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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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1947 The Pilgrim's ProgressLondon: 1947An illustrated edition of John Bunyan's popular Christian allegory 'The Pilgrim's Progress, with illustrations by Edward Ardizzone.
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1988 The Satanic VersesLondon : 1988A near fine first impression copy of Salman Rushdie's highly ambitious and controversial novel.
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1956 The Mystery of The Holy Innocents And Other PoemsLondon: 1956The first UK edition of this translation of poetry by Charles Peguy, comprised of 'The Mystery of The Holy Innocents' and other poems.
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1926 Arabian Society at the Time of Muhammad. Parts I and II.Calcutta and Simla: 1926The very scarce first edition of Pringle Kennedy's history of Arabian society.
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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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1900 The Life of the Waiting Soul in the Intermediate StateLondon: 1900The ninth edition of this scarce religious work on death by R. E. Sanderson.
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1850 The Last Days: A Discourse of The Evil Character of These Our TimesLondon: 1850The second edition of this very scarce work containing the Rev. Edward Irving's discourse surrounding evil.
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1842 The Inquirer Directed to an Experimental and Practical View of the AtonementLondon: 1842A very scarce work concerning the Atonement by the Rev. Octavius Winslow, a prominent nineteenth-century evangelical preacher.
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1880 L'Imitation de Jésus-ChristTours: 1880A charming, leather-bound copy of L'Imitation de Jésus-Christ, in French, with reflections following each chapter, by L'Abbé F. De Lamennais.
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1878 La Journée Du Chrétien Sanctifiée Par La Prière et La MéditationNot Stated: 1878A lovely copy of this Christian prayer book in French, approved by French Roman Catholic Archbishop Charles-Théodore Colet, smartly bound in full morocco.
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1836-37 The New Irish PulpitDublin : 1936-37Two volumes of this very scarce collection of issues from the 'New Irish Pulpit' publication.
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1828 A Practical View of the Redeemer's Advent, In A Series of DiscoursesLondon: 1828The third edition of this very scarce religious work by James Haldane Stewart.
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1947 The Vanished WorldNew York : 1947The first edition of this uncommon and important collection of photographs illustrating Jewish life in Europe in the 1920's and 30's.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.