Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1889. Early Edition. Important reference work that includes the authors revelations on angels and loved ones in Heaven. Swedenborg details how people live in the afterlife and after the loss of the physical body. As you might imagine, this subject has remained quite popular and the book..... More
New York: John Lane / The Bodley Head, 1903. First American Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 8 1/4 Inches. Original issue quarter cloth binding over grey paper boards. Spine label clean and intact. Text printed in English and French. Introduction by Nathan Haskell Dole. More
Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1986. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 3/8 Inches. 123 PP. Sharp copy in original blue cloth binding. No jacket as issued. More
Wheaton, IL: Harold Shaw, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inches. 198 PP. First printing hardcover copy in DJ. Signed and inscribed by L'Engle to Sandra Bradley on the FFEP. Bradley has signed on the FFEP. Light lean to spine and foxing to top gutter. Jacket a...... More
Self Published, 1957. First Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 296 PP. Written and signed by the then President of Wesleyan College. Original price of $5.00 intact on front flap. Signed by Martin on the title-page. PO name on the FFEP. More
Tampa, FL: The Voice of Truth, 1974. First Thus. 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 Inches. 20 PP. Crudely produced mimeographed reissue of the 1952 original. Original autobiographical account of Garland's troubles as an alcoholic, bootlegger and gambler. Produced in 1974, this reissue of his sensational account of recovery was used..... More
Keizer, Oregon: Greg Nelson, 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 8 3/4 X 11 1/4 Inches. 113 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Signed and inscribed by Gregory Nelson (co-author) on the title-page. Reuben Nevius was a noted Botanist and Episcopal Missionary to the Northwest Territory in the late 19th..... More
Boston: Geo. H. Ellis, 1886. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/8 X 7 3/4 Inches. 266 PP. Frances Power Cobbe (1842-1904) was a leading social reformer and feminist voice of her age. She worked tirelessly to advance the rights of women and animals in Britain during her lifetime. Cobbe explored the..... More
Collegeville, MN: The Saint John's Bible / The Order of Saint Benedict, 2005. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 10 X 11 3/4 Inches. 216 [2] PP. First Printing with complete number line to the "1" on the copyright page. From the personal collection of Myra Janco Daniels (signed by her..... More
Wheaton, IL: Harold Shaw Publishers, 1989. Early Edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 X 8 3/8 Inches. 235 PP. Second printing with number line to the "2" on the copyright page. Signed and inscribed by L'Engle to her friend Sandra Bradley directly on the title-page. Scarce third book in the Genesis Trilogy..... More
Regensburg, Germany: Schnell & Steiner, 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. 9 1/4 X 12 1/2 Inches. 119 PP. Stated "First Edition" on the copyright page. Satin bookmark intact. Includes the work of Marc Chagall, Paul Klee, Mark Rothko, Alberto Giacometti and Georges Rouault among others. Text in German and English. More
Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1985. First Edition. Leather bound. 6 1/2 X 9 1/2 Inches. 697 PP. Signed / Limited / First Edition housed in the original blue leather binding. Wide gilt borders to covers are extremely clean. AEG. Five raised hubs to spine. Signed by Hersey on..... More
Nashville, TN: Southern Methodist Publishing House, 1884. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 5 1/4 X 7 1/2 Inches. 362 PP. Original first issue 1884 edition with matching dates on title and copyright page. Brown cloth with title-stamping to spine. PO pencil notation on the FFEP. Lipscomb was a noted Southern..... More
India: Theosophical Publishing House, 1969. Early Edition. Hardcover. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 Inches. 476 PP. Second printing housed in the original issue jacket. Important biographical look at both H.P. Blavatsky and the Theosophical movement that she championed in the latter part of the 19th century. Theosophy was a movement..... More
New York: D. Appleton & Company, 1872. Early Edition. Hardcover. 4 1/4 X 6 5/8 Inches. 624 PP. Tasso's epic poem of the Crusades told from both the Muslim and Christian perspective. Original green cloth with steel engravings intact. PO name to first two pages. Light scuffing and toning throughout..... 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: 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..... 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
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
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