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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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1852 De Imitatione Christi Libri QuatuorLipsiae: 1852The third edition of this work in Latin on the imitation Christ, bound in full morocco.
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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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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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1948 The Elephant and the KangarooLondon : 1948The first UK edition of T. H. White's fictional work following the building of an Ark in preparation for a flood.
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1948 The Elephant and the KangarooLondon : 1948The first UK edition of T. H. White's fictional work following the building of an Ark in preparation for a flood.
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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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1923 X Sermons Preached by that Late Learned and Rev. Divine John DonneLondon: 1923A limited edition work featuring a selection of sermons by John Donne, selected by Geoffrey Keynes.
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1928 The Pilgrim's Progress and the Life & Death of Mr BadmanLondon: 1928A limited edition work from the Nonesuch Press featuring two of John Bunyan's religious allegories, with illustrations throughout.
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c2015 Al-Mukhtasar Fi Tafsir Al-Qur'an Al-KarimAl-Riyad [Riyadh]: c2015A handsomely bound twenty-first century commentary of the Holy Qu'ran, in the original Arabic.
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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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1904 Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts by Anna Brownell JamesonLondon: 1904An uncommon copy of this illustrated study of fine arts depicting the Madonna, by Anna Brownell Jameson.
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1826 The Holy Koran; Commonly Called the Alcoran of MohammedLondon: 1826A very scarce English language translation of the Quran, issued by political agitator and suffragist Richard Carlile.
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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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1857 Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and MeccahLondon: 1857The second edition of Richard Burton's famous account of his journey to Mecca, disguised as a Muslim, during a period when non-Muslims were strictly forbidden.
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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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1921 Islam in India or the Qanun-I-IslamLondon : 1921This very scarce work exploring the history of Islam in India.
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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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1853 The Worthy CommunicantLondon: 1853A copy of this work on the Lord's Super in Christianity by Jeremy Taylor bound in full calf.
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1773 Mynegeir YsgrythurolCaerfyrddin [Carmarthen]: 1773The first edition of this very scarce Welsh language concordance to the Welsh bible, by prominent Welsh Methodist leader Peter Williams.
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1935 Fajr al-IslamAl-Qahirah: 1935A very scarce work by historian Ahmad Amin, exploring the history of Islamic religious and culture.
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1810 An Inquiry into the Moral Tendency of Methodism and Evangelical PreachingLondon: 1810The very scarce first edition of the first part of William Burns's examination of the character of Methodists, and evangelical Christians.
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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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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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1884 Y Gofadail Fethodistaidd: Ail GyfrolConwy: 1884A scarce copy of the second volume of 'The Methodist Monument: Sermons by Several Deceased Calvinist Methodist Ministers' by Roger Edwards.
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1952 Religion in Human ExperienceLondon: 1952The uncommon first edition of this social study of religion with illustrations and in the original dust wrapper.
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1925 The Moslem World in RevolutionEdinburgh: 1925An illustrated edition of this educational work on Islam.
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1809 Mynegeir Ysgrythyrol: Neu, Ddangoseg EgwyddoroCarmarthen: 1809A scarce edition of this collection of all the expressions of the old and new testaments. In the Welsh language.
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c1610 Novum TestamentumNot Stated: c1610A vanishingly scarce pocket-sized edition of Theodore Beza's New Testament in Latin.
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1857 Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El Medinah and MeccahLondon: 1857Richard Burton's famous account of his journey to Mecca, disguised as a Muslim, during a period when non-Muslims were strictly forbidden.