Religione e teologia

Eight Charges Delivered to the Clergy of the Dioceses of Oxford and Canterbury to Which Are Added Instructions to Candidates for Orders; and a Latin Speech Intended to Have Been Made at the Opening of the Convocation in 1761

Thomas Secker · 1799 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

London, F. and C. Rivington, 1799. Leather. An scarce copy of Eight Charges Delivered to the Clergy of the Dioceses of Oxford and Canterbury by Thomas Secker. Published from the Original Manuscripts, by Beilby Porteus, and George Stinton, His Grace's Chaplains. The Fifth ...

The Young Christian: Or a Familiar Illustration of the Principles of Christian Duty

Jacob Abbott; J. W. Cunningham (Ed) · 1847 · Rooke Books

£69.99 (€83.89 | $92.46 | ¥14,765)

London, Arthur Hall and Co. 1847. Leather. A scarce edition of this devotional work by Jacob Abbott. New edition. With a preface and corrections by the Rev. J. W. Cunningham. Jacob Abbott was children's writer. A prolific author, his own Christian faith informed much of h...

A Wedding Ring Fit for the Finger or the Salve of Divinity on the Sore of Humanity Laid Open in a Most Delightful and Instructive Sermon Preached at a Wedding at Edmonton with Holy Discoveries and Flames

William Secker; John Saltmarsh · 1811 · Rooke Books

£200.00 (€239.73 | $264.21 | ¥42,191)

London, W Day, 1811-1823. Leather. A selection of two sermons by William Secker and John Saltmarsh, in a leather bindings. Comprising of a sermon written and delivered by William Secker. This sermon was originally preached at a wedding at Edmonton. The second work to this volu...

Letters to a Friend on the Doctrines and Duties of the Christian Religion

Olinthus Gregory · 1815 · Rooke Books

£34.00 (€40.75 | $44.92 | ¥7,173)

London, Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1815. Fine Binding. A collection of letters on Christian Religion by mathematician and author Olinthus Gilbert Gregory. In two volumes. Olinthus Gregory was one of the founders of the astronomical society. He published several works on mathem...

Sacred Hours or Extracts for Private Devotion and Meditation

R Faulder · 1806 · Rooke Books

£70.00 (€83.90 | $92.47 | ¥14,767)

London, R Faulder, 1806. Leather. An early nineteenth century pocket sized guide to devotion. The second edition of this text. This is volume I of the original two volumes only. This work comprises of the psalms, prayers, thanksgivings and hymns selected from the scripture. It...

The Two Rectors

George Wilkins · 1825 · Rooke Books

£99.99 (€119.85 | $132.09 | ¥21,094)

London, Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1825. Leather. A novel by a passionate Vicar, who hoped to support established religion with his stories. Second Edition. George Wilkins (1785–1865), Church of England clergyman. The first Earl Manvers presented him to two Nottin...

The New Week&Apos;S Preparation for a Worthy Receiving of the Lord&Apos;S Supper As Recommended and Appointed by the Church of England

The Church of England · 1799 · Rooke Books

£900.00 (€1,078.78 | $1,188.95 | ¥189,861)

London, W Bent, 1799. Leather. A late eighteenth century edition of The New Week's Preparation. With an engraved frontispiece. Legitimised by the recto of frontispiece which states 'published by authority&apos. The note observes that this edition is printed on fine p...

The Bible in Spain or, the Journeys, Adventures, and Imprisonments of an Englishman, in an Attempt to Circulate the Scriptures in the Peninsula

George Borrow · 1843 · Rooke Books

£59.99 (€71.91 | $79.25 | ¥12,655)

London, John Murray, 1843. Leather. George Borrow's popular work on his experiences in Spain. Fifth edition (first published in one volume). The work is unique among contemporary books describing Spain because it relates numerous unusual personal encounters Borrow had wit...

A New Universal History of the Rites, Ceremonies and Customs of the Whole World: Or, a Complete and Impartial View of All the Religions in the Various Nations of the Universe.

William Hurd · 1780 · Rooke Books

£785.00 (€940.93 | $1,037.03 | ¥165,601)

London, Alexander Hogg, 1780. Leather. A scarce early edition of Hurd's brilliant work on comparative religion and obscure religious practices, in leather binding. Contains sixty engraved plates, matching the collation of the 1780 edition. 'Both antient and Modern, f...

Considerations Propres a Faire Naitre Et a Entretenir L"Amour Divin Dans Nos Coeurs. Tirãƒâ©Es Des Oeuvres Du P. Huby, de la Compagnie de Jesus

Vincent Huby · 1759 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

Paris , H. L. Guerin & L. F. Delatour, 1759. Leather. A scarce and charming work reflecting on love toward's God and Christ through the form of prayer and meditation. New edition, written in French. Adorned with a delicately engraved vignette to the title. "Vincent Huby (...

Five Books

Richard Field · 1606 · Rooke Books

£1,999.99 (€2,397.27 | $2,642.11 | ¥421,912)

London, Humfrey Lownes, 1606. First edition. Vellum. A very scarce first edition of Richard Field's Of the Church. First edition. Very scarce. Richard Field (1561-1616) was an English ecclesiological theologian associated with the work of Richard Hooker. Field was a close...

The Book of Common Prayer and the Psalms of David

Anonymous; Nicholas Brady and Nahum Tate · 1851 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode, 1851. Leather. A scarce edition of the Book of Common Prayer, together with Tate and Brady's popular Psalms of David. A popular pocket-sized edition that allowed Anglicans to pray wherever they were. A scarce edition of pocket-sized ...

Journal of the Fourteenth Session of the Diocesan Synod of Fredericton, 1883 Journal of the Twenty-Fifth Session of the Diocesan Synod of Fredericton, 1894 Journal of the Forty-Fifth Session of the Diocesan Synod of Fredericton, 1913 Journal of the Fifty-Third Session of the Diocesan Synod of Fredericton, 1922 Journal of the Fifty-Seventh Session of the Diocesan Synod of Fredericton, 1926 Journal of the Sixty-First Session of the Diocesan Synod of Fredericton, 1930 Journal of the Sixty-Sixth Ses

1883 · Rooke Books

£340.00 (€407.54 | $449.16 | ¥71,725)

Saint John , Barnes and Co, 1883-1960 . Cloth. Eleven volumes of the scarce Journals of the Diocesan Synod of Fredericton bound in red and brown cloth. Eleven volumes, ranging from 1883 to 1960, of the scarce Journals of the Diocesan Synod of Fredericton in the publisher'...

The Book of Common Prayer with the Proper Lessons

Anonymous · 1867 · Rooke Books

£180.00 (€215.76 | $237.79 | ¥37,972)

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1867. Hardback. An attractive Book of Common Prayer together with Proper Lessons, allowing one to be united with the Anglican community wherever they are. The Book of Common Prayer together with The Proper Lessons for Sundays and Other Holy Day...

The Book of Common Prayer; the New Testament and the Psalms of David

Anonymous; N. Brady [Nicholas Brady] and N. Tate [Nahum Tate] · 1842 · Rooke Books

£220.00 (€263.70 | $290.63 | ¥46,411)

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1842. Leather. A lovely small common prayer book in brown velvet, including Brady and Tate's new version of the Psalms and The New Testament. A lovely pocket sized The Book of Common Prayer, bound with The New Testament, and a new version ...

Wonder Tales from the Greek & Roman Myths

Gladys Davidson · 1915 · Rooke Books

£140.00 (€167.81 | $184.95 | ¥29,534)

London, Blackie and Son Limited, [1915]. Cloth. An abundantly illustrated introduction into Greek and Roman mythology, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. A fascinating work on Greek and Roman myths. In publisher's original quarter cloth binding. In the original uncl...

A Collection of Very Scarce Reports Concerning Protestant Episcopal Churches of the United States

John Fulton [ed.]; The Rt. Rev. Alex. Gregg, D. D. · 1805 · Rooke Books

£450.00 (€539.39 | $594.48 | ¥94,931)

New York; Philadelphia; Austin , Thomas Whittaker; State Gazette Job Office; T. and J. Swords; King and Baird , 1805-1892. Hardback. A very scarce collection of pamphlets and reports relating to various protestant episcopal churches of the Unites States. This set offers five v...

Physico-Theology or, a Philosophico-Moral Disquisition Concerning Human Nature, Free Agency, Moral Government, and Divine Providence

T. Morgan · 1741 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

London, Printed for T. Cox, 1741. First edition. Leather. A scarce philosophical treatise rooted in deism, discussing the relationship between divine power and empirical observations of the natural world. The first and only edition of this scarce work. Bound in full panelled ...

An Exposition of the Thirty-Nine Articles of the Church of England

Gilbert [Burnet] Late Lord Bishop of Sarum · 1720 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.77 | $224.58 | ¥35,863)

London , J. Walthoe, B. Tooke et al. 1720. Leather. An early edition of Bishop Burnet's explanation and defense of the thirty nine articles, which sought to codify the key theological beliefs of the Church of England. The fourth edition, corrected. First published in 1699...

The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church According to the United Church of England and Ireland: Together with the Proper Lessons for Sundays and Other Holy-Days, and the New Version of the Psalms of David.

1863 · Rooke Books

£65.00 (€77.91 | $85.87 | ¥13,712)

Oxford, Oxford at the University Press, 1863. Leather. A smartly bound copy of the Book of Common Prayer, an important religious text. with original brass edges and clasp. Comprised of guidance for administering the sacraments and rites of the United Church of England and Irel...