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Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1975. 8.5" wide by 9.5" tall. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. With Bibliography and References by James W. Dunkly. A volume in the series: Hermeneia, A Critical and Historical Commentary on the Bible. Original orange cloth. First Printing of the First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/No dust jacket. xxii, 323pp .

Ireland: Booklink, 2006. Fine condition. Bright, shiny, clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Beautifully illustrated with full-color photographs throughout. Includes diocese history, a section with biographies, art and architecture, etc. St. Mary's Church Parish History chronology, 1907-2007. Bound in the original glossy pictorial boards. Oversize Hardcover. 11.25" wide by 11.25" tall. This large, heavy book will require extra postage for Priority and International shipments, but only the standard charge for media mail. . First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition. Illus. by Scarpato, Jeanne (logo design). 228pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Menomonie, Wisconsin: The Vagabond Press, 1960. Very Good condition. Sharp corners. Hinges are perfect. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. 1960. First Edition. Laid-in is a printed letter from the author addressed to "Dear Friends" but hand signed with "Best to the family" and just his first name. An account of the miraculous discovery of the 46th Gutenberg Bible. Provides the locations of the other 45 known copies with the physical description, history and provenance of each one. Also laid-in is a Minneapolis newspaper article by Leslie entitled "A Tribute to the Invention of Printing." Bound in the original gilt-stamped off-white cloth.. Author-signed letter, laid-in. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/No jacket, probably as issued. 8vo. xi, 23pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Chicago, Illinois: The Coverdale Press, 1961. Offered here is the prospectus only [no book] for The 500th Anniversary Pictorial Census of the Gutenberg Bible. It consists of a single full-color sheet folded into 16 sections. When unfolded the sheet measures 21.75" wide by 17" tall. Laid-in are two full color postcards from the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz, Germany.. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good condition. 21.75" wide by 17" tall. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1955. Very Good++ condition in a Very Good dust jacket (edges slightly rubbed). Not price clipped ($2.00). Clean, tight copy with sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. Not a remainder. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bound in the original orange boards, with a green spine lettered in shiny gold. From the Dust Jacket: "While still in his middle 30's, Dr. Graham is, without a doubt, the best known evangelist in the world... In this book, THE 7 DEADLY SINS, Dr. Graham tells what the Bible has to say about these sins and presents the Bible formula for victory over them.". 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Hardcover. Very Good++ condition./VG DJ (edges slightly rubbed). 8vo. 113pp.

London: Joseph Masters, 1848. Good condition. See photos. A clean, square copy of the uncommon 1848 First Edition. HARDCOVER. NOT a library discard. Bound in the publisher's brown cloth. Most of the original printed paper label has perished from the spine (see photo). Spine ends are lightly frayed. Original yellow endpapers. Previous owner's ink name (John Brainard) on front endpaper. Just a few pages have tiny brown speckles (minor foxing). Otherwise the text is clean and unmarked.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good condition. 8vo. xiv, 414pp. + 58 page catalogue.

Mountain View, California: Pacific Press Publishing Association Near Fine condition. NOT a library discard. Previous owner's name on the front free endpaper. All other pages are clean and unmarked. Corners are NOT bumped. Spine subtitle: "Vol 4. Conflict of the Ages Series." Bound in the original black cloth, stamped in bright gold.. Reprint of the 1911 original. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/No dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. 633pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Philosophical Library, 1954. Very Good+ condition in Very Good Dust Jacket (lightly foxed, i.e small brown speckles, mostly on blank side of jacket). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder marks. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Pages are fresh and crisp. Endnotes. Index. . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Publisher's blue cloth/DJ Not Price Clipped (7.50). 8vo. (xiii), 696pp..

Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 2017. NEW and unread in near PERFECT condition (only a tiny bit of very mild shelfwear to the cover -- like you sometimes find in any new book store). NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Bright and shiny. Flat, uncreased spine. Sharp corners. Square and tight. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- obviously never read. #54 in the American Society of Missiology Series. Illustrated with maps, photo, charts. Bound in the original pictorial wraps. From the publisher: "AFRICAN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP, the result of a multiyear study implemented by African scholars, offers insights on the support and training necessary to promote African Christianity and to foster the healthy development of Africa. Meet the authors and review in-depth information at AfricaLeadershipStudy(dot)org. The remarkable expansion of Christianity in Africa amid massive social challenges has created unprecedented opportunities for Christian leadership. Thousands of young congregations… Read More

New York: Paulist Press, 1997. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (12.95). No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Notes. Reading list. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. (viii), 88pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

[Germany]: M&S Reptilien Verlag, 2000. Very Good condition. Small bump to bottom corner of the cover but NO text or illustrations are affected. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. In English. Translated from the German by Dr. Michael Mayer. Profusely illustrated with 205 beautiful full color photographs of herpetological mutations. The author is an internationally renowned reptile expert. Glossary. Bibliographical references. Index. Bound in the original black pictorial cloth. 8.5" wide by 11.75" tall. . 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Oversize Hardcover. Very Good condition/No dust jacket, as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 96pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

St. Louis & London: B. Herder Book Co, 1954. Very Good condition in a Good only dust jacket (edge chips, cut, rubbed). PHOTOS UPON REQUEST. NOT price clipped ($4.50). The jacket is protected by a removable Gaylord clear-plastic sleeve. The spine of the jacket is uniformly sun-faded. Sharp corners. Square and tight. Previous owner's ink-stamped name. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Underlining and margin notes on only a small handful of pages. Footnotes. Index of Names. Index of Subjects. Bound in the original red cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. From the dust jacket: "THE ALL-PRESENT GOD reveals the contrasting phases of the genius of St Augustine. Father Grabowski has chosen for study the doctrine of divine omnipresence in the writings of Augustine. The author's acute sense for historical research enables him to place this problem of God's ubiquity in proper perspective…". First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Good dust jacket. Illus. by… Read More

Hohenahr : Bewa Werbedruck / Berthold Wack, 1986. 28 x 22 cm. A gorgeous, pristine copy. Bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. No remainder marks. No owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh and crisp, apparently never read. Illustrated with maps, coats of arms, and hundreds of beautiful full-color photographs. This is a heavy, oversized book that may require extra shipping charges, depending on destination.. First Edition "1. Auflage 1986". Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition./No Jacket, probably as issued.. 416pp..

New York:: Oxford University Press, 1972. A bright, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is NOT price clipped (8.50). Character sketches of Lyman Beecher, Henry Ward Beecher, William Ellery Channing, Phillips Brooks, D. L. Moody, Washington Gladden, and Lyman Abbott. Illustrated with 8 pages of photos/portraits. Has an appendix: Postscript on the Beecher-Tilton Scandal. List of chapter notes/sources. Bibliographies. Index. Bound in the original red cloth. Gilt stamping on the spine and front cover is bright and shiny. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good condition./Very Good dust jacket.. 8vo. (x), 310pp.. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book Company, 1965. SIGNED by the AUTHOR, as "Milt Backman" (his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket (price clipped, only very slightly rubbed). NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO fading. NOT a library discard. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are clean and unmarked. Map endpapers. Illustrations (21 halftones). Footnotes. Bibliography. Appendix: Creed of the Council of Trent, 1564. Index. Bound in the original rust color cloth, stamped in bright gold. Complete with dust jacket.. SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. xvi, 466pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York:: Macmillan Publishing Company, 1989. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket. No chips. No tears. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Pages are fresh and crisp. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. List of chapter notes/references. Index. The contents include: Ideals of American Catholic Womanhood; Women in the Convent; Catholic Domesticity, 1860-1960; Catholic Laywomen in the Labor Force, 1850-1950; A Question of Equality; Reformers and Activists; Catholic Feminism. First printing, with complete number row (123456789 10) on the copyright page. From the Dust Jacket: "This unique volume tells the stories of hundreds of hitherto invisible Catholic women who, as individuals and as participants in groups and movements, represent almost every point on the religious spectrum: lay and religious, traditionalists and reformers. These pages bring to vivid life the relationship between Catholic women… Read More

New York: Tract Association of Friends / Samuel S. & William Wood, 1861. 4" wide by 6" tall. Lower corners worn through else Very Good+ condition. Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Inner hinges are sound. Biographical profiles of American Quakers who died in 1860, arranged alphabetically. Many listings are brief, but others are quite substantial. For example, the entry for Richard H. Thomas (of Baltimore) fills more than 13 pages. Original brown cloth, with spine lettered in gold, and covers blind-stamped. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition. 204pp.

New York: Tract Association of Friends / Samuel S. & William Wood, 1860. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Inner hinges are sound. Previous owner's name in light pencil (easily erased). Biographical profiles of American Quakers who died in 1859, arranged alphabetically. Many listings are brief, but others are quite substantial. For example, the entry for Catharine W. Morris, an Elder, fills more than 18 pages. Original brown cloth, with spine lettered in gold, and covers blind-stamped. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good++ condition. 12mo. 244pp .

New York: Bonanza Books, 1940. (1940). Clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. An unusually fresh copy in a Dust Jacket that is still bright and shiny. No chips or tears. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. A collection of 230 songs, with musical notation. Spirituals, blues, work songs, hollers, jubilees, social songs, etc. Includes a 46-page historical and critical introduction by the editor, a professor at Fisk University. Bibliography. Index. Original light blue cloth . Reprint. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. vii, 259pp .

Amherst: The University of Massachusetts Press, 1971. Very Good condition in a Very Good dust jacket (price clipped). Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and crisp. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Originally published in 1955 as Les Shakers Americains: D'Un Neo-Christianisme a Un presocialisme? Translated from the French and edited by John K. Savacool. List of chapter notes/sources. Index. Bound in the original brick-red cloth, stamped in black on the spine. Includes dust jacket.. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good condition/Very Good dust jacket. 8vo. (x), 357pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.