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1964006069Bruxelles Belgium: Culture et Civilisation 1964. A lovely four volume set bound in red buckram gilt titles at spine text in Latin. A reprint of a 1737 History of the Church of England. All four volumes are Fine. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. This set is oversize and quite heavy- please contact for extra shipping charges. Please no international orders. . First Edition Thus. Buckram. Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Elephant Folio - over 15" - 23" tall. Culture et Civilisation Hardcover books
1836008312Seville: Juan Francisco Blas de Quesada 1836. RARE. No date title pages dated 1836 in Licencia. Two volumes bound in contemporary sponged calf floral gilt backs edges dyed red marbled end papers ribbon markers. Very Good dampstain to margin not affecting text final 20 pp. Tome I end papers soiled light wear at edges some old pencil notations at end pages. Interior pages clean and bright. . Calf. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Juan Francisco Blas de Quesada Hardcover books
1882008693Freiburg im Breisgau: Herdersche Verlagschandlung 1882. RARE in current commerce no auction records found. xviii 330 pages.Text in German Latin and Arabic. At first attributed to Aristotle De Causis later came to be recognized as being derived from "Elements of Theology" by Proclus. Bound in contemporary half black morocco over decorative embossed metallic paper boards gilt title back Art Deco end papers the small ticket of William Salloch of New York noted bookseller at front paste down. Very Good institutional stamps of "Arca Seminarii Philos. Lib. Prov. Mo. S.J." remnants of bookplates front end papers call letters stamped at base of spine scattered light pencil markings in text dampstain at gutters of first few front pages. . First Edition. Half Morocco. Very Good/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Herdersche Verlagschandlung Hardcover books
1830004670London: A. Pugin 1830. 1831 and 1830. Quarter green leather at spine with leather tips green cloth boards five raised bands gilt titles and decorations red leather spine label. . Examples of Gothic Architecture 66 pages 73 plates. A Series of Views by Joseph Nash with letter-press descriptions by W.H. Leeds 22 glorious full plage plates and 20 pages of text. Light foxing throughout with title page of first part heavier foxing. Book is oversize and weight and will require additional postage. . Very Good Plus. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A. Pugin hardcover books
1885008365Indianapolis IN: Union Publishing Co. 1885. Lavishly bound in full deeply embossed calf with ornate gilt sayings from the Bible and decorations front and back covers lavishly gilt decorated back decorative metal clasps silk moire end papers all edges gilt. Illustrated with color lithographic plates and 4 maps steel-engraved and wood-engraved plates and wood-engraved illustrations throughout the text nearly 2000 in all. The name Christena Sharp engraved in gilt front cover her ownership label front end page presentation page inscribed "Presented to Christena Sharp by Thompson Sharp Dec. 25 1886". With manuscript one page letter in envelope dated April 19 1898 titled "Certificate of Membership and Dismission " certifying Ms. Sharp's leaving the Presbyterian Church of Gaston Indiana. With Family Records section no writing and Family Portraits section with 6 period photographs of family members mostly children. A tour de force presentation Bible of the day in wonderful condition Near Fine light rubbing at the edges. A large and heavy book will require additional postage charges for priority and international mail shipping. Please inquire before ordering. Free media mail shipping. . Later Printing. Calf. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. Thick Folio . Union Publishing Co. Hardcover books
1858008984New York: Robert Carter and Brothers 1858. Presentation binding of dark blue morocco grained cloth beveled edges the covers ornately blocked in gilt and blind the back intricately gilt all edges gilt yellow end papers.The binding not signed at rear paste down the small ticket of Leighton Son & Hodge bookbinders of Shoe Lane London indicating almost certainly the work of John Leighton the most prolific designer of the Victorian period. The 50 illustrations engraved by Dalziel Brothers J.W. Whymper & W.L. Thomas and printed by R. & R. Clark Edinburgh. 2 xxx 9-188 1 advert pp. Near Fine recently expertly rebacked with original spine piece onlaid corners refreshed. Presentation gift inscriptions front end page -"Jane G. Morgan from her Sister Lauretta. Dec. 25th 1857. Given under peculiar circumstances to her friend Jennie W. Baird. Sunday April 11 1858". Laid in is a period gift envelope with one sheeted folded to make a 4 page note addressed to Miss Jennie Baird - Present dated Wednesday May 14th and signed Sincerely L. L. Watson. The letter explains the "peculiar circumstances" of the gift - Aunt Let Lauretta is on her deathbed and is gifting this lovely book and a bar of soap to her friend Jennie whose gifts of flower bouquets have cheered her in her demise - "God's flowers Dear dear Jennie; oh that the graces of the spirit may bloom in her heart." The final 2 end pages bear small pin holes from where the letter was pinned in at one time. A beautifully bound book with interesting period provenance RARE in current commerce last in at auction 1916 RBH. . First American Edition. Morocco Grained Cloth . Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Robert Carter and Brothers Hardcover books
1773028953America 1773. Manuscript. Good. folio 5 ff. 163 5 pp. original manuscript bound in contemporary vellum front cover with title inked in early hand; binding darkened stained and rubbed with vellum cracked and peeling over spine. Sewing loosening; a number of leaves separated. Pages age-toned with minor offsetting edges of first few leaves tattered with the lower portion of title leaf chipped away. Apparently unpublished 18th century American manuscript dealing with natural religion the nature of prophecy and revelation and the definition of "real Christianity" vs. "Orthodoxy." The author seems to have been at least contemplating publication as a preliminary advertisement offers the usual disclaimer regarding a work "never intended. for the Eye of the Public" that might yet "accidentally fall into private Hands" of "Strangers." That advertisement is signed "W. D." with "America 1773." Supplied below in a slightly smaller finer lettering; text on p. 112 refers in passing to "this 28th Dec.r 1773." References to "modern" or current events are slim to nonexistent; but Liebnitz appears unfavorably. The author also cites more approvingly Drs. Clarke Sherlock and Burnet - along with "Machiavel" on the nature of governments. Gil Blas is mentioned as a history that might be viewed as truth by the credulous ages hence; Shaftesbury Voltaire and Locke are treated of in the last pages. The text is reasonably but not excessively erudite there are occasional forays into Greek and Latin; the work's tone is often combative with the author's negative opinions of much Jewish philosophy and doctrine bluntly expressed. <br /> books
1848007995London: Longman Brown Green and Longmans 1848. A First Edition set published 1848 1850 1852 and 1864 of her major works on Christian art done in the last twenty years of her life the last completed after her death in 1860 by her friend Elizabeth Rigby Lady Eastlake. Lavishly illustrated by her own drawings and etchings and by those of Gerardine Macpherson her niece. Finely bound by Bickers London their name stamped on wide inner dentelles each volume. Dark blue crushed morocco with gilt rules and lettering top edges gilt marbled end papers silk markers Near Fine the scantest of shelf rubbing. end papers evenly toned from dentelles. An exceptional and heavy set please be advised added shipping charges will be requested for international orders. . First Editions. Morocco. Near Fine/No Jacket As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans Hardcover books
1885008973London and New York: Cassell Petter & Galpin 1885. Old Testament Apocrypha and New Testament. have separate title pages are paged separately and plates are listed separately. Title pages printed in black and red. 3 volumes bound in 2 968 pages ; pages 969-1116 188 346 pages 238 leaves of plates. Vol. 1. Old Testament. Genesis to Lamentations -- Vol. 2. Old Testament. Ezekiel to Malachi. Apocrypha. New Testament. No date circa 1885. Two volumes bound in contemporary embossed pebbled calf backs with five raised bands and gilt lettering marbled end papers with wide intricate gilt roll-tooled doublures all edges gilt. Very Good Vol.I with hinge open at t.p. front joint opening 2" at top edge 1" tear p.965 at left margin both volumes with wear at at joints edges and corner with loss of leather at corners small tears to calf at spine ends. Still a solidly bound set with none of the heavy foxing this book is prone toa quite clean and lovely set the illustrations especially bright and clean. Gustav Dore was considered the master illustrator of his time and this Bible is one of his crowning achievements. . First Thus. Embossed Calf. Very Good. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Cassell, Petter & Galpin Hardcover books
18601570Quingua i.e. Plaridel 1860. Good plus. 428pp. Folio. Original limp calf manuscript cover title. Edges and spine worn; head of spine and upper corner of front wrap chipped. Text block loose at front hinge broken in a couple of places internally. A few leaves loose; scattered chipping and tears occasionally affecting text. Evenly tanned; occasional dust soiling. Completed in several hands; highly legible scripts. A valuable manuscript compilation of Catholic documents recorded by the local religious authorities at Quingua in the Philippines over much of the early- and mid-19th century. The present volume includes over 425 pages of decrees acts directives and elections that affected how religious life and instruction were carried out by the Catholic Church in the Philippines during the 1800s. Quingua now the municipality of Plaridel was founded by the Augustinian friars of Malolos who established a chapel in the village located on the banks of the Angat River on the north side of Manila Bay in 1581. The documents compiled here span from 1827 to 1860 and are recorded on leaves of native rice paper in a locally produced volume. The most basic and indeed most integral documents transcribed here are the chapter acts of the Augustinian order in the Philippines which transmit the orders and directives by which the friars led their daily lives. These include the results of yearly elections by which individuals were made bishops assigned to parishes and chosen for other significant church positions. Also included are annual "Actas y Determinanciones" as issued by central church authorities at Manila which touch on numerous local issues and dictated how the friars lived and carried out their religious duties. The volume contains further individual decrees that affected Philippines parishes as a whole and those that dealt more specifically with the chapel at Quingua many of which were issued from Manila but also many that were promulgated by more local authorities such as those at the parish level in Bulacan in which Quingua was located as well as several orders recorded directly from Spanish church authorities and at least one Papal decree. The final major component of the present work comprises numerous sermons homilies and pastoral letters given by visiting priests or relating to specific occasions. In all the present manuscript volume contains hundreds of individual documents many of which likely do not survive or are not recorded in any other form and which serve to chronicle the lives of the friars of this small outpost at an incredibly granular and detailed level. Additionally these documents are signed or issued by many significant figures in the history of the Catholic Church in the Philippines. The book as indicated in the manuscript title was initiated by Friar Santos Gomez Marañon who spent over half of his life in the Philippines and eventually became the Bishop of Cebu. Many of the documents from the 1830s are signed by Friar Francisco Manuel Blanco who began his church career in the Philippines in nearby Angat and became renowned as a botanist with his authorship of the first comprehensive flora of the islands. An outstanding and extensive manuscript volume on Catholic law administration and practice in the rural Philippines spanning over thirty years of the 19th century. unknown books
