to ensure the..... More
Chicago: John A. Hertel Co., 1942. Deluxe Edition. 9 1/4 X 11 3/4 Inches. Includes the illustrated dictionary and Index. Deluxe Masonic edition with corresponding Scottish Rite and Masonic Record pages (unused). Original blue boards with gilt title-stamping and decoration. PO bookplate to front pastedown, but no other markings, writing..... More
Herefordshire: Fowler Wright Books Ltd, 1997. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 Inches. 392 PP. First edition of this memoir of theologian, priest and King's College professor Eric Lionel Mascall. Discreet PO name to ffep. More
Dallas, TX: Institute for Creation Research, 2017. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 Inches. 255 PP. Stated "First printing" on the copyright page. A sharp copy. More
Chicago: Louis Lange Jr. & Co., 1889. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 8 Inches. 128 PP. Scarce book of spiritual poetry by the first Lutheran City Missionary in St. Louis, MO. Herzberger was an influential late 19th Century Lutheran minister in the midwest. He was an outspoken advocate for..... More
New York: Doubleday, 1964. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 5/8 X 8 1/2 Inches. 346 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Original price of $4.95 intact. Signed "to Sister Eileen Mirriam & Sister Patricia Anne Hall / my friends at Nazareth College - / affectionately & with..... More
Nashville, TN: Executive Committee of Foreign Missions, 1921. First Edition. Original wraps. 5 5/8 X 7 1/2 Inches. 99 PP. A brief summary of Presbyterian missions underway in China, Japan, Mexico and Brazil among others. Original brown paper wraps. Maps and plates intact. PO name to front cover. Light creasing..... More
New York: Modern Library, 2001. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 4 7/8 X 7 1/2 Inches. 221 PP. First printing with full number line to the "1" on the copyright page. Original price of $19.95 intact on front flap. More
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: 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
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
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