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India, 1922. Ephemera. Fine. A two page typewritten letter from Rev. and Mrs. Stanley Jones, missionaries in India, to Mrs. Tripner. The letter describes how a flood had ruined grain, medicine, books, furniture, buildings. School continues in any available dry spot, and the benefit that street children gain from reading and writing, general education, cleanliness etc. Eli Stanley Jones (1884-1973) was an American Methodist Christian missionary, theologian, and author. He is remembered chiefly for his inter religious lectures to the educated classes in India, thousands of which were held across the Indian subcontinent during the first decades of the 20th century. He is sometimes considered the "Billy Graham of India." His seminal work, The Christ of the Indian Road, sold more than a million copies worldwide after its publication in 1925. (Wikipedia). The letter is written by his wife and fellow missionary, Mabel Lossing Jones. Mrs. Jones explains that her husband is on an extended trip to China… Read More

Dunedin: Bishop's Court, 1876. Very good condition. A four page letter from the Anglican Bishop addressed to a "Dear Miss Yonge", possibly Charlotte Mary Yonge, the noted Victorian novelist, concerning a task the Bishop has asked her to undertake. The work he has requested seems to involve Bishop Palleson (who died in 1871), as Bishop Nevill refers to the possibility that "some ladies with whom dear Bp Palleson was acquainted to take up this work". If this help should not materialize, the Bishop mentions the possibility of traveling to England himself for an upcoming general meeting of Bishops. Nevill closes on a note of warning against exposing children to a Catholic education: "It is somewhat hard to see so large a number of our people incurring all the risk of sending their children to be taught at the schools of the Romish". He warns of a parent recently requesting aid in helping a daughter "who had adopted Romish error thro' love for her Romish teachers." During this time period Anglican… Read More

Oxford: Printed at the Clarendon Press, by W. Jackson and A. Hamilton, Printers to the University: Sold by W. Dawson, at the Bible Warehouse, Paternoster Row, London, 1781. Hardcover. Otherwise very good condition. A handsome Book of Common Prayer in full black gilt calf with an early foredge painting of St. Albans Abbey and recording the births and deaths of an English family from 1787 to 1830. The end paper has a note in an early hand stating the foredge is of "St. Albans Abbey" with the surrounding district. The original owners name has been crossed out, but the last pages of the book include record the births and deaths of the Osmond Family of Hungerford. 8vo, [568pp]. Printed in a large and attractive type on laid paper, marbled endpapers. A little light soiling (thumbing?) on the first few pages on the lower right corner but the whole in very clean, without foxing. Period full black calf, gilt tooled binding, marbled end papers, gilt inner and outer dentelles, all edges gilt. Housed in a… Read More

Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh, 1906. First edition. Stiff boards. Collection of essays on all religions in China including chapters on Mohamadism, Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Judaism, and various types of Christianity. Octavo. Pagination ,(iv), (4), 240, xviii. Appendices and index. Bound in the original publisher's quarter red cloth and printed boards. Spine sunned with small chip front hinge starting.

Perth: UWA, 1967. Hardcover. Very good. x + 229pp, f & b&w photo plates. Brown cloth & dj, vg/g+.

Shanghai: Shanghai Modern Publishing House, 1935. Second edition. Hardcover. Very good condition. Scholarly work on Chinese proverbs in Chinese with English translation and extensive notes, organized by theme. First published in 1924. Originally published in 1924. Preface to the 1st & 2nd edition on pp iii & iv. 8vo, xi, 381 pp. 27 b&w photographic plates, ffep slt. watermark, publisher's black moired cloth with gilt title and decoration very crisp. OCLC: 4557842.

Hudson NY: John F. Dederick, A. Stoddard, Printer., 1825. Hardcover. A collection of 17 sermons by local preachers; Azariah Clark, of the Presbyterian Church in Canaan, NY; Beriah Hotchkin of the Presbyterian Church in Greenville; Isaac Wyckoff of the Reformed Dutch Church at Catskill; Howard Malcom, Baptist Church in Hudson; Joel Benedict, Presbyterian Church in Chatham; other churches in Durham, Coxsackie, Cairo, Hudson & Claverack. 8vo, 351pp, in original flame calf which is rubbed, spine more so, with the orig. black & gilt title label, gilt rules. Title page slightly toned o/w vgc. Sml. private library stamp on title. OCLC: 2409883.

1885. Good + overall. Fiery Brooklyn preacher Thomas De Witt Talmage caricatured as a fireman, after his popular Tabernacle burned down for the third time. Printed color lithographed triptych caricature of the New York religious reformer, printed on three separate cards. Showing the crusader against vice in profile, with a fireman's helmet at his feet and a bugle in his hand, ready to call the public to attend services at his enormous Brooklyn central Presbyterian Church known as the "Tabernacle". Talmage (1832 - 1902) was a dramatic preacher and performer; attending his sermons became one of the most popular New York experiences of the 1870s. Each week Talmage preached to audiences in the thousands in the Brooklyn tabernacle, which burned down and was rebuilt 3 times up to 1894! Printed on 3 cards, each 7 x 3". Cards slightly marked; the top card with a perforation. Printed at base, "Copyright March 22nd, 188-" with final number worn away in corner.

Germany: Anton Koberger, 1494. First edition. Otherwise very good condition. This work by Schedel [1440-1514] is an illustrated world history which is based on the Bible, which follows the story of human history related in the Bible and includes the histories of a number of important Western cities. Written in Latin by Hartmann Schedel it appeared in 1493. It is a well documented incunabulum, one of the first to successfully combine illustrations and text. This epic history divides human history into seven ages. Published and printed by Anton Koberger, the godfather of Albrecht Durer and the most successful German publisher of his day. The woodcut illustrations were made in the workshop of Michael Wolgemut [1434 - 1519], with an unprecedented number of 1,809 illustrations. These woodblocks include views of cities and towns, battles, kings, and saints. This 4th age print is of Bizantium, with a smaller wood block of a man playing chess. Bononia (now Bologna) is on the verso. Bizantium is a walled… Read More

New York: L. Nichols/General Synod of the Reformed Dutch Church, 1834. Hardcover. Otherwise very good condition. For the maintenance of good order in the Church of Christ, it is necessary there should be certain Office and Assemblies, and a strict attention to Doctrines, Sacraments, Usages, and Christian Discipline; of all which the following ecclesiastical ordinances particularly treat." 3 3/4 x 5 3/4", 72pp, spotted tree calf leather, with gilt title on spine. Cracked hinge on rear top, one scuff on leather on front, otherwise very clean internally, previous owner signature in ink on ffep 'Isaac Bogart'; a very pleasant copy. OCLC: 7971847.

Providence R.I.: Knowles Vose & Co, 1838. First printing. Pamphlet. Very good condition. James Backhouse and George Walker were Quaker missionaries who traveled in 1831 to Australia establishing Quaker meeting houses and to evangelize to convicts and settlers. While touring prisons and penal colonies, they were appalled by what they saw. They interceded for prisoners and advocated temperance and thrift throughout Australia for the next 6 years. According to Smith's "Catalog of Friends' Books" their plea was first published in York England in 1837. That same year an anonymous response was written, entitled "A Letter Addressed to James Backhouse... by a Convict Confined on Goat Island." This letter is a published response thanking them for their ministering from a Port Jackson convict, who signs himself "WM. ****". The present pamphlet is an American reprint of the convict's "Letter." It was written in support of Backhouse's plea, and of the religious life. Although the tone is religious, a few… Read More

Germany: Anton Koberger, 1494. First edition. Good + overall. Liber chronicarum- Nuremberg Chronicle, an individual page from the Chronicle featuring Damascus and Trier, Plate No. XXIII. This work by Schedel [1440-1514] is an illustrated world history which is based on the Bible, which follows the story of human history related in the Bible and includes the histories of a number of important Western cities. Written in Latin by Hartmann Schedel it appeared in 1493. It is a well documented incunabulum, one of the first to successfully combine illustrations and text. This epic history divides human history into 7 ages. Published and printed by Anton Koberger, the godfather of Albrecht Durer and the most successful German publisher of his day. The woodcut illustrations were made in the workshop of Michael Wolgemut [1434 - 1519], with an unpredcedented number of 1,809 illustrations. These woodblocks include views of cities and towns, battles, kings, and saints. Some images represent actual cities, and… Read More

1820. Paperback. Very good condition. Two homemade notebooks with handwritten questions and answers on the topic of theology. The first book of 59 pages asks the questions, "What is theology?" "How can the existence of a God be demonstrated?" The second notebook (46pp) starts with question 10: "How can it be proved that the Sacred Scriptures contain a divine revelation?" An educated person's exercise, written in an elegant hand by an unknown author. Two notebooks 6 1/2 x 8", string tied, some marks on covers, slt rubbing at top of vol 1, internally clean.

London: Joseph Hogarth, 1845. First printing. Print. Otherwise very good condition. Edward Steane [1798 - 1882], was a Baptist minister and abolitionist who attended the 1840 World Anti Slavery Convention. The exclusion of women from the convention gave great impetus to the women's suffrage movement in the United States. 13.5 x 18", damp stain visible at the lower edge and there is a marginal tear in the right side border. NPG D41886.

Sydney: J.L. Holmes & Co., 1887. Hardcover. Good + overall. Fictional account with religious content. Sml 8vo, 233 pp, blue cloth boards with gilt title on spine, embossed deco on covers. Spine bumped and rubbed at head/foot with sml tear on upper left spine. Interior clean, binding firm. Miller & McCartney, only work by the author.

Albany: E & E Hosford, 1813. First edition. Hardcover. Otherwise very good condition. An early Albany imprint of five discussions on the Sabbath. On verso of title page: "The author has secured no copy right, yet he trusts that if any one should think this work worthy of a second edition, he will forbear to reprint it, until the present edition, which is large, shall be disposed of. Books can be had at any time of the Printers of the work at Albany, or of the Author at Durham." Brown leather, black spine label with gilt title, 144pp, spine tips chipped, even toning to text.

Glasgow: Thomas D. Morison, 1878. Hardcover. Very good overall. Travel volume which describes the meeting of representatives of the Evangelical Union of Scotland with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of America. Most of the narrative deals with travel within the US with much interesting commentary. 8vo, 370 pp. Red decorative cloth cover with beveled borders and gilt title on front and on spine. Inscription dated 1878. Another owner's signature, dated 1931. Front cover slightly rubbed, spine rubbed at top and bottom; o/w good, clean condition.

New York: Board of Foreign Missions of the Methodist Episcopal Church,, 1909. First printing. Pamphlet. Very good overall. Part of the Africa Diamond Jubilee documents extracted from the Bishop's letters written while on a visit to Africa in 1906 and 1907. The work covers each of the missionary countries including Angola where the author laments, "The poor catholic natives during Carnival week. It was hell let loose and the worst passions of men and women unbridled." 12mo, 18pp, blue printed stiff paper wrappers, title on cover, edges dusty. OCLC: 7027342.

New York: MacMillan company, 1935. 3rd Edition, New American Edition. Hardcover. Otherwise very good condition. A complete 12 volume set, with original dust jackets. Sir James George Frazer [1854 - 1941] was a Scottish social anthropologist whose study of myth and religion became his area of expertise. His work was influential in the early stages of modern studies of mythology and comparative religion; his descriptions have met with current day criticism. When Sir James George Frazer began his investigation of the legend of the hunted priest in the sacred grove at Nemi in 1889, he hoped to draw a "picture or moving panorama of the vanished life of primitive man all over the world, from the tropics to the poles." The result was The Golden Bough, a twelve-volume masterpiece that became the classic study of the origins of magic and religion — and, in the words of Time magazine, "one of the twentieth century's most influential books." This extraordinary anthropological work covers the development… Read More

Elizabethtown, NJ: Mervin Hale, 1815. Second Elizabeth Town Edition. Hardcover. Good + overall. A scarce work from this Scottish minister, published posthumously. 12 mo. 415 pp, + 13 pp subscriber's names. full calf boards. sewn in calender leaflet from 1808 at end. previous owner name to front pastedown & 2nd REP, foxing, a few tears to page edges. Crease to top corner of page 263. Edgewear, including a small chip to spine crown.