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London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, Ruskin House, Museum Street, 1922. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1922. Hardback. Introduction by Bishop Gore. Epilogue by G. K. Chesterton. Original beige cloth spine; blue paper-covered boards. Printed paper labels to spine & cover. Spine foxed with a small nick and minor wear to label. Tight, bright and clean, No owner name or internal markings. VERY GOOD. 251 pages. 4pp adverts. Scarce. CONTENTS: The idea of Christendom in relation to modern society by M.B. Reckitt -- The return of dogma by H.H. Slesser -- The necessity of Catholic dogma by L.S. Thornton -- The medieval theory of social order by A.J. Carlyle -- The obstacle of industrialism by A.J. Penty -- The moralization of property by M.B. Reckitt -- The failure of Marxism by N. Carpenter -- The kingdom of God and the church to-day by P.B. Bull. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC,… Read More

London: Joseph Masters, Aldersgate Street, 1861. Sole Edition. . Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. SOLE EDITION : 1861. Only two copies recorded in the UK: British Library and National Library of Scotland. Hardback. Dark purple blind stamped decorative sand-grained cloth, gilt lettered cover. Pictorial title-page. Scarce. Tight and bright copy. Neat flowing contemporary owner name to fly-leaf - no internal markings. No fading to spine - an unusually nice tight copy. Very good indeed. (vi), 119 pages. Book now in a clear archival quality protective jacket. A book of verse**Will be well-packed for posting/shipping** [ Rosley Books - for Literature & History ]

London: Burns and Oates Ltd, 1959. First Edition Thus . Soft cover. Near Fine. Small 8vo. Frontispiece By Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528). LONDON : 1959. Printed in Belgium. Soft-bound in black imitation leather. Gilt lettered title and motif to cover. Rounded corners. All edges red. Cream end-papers. Title-page printed in red and black. Frontispiece. A bright, tight and clean copy. No owner name or internal markings. NEAR FINE. 249 pages. Index. The Golden Library series. Sm. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping** [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Inklings, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE

Edinburgh: John Maclaren & Son, Princes Street, 1881. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. EDINBURGH : 1881. Pamphlet; paper-covered spine; printed title-page. No owner name or internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. VERY GOOD INDEED. 52pp. Includes bibliographical references. SCARCE. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

London: J. Roberts, Warwick Lane, 1739. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. LONDON: 1739. Hardback. OLd plain-paper wrappers. Bright, tight and clean. Neat footnote to title-page in contemporary hand stating 'A Lover of Truth' is Dr. Gergory Sharpe. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD. 80pp. FULL TITLE: A Review of the Controversy about the Meaning of Demoniacks in the New Testament. In which Mr. Hutchinson's sermon at Oxford about the usual interpretation of Aimones, the Reply [by Thomas Church] to the Further Enquiry [by A. A. Sykes], Mr. Twells's Answer to the Further Enquiry, and a tract entitled Some thoughts on the miracles of Jesus., are consider'd. By a Lover of Truth [i.e. Gregory Sharpe]. VERY SCARCE. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Everyman, Keswick, Inklings, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ] SCARCE.

Dublin: M. H. Gill and Son Ltd., 1960. Not Given . Hardcover. Near Fine. Small Octavo. DUBLIN : 1960. Hardback. Black textured-cloth; silver lettered spine. Black end-papers. All edges red. Neat owner inscription. No internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. NEAR FINE. (iv), 116 pages. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. Sm.8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

No Place Given: Printed in the Yeere 1665, 1665. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Small Octavo. FIRST EDITION [ No place of printing given; assumed to be in Holland ] : 1665. Hardback. Nineteenth century full calf-leather; simple blind-tooled panels to covers. All edges red. Board-edges decorated in gilt. Later re-spine in matching calf. Gilt-letter dark-green leather-label. Dated 1665 to spine foot; simple blind-tooled. No owner name or internal markings. The author's name and place of publication written to title-page in small neat contemporary hand. Tight, bright and clean. Text complete. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED. (xxxii), 424, (vii) pages. VERY SCARCE. Referenced by: Wing B5026. This book was deemed to be dangerous and was banned by proclamation of the Privy Council of Scotland in 1666, which also ordered that a copy be publicly burnt on the high Street of Edinburgh, near to the Mercat-Cross, by the hand of the Hang-man and was re-banned again in August 1688. JOHN BROWN OF… Read More

No Place Given: Printed in the Yeere 1665, 1665. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Small Octavo. ** JULY SALE ** 40% OFF! FIRST EDITION [ No place of printing given; assumed to be in Holland ] : 1665. Hardback. Nineteenth century full calf-leather; simple blind-tooled panels to covers. All edges red. Board-edges decorated in gilt. Later re-spine in matching calf. Gilt-letter dark-green leather-label. Dated 1665 to spine foot; simple blind-tooled. No owner name or internal markings. The author's name and place of publication written to title-page in small neat contemporary hand. Tight, bright and clean. Text complete. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED. (xxxii), 424, (vii) pages. VERY SCARCE. Referenced by: Wing B5026. This book was deemed to be dangerous and was banned by proclamation of the Privy Council of Scotland in 1666, which also ordered that a copy be publicly burnt on the high Street of Edinburgh, near to the Mercat-Cross, by the hand of the Hang-man and was re-banned again in… Read More

Paris: Edmundi abbatis Clarevallis, 1545. Not Given . No Binding. Very Good. Large Folio. Musical Notation. SINGLE SHEET. Printed with score in red and black. Decorative initials. Bright, clean paper. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD. A rare & beautiful item (sold originally from a an incomplete copy). Large folio; approx. 16 x 12 inches. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for the Inklings, Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ] IDEAL for framing.

London: James Clarke & Co, 13 & 14 Fleet Street, 1898. First British Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. FIRST BRITISH EDITION : 1898. Hardback. Original dark blue cloth, gilt spine and blind ruled boards. Top-edge gilt; others untrimmed as issued. A very good Ex-Cathedral-Library copy (usual stamps). Presented to Durham Cathedral from 'G.W. Kitchen - Dean of Durham, 1894-1912'. In tight, bright and clean condition. Fresh copy. (xii), 332 pages.**Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Art, Bagster, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE

Stuttgart: Grail Foundation Press, 2002. Eleventh Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. STUTTGART : 2002. One-Volume Edition (3 volumes in 1). Black cloth; gilt lettered spine and cover. In green printed dust-jacket. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Distributor label to fly-leaf. Feint mark where price label removed to rear. FINE in like jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. 1,062 pages. Index. **Heavy; extra postage outside the UK. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

London: A. C. Fifield, 13 Clifford's Inn, 1911. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo. Illustrated. LONDON : 1911. Issue number 8. May, 1911. Buff patterned paper covers. Sewn book. Illustrated. No owner name or internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. Minor wear to covers. VERY GOOD. 62pp. **Inserted is a cream advert leaf; 'The Vineyard is an Unusual Magazine., .,become a sucsriber'.** Includes: 'The Stream's Song' by Lascelles Abercrombie, 'William Blake : His Critics and Masters', Greville MacDonald, 'The Junction. 'The Empty Casket' by Maude Egerton King, etc., etc., **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping** 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1931. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. [ Mary Queen of Scots; Oliver Goldsmith; Charles James Fox; Tennyson; W.E. Gladstone; George Frederick Watts; William Morris; Elizabeth Garrett Anderson; Walter Pater; Ferdinand Foch.]. FIRST EDITION. OXFORD : 1931. Hardback. A series of addresses delivered at the City Literary Institute during the Lent term 1931. cf. Introduction. Original dark-red cloth; gilt lettered spine and cover. In red printed dust-jacket (price-clipped). Untrimmed edges as issued. No owner name or internal owner markings. Tight, bright and clean. Jacket spine slightly faded. NEAR FINE in VERY GOOD jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. (xi), 246, (i) pages. Scarce in its jacket. CONTENTS: Introduction, by A.C. Ward.--Mary Queen of Scots, by G.K. Chesterton.--Oliver Goldsmith, by Stephen Gwynn.--Charles James Fox, by Lord David Cecil.--Tennyson, by Lascelles Abercrombie.--W.E. Gladstone, by Edward Marjoribanks.--George Frederick… Read More

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1931. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. 8vo. [ Mary Queen of Scots; Oliver Goldsmith; Charles James Fox; Tennyson; W.E. Gladstone; George Frederick Watts; William Morris; Elizabeth Garrett Anderson; Walter Pater; Ferdinand Foch.]. FIRST EDITION. OXFORD : 1931. Hardback. A series of addresses delivered at the City Literary Institute during the Lent term 1931. cf. Introduction. Original dark-red cloth; gilt lettered spine and cover. No owner name or internal owner markings. Tight, bright and clean. NEAR FINE. (xi), 246, (i) pages. A nice copy of a scarce book. CONTENTS: Introduction, by A.C. Ward.--Mary Queen of Scots, by G.K. Chesterton.--Oliver Goldsmith, by Stephen Gwynn.--Charles James Fox, by Lord David Cecil.--Tennyson, by Lascelles Abercrombie.--W.E. Gladstone, by Edward Marjoribanks.--George Frederick Watts, by James Laver.--William Morris, by G.D.H. Cole.--Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, by Naomi Mitchison.--Walter Pater, by T.E. Welby.--Ferdinand Foch, by… Read More

Freeport, New York: Books for Libraries Press, 1969. Re-issue . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Quarto. NEW YORK : 1969. [ First published in 1914 ]. Hardback. Dark-red cloth; silver lettered spine. No owner name or internal markings. Tight, bright and clean. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED. 96 pages. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

London: Martin Secker, Number Five John Street, Adelphi, 1923. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Small 8vo. LONDON : circa 1925. [ First published in 1914 ]. [ Series: The Art and Craft of Letters ]. Hardback. Black cloth; printed paper label to spine. No owner name or markings. A little foxing to page edges. Tight, bright and clean. Label very slightly dulled. VERY GOOD INDEED. 96 pages. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping** [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

London: Martin Secker, Number Five John Street, Adelphi, 1922. Second Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Quarto. LONDON : 1922. [ First published in 1914 ]. Hardback. Yellow cloth spine; black lettered. Light brown paper-covered boards. Top-edge black; others untrimmed as issued. No owner name or internal markings. Tight, bright and clean. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD. 123 pages. 4pp adverts. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping** [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. Quarto; size approx 6 x 7 inches. 4to.

London: Heinemann Educational Books, 1963. Reprint . Soft cover. Very Good Plus. Illustrated by Bruce Onobrakpeya.. LONDON : 1963. [ First published in 1960.]. African writers series ; 3. A novel about Nigerian returning from study in Britain. Paperback; sewn book. Illustrated by Bruce Onobrakpeya. Black, orange and grey pictorial covers. Neat owner name; no internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD. 170 pages. CHINUA ACHEBE (1930-2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, and critic who is regarded as a central figure of modern African literature. His first novel and magnum opus, Things Fall Apart (1958), occupies a pivotal place in African literature and remains the most widely studied, translated, and read African novel. Along with Things Fall Apart, his No Longer at Ease (1960) and Arrow of God (1964) complete the "African Trilogy". Later novels include A Man of the People (1966) and Anthills of the Savannah (1987). In the West, Achebe is often referred to as the… Read More

London: Sheed & Ward, 1937. Revised Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo. REVISED EDITION. LONDON : 1937. First published in English 1929. Hardback. Original dark-orange cloth. Black lettered spine. Cream printed dust-jacket. Neat owner name dated 1937. No internal markings. A few fox spots to jacket. In tight, and clean condition. Binding bright. Jacket slightly dulled to spine. VERY GOOD INDEED. In VG jacket. (x), 278 pages. Index. Uncommon title. **Jacket now placed in an archival quality clear protective sleeve.** [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Theology, Literature and History ] SCARCE in its JACKET.

London: Henry & Co,, 1891. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. Plates; portraits of F.C. Burnand, W.S. Gilbert, and G.R. Sims.. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1891. Hardback. Plates; portraits of F.C. Burnand, W.S. Gilbert, and G.R. Sims. Original dark-brown cloth; gilt lettered spine and cover; pictorial cover. Original black end-papers. No owner name or internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD. (vii), 220 pages. 4pp adverts. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE.