Dublin: Hodges, Smith & Co., 1859. Second Edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. 92pp. Stapled pamphlet, this copy bound in modern black cloth lettered in gilt on spine. A significant contemporary study of the religious revival, and the stange phenomena that accompanied it, that took place in Northern Ireland in 1859. Aside..... More
London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1922. Reprint of Second edition. Hardcover. 16mo. vi + 96pp. Blue cloth lettered in black on spine & front board. This is one of a series of evidential books drawn up at the instance of the Christian Evidence Society. Spine ends a little rubbed..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 316pp. Black boards lettered in silver on spine. Notes, indexes. A clean VG+ copy in VG+ dust jacket. More
London: Cassell, 1947. Second edition. Hardcover. Small octavo. 122pp. Red cloth lettered in yellow on spine. "The Living Thoughts Library." Small bumps to corners of boards, page-edges foxed, old bookseller stamp on verso of front free endpaper, otherwise a clean VG copy in near-VG dust jacket (dust jacket rubbed &..... More
Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xiv + 374pp. Red cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Bibliography & index. Spine ends slightly chafed, top-edge a little dusty, otherwise a clean, tight VG+ copy in VG dust jacket (dust jacket lightly rubbed, slight chafing to spine ends..... More
London: Methuen, October, 1923. Third edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xviii + 326pp. + 8pp. ads. Blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine, lettered in blind on front board. Index. B/w frontis. & plates. Spine a little faded, page-edges foxed & browned, otherwise a near-VG copy (no dust jacket). More
London: Printed By A.J. Valpy, Tooke's Court, Chancy Lane. Sold By J. Hatched, 190, Picadilly. 1818 & 1819. First Editions. Hardcover. Octavo. 148pp (Oedipus Romanus) + 70pp (Episcopacy Considered). Full leather with gilt lettering & rules on spine & gilt borders on boards. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers.A most curious..... More
London / New York: Allen & Unwin / Humanities Press, 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 256pp. Original maroon cloth, gilt-lettered on spine. 'The Muirhead Library of Philosophy' series. Index. A clean VG+ copy in VG+ dust jacket (dust jacket edges a little chafed, price-clipped). More
Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1977. First Edition. Softcover. Octavo. 120pp. From the cover: "probes the connection between the [Christian] Gospel and the practice of meditation". Light cover wear else a tight, unmarked VG copy. More
Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xii+ 284pp + advert. Publisher's olive green cloth with gilt lettering to spine and upper board, bibliography and index. From the publisher: "Study of the Gospel according to Philip, an important gnostic Christian text, has been hampered by unresolved questions..... More
London: Sampson Low, Son & Co., 1862. "New edition" Hardcover. Octavo. vi + 500pp. + 16ps. Original decorated cloth lettered in gilt on spine. B/w frontis. Fraying to cloth at spine ends, split to cloth down one side of spine, central horizontal tear to spine cloth, corners of boards worn..... More
Andover, MA: Mark Newman, 1832. Third edition. Hardcover. Tall thick Royal octavo. viii + 574pp. Blue cloth spine with paper title-label, brown papered boards. Fold-out color map. Index. Vertical split up length of spine (binding just holding by threads), spine & boards very worn, chipped & discolored, page-edges browned, occasional..... More
Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1962. Fourth edition revised. Hardcover. Octavo. 414pp. Green cloth lettered in black on spine. Bibliography. A revised and enlarged edition of this popular Christian oriented look at cults, called by the publisher: "a comprehensive study of the most significant cults that challenge orthodox, evangelical..... More
London: J. C. and Freeman Collins for Robert Kettlewel, 1685. First Edition. Hardcover, 8vo. (xvi) +1 - 127 [128] 1 - 215 [216]pp. Errata on final leaf. Two plates between pages 18 & 19 and 22 & 23 of the second part. Contemporary blindstamped calf boards, recently rebacked with a...... More
Louisville, KY: Westminster / John Knox Press, 1994. First edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xvi + 524pp. Brown boards gilt-lettered on spine. Index & bibliography. From the publisher: "This companion to "Prologue to History: The Yahwist as Historian in Genesis" continues the argument that the Yahwist was an antiquarian historian concerned..... More
New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Cudahy, 1960. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 300pp. Gilt-lettered black cloth spine, black papered boards. B/w frontis. Spine ends rubbed, slight marks & glue residue (from old jacket covering) to boards, otherwise a clean VG copy in near-VG dust jacket (dust jacket slightly wrinkled, chipping..... More
Bath, UK: Office of the "Echoes of Service" ND [ 1930 ]. First Edition. Softcover. Small octavo. 48pp. Red wrappers lettered in black on upper cover, string bound. British William Edwy Vine (1873–1949), was an Biblical scholar, and writer, probably best known as the author of "Vine's Expository Dictionary of..... More
London: Lindsey Press, 1956. First Edition. Softcover. Small octavo. 32pp. Grey wrappers with black titling in blue title block on front wrapper. A Unitarian Minister discusses life after death. Very light shelf wear, owners details on half title page, a few pencil lines on one page - else a tight..... More
London: Alcove Press, 1974. First Edition. Hardcover. Thick octavo. xiv + 488pp. Purple cloth lettered in white & orange on spine. Bibliography & index. B/w plates. Spine ends rubbed, minor bumps to bottom-corners of boards, touch of foxing to top-edge, else a solid, clean VG+ copy in VG dust jacket..... More
London: James Nisbet & Co., 1907. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xxii + 280pp. Red cloth gilt-lettered in gilt on spine. Spine faded & chafed at ends, top-edge browned, foxing to page-edges & occasionally throughout, else a tight, clean near-VG copy (no dust jacket). More
London: Richard Hett, 1732. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. ([4], 9-84 pp.). Lovely period-style full leather binding by renowned London book-binder and restoration expert Bernard C. Middleton (1924 - 2019). Brown speckled calf with raised bands and gilt stamped leather title-label on spine & tooling to boards. A first edition of..... More
Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, 1984. Hardcovers. Large octavos. Two volume set. Vol.I: xiv + 286pp.; Vol.II: x + 294pp. Red cloth lettered in cream on spines. B/w frontis. portraits. A few essays written in French and German text. Top-edges foxed, previous owner's names on front pastedowns, otherwise a solid..... More
Edinburgh, Scotland: T. & T. Clark, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xvi + 306pp. + 6pp. ads. Maroon cloth lettered in gilt on spine. Index. Spine ends chafed, page-edges browned, bumps to corners of boards, boards slightly discolored, first & last pages foxed, scattered pen & pencil annotations & underlining..... More
London: M. Cooper, 1749. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. (iv) xiv + 18pp. Presumably originally issued in wrappers, this copy has been bound in modern grey papered boards with paper title-label on front board, brown cloth spine. An unusual theological tract, arguing the certainty of the afterlife, and the importance..... More
Philadelphia, PA: George W. Jacobs, 1906. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 218pp. Blue cloth gilt-lettered on spine & front board, gilt design on spine. B/w frontis. & plates. Top-edge-gilt. Spine slightly faded, spine ends chafed, page-edges foxed, foxing to pages throughout, still a solid near-VG copy (no dust jacket). More
