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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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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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1865 2vol Lectures on the History of the Jewish ChurchLondon: 1865A smart two volume set of these lectures on the history of the Jewish church and faith from English ecclesiastical historian, Arthur Penrhyn Stanley.
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1908 The Life of Jesus of NazarethLondon: [1908]A profusely illustrated work on the life of Jesus of Nazareth, with colour plates by William Hole.
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c1880 Change RingingLondon: c1880An uncommon charming beginners guide to the art of bell ringing, written by Charles A. W. Troyte.
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1677 De Sacrificiis Libri Duo; Quorum Altero Explicantur Omnia JudaeorumLondini; [London]: 1677An uncommon first edition religious text by WIlliam Owtram, an important study on ritual sacrifices.
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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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1884 The Pleasures of England: Lectures Given in OxfordLondon: 1884The first edition of this collection of lectures by John Ruskin presented in Oxford, bound in full morocco.
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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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1907 Legends of the MadonnaLondon: 1907A copy of this illustrated work on representation of the Madonna in fine art by Anna Brownell Jameson bound in quarter vellum.
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1907 Church Plate of the City of ChesterLondon: 1907A first edition of this illustrated work on the church plate of Chester written by T. Stanley Ball.
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1935 The Jew and Palestine: A Land of Impending GlorySydney: 1935A very scarce work relating Lamb's account of his travels in Palestine and his experiences of antisemitism in the 1930s.
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1850 Pregeth Angladdol, ar yr achlusur o farwolaeth y diweddar Barch. D. StephensonBrynmawr: 1850A very scarce funeral sermon for the Congregational Minister the Rev. D. Stephenson, written in the original Welsh.
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1858 The Bible Hand-Book: An Introduction to the Study of Sacred ScriptureLondon: 1858A fascinating mid nineteenth century study of the Bible from a conservative Baptist minister.
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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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1874 Das Gebetbuch der Judischen Gemeinde zu BraunschweigBraunschweig: 1874A scarce Jewish prayer book from the community in Brunswick, in the original German language.
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1842 Missionary Labours and Scenes in Southern AfricaLondon: 1842A smart eighth thousand of Robert Moffat's popular account of his work as a missionary in Africa in the mid-nineteenth century. Illustrated throughout.
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1792 The Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the SacramentsLondon: 1792A scarce eighteenth century book of common prayer in full calf binding.
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c1888 The Book of Common Prayer with The Psalter or Psalms of DavidOxford and London: c1888A lovely morocco bound copy of the common prayer book by Oxford University Press.
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1857 The Holy Bible Containing the New and Old TestamentsOxford: 1857An uncommon edition of this lovely morocco bound copy of the bible from the mid nineteenth century.
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c1920 The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New TestamentsCambridge and London: c1920An uncommon printing of The Bible by Cambridge University Press bound in full calf.
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1946 Baptists of TauntonTaunton: 1946A very scarce typescript of the history of the Baptists in Taunton.
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1791 A Review of the Life of John Toulmin with The Life of Thomas FirminLondon: 1791A very scarce collection of two biographies on seventeenth century Unitarians Thomas Firmin and John Biddle.
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1854 The Jews: A Brief SketchLondon: 1854A very scarce work from Herschell on Jewish culture in the present and the future.
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1809 Gotterlehre Fur Junge LeuteWien: 1809The scarce first edition of this religious text intended for children with beautiful colour plates.
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1939 East of EdenLondon: 1939The scarce first UK edition of Israel Joshua Singer's popular novel, 'East of Eden', with the original, unclipped dust wrapper.
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1870 The Holy Bible Containing Old and New TestamentsLondon: 1870A decorative copy of the Holy Bible, translated, compared and revised.
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1904-1911 Collected Essays of Thomas H HuxleyLondon: 1904-1911A complete collection of essays by Thomas H Huxley.
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Signed1880-1905 The MassorahLondon: 1880-1905A large first edition, limited, set of The Massorah by Christian David Ginsburg, signed by the author.
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1879-1880 Lectures on the History of The Jewish ChurchLondon: 1879-1880A handsomely bound three volume set regarding the history of the Jewish church, complete in three volumes.
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1923 The Song of SongsBerlin and Jerusalem: 1923Illustrated with twenty-six tipped in colour plates, this is Ze'ev Raban's beautifully illustrated bi-lingual edition of the Song of Songs, printed in both Hebrew and English.
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1842 Missionary Labours and Scenes in Southern AfricaLondon: 1842A lovely third thousand of Robert Moffat's popular account of his work as a missionary in Africa in the mid-nineteenth century. Illustrated throughout.
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1883 The Life and Work of St. PaulLondon, Paris & New York: 1883A lovely early edition of Frederic Farrar's history of St Paul with colour plates.
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1909 The Hand-Book of LifeLondon: 1909The second edition of this volume of prayers and meditations for the sick and dying, a scarce work with text both in English and Hebrew.
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1938 Fragments of the Hidden Years of JesusLondon: 1938A scarce work on the life of Jesus, signed by the anonymous author, 'The Scribe'.
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c1880 Woodbound Album of Christian EngravingsNone: c1880A beautiful collection of religious engravings bound in wood, with decorative embellishments painted by hand.
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1867 The World's Birthday: a Book for the YoungLondon, Edinburgh and New York: 1867A delightful little work on the Earth's conception speaking geologically and in terms of Christianity.