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Precious and sacred texts from around the world. Angels dancing on heads of pins, and arcane discussion of every sort.
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1931 The Mahdi of Allah, the Story of the Dervish Mohammed AhmedLondon & New York: 1931The first English language edition of Richard A. Bermann's account of the Mahdist insurrection led by Mohammed Ahmed.
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1889 Upward!London: 1889A very scarce, first edition of this delightful collection of bible texts, with verses and illustrations for every day of the month.
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1948 Fifty Years in PalestineLondon: 1948A smart first edition of this very scarce work exploring the author's time as a missionary in Palestine from 1889.
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Signed1900 The Lives of the Deans of Canterbury, 1541 to 1900Canterbury: 1900A very scarce, signed first edition of this historical work presenting the Deans of Canterbury between 1541 and 1900, written by J. Meadows Cowper.
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1922 The Mercy of AllahLondon: 1922The first edition of this collection of short stories by writer and historian Hilaire Belloc, in the very scarce dust wrapper, designed by G. K. Chesterton.
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1718 Lettres sur Divers Sujets concernant la Religion et la MetaphysiqueParis: 1718A first edition copy of this classic of Christian literature, containing François Fénelon's defense of the Christian religion.
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Signed1982 The Great Code: The Bible and LiteratureToronto: 1982The first edition, second printing of Northrop Frye's study of the Bible as a work of literature, signed by the author.
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1912 Epitaphs & Inscriptions from The Churches of KentKent: 1912A scarce documentation of epitaphs and inscriptions found in the churches of Kent, compiled by Thomas Oyler.
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1843 Religious and Moral Sentences Culled from the Works of ShakespeareLondon: 1848The scarce first edition of this selection of religious and moral sentences from the works of Shakespeare in a decorative cloth binding.
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1946 King JesusLondon: 1946A first edition of this interesting semi-historical novel by Robert Graves, in the original, unclipped dust wrapper.
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1939 Social Justice & The Stations of the CrossLondon: 1939An uncommon, first edition of this religious work on social justice relating to the stations of the cross, by Eric Gill.
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1790 Letter from the Right Honourable Lord Petre, to the Right Reverend Doctor HorsleyDublin: 1790The first Dublin edition of Robert Petre's response to Bishop Horsley.
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1911 Church StudyWestminster: 1911A beautifully bound first edition of this illustrated work on the Church, its buildings and contents.
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1842 Remarks on English ChurchesOxford : 1842The first edition of this illustrated work on English churches by J. H. Markland.
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1954 The Wonder that was IndiaLondon: 1954The first edition of A. L. Basham's beautifully illustrated study of the history of India, in an exceptional full morocco binding.
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1946 The Revelation of Saint John The DivineLondon: 1946A beautiful first edition copy of the Biblical revelation of St. John the Divine, illustrated by Hans Feibusch.
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1844 The Church Restorers: A Tale, Treating of Ancient and Modern Architecture and Church DecorationsLondon: 1844A vanishingly scarce first edition copy of this work on the restoration of church architecture and decorations.
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1909 The Church Plate of HampshireLondon: 1909An uncommon first edition of this illustrated work cataloguing religious artefacts from Hampshire churches.
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1902 The Life and Work of Bishop Davies & William SalesburyOswestry: 1902A scarce first edition of this biographical work on Bishop Davies and William Salesbury, by the Venerable D. R. Thomas.
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Signed1910 The Ball and The CrossLondon: 1910A signed first UK edition of G.K. Chesterton's novel about the dispute between a Catholic and an atheist, and the comic adventures that follow on from this premise.
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1820 Apologia de la Aparicion de Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe de MejicoMejico: 1820A scarce first edition work in the original Spanish, supporting the 1531 apparitions of Mary the Mother of Jesus.
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1864 Apologia Pro Vita SuaLondon: 1864The first edition in book form of Newman's spiritual and theological defences against Charles Kingsley and the Church of England.
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1909 Roodscreens and RoodloftsLondon: 1909An extensive two volume set exploring the architectural significance of roodscreen's in late medieval church architecture.
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1826 Selections from the Works of Jean Baptiste MassillonLondon: 1826An extensive collection of Massillon's thoughts regarding religion, including the existence of God.
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1898 Annals of EalingLondon: 1898An impressive collection of annals from Ealing covering the twelfth century until Jackson's completion of the records in 1898.
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1919 The Parish Gilds of Mediaeval EnglandLondon: 1919An insight into the importance of parish gilds within the society of medieval England.
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1868 Old English Homilies and Homiletic TreatisesLondon: 1868This work published for the Early English Text Society contains English homilies from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.
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1980 Campion and Parsons The Jesuit Mission of 1580-1London : 1980A first edition copy of this history of the Jesuit Mission of 1580-1 by E. E. Reynolds.
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1868-1889 14 vols in 8 Collectio Omnium Conclusionum et Resolutionum. Sacram Congreationem Cardinalium S. Concilii Tridentini.Rome: 1868 - 1889Salvatoris Pallotini has compiled the records of the sixteenth century Council of Trent, in which the Catholic Church instilled measured to counter the Protestant Reformation.
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1762 Nouvelle Version des Psaumes Faite sur le Texte HebreuParis: 1762The first edition of this scholarly edition of the psalms of David, the result of a collaboration of several orientalists, but generally credited to Louis de Poix.
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1827 The Testimony of the Early Church against the Latin Doctrine of TransubstantiationLondon: 1827A very scarce first edition pamphlet concerned with the doctrine of transubstantiation by GS Faber.
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1827 The Catholic Doctrine of TransubstantiationLondon: 1827The first edition of this very scarce pamphlet concerned with the catholic doctrine of transubstantiation by the Rev George Corless.
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1928 Un Giorno Nella Casa di S. BenedettoMontecassino: 1928A first edition of this uncommon volume on the entangled history of Monte Cassino and the Benedictine order. Published in Italian.
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1792 2 vols Istoria della Sagra PassioneRome: 1792A complete two volume set of the story of the Passion Festival, a first Roman edition.
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1784 SS. Ecclesiae Rituum Divinorumque Officiorum ExplicatioRome: 1784A very scarce first edition study on the rites of the Catholic Church, written in the original Latin.
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1941 De "Modus Procedendi" Ordinis Fr. Minorum CapuccinorumRome: 1941A first scarce edition of this work on the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.