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NY: Devin-Adair, 1952. Hardcover. V.g. in blue cloth Religion. REL1/1162. Very Good. More
NY: Devin-Adair, 1952. Hardcover. V.g. in blue cloth Religion. REL1/1162. Very Good. More
Leipzig (Lipsiae): Gottfried Liebezeit, 1692. Hardcover. This is an important early Hebrew-Chaldean-Latin biblical lexicon. Its author, Heinrich Opitz, was the son of a silk merchant and was appointed to the court orchestra of Duke Friedrich Wilhelm II at the age of thirteen because of his early interest in singing and music . In 1662, Opitz began studying at the University of Wittenberg, later the University of Jena , where he received a master's degree in 1665 . He next stayed in Leipzig and Hamburg and studied oriental languages. In 1667 Opitz traveled to Kiel. There he became a private lecturer. Another three years later he was granted a tour of the Netherlands and England in the course of studying oriental languages. To expand his knowledge, he visited the libraries in Leiden and Utrecht . In London he visited the royal library; at the same time he became friends with another orientalist, Edmund Castle . Opitz next stayed in Oxford and excerpted oriental manuscripts . He then returned to Kiel, but he couldn't find a job there and moved on to Jena. There he worked as an adjunct in the university's philosophy faculty . In 1675 he received a professorship for the Greek language in Kiel , three years later he became professor of oriental languages and in 1689 both professor and doctor of theology. In 1704 Opitz became senior consistorial councilor. Particularly noteworthy among his writings are his “Novum lexicon Hebraeo-Chaldaeo-biblicum”, Lips. 1692, 3rd edition 1714, and his “Biblia Hebraica”, Jena 1709, 2nd edition 1712. He worked on this work with great care for 30 years. He corrected each printed sheet himself six times. Both of these works continued to be used for many decades [Wikipedia]. Bound in contemporary vellum with titling to spine. Vellum is soiled, bumped and abraded. The front cover is slightly bowed. Joints are tender and the hinges are cracked, although the text block is still tight and firm. Front pastedown is cracked, revealing board underneath. Frontispiece engraving of author. Text pages are browned but still quite legible. Tiny ink annotations in the margins of many pages. Page edges are brownish red with a somewhat decorative design hand done in dark brown. There are also some handwritten notes in Hebrew and Latin to rear free endpapers. Apparently ex-library with tiny blank sticker to spine, acquisition number handwritten on front pastedown, and mostly illegible stamp to front free endpaper. A page with a typed in English with title, date and "on vellum" on later piece of paper is inserted opposite the front pastedown. It erroneously states that the book was printed in Hamburg. A nice copy in about very good condition despite flaws. Measures 6.5 x 8 inches. (12) +1095 pages. REL/091323. Very Good -. More
Belfast, ME: Jan Owen Art, 2022. Hardcover. A charming unique book by the celebrated calligrapher, Jan Owen. On her website she states: "I was born in New York City, grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York and loved to draw and read as a child. Now I live in Belfast on the coast of Maine with long winters to write and beautiful summers. I walk to the beach to watch the sun rise and the tide come in. My day begins with brushstrokes to music, on to lettering and then to the words. My first books were long, hanging accordion fold books, large pieces that could be seen all at once and then folded away. I played string bass with a symphony orchestra for many years and the music always kept moving forward. I wanted my art to be still and include brush strokes and layers of words all visible at once. Amanda Degener of Cave Paper gave me a large, already bound book of her walnut paper which forced me to think about progression and it became Requiem. Now I like planning the pacing and arrangement of pages, words and images." Jan writes of this book: "Esther & Vashti was made for a book arts exhibit about women in the Hebrew Bible at the Maine Jewish Museum in Portland. I was given a children's version of the Purim story and then read the Bible story. It made me think of my Sunday school days being told modified Bible stories and the joy in coloring Joseph's coat of many colors. I made bright patterned past papers to collage and hand lettered the text. While Esther is the Purim star, Vashti was powerful in saying 'No!' to the king so I gave them equal space. The back has collaged weapons for the adult version" Esther and Vashti emerge as clear foils to each other in the Purim story. Vashti is headstrong and assertive, which she is heavily punished for, while Esther is docile and submissive — the perfect queen. She dutifully obeys the commands of Mordecai and Ahasuerus, the two men in her life, until their conflicting expectations are at odds with each other and the jeopardy of her freedom demands action. However, Esther acts with care in her own measured way, saving the Jewish people while remaining in good graces with the king [from the "Harvard Crimson" March, 2023]. This is an accordion fold book with red paper covered binders board covers, with a multi-colored title label. Jan's exuberant collaged figures illustrate the hand-written text. Acrylic, sumi and walnut inks on paper were used. Housed in a light gray drop spine clamshell box. In fine condition. Measures 7.5 x 10.5 inches closed, 10.5 x 42.25 inches open. Unpaginated [4 pages]. ARTB/031924. Fine. More
Boston: Press of George C. Rand and Avery, 1863. Paperback. Vg in wraps/16 pp. Religion. REL1/5082. Very Good. More
Greenfield: Printed by John Denio, 1808. Paperback. Beige paper wrappers with black title to front wrapper. Writing in pen to both wrappers. Light blue paper glued over spine to reinforce binding. Small piece missing from bottom right corner of front wrapper. Minor browning and foxing though text remains bright. 37 pages + Appendix. Religion. REL/042408. Very Good + in Wraps. More
London: Henry Fisher, Son, and P. Jackson, 1828. English clergyman, utilitarian, and philosopher, William Paley (1743 - 1805), is best known for his natural theology explanation of the teleological argument for the existence of God. This argument centers around the idea that things in the natural world function on such a complex level, that there must be a higher power. Complete in two volumes. Includes tracts on Christianity, natural history, astronomy, anatomy, morality, and more. Bound in full maroon leather with gilt title and volume numbers, gilt rules, and gilt decoration stamped to spines. Elaborate embossed design to boards. Leather is cracked in places on all four hinges, but boards remain attached. Wear to edges and corners with loss to leather on all corners, some bumped corners. Chipping to leather on spines, rubbing and scuffing to boards. Frontispiece portrait to first volume. Book seller markings to endpapers, else clean and bright interiors. Full speckled edges. A few darker spots (possibly ink) to fore-edge of first volume. Volume I: 290 pages; Volume II: 202 pages plus 2 pages of ads. More
Detroit: Archdiocese of Detroit / Wayne State University Press, 1983. Paperback. Reisued on occasion of 150th anniversary of the Diocese of Detroit. Purple and white paper wrappers with gilt title to spine and front panels. Red pen notes on half-title page and rear endpaper, else clean. A few illustrations included. 717 pages. REL/071520. Very Good. More
New Haven: Yale University Press, 1936. Hardcover. Vg in red boards/8vo./188 pp. Religion. REL51072. Very Good. More
London: John Murray, 1817, Second Edition. Paperback. Vg in wraps/light foxing/41 pgs./12mo. Religion. REL109291. Very Good. More
Staten Island, NY: Mission of the Immaculate Virgin, 1894. Hardcover. "New edition." Bound in the original tan cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Minor wear to edges of boards and spine ends. Library markings to spine, title page, and front endpaper. Large crack after title page. Binding is nearly seperated from text block. Minor browning to margins, else clean. 388 pages. REL/012317. Very Good Minus. More
New York: Payson and Clarke Ltd., circa 1930. Hardcover. Printed from the King James version. Letterpress printed in Blado italic type. Arabesque ornaments reproduced from designs credited to Salomon Bernard and printed by Jean de Tournes in 1558 at Lyons. Bound in tan paper covered boards with gilt title to spine and gilt decoration to front board. Heavy wear and rubbing to joints, corners, spine, and edges of boards. Offsetting to endpapers and a few small spots of foxing, else clean. Unpaginated. [20 pages.] PRI/022823. Very Good. More
Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Co., 1930. Hardcover. 1st Edition; part of The One Hour Series; VG orange boards w/ VG Dj, mylar cover; 157 pp. Religion. REL/10212. Very Good. More
Wilmington, DE: Diocese of Wilmington, (1986). Hardcover. Scarce. A presentation copy with letter from the Diocese of Wilmington taped to the front pastedown, signed by the secretary. Black cloth boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Minor wear to edges of boards. Red pen marking to front free endpaper, else clean. Includes photographic illustrations and facsimilies of letters and other documents. Size: quarto. 643 pages. REL/082516. Near Fine. More
Salem: John P. Jewett, 1840. Hardcover. Very good minus in original brown cloth with gilt lettering. Ex-library, with call number on spine, library bookplate on front endpaper, and several library stamps. Sporadic foxing. Tight copy. Religion. REL1/8300. Very Good -. More
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1960). Hardcover. The Hale Memorial Lectures of Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, 1959. 8vo. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt title to spine. Minor wear to exterior including fading to spine and top edge of boards, and minor scuffing to front board. Browning to end pages and damp staining to bottom edge of text block though text is clean and bright. Includes ephemera. Index 192 pages. Religion. REL/070709. Very Good. More
Mt. Airy, Philadelphia: Seminary and the Alumni Association, 1923. Hardcover. Vg+ in dark blue, gilt-lettered boards/frontis./271 pp. Religion. REL112111. V ery Good +. More
[University of Southern Mississippi], 1972. Paperback. A thesis submitted to the graduate school of the University of Southern Mississippi. Includes chapters on backgrounds of the MS clergy, spiritual activities of the Mississippi clergy, attitudes and values of the clery in MS, lonliness and celibacy problems, the lonliness-celibacy syndrome, conclusions, and bibliography. Olive green cloth spine with brown paper wrappers titled in black on front cover. A few small spots of soiling to front cover. Clean interior. Size: quarto. 178 pages. REL/012317. Very Good. More
Allentown. 1955. Hardcover. Vg/Vg Dj/small 8vo./many illustrations Religion. REL112141. Very Good. More
New York: George Braziller, 1962. Hardcover. Includes an extensive introduction that outlines the history and structure of Hinduism, beliefs and practices, caste system, and role of Hinduism in Indian society. The remainder of the text includes a selection of texts that span "the entire history of Hindu tradition - from the earliest known hymns, epics, and moral treatises through the writings of Tagore, Gandhi, and Radhakrishnan. The selections have been carefully chosen to illustrate not only the many aspects of Hindu belief but the varying traditions in its history and their relation to the mainstream" (jacket). Tan cloth boards with dark brown title to spine. Slight bumping to corners. Remnants of previous owner sticker to front free endpaper. Clean and bright. In a cream jacket with red and yellow spine panel titled in black on spine and front panels. Very good in very good dust jacket. 255 pages. Religion. REL6/3202. Very Good. More
New York: Edwin S. Gorham, Publisher, 1903. Hardcover. Very good plus green boardswith black titling on front. Back board rubbed at top near spine. Interior very clean and bright. 360 pp. Prayer Books. REL/2053. Very Good +. More
Washington DC: The Catholic University of America, 1935. Paperback. Light brown paper wrappers with black title to spine and front cover. Minor chipping to edges of wrappers. Penned ownership marking to half-title page, else clean. Minor browning to margins. 266 pages. REL/072220. Very Good. More
Covington, Kentucky: Diocese of Covington, Kentucky, 1954. Hardcover. Green cloth boards with gilt title to spine and gilt illustration to front cover. Ex-library with minimal markings - only library markings are on front free endpaper, title page, and rear pastedown. There is also a randomly placed library stamp on the bottom of page 33. Otherwise, this book is clean and bright. Minor wear to edges of boards, foot of spine, and corners. Black scuff mark to spine. 1054 pages. REL/061820. Very Good. More
Saint Benedict, LA: Saint Joseph Abbey. Paperback. Oblong quarto. Bound in side stapled illustrated paper wrappers with white title to front cover. Minor wear to edges of wrappers including creasing to corners. Small damp stain to front cover. A few dog-eared corners, but clean interior. Photographic illustrations throughout. 58 pages. REL/072220. Very Good. More
Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983. Hardcover. In addition to a history of this small Methodist men's college, this book provides details about the student demography, collegiate finances, attrition rate of students, faculty wages, and more. Black cloth boards with gilt title to spine. Minor foxing to fore-edge of textblock, else clean. In black dust jacket with yellow title to spine and front panels. Minor wear to edges of jacket. 480 pages. EDU/011719. Very Good / Very Good. More
Paris: Tournai, Establissements Casterman, 1909. Volumes 1 & 2 (unclear whether more were published). French dictionary of religious concepts and truths, with numerous examples of each drawn from the Scriptures and from history. The purpose was to make religious instruction more interesting and relevant. Very good minus in three quarter black leather over black cloth boards with 5 raised bands to spine and bright gilt title to spine. Wear to corners; leather cracking and wrinkling on spines and hinges. Ex Libris - remnants of library sticker on spines, stamp to title pages. Chipping to leather on spine ends. Marbled endpapers; interior is clean and tight, text bright. In French. 800, 799 pages. SCARCE Religion. FRE/6213 This set may require an extra shipping fee. More