Cristianesimo e teologia

A Plea for Deacons

H Almack · 1868 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

London, Rivingtons, 1868. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce, first edition of this religious pamphlet regarding the Church of England. Signed by the author, Henry Almack. Signed to the title page 'Revd Hugh Preston with Kind Regards H.A&apos. Written by Henry Almack, t...

Five Treatises, Vis. The Golden Treatise, of the Antient and Learned Father Vincentius Lirinensis. The Veritie of Christian Faith. The Felicitie of a Christian Life. The Profit of Blieving. S. Augustin&Apos;S Book de Cura Pro Mortuis.

Various · 1651 · Rooke Books

£1,450.00 (€1,738.05 | $1,915.65 | ¥305,905)

London, Not Stated, 1651. Cloth. A very scarce collection of five treatise by various important and influential Christian figures. A very scarce work.ESTC citation number R6255.Five treatises bound in one.Each treatise with its own title page.Containing;'The Golden Trea...

A Search Made Into Matters of Religion

Francis Walsingham · 1615 · Rooke Books

£4,000.00 (€4,794.63 | $5,284.56 | ¥843,876)

Anon, Saint-Omer, English College Press, 1615. Leather. An extremely scarce treatise on Religion written by the Jesuit Francis Walsingham. It outlines his spiritual pilgrimage, and is said to have 'immortalized his name&apos. The second edition of this extremely scarce pu...

Gravissimae Quaestionis de Christianarum Ecclesiarum in Occidentis Praesertim Partibus

James Ussher · 1613 · Rooke Books

£1,350.00 (€1,618.19 | $1,783.54 | ¥284,808)

London, Bonham Norton, 1613. First edition. Leather. The first edition of the first work by major theologian James Ussher. A very scarce title, this was intended as a continuation of Bishop Jewel's 'Apologia&apos. With errata tipped in to the final leaf. James Ussher...

The Family Expositor or a Paraphrase and Version of the New Testament

P Doddridge · 1840 · Rooke Books

£500.00 (€599.33 | $660.57 | ¥105,484)

London, Longman, Orme and Co, 1840. Leather. An uncommon, four volume set of Philip Doddridge's important devotional work. This is a critical copy of the New Testament, with notes and 'a practical improvement of each section&apos. With a life of the author by Andrew ...

The Order for Evening Prayer Daily Throughout the Year

0 · Rooke Books

£1,500.00 (€1,797.99 | $1,981.71 | ¥316,453)

None, None, c1920. Leather. A unique handwritten collection of evening prayers, believed to be early twentieth century. A very scarce unique handwritten collection of evening prayers. The ink is in various colour, with illuminated letters. In a morocco binding. Externally, gen...

Spicilegium Concionatorium, Hoc Est: Conceptus Morales Pro Cathedra, Quos Ad Instruendam in Fide Christiano-Catholica Plebem, Ad Extirpanda Vitia, Et Implantandas Virtutes Ex Praestantissimis Auctoribus Collectos, Atque Variis Sacrae Scripturae Figuris, Doctrinis Moralibus, Simlitudinibus Et Exquisitis Historiis Refertos Ad Populum Dixit, Dein Multorum Hortatu Et Desiderio Juris Publici Fecit

Joseph Ignatz Claus · 1746 · Rooke Books

£110.00 (€131.85 | $145.33 | ¥23,207)

Not Stated, Joannis Caspari Bencard, 1746. Leather. The third edition of this Latin collection of Catholic sermons, written by the obscure Catholic priest Joseph Ignatz Claus. In the original Latin. The third edition of this work. Volume one only, incomplete as volume one out ...

Abrege Des Views Des Principaux Fondatevrs Des Religions de L&Apos;Eglise Representex Dans le Choevr de L&Apos;Abbaie de S Lambert de Liessies En Haynaut Avec Les Maximes Spirituelles de Chaque Fondateur.

R P Estienne Binet · 1634 · Rooke Books

£2,150.00 (€2,577.12 | $2,840.45 | ¥453,583)

Anvers, Martin Nutius, 1634. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this uncommon, beautifully illustrated work regarding the foundation of the Church and its founding figures. With forty illustrations after paintings once held at the Benedictine Abbey of Liessies. The o...

The Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New: Newly Translated out of the Original Tongues: And with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. By His Majesty&Apos;S Special Command. Appointed to Be Read in Churches the Vinegar Bible

Anon · 1716 · Rooke Books

£19,000.00 (€22,774.51 | $25,101.66 | ¥4,008,410)

Oxford, John Baskett, 1716-1717. First edition. Fine Binding. A beautiful set of the famed 'Vinegar Bible' published by John Baskett of Oxford. Dibdin notes this Bible as 'the most magnificent' of the Oxford Bibles. A handsome edition, with this set bound i...

Pontificale Romanum Clementis VIII Pont. Max. Iussu Restitutum Atque Editum

Anon · 1615 · Rooke Books

£3,400.00 (€4,075.44 | $4,491.88 | ¥717,294)

Parisiis, Rolinum Thierry; Eustachium Foucault , 1615. Cloth. A very scarce and well preserved Roman Pontifical, being the Clement VIII version. A lovely folio work, which is a piece of Catholic history. In the original Latin. The Roman Pontifical contains the rites of Bishops...

A Critical Examination of the &Apos;Essays and Reviews&Apos;

[An American Layman], [ed. by Francis Close, Dean of Carlisle] · 1861 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, Hatchard and Co. 1861. Hardback. A very scarce critique of Hedge's unitarian Recent Inquiries in Theology, praised for both its eloquence and profound reasoning. A Critical Examination of the 'Essays and Reviews', a very scarce critique printed for Engli...

The Life and Epistles of St. Paul in Two Volumes

The Rev. W. J. Conybeare; The Rev. J. S. Howson · 1862 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.94 | $59.45 | ¥9,494)

London, Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts, 1862. Leather. An illustrated pair, bound in full calf, and featuring six total folding maps. A set of the people's edition.  Bound in full calf, and decorated with marbled endpapers and text block edges.  The joint work of ...

Prayers Written at Vailima

Robert Louis Stevenson · 1928 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.95 | $46.24 | ¥7,384)

London, Chatto & Windus, 1928. Hardback. A richly illustrated and gilt collection of prayers by the popular author of 'Treasure Island&apos. A collection of prayers penned by Scottish novelist, travel writer and poet Robert Louis Stevenson, most known for his publications...

The Poetical Works of John Milton

John Milton; James Montgomery · 1859 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.62 | ¥41,139)

London, W. Kent & Co. (Late D. Bogue), 1859. Leather. A smart pair of works collecting the poetic legacy of John Milton, bound in full calf, and illustrated throughout. A rebacked pair of volumes, containing the popular poetic works of poet and hymn writer John Milton, in full...

The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the Church of England

1798 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.14 | ¥26,371)

Oxford, Printed at the Clarenson Press, by W. Dawson, T. Bensley, and J. Cooke, Printers to the University, 1798. Leather. A lovely eighteenth-century edition of this popular Anglican prayer book, smartly bound in full red morocco and featuring the bookplate of David Pugh. Han...

The Tambaram Series

Various · 1939 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.26 | ¥12,656)

London, Oxford University Press: Humphrey Milford, 1939. Paperback. A four volume set of 'The Tambaram Series' with volumes spanning from the Authority of Faith, and Evangelism This is a collection of five volumes, from a seven volume set. Volumes One to Three and Si...

Hymns for the Young Selected for the Purpose of Being Committed to Memory

Various · 1845 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.82 | $178.35 | ¥28,481)

London, Religious Tract Society, 1845. Leather. A pocket-sized leather bound collection of hymns for young children. A collection of Hymns for young children. In a handy pocket-sized format. With a gift inscription to the recto of front endpaper dated 1847. Comprising of 103 h...

The Book of Common Prayer

Anon · 1797 · Rooke Books

£415.00 (€497.44 | $548.27 | ¥87,552)

Oxford, W. Dawson, T. Bensley, and J. Cooke, 1797. Leather. A scarce late eighteenth century edition, bound in full leather with decorative gilt borders. With marbled endpapers. Direct from the library at Newton Hall, the 18th century country house and estate in Northumberland...

The Romance of Canterbury Cathedral

Margaret A Babington · 1947 · Rooke Books

£27.00 (€32.36 | $35.67 | ¥5,696)

London, Raphael Tuck and Sons. 1947. Leather. A work on the 'romance' of Canterbury Cathedral. With a foreword by Archbishop Lord Lang of Lambeth. Illustrated throughout, with numerous photographs of the cathedral and artworks. The fifth edition of this work. Written...

The Book of Common Prayer

Anon · 1815 · Rooke Books

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.74 | ¥62,236)

London, The Clarendon Press, 1815. Leather. A handsome volume of The Book of Common Prayer. Stereotype edition. With eminently readable text. A sought after edition, rather uncommon and in the original binding. Pointed as they are to be sung or said in Churches. In a full red ...