Religione e teologia

A Preservative Against Popery: Being Some Plain Directions to Unlearned Protestants, How to Dispute with Romish Priests; the Second Part of the Preservative Against Popery: Shewing How Contrary Popery Is to the True Ends of the Christian Religion. Fitted for the Instruction of Unlearned Protestants; a Vindication of Both Parts of the Preservative Against Popery: In Answer to the Cavils of Lewis Sabran, Jesuit; a Brief But Full Vindication of the Church of England, from the Romanist&Apos;S Charge

William Sherlock · 1688 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.46 | $521.82 | ¥83,328)

London, William Rogers , 1688. First edition. Leather. The very scarce first edition of William Sherlock's 'Preservative Against Popery', together with two of his 'Vindications', also first editions. First edition.Four works from English church leader ...

A Practical Commentary, Upon the Two First Chapters of the First Epistle General of St. Peter

Dr. Robert Leighton · 1693 · Rooke Books

£250.00 (€299.66 | $330.27 | ¥52,739)

York, Printed by J. White, Their Majesties Printer, 1693. First edition. Leather. The rare first edition of this theologian work from Robert Leighton, Principal of Edinburgh University. Very scarce first edition. No copies found in previous auctions.Bound in full blind-stamped...

The Female Pilgrim, or, the Travels of Hephzibah; Under the Similitude of a Dream

John Mitchel · 1813 · Rooke Books

£55.00 (€65.93 | $72.66 | ¥11,603)

London, Richard Edwards , 1813. Disbound. A scarce copy of this Bunyanesque allegory centring around a woman's spiritual journey. New edition. First published in 1762. Rare to find listed copies as early as this. Disbound, with the calf boards and spine present. Front bo...

Journal of the Thirty-First Session of the Diocesan Synod of Fredericton Journal of the Thirty-Sixth Session of the Diocesan Synod of Fredericton Journal of the Forty-First Session of the Diocesan Synod of Fredericton

1899 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Saint John , Barnes and Co, 1899 - 1909 . Leather. Three volumes of the scarce Journals of the Diocesan Synod of Fredericton uniformly bound in half straight-grained morocco with paper-covered boards. This set contains: Journal of the Thirty-First Session of the Diocesan Syno...

Collected Fruits of Occult Teaching

A. P. Sinnett · 1919 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1919 . First edition. Cloth. The scarce first edition of theosophist Alfred Percy Sinnett's guide to occult teachings and the ways in which theosophists view the world and its history. A scarce first edition.English author and theosophist A. P. Si...

The General Synod of the Church of England in the Dominion of Canada: Journal of Proceedings of the Sixth to Eighth Sessions; the General Synod of the Church of England in the Dominion of Canada: Journal of Proceedings of the Ninth to Eleventh Sessions.

1912 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.84 | $158.53 | ¥25,315)

Toronto, Printed at the Bryant Press, Limited, 1912; 1927. Cloth. Scarce six-volume collection, bound in two, on the inner workings of the Church of England in Canada towards the beginning of the twentieth century. Scarce work.Collection of six journals from the General Synod ...

Atutit, Kengautillu [Atugnaktun Anglikamiuni]

Bishop John R. Sperry · 1992 · Rooke Books

£130.00 (€155.82 | $171.74 | ¥27,424)

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Diocese of the Arctic, Anglican Church of Canada, 1992 . First edition. Cloth. Very scarce Inuinakton-language edition of common prayers and hymns from the central Canadian Arctic. First edition.Very scarce. No copies held institutionally.Bound in th...

The Life of Our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, Containing a Full, Accurate, and Instructive History of the Various Transactions in the Life of Our Glorious Redeemer, from His Taking Upon Himself Our Sinful Nature, to His Crucifixion, Resurrection from the Dead, and Glorious Ascension Into Heaven

Rev. John Fleetwood · 1813 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

Burslem, Printed by John Tregortha , 1813. Leather. A John Tregortha edition of this popular account of Jesus Christ and his apostles, embellished with engravings. A new edition printed by John Tregortha.In a contemporary half calf binding. With elegant engravings throughout....

The Saint&Apos;S Everlasting Rest; a Call to the Unconverted; an Alarm to Unconverted Sinners

Richard Baxter; Joseph Allein · 1812 · Rooke Books

£75.00 (€89.90 | $99.08 | ¥15,822)

Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, J. Tregortha, 1812-1813. Leather. A very scarce edition of works by seventeenth century Nonconformist preachers and writers Richard Baxter and Joseph Alleine, reflecting on heaven and sin. A very scarce edition of The Saint's Everlasting Rest by N...

The Book of Common Prayer, the Psalms of David

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

£295.00 (€353.60 | $389.71 | ¥62,232)

Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1842. Leather. A charming pocket-sized bible in purple velvet, together with Brady and Tate's Psalms of David, A charming pocket-sized Book of Common Prayer, together with the Psalms of David as written by Nicholas Brady and Nahum Tate. Pu...

The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the United Church of England and Ireland; Together with the Psalms of David, Pointed As They Are to Be Sung or Said in Churches; and the Form and Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons

1856 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.49 | $495.40 | ¥79,109)

London, G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswood, 1856 . Hardback. A beautifully bound velvet mid nineteenth century book of prayer. A very smart velvet bound copy of the Bible.In full velvet, with metal edges and clasp, and a gilt to fore edge. An Anglican Book of Common Prayer, from th...

Bank of Faith; or Footsteps of Divine Providence Wonderfully Displayed in the Government of the World: Exemplified by a Great Variety of Instances Whereby the Almighty Makes Himself Known to His Creatures

J. Tregortha · 1846 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

Manchester, S. Johnson & Son, 1846 . Cloth. A very scarce copy of this mid nineteenth century religious volume, illustrated with a frontispiece. A very scarce work by a scarce author. In full green cloth binding. A work by John Tregortha, illustrated with a frontispiece.  A m...

A Plea for Religion and the Sacred Writings

Rev. David Simpson · 1814 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

Burslem, J. Tregortha, 1814 . Leather. Handsomely bound in tree calf, this a provincial edition of Rev. David Simpson's theological address to "the disciples of Thomas Paine". Simpson defends the truth and divine inspiration of the Christian Scriptures, argues for the nec...

1816 Christ&Apos;S Famous Titles; and a Believer&Apos;S Golden Chain

William Dyer · 1816 · Rooke Books

£225.00 (€269.69 | $297.24 | ¥47,465)

London, John Tregortha, 1816. Leather. William Dyer's most famous and popular work, a collection of his sermons on the names of Jesus, with illustrations. Rebacked in half calf with brown paper-covered boards. William Dyer, a nonconformist English preacher born in 1632, ...

The Life of Christ

Frederic W. Farrar · 1883 · Rooke Books

£80.00 (€95.89 | $105.68 | ¥16,877)

London, Cassell and Company, Limited, c1874 . Leather. A profusely illustrated study of Christ"s life by Frederic W. Farrar, combining Gospel narrative with historical analysis, bound in a half calf binding. Bound in a half calf binding with cloth boards.This copy is undated. ...

Bank of Faith; or Footsteps of Divine Providence Wonderfully Displayed in the Government of the World: Exemplified by a Great Variety of Instances Whereby the Almighty Makes Himself Known to His Creatures

J. Tregortha · 1864 · Rooke Books

£150.00 (€179.80 | $198.16 | ¥31,644)

Halifax, Milner and Sowerby, 1864 . Cloth. A very scarce copy of this mid nineteenth century religious volume, illustrated with a frontispiece. A very scarce work by a scarce author.In full blue cloth binding.A work by John Tregortha, illustrated with a frontispiece. A mid ni...

The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacrament

Church of England · 1811 · Rooke Books

£90.00 (€107.88 | $118.90 | ¥18,986)

Burslem, J. Tregortha, 1811 . Leather. A fascinating provincial early 19th century edition of this classic work of Anglican prayer, with an engraved frontispiece. An attractive early 19th century edition of the Book of Common Prayer, bound in reverse calf, and published in the...

Moral and Political Dialogues; with Letters on Chivalry and Romance

Richard Hurd · 1788 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.74 | $257.61 | ¥41,137)

London, T. Cadell, 1788 . Leather. An attractive example of the three volume sixth edition of Richard Hurd's philosophical dialogues and writings on the chivalric tradition, uniformly bound in calf. The sixth edition of this work, complete in three volumes.A series of phi...

Tales of the Norse Gods and Heroes

Barbara Leonie Picard · 1953 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.84 | ¥8,438)

London, Oxford University Press, 1953 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce illustrated first edition copy of this collection of Norse folk tales. The scarce first edition of the work.In the original cloth binding. A work by Barbara Leonie Picard, a British writer of children&apo...

A Practical Discourse Concerning Death

William Sherlock · 1810 · Rooke Books

£125.00 (€149.83 | $165.13 | ¥26,370)

London, R. Edwards, 1810 . Leather. Smart half-calf edition of prominent clergyman William Sherlock's discourse on death, written during his suspension from the church. Thirty-sixth edition.In half-calf binding with marbled boards.Written by clergyman William Sherlock dur...