Religione e teologia

The Works of William Paley

William Paley · 1823 · Rooke Books

£350.00 (€419.59 | $462.48 | ¥73,860)

London , T. and J. Allman etc, 1823. Hardback. A complete five volumes set of The Works of William Paley, in the original bindings. A complete five volume set of The Works of William Paley, to which is prefixed a life of the author. William Paley was an English clergyman, Chr...

Champions of the Right

Edward Gilliat · 1885 · Rooke Books

£95.00 (€113.89 | $125.53 | ¥20,048)

London, Society for Prompting Christian Knowledge, 1885. First edition. Leather. A near fine first edition of Reverend Edward Gilliat's scarce work, The Champions of the Right A scarce work in which Reverend Edward Gilliat offers a historical account of figures who had a ...

Evangelia de Communi Sanctorum Explicationibus Ad Mentem Sanctorum Patrum Aliorumque Interpretum Dilucidata, Ut Non Minus Populi Instructioni Quam Sacerdotum Devotioni Serviant: Adjunctis Nonnullis Ex Evangeliis Ferialibus Quadragesimae

Francis Xavier Schouppe · 1869 · Rooke Books

£98.00 (€117.49 | $129.49 | ¥20,681)

Bruxelles, Excudebat H. Goemaere , 1869. Leather. A bright beautifully-bound copy of this explanation of the Gospel on the communion of saints by Francis Xavier Schouppe, in the original Latin. Explanations of the Gospel of the common saints, for both devotees and priests. Wri...

Religio Militis; or, Christianity for the Camp

[Joseph Moyle Sherer] · 1827 · Rooke Books

£395.00 (€473.54 | $521.94 | ¥83,357)

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1827. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce first edition religious treatise by Moyle Sherer, spreading religion across the military, a nice author's presentation copy. The very scarce first edition.The author's presentati...

R.P. Thomae Sanchez Cordubensis, Societais Jesu, Consilia, Seu Opuscula Moralia Duobis Tomis Contenta

Thomae Sanchez; Tomas Sanchez · 1723 · Rooke Books

£550.00 (€659.36 | $726.75 | ¥116,066)

Parmae, Pauli Monti, 1723. Vellum. An extensive volume collecting the works of Tomas Sanchez, a Spanish Jesuit, including his religious and legal works in Latin. In Latin.Two volumes in one.Half-title is present.Register runs as [4], §6, A-Hh6, Ii-Kk4, †6, A-X6, Y-Z4, Aa-Cc6...

Poltergeists: An Introduction and Examination Followed by Chosen Instances

Sacheverell Sitwell · 1940 · Rooke Books

£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)

London, Faber & Faber , 1940. First edition. Cloth. Smart copy of this very scarce true first edition of Sacheverell Sitwell's book dedicated to poltergeists. The true first edition of this work, published by Faber and Faber in 1940. More commonly found is the first US ed...

Sacrorum Bibliorum Vulgatae Editionis Concordantiae Hugonis Cardinalis Ordinis Praedicatorum

Cardinal Hugh; Francisco Luca; Hubert Phalesius · 1770 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

Venice, Typographia Balleoniana, 1770. Leather. An eighteenth century edition of Hugh of Saint-Cher's important concordance of the Vulgate Bible, this being a revised and corrected edition by Francisco Luca and Hubert Phalesius. Half-title is present.Engraved title page.I...

Man, the Triune God

Geoffrey Hodson; James H. Cousins · 1932 · Rooke Books

£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)

New York, Roerich Museum Press, 1932. First edition. Cloth. An uncommon first edition work by the leading Theosophist Geoffrey Hodson, an interesting work on the relation of God and Man. The uncommon first edition of this work.An intriguing volume teaching the splendour of the...

The Heavenly Man the Divine Paradigm

Edward L. Gardner · 1952 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, Theosophical Publishing House, 1952. First edition. Paperback. A scarce first edition work on the mystical question of the heavenly man by Edward L. Gardner, illustrated with a folding plate. The first edition of this scarce work.Edward L. Gardner's intriguing wor...

The Return of Arthur Conan Doyle

ed. Ivan Cooke · 1956 · Rooke Books

£35.00 (€41.96 | $46.25 | ¥7,386)

Liss, Hampshire, The White Eagle Publishing Trust, 1956. Vellum. A fascinating investigation into the author's spiritual encounters with Arthur Conan Doyle. Arthur Conan Doyle carried a long interest in the mystical and paranormal, and favoured Christian spiritualism; he ...

Ecce Homo

William Ewart Gladstone · 1868 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Strahan and Co, 1868 . Cloth. A short theological work from British Prime Minister and statesman William Ewart Gladstone. A theological work from British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone. Born in Scotland and with an intensely religious mother of evangelical Epis...

The Mediaeval Nunneries of the County of Somerset, and Diocese of Bath & Wells

Thomas Hugo · 1867 · Rooke Books

£275.00 (€329.68 | $363.37 | ¥58,033)

London, J. R. Smith, 1867. First edition. Leather. A very scarce study of the historic nunneries of Somerset, detailing the history of these institutions from their founding to the mid sixteenth century. A very scarce work, this is Thomas Hugo's study of four nunneries fo...

Specimens of Ancient Church Plate; Sepulchral Crosses

Anonymous · 1845 · Rooke Books

£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)

Oxford, Cambridge and London, J. H. Parker; T. Stevenson; Rivingtons and Burns, 1845. First edition. Cloth. A lovely and uncommon collection of ancient church relics found across Britain, illustrated with fifty engraved plates. With illustrations depicting chalices, sepulchral...

A Christian Guide for Plain People

John Miller · 1841 · Rooke Books

£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)

London, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge , 1841. Disbound. A scarce pamphlet, the new edition of John Miller's Christian guide for plain people. A scarce pamphlet in all editions, originally published in 1820. This is the new edition of 1841. A Christian guide f...

The Practical Expositor: Or, an Exposition of the New Testament, in the Form of a Paraphrase; with Occasional Notes in Their Proper Places for Further Explication, and Serious Recollections at the Close of Every Chapter. To Which Is Added, an Alphabetical Table of the Principal Things Contained in the Paraphrase, Especially in the Notes. For the Use of the Family and Closet.

John Guyse · 1797 · Rooke Books

£1,150.00 (€1,378.66 | $1,519.57 | ¥242,684)

Edinburgh, Ross & Sons, 1797. Leather. A remarkably scarce six volume study of the New Testament from this somewhat controversial independent minister. An extremely scarce six volume study of the New Testament, from independent Christian minister John Guyse (1680-1761). Guyse ...

The Cottage Hymn-Book Enlarged

Anon · 0 · Rooke Books

£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)

London, The Religious Tract Society, c1855. Leather. An uncommon, pocket sized guide to hymns. Prior owner's inscription to the recto of front endpaper, 'Sarah Chenery&apos. From the library of Allen and Beryl Freer. The Freers were avid art collectors, and acquired...

Justini Philosophi Et Martyris Opera

Justin Martyr · 1636 · Rooke Books

£375.00 (€449.56 | $495.51 | ¥79,136)

Paris, Claudium Sonnium, 1636. Leather. An uncommon Latin and Greek collection of the works of Saint Justin Martyr, illustrated with a detailed frontispiece. Written in Latin and Greek.Illustrated with a frontispiece, an engraved title page, and some engraved head and tail pie...

A Short and Plain Instruction for the Better Understanding of the Lord&Apos;S Supper; with the Necessary Preparation Required, for the Benefit of Young Communicants, and of Such As Have Not Well Considered This Holy Ordinance; to Which Is Annexed the Office of the Holy Communion; with Proper Helps and Directions for Joining in Every Part Thereof with Understanding and Benefit

Thomas Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man · 1814 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Edinburgh, William Whyte, 1814. Leather. A nicely bound thirty-sixth edition of Thomas Wilson's exceptionally helpful work for the reading of the Lord's Supper. The thirty-sixth edition of this work. A useful guidebook for readers of the Bible, this work explains how...

Confãƒâ©Rences de Toulouse Suivies de Divers Opuscules

R.P. Henri-Dominque Lacordaire · 1857 · Rooke Books

£45.00 (€53.95 | $59.46 | ¥9,496)

Paris, Librairie de Madame Ve Poussielgue-Rusand, 1857. First edition. Leather. A first edition collection of Lacordaire's speeches on spiritual and religious matters in Toulouse. This first edition volume collects the conferences given by Henri-Dominique Lacordaire to a ...

A Sermon of St. Peter, Preach&Apos;D Before Her Majesty the Queen-Dowager, in Her Chappel at Somerset-House, on the Twenty Ninth of June, 1686. Being St. Peter and St. Paul&Apos;S Day St Peter&Apos;S Supremacy Faithfully Discuss&Apos;D, According to Holy Scripture, and Greek and Latin Fathers. With a Detection and Consutation of the Errors of Protestant Writers on This Article. Together with a Succinct Handling of Several Other Considerable Points

Thomas Godden; William Clenche · 1686 · Rooke Books

£170.00 (€203.80 | $224.63 | ¥35,875)

London, Henry Hills, 1686. Disbound. A very scarce collection of two Catholic works preaching about Saint Peter the Apostle, written by the alomer the Mary of Modena, Thomas Godden, and William Clenche. An interesting work on Catholicism during religious turmoil in Britain. Tw...