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
Battle Creek, MI: Review and Herald Publishing Co., 1889. First Edition. Leather bound. 6 X 9 Inches. 599 PP. Original deluxe (embossed) leather binding. Illustrated throughout. AEG. PO name in pencil on first fly. Edges and spine rubbed and worn a bit. A few scuffs to covers. Overall, an attractive..... 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
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
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
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