'Complied from Parochial Records, archives of various foundation, the Harleian MSS. and other authentic sources.' The complete four volumes from the Topographer and Engraver's readable architectural history of London (1802, 1803, 1803. 1807). Given unfettered [more...]
Two books bound as one. Advice to a Son (sixth edition) (1658) and Political Reflections upon the Government of the Turks and Discourses on Machiavelli, The King of Sweden, Martin Luther et al. (1662). Both published by Thomas Robinson. A courtier during th [more...]
Rivingtons; Murray; Hatchards; Clarke; Taylor and Sherwood, Neeley and Jones 1814
Tremendous account of the great cathedrals of Britain; describing their history, architecture and relics. All 27 Cathedrals extant in 1814 are featured, each with numerous finely engraved plates and plans. In total there are 229 plates (including frontispiece [more...]
First edition of Hull's scarce scholarly account of the mythology and folklore of the British Isles. Hull describes the various forms of worship and how they permeated the culture of folklore of Britain. Green cloth boards. With Dust jacket. 12mo. (200x135 [more...]
Palgrave's great history of the Anglo-saxon period first published in 1831 as A History of England: The Anglo-saxon period. Starting with swift examination of Roman Britain, Palgrave is able to describe emergence of Anglo Saxon England, with its customs, reli [more...]
Tree-calf leather binding of Bunyan's allegorical christian tale. With seven b/w engravings and a frontisportrait and title-page. With a life of the author. Rebacked with original spine and tree calf laid down. 8vo. (240x160mm) [xlvii] 360pp. Rubbing and [more...]
'Traduction nouvelle avec une practique la fin de chaque chapitre'. The Imitation of Christ by Thomas a Kempis IN FRENCH. With engraved plates throughout. Full blue leather with gilt decoration and blind-stamping. Inner and outer dentelles. All edges gilt. [more...]
Single volume edition of this generously illustrated history and architectural guide to the significant religious buildings of England and Wales. With numerous b/w engravings within the text and 18 plates. Half leather binding with marbled boards, raised ban [more...]
Series of lectures, addressed to young people, that primarily examine the evidence for the christian revelation. Half leather with marbled boards, matching marbling to page edges. 8vo. Lacks spine label. Previous owner's bookplate cleanly removed from front [more...]
The first thorough exploration of the Roman poet Lucretius' atomic theory (that he gleaned from the Greeks) and what this meant for his interpretation of physics, nature and religion. Masson compares Lucretius' atomic materialism to issue of evolution and fre [more...]
Handsome later full leather binding of this collection of Addison's writings on Christianity, including elements of Cato. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. 12mo. [xxvii] 268pp. Some splitting to spine. Marking to covers. Rubbing to extremities. Tanning [more...]
Keating and Booker; Keating and Brown; R. P. Stone 1829
Three texts by the Rev. Fletcher: The Difficulties of Protestantism (1829); Transubstantiation (Keating and Brown,1836); On the Use of the Bible: The Letter of Fenelon to the Bishop of Arras (Booker and Keating, 1837) bound together with Rev. Waterworth's The [more...]
Pleasant half leather rebinding of Archbishop Trench's thoughtful, scholarly explanations of parable. A poet in the circle of Wordsworth, Trench entered the Church but continued his literary endeavours. Raised bands, all edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Prize [more...]
Illustrated encyclopedic dictionary of terms and names from the classical world, from people and places to objects and ideas. With numerous wood engravings. Full leather with gilt decoration to spine. Marbled endpapers with matching marbling to page edges. [more...]
Sixth edition of Blunt's thorough examination of the Reformation, with a study of the Anglo Saxon Church, through to the Lollards and Luther, up until the era of Elizabeth I. Full leather with elaborate gilt decoration. Rubbing to extremities. Inner and out [more...]
Small, controversial book from the great French historian Michelet, in which he examines the attitude of the clergy towards women and family. A fiery and humorous retort to ecclesiastical powers of the day: 'it is true the defenders of the clergy have lately [more...]
Half leather rebinding the four gospels with commentary by a variety of authors. With colour maps and plans of the Temples. Raised bands, all edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Prize plate to front pastedown. London Diocesan board of education crest to cover. [more...]
Abridged Edition in One Volume. Condensed by the author and without the notes, but containing the whole argument of Frazer's famous work explaining and defining the shared features of mythology and religion. Dust jacket has some rubbing to edges with one sma [more...]
Nicely produced edition of Langdon's novel with christian overtones. no date but c. 1900. Some rubbing and wear to edges of spine. Foxing to page edges but contents clean and tight. Good. [more...]
Works of the prominent American Unitarian preacher. Including his lectures, sermons and pieces on Napoleon and the evils of Slavery. Half leather with marbled boards. Marbling to page edges. Significant wear to spines. With cracking to joints and top panel [more...]
