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London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Co.; F.C. And J. Rivington; Lackington, Allen, and Co.; J. Mawman; Sherwood, Neely, and Jones; and Wilson and Son, York, 1811 Book. Illus. by 120 Engravings from Various Great Masters. Good Plus to Very Good. Full Leather. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Original full brown leather with gilt decoration on boards. This was the Family Bible of Ann and Thomas Flint Field (Cheesemonger), of Fielden, Bedfordshire, parishioners of Christ Church, Newgate. The two-page handwritten account on front endpaper of Volume I gives birth, death, and baptism dates for all 10 children. The fourth son, WILLIAM (VENTRIS) FIELD, born August 21, 1813, had a long and distinguished career in law, and tried many important cases. In 1890 he became a member of Privy Council and was created a peer, BARON FIELD OF BAKEHAM. Other internet references refer to mother and daughter (of same name) as Ann. Mother Ann was killed in a buggy upset in 1833. Father Thomas died in… Read More

Leipzig: J.A. Barthii, 1839. Hardcover. See Description. Fourth H.A. Schott edition. 8vo. pp. XXVIII, 859, [1]. Dual Greek and Latin text. Quarter leather binding - re-backed preserving original spine (crackled but still attractive). All edges dyed red. Library withdrawn sticker on inside front cover. Heinrich Augustus Schott (1780-1835) - theological teacher at Leipzig and later a professor at Jena. [This edition not in Darlow].

Frankfurt am Main]: Heirs of Andreas Wechel: Claude Marne & Joannes Aubri, 1600. Hardcover. Very Good. Woodcut printer's mark and a few woodcut head- and tail-pieces. . Folio fine English blindstamped Calf Binding attrib. to John Westall of Oxford c1606-1617 with 24 medallion heads between stylized foliage signed I.W. Restored by Trevor Hickman, bookbinding lecturer at Leicestershire College of Art, with his bookplate & binding details in pencil on new endpapers. All Edges Rouged Titlepage with Wechel printer's device but no place of imprint +[6]pp Prefaces + 986pp with page numbers 869-70 left out but 871-2 used twice in succession. Pages 1-95 un-numbered p96 has last two and a bit columns of AZE- to AZY and then start of BAA but all un-numbered previous pages are present signatures starting from A1. Printed in 4 columns per page. Faint marginal damp mark to upper margin soon fading out, some worming to margins usually just a few pin prick sized holes but in the V's some tracks again all marginal,… Read More

Nuremberg: Peter Conrad Monath, 1730. Octavo. 17, 1120, 320. Very rare. Only two recorded copies of the Morl edition (Erlangen, Nuremberg); none on OCLC. Second corrected edition. Introduction by Gustav Philipp Morl (1673-1750), Doring notes in The Learned Theologians of Germany in the 18th and 19th Centuries was important both for his studies in Descartes as well as Confessional Theology. In the four page introduction he notes that Nuremberg is fortunate in this time. There is a pastedown of showing Jesus examining the 10 Commandments (though the fifth apparently is missing from the tables) and below is a panorama of the city. The other endpaper has a full page of Professor Morl (the same as in the NYPL digital collection of famous personages). The following preliminaries list the entire Augsburg Confession (it was the 200 anniversary of its first appearance). A very nice copy in original full leather binding with only a small 1/2" tear at bottom of spine.. Both title pages of Old and New Testament… Read More

MACK & AMC. London. 2013. FIRST EDITION. Octavo. (8.7 x 6.5 inches). Illustrated with 512 images from the Archive of Modern Conflict, London, imposed over the text of the King James Bible. 4 page booklet, printed in black on red paper, and featuring Adi Opher's essay Divine violence, mounted into the inner rear cover. A fine copy in publishers black leatherette with gilt lettering to spine and both boards. Black endpapers. Red cloth ribbon page marker. All edges gilt.

Moguntiae [Mainz]: Francisci Varrentrapp, 1753. Hardcover. Very Good -. Editio Catholica Novissima. [4], xx, 588 p.; 19 cm. Signatures: *8 2*4 A-P8 Q8+1 R-2N8 2O6 (8vo). 18th-century? calf with six spine compartments between raised bands; blind-tooled decoration in each compartment and elaborate blind-tooled border on each border and blind-rolled edges. All page edges gilt. Green ribbon bookmark (detached). Marbled fixed endpapers. Title page printed in red and black. Woodcut head and tail pieces. Part II has separate title page. Text is primarily in Greek. Small square bookplate on front fixed endpaper reading: "Ex Biblioth. Domus. Congr. SS. Redempt. ad St. Alphons. Baltimor." Faint oval stamp on title page. Small stamp on title page verso reading: "Bibliotheca Mt. St. Alphonsus Esopus, N.Y." In Very Good- Condition: leather is rubbed; front joint starting; two small sections cut out of lower title page, not impacting printing; light foxing on a few pages;… Read More

Stuttgart: Maler Renz, 1850. Hardcover. Fair. [2] p., 40 leaves of hand-colored illustrations with captions from the New Testament; 22 cm. Publisher's dark brown cloth with gilt-stamped cover title and decoration. No date of publication. Little is known about the publisher Maler Renz, but it was active in the mid-19th century. This title is not in WorldCat. The title page verso contains a poem by German poet Albert Knapp (1798-1864). Very scarce. In Fair Condition: cover is rubbed and slightly soiled; lacking number 9 and 2/3 of number 10; numbers 30 and 32 are detached but present, with chipping along fore-edges; number 34 lacking lower corner, without loss of illustration or caption; numerous closed tears; finger soiling throughout.

Philadelphia: A. J. Holman Company, 1900. Book. Fine. Leather_bound. Philadelphia: A. J. Holman Company, 1900. Fine. As new condition in original Holman Company box in excellent condition! King James Version Junior Student's Bible. Clean black leather binding with red and gold lettering "Holy Bible" on cover, gold lettering on spine. Absolutely no wear. Edges overlap text block. All pages are clean and bright, with beautifully detailed full color illustrations, color decorated presentation page (with no name), tissue guard; color maps. All edges are clean, rose gold topstained, ribbon page marker. Outstanding crisp and easy to read "Gem" black type. With Helps, including a Bible Study Course divided into thirty-six lessons. Also a complete History of the Bible, Synopsis of each Book of the Bible, and more. Clean black endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Box with original label and number (No. 5809) and Holman Bible advertising description laid in. Box is clean, no cracking,… Read More

1647 1ed Presbyterian Nathaniel Hardy Bible Sermon Licentious Libertie English

Nathaniel Hardy was a 17th-century English preacher who notably preached his sermons in front of Presbyterian congregations. One such sermon, 'Arraignment of Licentious Liberty', was a sermon given in 1646, and happened to be the first of his sermons published into book form. In this sermon, Hardy relates freedom from oppression of worldly tyrants to freedom through Christ.
Item number: #8803
Price: $599
HARDY, Nathaniel
The arraignment of licentious libertie, and oppressing tyrannie. In a sermon preached before the right honourable House of Peeres, in the Abbey-church at Westminster, on the day of their solemn monethly fast, Febr. 24. 1646.
London: Printed by T.R. and E.M. for Nat. Webb and Wil. Grantham, at the signe of the Greyhound in Pauls church-yard., 1647. First edition.

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This book is in good condition. The white leather cover has much wear on the front, back, spine and edges. The spine is separated from the pages. The previous owner's information is written on the cover page. The pages are clear and white. The pages are clear of any markings."This Guide offers an easy way to explore the Bible with pleasure and understanding. It not only leads the reader to great stories and noble passages, but also enables him to trace through the Bible the main ideas about God and man on which Christian faith is based. Although it deals with these sometimes difficult ideas, it is written so that it can be understood and enjoyed even by young people just beginning to read the Scriptures. Parents will find the Guide helpful in teaching the Bible to children...." - A Reader's Guide To Exploring The Bible from The Holy Bible Old and New Testaments in the King James Version

1861. Soft cover. Fair. Religious aspirations for the soldier at risk. Sweet little Book: 3 x 41/2. Presbyterian. Philadelphia.

This book is the First edition of Line upon Line; or, a Second Series of The Earliest Religious Instruction... It was published in 1837 in the original publisher's binding with the title : LINE FOR LINE. Pt. I . This is the only indication that it is Part 1 of a two part volume except for the Publisher's note following the last page (346), which reads: Will shortly be published, by J. Hatchard ....The second volume of Line upon Line; Which will conclude this series of Instructions.

circa 1250. Very good; light wrinkling and marginal foxing to pages.. Folio, 30.5x22.5 cm.. One sheet fine vellum folded with text from the book of Numbers in two columns. weight: 0.2 lb. Unknown scribe.

Joseph Sharpless, No. 4, Franklin-Court, (Market-Street, Between 3rd. and 4th Streets, South Side, Philadelphia, 1813; First American Edition; 223 pages; original leather boards; red morocco title label. Noteworthy Bible History instructional, adapted for the understanding of everyday people and the young. First published in England during the latter part of the 18th century under the title "An Abridgment Of The Holy Scriptures," it was widely disseminated in both Britain and on the Continent, and by 1814 had undergone 15 editions. Authored by William Sellon (1730-1790), revered curate of St. James, Clerkenwell from 1767 until his death, who was much esteemed for his personal integrity and power as a lecturer. His grandson, Baker Peter Smith, in an 1852 memoir of Sellon reports that he (Sellon) was facetiously referred to by his colleagues as "silver-tongued Sellon" for his ability to bring his hearers to such heights of enthusiasm with his oratory that donations poured in.… Read More

Summary: Germantown: Christoph[er] Saur, 1743. 4to (9.5 X 7.5 in). The first Bible printed in America after Elliot's Indian Bible of the 1660s, and the first American Bible printed in a European language. A very good copy in original beveled boards.
Description: There are several clippings pertaining to this edition of the Bible mounted on the front pastedown. Printed general title page (1743) laid down with loss to the lower border and imprint, which have been replaced in facsimile. Ornamental headpiece at the beginning of Genesis. Text in two column black letter, with cross references and short summaries at the beginning of each chapter. The text is based on Martin Luther's version by way of the 34th edition of the Halle Bible, with books three and four Esra and three Maccabees supplied from the Berlenburg Bible. The present copy has "parallelen" spelled correctly (a second issue of the title had this word misspelled as "parllelen" as it was made in haste.) Printed New Testament title page (1743).… Read More