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Some Account of the Introduction of Methodism Into the City, and Some Parts of the County, of Chester
J. Janion · 1833
£250.00 (€299.71 | $330.34 | ¥52,757)
Chester , Evans & Son, 1833. First edition. Cloth. A scarce edition of this work on eary Methodism by J. Janion. Together with brief biographical sketches of several eminent characters connected therewith. "May God fulfil the desire of his aged servant, by rendering his little...
For a Little Child Like Me
John Stirling [John Featherstone] · 1934
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
London, Ivor Nicolson & Watson Ltd. 1934. First edition. Cloth. This scarce, twentieth-century Christian children's book, replete with delightful illustrations by Horace J. Knowles. With an abundance of delightful monochrome vignettes by Horace John Knowles, who is known ...
The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
None stated · 1915
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
Oxford, Humphrey Milford, Oxford University Press, c1915. Leather. A pocket sized copy of the New Testament, in full crushed morocco Bumpus binding. Bound in full crushed morocco by Bumpus, with their binder's stamp to the front pastedown. A pocket sized edition of the N...
The New Testament: Volume 3 the Pauline and Pastoral Epistles
M. R. James · 1936
£750.00 (€899.12 | $991.02 | ¥158,272)
London, J. M. Dent, 1936 . First edition. Leather. An attractively bound copy of Volume 3 from The Aldine Bible Series, containing the Pauline and Pastoral Epistles. Scarce work.Bound in decorative full crushed morocco by J. H. dated 1940. Published as part of The Aldine Bibl...
Church Plate of the City of Chester
T. Stanley Ball · 1907
£50.00 (€59.94 | $66.07 | ¥10,551)
London, Sharrett & Hughes , 1907. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of this illustrated work on the church plate of Chester written by T. Stanley Ball. A first edition of the work.In the publisher's original cloth. With a frontispiece and 11 plates. Collated complete...
Journal of the Proceedings of the Provincial Synod of the Church of England in Canada 1889-1895 Journal of the Proceedings of the Provincial Synod of the United Church of England and Ireland in Canada 1861-1874 Journal of the Proceedings of the Provincial Synod of the United Church of England and Ireland in Canada 1877-1886
1889
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
Quebec; Montreal, Printed at the "Morning Chronicle" Office; John Lovell; G. T. Cary, 1889-1895; 1861; 1877. Hardback. An incredibly rare set of records from the Anglican Canadian church, recording over 2 decades of proceedings. An incredibly scarce collection of records on th...
A Letter to a Friend on the Evidences and Theory of Christianity
Lord Lindsay · 1841
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
London, J. Hatchard and Son, 1841. First edition. Cloth. An incredibly scarce presumed first edition theological epistle, penned by Lord Lindsay. An incredibly scarce presumed first and only edition of this theological title. Bound in original brown cloth, with smart gilt let...
British Museum: Reproductions from Illuminated Manuscripts Series IV
British Museum · 1928
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
London, Trustees of the British Museum, 1928. First edition. Cloth. A first edition of the fourth volume in this series, presenting fifty exquisite black-and-white plates of medieval and Renaissance manuscript art, with a detailed 38-page guide, with the original slipcase. Fif...
A Golden Treasury for the Children of God, Whose Treasure Is in Heaven, Consisting of Devotional and Practical Observations on Select Passages of Scripture, for Every Day in the Year.
C. H. V. Bogatzky [Carl Henrich Von Bogatzky] · 1835
£125.00 (€149.85 | $165.17 | ¥26,379)
London, The Religious Tract Society, 1835. Leather. A charming miniature edition of Bogatzky's devotional Christian work, bound in full morocco. A miniature edition. Bound in full decorative morocco by B. West with their binder's label to the rear pastedown. This r...
The Call of the Dark Continent
F Deaville Walker · 1912
£55.00 (€65.94 | $72.67 | ¥11,607)
London, Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, 1912. Cloth. A scarce second edition of F D Walker's 'The Call of the Dark Continent&apos. Collated, complete with twenty four plates and three coloured folding maps. A description of the attempts to convert the people o...
The General Synod of the Church of England in the Dominion of Canada Journal of Proceedings of the First Session Second Session 1897 Third Session 1902 Fourth Session 1905 Fifth Session 1909
'The Synod' · 1894
£195.00 (€233.77 | $257.67 | ¥41,151)
Kingston; London, Ont. The British Whig Office; A. Talbot & Company, 1894. Leather. An incredibly scarce record of the Church of England's proceedings in Canada, spanning almost a decade of sessions. An incredibly scarce piece of Canadian and Anglican history, in library-...
The Primitive Methodist Hymn Book
Hugh Bourne; John Flesher [ed.] · 1862
£135.00 (€161.84 | $178.38 | ¥28,489)
London, Richard Davies , 1862 . Leather. The fourteenth edition of this scarce Primitive Methodist hymn book bound in calf with straight-grained morocco boards. The fourteenth edition.Bound in calf with straight-grained morocco boards. Partly compiled from the hymn books pr...
Methodism in My Native Village; or, Short Biographical Sketches Extending over a Century
Thomas Willshaw · 1891
£90.00 (€107.89 | $118.92 | ¥18,993)
Rochdale, Joyful News" Depot, [1891]. First edition. Cloth. A very scarce work on methodism in the ancient parish and village of Cheddleton. A very scarce first edition of the work.In the original decorative brown cloth binding.With in text illustrated decorations throughout.Â...
The History of the Rise and Progress of the Church and Parish of St. George-the-Martyr, Holborn, with Many Interesting Details Concerning Its Former Inhabitants
J. Lewis Miller · 1881
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
London, Bowden, Hudson & Co. 1881 . First edition. Cloth. A vanishingly scarce first edition chronicling the history of the parish of St. George-the-Martyr, in Holborn, the church where Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath married. In the publisher's original cloth binding.This vo...
Pious Reflections for Every Day in the Month
Archbishop of Cambray [Francois Fenelon] · 1812
£40.00 (€47.95 | $52.85 | ¥8,441)
Nottingham, Not Stated, 1812 . Leather. A pocket-sized edition of daily reflections from Fénelon, a key figure in the French Quietist movement, providing spiritual, introspective theology for each day of the month. Bound in quarter calf binding with paper boards. This editio...
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 Psalter or Psalms of David
Various · 1844
£30.00 (€35.96 | $39.64 | ¥6,331)
Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1844 . Leather. A scarce copy of this early Victorian Oxford edition of the Book of Common Prayer, with a signed binding in navy morocco by C. Stocken. Bound in navy blue morocco singed binding by C. Stocken 55 Quadrant.An early Victorian editi...
The New English Bible
Various; C.H. Dodd · 1982
£120.00 (€143.86 | $158.56 | ¥25,324)
London; Edinburgh, British and Foreign Bible Society; National Bible Society of Scotland, 1982. Cloth. A richly illustrated edition of the New English Bible, featuring Horace Knowles' distinct art-nouveau style, with the publisher's original slipcase. In the publishe...
Proper Lessons; to Be Read at Mattins and Evensong on the Sundays and Other Holy-Days Throughout the Year
None stated · 1872
£60.00 (€71.93 | $79.28 | ¥12,662)
Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1872. First edition. Leather. A miniature first edition of this uncommon calendar of Christian teachings and preaches to be read throughout the year in church, bound in full calf. The first edition. Bound in full stamped calf with a blind stam...
The Elephant and the Kangaroo
T. H. White · 1948
£70.00 (€83.92 | $92.50 | ¥14,772)
London , Jonathan Cape , 1948. First edition. Cloth. The first UK edition of T. H. White's fictional work following the building of an Ark in preparation for a flood. The first UK edition. First published in the U.S by Putnam in 1947. In the original publisher's clo...
Mynegeir Ysgrythurol: Neu Ddangoseg Egwyddorol O &Apos;R Holl Ymadroddion Yn Yr Hen Destament a&Apos;R Newydd
Peter Williams · 1773
£140.00 (€167.84 | $184.99 | ¥29,544)
Caerfyrddin [Carmarthen], J. Ross, 1773 . First edition. Leather. The first edition of this very scarce Welsh language concordance to the Welsh bible, by prominent Welsh Methodist leader Peter Williams. In the original Welsh. ESTC Citation No. T116289A Welsh language Concordan...