Search Results: Religion from Craftsbury Antiquarian Books

New York: Limited Edition Club, 1979. Book. Illus. by Fine Watercolors By Chaim Gross. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Limited Editions Club publication, this number 82 of only 2000 copies. Fine undyed sheepskin (looks like vellum) spine with dark brown boards and no edgewear. Inside, as new. Eleven large watercolors, as new. The protective slipcase has a bright gilt title and only a hint of edgewear. A beautiful book, designed by Bert Clarke on white wove rag stock. SIGNED by both Littell and illustrator Gross..

Christiania (now Oslo), Norway: by order of the Norwegian Government, printer W.C. Fabritius, 1859. Book. Illus. by 31 folio size plates drawn by H.E. Schirmer (architect). Very Good. 3/4 Leather. 1st Edition. Atlas Folio - over 23 - 25" tall. A magnificent record of Trondheim Cathedral, now called Nidaros Cathedral , begun in 1070 and the most important Cathedral in Scandinavia. Munch was a prolific historian of Norway, but this book is not listed among his works on Wikipedia. It is an elephant folio, 23 inches (59 cm) tall in the original cloth with a gilt emblem - Trondheim Domkirke - on the front board. New, dark brown goatskin spine and corners. A bit of foxing on some plates. Forty eight pages of test in two columns, one Norwegian and one English. Scarce, with no other copies on the internet at this writing. .

Berkeley & L.A.: Univ California Press, 1998. Book. Illus. by 2 Page Map, Photos in the Text. Fine. Cloth. First Printing. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Focusing on the robust revival of Catholicism since the Mao years, the author is hopeful. Pages 183 with index. As new copy, no stains or prior owner marks, and the dj is unclipped with no wear..

Germantown : M. Billmeyer, 1822. Book. Good. Full-Leather. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. All pages tight and entact inside, somewhat tanned, but no foxing. The calf leather boards are entact, but separated from the spine which has five raised bands. One strap with a metal clasp still works, but the other is missing. Text in German. .

Boston: Oliver L. Perkins, 1844. Book. Illus. by Frontispiece Woodcut. Very Good. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Subtitled, "As Exhibited in the Lives of Eminent Christians". Original blindstamped cloth, a bit faded on part of the back cover. Victorian elaborate gilt on the spine. In unusually fine condition inside, with no foxing or stains..

Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies and Oxford Univ Press, 1983. Book. Illus. by Profuse Photos and Architectural Drawings. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A definitive study of South India Temple architecture. One volume is exclusively photos with text to explain them. The thicker volume is text and architectural renderings. Pages 303 andxvi, 361. Very clean and tight inside and out. The dustjackets have some wear and closed tears that have been repaired on the verso. A fine set of two volumes..

London New York Toronto : Oxford University Press , 1956. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Original blue cloth with no edge wear and bright gilt title on the Unfaded spine. Inside, clean and tight with no prior owner marks. the dust jacket has no tears or rubs, maybe a tiny darkened on the spine. Moses, and his fight for oppressed Israel against the Pharaoh. First performed at the Edinburgh Festival of 1948..

Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 1988. Book. Illus. by map. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A fine copy, subtitled, "From Ancient Times to Their Eclipse Under Islam". No prior owner marks, and no flaws to the dust jacket. The author is an American academic. .

Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982. Book. Illus. by 331 Plates,. Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A beautiful copy, with no edgewear, no prior owner marks, no price clip to a perfect dustjacket. SCARCE in this condition. Pages 180 with index, and fine plates at the back. The High Middle Ages took a special interest in Paul's letters..

London: Arthur L. Humphreys, 1906. Book. Fine. Full-Leather. London First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Beautiful, fine binding in fine condition. Full brown morocco with raised bands and fresh gilt title on the spine. Gilt lines near the edges on both boards, and triple gilt dentille lines on the inside of both boards. Marbled endpapers. No prior owner marks, no foxing or browning on the high quality handmade paper. Translator from the fFrench is unknown. Protected in a hand-marbled slipcase. Solid hinges and no wear..

London: John Murray, 1857. Book. Illus. by 2 Folding Maps, Folding Elevation Chart of South Central Africa. 25 Full Page Illustrations and 18 Text Illustrations All Present.. Very Good. 3/4 Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SCARCE second issue with lithotint plates that are missing in later printings. Rest of the title is, "Including a Sketch of Sixteen Years' Residence in the Interior of Africa, and a Journey from the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda on the West Coast; Thence Across the Continent, Down the River Zambesi, to the Eastern Ocean". This is a landmark Africa travel book that made the author's reputation as an explorer as well as missionary. And it remains a very good read. Pages x, 687 plus 8 pages publisher adverts. Abbey Travel 347. Hess-Coger 3068. Mendelsohn I,908. Three quarter green morocco binding, with green cloth boards and marbled endpapers. On the spine, raised bands, gilt decoration in the panels and bright gilt… Read More

Washington, D.C.: C.P. Farrell, 1880. Book. Very Good. Cloth. Stated 5th Ed.. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. SCARCE. The Torah is examined, and the author takes Moses to task for chastising his people for idolatry before he provided them with the Ten Commandments. The author was a famous agnostic of his time. Pages 278 with 8 pages of Ingersoll and publisher advertisements at the end. Burgundy cloth with gilt title on front and spine. A gilt lettered quote on the back says "This is the only correct edition of 'Some Mistakes of Moses', R.G. Ingersoll Oct 1, 1879". Stated fifth edition, one year after the first. .

London: Religious Tract Society, 1904. Book. Very Good. Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. very good original green cloth, some edgewear, clean & tight inside, top edge gilt. Hess Coger 2862. Illustrated by 62 photos & sketches. 1st edition. An early classic of missionary observation in Madagascar. Pages 384 with index..