[Confraternity, Church Donation Slip]. Elemosina Di Soldi Per la Compagnia Del Soccorso. Per L'Anno 1765

No Place, No Publisher. Unbound. No publisher or place. Presumed Italy, 1765. Single sheet of paper, 4 ½ and 2 inches. Small engraving present, depicting Mary and Jesus, with sailboats in the background. All text in Italian. A confraternity receipt of sorts, confirming the holder's donation toward the relief of those less fortunate (special thanks to Patrick Olson of Patrick Olson Rare Books for his insight). Illegible (to us) handwritten notation along the bottom. Partial dotted lines present along the top and bottom. GOOD+ condition. Three vertical fold creases present. Minor toning and wrinkling. Good .

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Book number: 019250

Catalogue: Religion/Theology

Keywords: Noisbn

No author given (Allestree, Richard)

The Whole Duty of Man, Laid Down in a Plain and Familiar Way, for the Use of All, But Especially the Meanest Reader. [... ] with Private Devotions for Several Occasions

London, Printed only for John Beecroft, 1771. Leather. Full leather. Xxi, 471 pp. MISSING all contents pages after page 471. Somewhat recently attributed to Richard Allestree, The Whole Duty of Man was first published in 1658, anonymously, expounded on Anglican traditions, in a Protestant devotional form. This includes sections that adopt a sermon-like tone, as well as several sections of prayers. Richard Allestree was an English Royalist churchman, imprisoned briefly for his views. He published several collections of sermons, and served as provost of Eton College. Provenance: large bookplate indicates this was a gift from Henry Hoare, presumably the English banker of the same name. The name Mary Woolridge is handwritten on the decorative half-title, with the date July 10, 1775. FAIR condition, LACKING the aforementioned contents pages at the end. Heavy scuffing, chipping, and flaking to the leather, with the leather split and peeling along the spine hinges. This includes some minor loss of leather, exposing the boards beneath. Minor soiling and staining to the covers. Extremities scuffed, rounded and worn. Front cover tenuously holding on by strings. Small remains of a bookplate present on top of the Henry Hoare plate. Scattered dampstaining and spotting to the text, with a few larger dampstains in the fore edge margins. Minor scattered soiling. Fair .

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Book number: 017825

Catalogue: Religion/Theology

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Arabi, Ibn; Bayrak, Shaykh Tosun (interpreter)

The Tree of Being. Shajarat Al-Kawn. An Ode to the Perfect Man

Cambridge, UK, Archetype, 2019. Trade Paperback. Trade paperback. Isbn # 1901383113. 255 pp. An interpretation of a treatise attributed to Ibn Arabi (1165-1240) that examine the Creative Word and the World Tree in the Qur'an. Interpreted by Shaykh Tosun Bayrak, a Sufi master of the Halveti-Jerrahi order. NEAR FINE condition. Minor toning and edgewear. Near Fine .

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Book number: 019732

Catalogue: Religion/Theology

Keywords: Noisbn Spirituality