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198626233New York NY: The Reverend Mother Ruth C.H.S. 1986. viii 135 6 pages; black and white illustrations throughout depicting the story of ".the founding of the Community of the Holy Spirit an Episcopal religious order for women on New York City's Morningside Heights as told by the foundress." Contents include information on the beginnings of the order in New York Charterhouse community St. Hilda's and St. High's convent Melrose School St. Cuthbert's associates; appendix with the cast of mimers the mystery of Christmas pageant details including the music used in the performance. Laid-in is an illustrated brochure for The Community of the Holy Spirit. Book and jacket design by Three Sisters Graphics; printed by Adams Bannister Cox NY. Approx. 5 3/4" x 8 3/4" size; illustrated dustjacket over hardcover binding; light wear to jacket; contents clean and in very good condition; an interesting history for this religious order of women. First Edition. Hard Cover with Dustjacket. Very Good. The Reverend Mother Ruth, C.H.S. hardcover books
1944003826Bergamo: Instituto Italiano D'Arti Grafiche 1944. First edition. Wraps. Very Good. Folio 34 by 24 cm. 18 pp. 60 B/W plates. Light soiling minor abrasion other wear on wraps. <br/><br/> Instituto Italiano D'Arti Grafiche paperback books
1977210513Oak Park IL: Integrity Inc 1977. 12p. includes covers 8.5x11 inches articles news opinion resources and services very good newsletter of folded unbound sheets. Cover story on Father Clark Wills' election as Convenor of Integrity Chicago. Integrity, Inc unknown books
1974141969Notre Dame Indiana: Art Gallery University of Notre Dame 1974. Softcover. VG- Ex-lib. small label and ink stamp at rear cover; Some light soiling/scuffing to wraps; Internally very clean. Color pictorial wraps; 80 pp.; Profusely illustrated in color and bw. Accompanied a 1974 exhibition; Extensive text. Art Gallery, University of Notre Dame unknown books
200022741Genova: Le Mani 2000. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. green cloth lettered in gilt. Fine in fine dust wrapper. 445 pages. 32 x 25 cm. 401 illustrations mostly in color printed on quality glossy stock. A series of scholarly articles. Comprehensive Bibliography. Index of Names. Text in Italian. Le Mani hardcover books
1962248633Milano: Officine Grafiche Ricordi 1962. Hard Cover. Very Good binding/near Very Good dust jacket. Text in Italian and English; no pencil or ink markings in text; red cloth binding; large heavy book; chips on top and bottom dust jacket spine; light edge wear to dust jacket covers; dust jacket protected in a mylar cover; digital images can be made available upon request. Very Good binding / near Very Good dust jacket. Officine Grafiche Ricordi unknown books
1837009320Ship Burgundy to Middletown Connecticut 1837. Envelope or Cover. Very good. This two-page folded letter measures 16" x 10" unfolded. It bears a circular red New York "Ship" postmark dated August 16 and is in nice shape. The ship Burgundy regularly brought immigrants from Europe to the United States. On this voyage which began at Le Havre in April it transported 41 U.S. citizens and 79 immigrant farmers from Prussia and Bavaria to New York see the Immigrant Ship Transcribers Guild On-Line where Ms. Gibbs reports in her letter to Dr. Jarvis that it was quarantined for three days: "Tho' there has been no sickness on board except measles - they are obliged to cleance the ship at Staten Island and then land strange passengers and our baggage cannot be taken out until the ship comes up unless we consent to it being examined by an inferior officer." Ms. Gibbs also informs the Reverend Jarvis that "I saw Mrs J and daughter a few days before I left Paris they were all well very much occupied in preparation for their return to America It was their intention to sail the 8th of this month.". No doubt Ms. Gibbs would have no idea that this information would be something that Jarvis simply did not want to hear as Sarah was returning to the United States to begin divorce proceedings. In 1810 Samuel Jarvis then a young minister recently graduated from Yale married Sarah McCurdy Hart one of the "seven graces" the most beautiful women in New England at the time. Although Jarvis became quite wealthy as one of the most prominent pastors in New England and the couple had five children together their marriage was miserable from the start. It eventually ended in one of the most notorious divorces of 18th century America and was chronicled in newspapers and pamphlets of the day. Samuel was a serious humorless and stubborn man while Sarah was high strung tempestuous and easily angered. Soon after the wedding they began to annoy anger and infuriate each other. Samuel was also physically abusive not only to Sarah but to at least one of his daughters. During the divorce proceedings which were initiated soon after Sarah returned from her mutually agreed upon exile in Europe it came to light that Jarvis had repeatedly punched her in the head seized and wrung her nose dragged her across floors held her captive in a small apartment forced her to remain silent at all times limited her food and attempted to commit her to an insane asylum. A remarkable and scarce first-hand account of the arrival of an immigrant ship in New York made even more compelling by its connection to the infamous Jarvis-Hart divorce. At the time of listing no similar accounts of an immigrant ship's arrival in New York are for sale in the trade. There are no records at the Rare Book Hub or OCLC of similar accounts being held by institutions or sold at auction. Collections of Jarvis papers are held by the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut and the New York Public Library. unknown books
1978189012San Francisco: Orthodox Episcopal Church of God 1978. Single sheet photocopy of a typed letter 8.5x11 inches with the Church letterhead at top rectory address blacked-out on the original. The Rev is requesting that the Board create legislation to bring "glory holes" under City control citing the newly-opened firetrap at 1044 Post Street in Polk Valley. He points out that "one member of the Board will be very opposed to this as several of his constituents frequent such places. Orthodox Episcopal Church of God unknown books
1991183533San Francisco: California Coalition for R.E.A.L. Tradional Values Reverend Gil Block 1991. handbill leaflet. Two 8.5x11 inch sheets printed recto-only one on the Coalition letterhead being a letter to the Readers' Forum of the Contra Costa Times from Reverend Block the executive director of the Coalition concerning LGBT in the Scouting programs the second a photocopy of his short letter to the editor of the CCT concerning the number of signatures - 6666 - on a petition to alter the human-rights ordinance. The letters are two days apart in July 1991. California Coalition for R.E.A.L. Tradional Values, Reverend Gil Block unknown books
1981261525San Francisco: Christ Chapel Orthodox Episcopal Church of God Inc 1981. 8p 8.5x11 inches reports articles a history of the Orthodox Episcopal Church by Rev. Broshears Church directory services and resources very good newsletter. Single issue of the newsletter affiliated with the gay liberation church which began publication in 1966. It appeared as a newsletter and as a tabloid and is connected to Broshears' other efforts like "The Crusader" Christian New Age movement. Christ Chapel, Orthodox Episcopal Church of God, Inc unknown books
2019019406New York NY: Book-Art Press Solutions LLC 2019. Book. Near fine condition. Hardcover. First Edition. Octavo 8vo. 284 pages. Hardcover binding in new unread condition except for minimal shelfwear. Contains one black-and-white illustration. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition. Book-Art Press Solutions LLC Hardcover books
18367554Mexico: Abadiano y Valdes 1836 - 38. First edition. 4 vols. 4to viii 281; 158; viii 419; viii 281 pp. Vols. 1-2 edited by Bustamante from the MS: Historia civil y politica de Mexico; vols. 3-4 constitute the editor's supplement. The work is ofrten bound in two volumes but here we have it in four. Cavo was a Jesuit a native of Mexico and expelled from the country along with the others of his order in 1767. Although he made a great effort to return to Mexico later in his life dissociating himself from the Jesuits and travelling to Spain to do so but he did not succeed. The rest of his life was spent in Rome where he died in great poverty in 1803. Beristain de Souza has almost nothing to say about him as his work was not discovered until the 1830's when Bustamante ran across the manuscript in a private episcopal library and theeafter took charge of having it published with his additions.The first two books are Cavo's up to the expulsion and despite the title is a history of viceregal Mexico City.Wikipedia says: "The work is not a history in the usual sense. It is better described as the annals of Mexico City with particular emphasis on the development of political ideas. The book also contains details of colonial life that are not available in any other source. Cavo shows signs of Mexican not Spanish colonial nationality and for this reason is considered a forerunner of Mexican independence. Porrua Diccionario states that his was the first history of Viceregal Mexico. The last two volumes are by Bustamante himself an important Mexican historian after independence associated with the liberal party and they are a continuation up to 1821 being of a broader scope and containing some important documents also not published before. Bound in contemporary calf leather over speckled boards titles and fillets in gilt on spines. Very good set. <br/><br/> Abadiano y Valdes hardcover books
1861009123St. Louis: George Knapp 1861. Wraps. Very good. Complete with 12 pages including the cover. See Sabin 2217. In nice shape with some light marginal toning Elliot preached this sermon on August 18 1862 shortly after eleven Southern states had seceded and while Missouri teetered between joining the Confederacy or remaining in the Union. Although Eliot was a moderate abolitionist and Union supporter he rarely if ever publicly announced his political opinions. Rather he preached generally about freedom religion and loyalty stressing community unity and encouraging his parishioners to refrain from quarreling an instead search for things upon which they had in common. He believed that the ever-increasing extreme political polarization over slavery was unhealthy for the community prevented any possibility of reaching a peaceful solution and could only spell disaster for the nation. However in this sermon Eliot makes clear that he is a Unionist and argues that citizens have a religious and patriotic duty to their nation that are one and the same. Although distressed by secession his optimism shines through: "But the time will come when the community of interest will again be acknowledged and we shall be yet again ONE NATION . . . and this great experiment of Republican Institutions now on trial will yet succeed." Eliot's efforts along with those of Nathaniel Lyon and Francis P. Blair tipped public sentiment in favor of the Union and the Missouri Ordinance of Secession proposed by Governor Claiborne Fox Jackson a southern sympathizer was never passed by a legally assembled quorum of state legislators. See Holt's William Greenleaf Eliot: Conservative Radical for more information. William Greenleaf Eliot was born in Massachusetts. After graduating from Harvard Divinity School in 1834 he moved to St. Louis where he founded the first Unitarian church west of the Mississippi the Church of the Messiah now the First Unitarian Church of St. Louis. Eliot was active in public life and instrumental in founding many civic institutions including the St. Louis Public Schools and the St. Louis Art Museum. A strong proponent of higher education he co-founded Washington University in 1853 which was initially named Eliot Seminary in his honor and he served as its chancellor from 1870-1887. He was the grandfather of the modernist poet T. S. Eliot. An important and rather scarce piece of Missouri's Civil War history. At time of listing no other examples are for sale in the trade and no auction records are found at ABPC or the Rare Book Hub. OCLC shows that the pamphlet is only held by nine libraries. <br/><br/> George Knapp paperback books
2001105399Venice 2001. Softbound. VG. Color illustrated wraps. 458 pp. profusely illustrated with 381 mostly in bw one section of color plates. Reviewed in Burlington Magazine Vol. 145 whole issue 1209 Dec. 2003 pp. 863-864 by Dr. Flavio Boggi. Contains fifteen enlightening essays all in Italian that examine the art of Lucca from the times of the Middle ages up to the 1900s. a unique examination of a geographical location nnot often written about in art circles. Profuse illustrations back up the lengthy and extensive essays. paperback books
1965103257San Francisco: Self-published by the author 1965. 10p. mimeographed on 8.5x11 inch sheets folded to 5.5x8.5 inches and stapled in upper corner footnotes original orange cover sheet. Self-published by the author unknown books
1961200152San Francisco: Mattachine Society 1961. Magazine. 32p. includes covers 5.5x8.5 inches articles opinion resources poetry and fiction toning to some pages mild crinkling otherwise a very good digest-size magazine in stapled pictorial wraps light rusting to staples. The Mattachine Society forerunner of Daughters of Bilitis One Inc. and Homosexual Information Center etc. founded in 1950 in Los Angeles by Harry Hay and Rudy Gernreich. The name derives from a French medieval and renaissance masque group. The magazine was founded in 1954 with the first issue appearing in January 1955. Mattachine Society unknown books
1987424099Cantini Edizioni d'Arte 1987. Hardcover. Very Good. Square 8vo. Cloth. 131 pp. Text in Italian. B/w illustrations. Light shelfwear. Jacket with light wear at edges. Very good in a very good jacket. Cantini Edizioni d'Arte hardcover books
176553988London: Printed by W. Bowyer for A. Millar in the Strand 1765. Third Edition. Frontispiece in Volume I by Hoare of Ralph Allen on engraved t.p. 204; 331; 338 pp. 3 vols. 12mo. Polished contemporary calf gilt spine. Very good. Third Edition. Frontispiece in Volume I by Hoare of Ralph Allen on engraved t.p. 204; 331; 338 pp. 3 vols. 12mo. Printed by W. Bowyer, for A. Millar, in the Strand unknown books
1896133883London: John Murray 1896. Hardbound. Good- a very presentable reading copy see further description of condition. Perforation stamps through many if not all plates cardpocket on rear free endpaper. Bound in very faded greenish blue cloth with red & gilt Tomoe-ko mark on the front board. 346 pp. with two folding maps at rear as well as. This particular copy is exlibrary. There is a blind stamp on the title-page and there are perforation stamps through both the maps at the rear. The first map of the Alps has a tear and a split on minor consequence through one of the folds. The cover corners are sharp but the outer hinges are splitting and weak and there is some loss at the top left of the spine. This copy will never win a beauty contest but it is a complete copy of this rare book. John Murray hardcover books
1968140941297Grants Pass Oregon: Cosmic Star Temple 1968. Comb-bound. Very Good. 55pp. Plastic comb-bound sheets. Very Good with soiling toning and light wear to wraps price sticker shadow to front cover; pages lightly toned. A very scarce UFO-related item. Violet Gilbert was a student of theosophy and a member of the "I AM" Religious Activity. She allegedly became aware of the Space Brothers in 1937 requested a healing in 1938 and prepared for an trip to Venus which took place in 1939. During this trip she received a complete physical healing. In 1955 Gilbert also claims she traveled to Mars. In 1960 she founded the Cosmic Star Temple where she used teachings from her interplanetary trips to promote healing and other occult views. Gilbert professed that the space brothers are beneficent that their purpose is to keep us from destroying ourselves and to share their advanced knowledge. Cosmic Star Temple unknown books
18612287Amherst: Henry A. Marsh 1861. First Edition. Pamphlet. Very good. 15p. stitched. untrimmed. Stearns 1805-1876 was na American Reformed minister and teacher who served as president of Amherst College from 1854 to 1876. None found in trade at time of this writing April 2020. Here he speaks on the Civil War. Spot to title page. <br/><br/> Henry A. Marsh unknown books
18612284Amherst: Henry A. Marsh 1861. First Edition. Pamphlet. Very good. 15p. removed. Stearns 1805-1876 was na American Reformed minister and teacher who served as president of Amherst College from 1854 to 1876. None found in trade at time of this writing April 2020. Here he speaks on the Civil War. Spot to title page. <br/><br/> Henry A. Marsh unknown books
197293167Los Angeles: the Church 1972. Magazine. 12p. 8.5x11 inches event calendar features articles news ads bottom corner creased else very good magazine/newsletter in stapled pictorial wraps. the Church unknown books
1983165322Sao Paulo: Banco Safra 1983. Hardcover. VG-/G. Dust jacket has a rip some soiling and other wear. Soiling wear on boards. Book has a couple light spots of soiling or wear name written on ffep otherwise is clean and tight. Cream boards with pale green lettering and color illustration pasted onto front. Off-white/greenish dust jacket with color illustration black lettering. 269 pp. 156 color plates several color and BW illustrations. Text in Portuguese. Many vibrant illustrations. Banco Safra hardcover books
1960197251Los Angeles: One Inc 1960. Magazine. 32p. including covers 5.5x8.5 inches very good digest size magazine in stapled pictorial wraps with mild foxing and stains. Cover story "Homosexual Servant of God" One Inc. which took its name from Thomas Carlyle's statement that "A mystic bond of brotherhood makes all men one" was founded in LA in 1952 as a homophile organization with connections to the Mattachine Society. As the first pro-gay journal of its kind it serves as an important source for pre-Stonewall homophile studies. In 1954 the US Post Office declared it obscene leading to a four-year legal battle chronicled in its pages that concluded with a favorable decision as part of Roth vs. United States. Aside from its articles covering topics ranging from the Beatniks and Gay marriage to homosexuality and national security One Magazine also featured poetry and short fiction by numerous prominent authors. One, Inc unknown books
