Search Results: Religion from William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA

121 page manuscript journal of Heinrich Diefenbach recording his sermons. Maria Anna Diefenbach's autograph to front fly. ; Oblong Duodecimo; i, 119 [2] pages; Additional images and further information provided upon request. ; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

Full yapped vellum; large gilt arabesque decor to boards; particulars debossed in blind to spine. Contents originally from the 1609 printing but now with the Frankfort 1653 title page. Eleven plates (9 of which are folding) to rear including original 1609 title page. Plates (most wholly or partially rebacked): Tablet of Jesus, Tablet of Adam , Table of Rebis, Laboratory or Laboratorium, Designation of the Pyramids or Designatio, Gateway Amphitheater or Porta Amphitheatri , Outline Gymnasii or Adumbratio Gymnasii, Campegi Area or Hypotposis Arcis and Feinde or the Figure of the Panel of Enemies (this last with creature-caused losses to top peripheral text (see image). Watermark of a crest with 3 towers in a shield over a moat to plates. This reissue bound without "amphitheatri aeternae" & "primordialiter constituunt mundum" tables and the elusive wise owl. Peripheral worming throughout margins with two exceptions; one of which travels (without side-tracking) from a2 through z4 (see images). Wear… Read More

Full brown calf with brass bosses. Ornamented initials in gold, red, and green. Square musical notation on red five-line staves, accompanied by seven lines of interlinear text to each page. Dated 1635 to final leaf. 88 leaves. Lacks rear clasp anchors and clasps themselves, though front receivers present 16.25 x 22.25.

Three volumes bound as one. Moisture mark to first few pages. Frontispiece portrait of Bituricus to first work. Nice seven page manuscript index on inserted gathering following Notitia. Losses to vellum (see images) ; Squarish 8vo ; [vi]556 [6]; [iv]122,[2];63;[5] pages; followed by 5 pages of manuscript Notes and Index. ;All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

Housed in navy blue cloth slipcase with paper adhered to sides with gilt text to front board. Navy blue cloth boards with gilt illustration to front boards and brown stamped label with gilt particulars to spine. Third impression with a new binding and color illustrations. Full color and black and white illustrations throughout. No previous owners' names or other markings. Pages bright and clean. Please expect extra postage as this is a heavy set. Slipcase has liquid staining to front board with title text and side but is contained to that area only (see image). 7 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches.

Handsome original full black calf with raised bands carried over to boards with floral terminals. Crowned "A.C.M." and "1797" blind stamped to ruled cover. Notes to front & rear fly; wear to front fore edge corner; 1/4 inch loss to foot of spine. A nice supple copy with another century or two of life in the binding. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

Red leather boards with gilt particulars and a pictorial pastedown to front cover. All edges gilt. Moire endpapers and a silk ribbon. Numerous illustrations throughout. Please expect possible extra postage as this is a very large & heavy book. 12.5 x 16 in

Double blind ruled calf. Six raised bands. Red morocco ruled label spine. All edges lightly guilt. Full 19th century calf. 8 x 12.5 inches. Taped catalog entry to verso of front fly. Old repairs to title page. Moisture mark to upper corner; King William crossed out in pen and replaced with Queen Victoria in "Communion" section.

Rebound in full brown morocco with blind tooling to front cover and raised bands and gilt particulars to spine. Small notation inked to top right corner of title page. Otherwise, a clean and handsome copy.; Samhita Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; [xii],211;258 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .

Full brown calf. Boards detached. General wear all around [see image]. Gilt top edge. 64pp

Four volume blue leather complete set. All edges gilt. Four raised bands on each with silk ribbons and gilt detailing. Moire endpapers and Smyth-sewn gatherings. No previous owners' names or other defacements. Minor foxing to top edges. Please expect the possibility of additional postage as it is a heavier set.
6.75 x 9.75 in each

Brown cloth boards with gilt particulars to front board. 80 plates of both chromo-lithographs and lithographs throughout. Occasional foxing although most are bright and unaffected. Previous owner's bookplate to front pastedown (Sidney Herbert); check marks in pencil to plate numbers on contents page; tear to spine. 26.2 x 20.5 inches. Please expect extra postage as this is an oversized book.

Bright salmon wraps with text and decoration to front wrap. Organized into several sections: Essai d'Une Definition de la Mentalite Haitienne, Croyances Concernant le Corps et l'Ame, La Toilette Mortuaire, La Veillee, L'Enterrement, La Neuvaine, Le Deuil, Le Cimetiere et Son Symbolisme, and Les Guedes, Dieux des Morts. (English translation: Test of a Definition of Haitian Mentality, Beliefs concerning the body and soul, the mortuary toilet, the eve of the burial, the new year, the mourning, the cemetery and its symbolism, the [Guedes], Gods of the Dead.) French text throughout. Light spotting and creasing to wraps (see image). 173 pp. 8 1/2 x 10 3/4 inches.

92 (of 100) very large (24.5 x 35 inch) hand colored plates. All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

Publisher's original wraps bound in red leather, gilt title and particulars to spine, raised bands, marbled end papers. ; 4.75 x 6.5 in; 128 pages.

24 plates pertaining to ceremonies and religious customs of Greeks and Romans. Full gilt ruled calf. Gilt particulars and decoration to spine. Gilt rolled edges and inner dentelles. Corners bumped. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Notation inked to verso of front fly; worming to edge of plate [I] at p. 109, otherwise, a nice clean copy without further markings. ; 120, 164 pages; 10 x 16 inches. Please expect possible extra postage for overseas orders due to weight and size.

Ceremonies and religious customs of Islam (1-292), with supplement (1-32) and tables of contents for this and other volumes (1-160). Full gilt ruled calf. Boards detached;; significant losses to head & tail of spine (see image 7).Corners bumped and worn. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Twenty-three full page folio plates, several folding. 292, 32, 160 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail.

Scarce. Half blind tooled burgundy morocco over red pebbled cloth. Gilt partial title and decorations to spine. Marbled endpapers. Sanskrit text on native paper. Partial stamp to top of title page not affecting text. Blue ink scribbling to bottom line of text of title page. Otherwise, a very nice clean copy of this hard to find book. ; [Anandasrama Samskrta Granthavali Series No. 14]; Large 8vo ; 2, 6, 482 pages; All shipments through USPS insured Priority Mail. .

Brown cloth boards with gilt particulars to spine; pictorial dust jacket. Covers 62 different Rabbi. Includes black and white photography throughout. General wear to dust jacket edges (see image). 378 pp. 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 inches.

Scarce dark blue leather boards with gilt particulars and title to covers and spine. Two raised bands, silk ribbon; all edges gilt. A virgin copy in publisher's shrink wrap. 6.5 x 9.5