Various

Novum Testamentum: Accedunt Parallela S. Scripturae Loca Necnon Vetus Capitulorum Notatio Et Canones Eusebii

Oxonii, E. Typographeo, 1828. Leather. A copy of the New Testament, in Greek. A copy of the New Testament, in Greek. With original half-title. Use of the term New Testament to describe a collection of first and second-century Christian Greek Scriptures can be traced back to Tertullian (in Against Praxeas 15). In a calf binding. Externally, sound, though with some slight rubbing. Internally, firmly bound. Ink inscription to front free-endpaper. Pages are bright, though with some scattered instances of foxing. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: New Testament Bible Greek Bible Not Stated

Various

A Selection of Nine Pamphlets on Varying Topics, Mostly to Do with Christianity and Religion.

London, Various Publishers, c1846-78. Leather. A collection of nine pamphlets, being extracts from various sources, bound in one volume with a handwritten title page listing content. Previously owned by F. T. Colby with bookplate to front pastedown, also with an ink inscription directed to 'The Rev. C Rev. J. G. Joyce; Sir John Maclean; Arthur Jewers; Rev. William Ince; Philip Massinger; Shrewsbury School and Various Publishers include: Bristol - Jefferies and Sons; Oxford - E. Baxter; Oxford and London - James Parker and Co; London - Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans. These are various extracts bound in one volume from different publishers, some with no publication details. Some pamphlets include extracts in Latin and Greek. The pamphlets are as follows according to handwritten title: 1. Joyce on Fairford Windows 2. Will of Tho. Wandsworth Maclean. 3. English Bicknor 4. Parting Words. Ince 4. Parting Councils 5. Inaugural Lecture 6. Shrewsbury Prize Exercises Also with an eight page extract from 'A Brief Account of the Brasses' inserted between 'English Bicknor' and 'Parting Words' and an extract of six pages from 'The Bondman' by Philip Massinger inserted between 'Inaugural Lecture' and 'Shrewsbury Prize Exercises&apos. In further detail the included extracts are, in order: Remarks Upon the Fairford Windows by the Rev. J. G. Joyce, F.S.A. Rector of Stratsfieldsaye. Read in Fairford Church, 30th August, 1877 before the Bristol and Gloucestershire Arachaeological Society and Reprinted from the Transactions of the Society. With a table listing the details of the windows and an 'In Memoriam' notice on Joyce to rear. II. - The Last Will and Testaments of Thomas Wandsworth, last Prior of Bodmin, with a prefatory notice. - By Sir John Maclean, F.S.A. Hon. Member of the Royal Institution of Cornwall, &c. Read May 11th 1877 - Reprinted from No. XIX Journal Royal Institution of Cornwall. With an ink inscription to top of first page. This is followed by a fold-out genealogical table of the 'Family of Syrall, Alias Worrall, alis Wyrhale, of Bicknor Court in the County of Gloucester' and Remarks on the Manor, Advoson, and Demense Lands, of English Bicknor, Co. Gloucester by Sir John Maclean of Bicknor Court, F.S.A. Member of the Royal Archaelogical Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Honorary Member of the Royal Institution of Cornwall, &c. &c. with amendments to two names to page 73 and a further table 'Pedigree, showing the Devolution of the Manor of Bicknor English, from the Reign of Henry III to Charles I' between pages 88/89 and an appendix to rear. A Brief Account of the Brasses Remaining in the Parish Church of St. Columb. Major, Cornwall by Arthur J. Jewers, Member of the Harleian Society. This is an eight-page extract. Parting Words. A Sermon Preached in Exeter College Chapel, on Trinity Sunday, June 16 1878 by the Rev. William Ince, D.D. Sub-Rector, Tutor and Catechist; now Regius Professor of Divinity and Canon of Christ Church. With an ink dedication from author to owner 'Frederic T. Colby, from William Ince' to title. Parting Councels. A Sermon Preached to the College Servants in Exeter College Chapel, on Whitsunday, June 9, 1878 by the Rev. William Ince, D.D. Twenty-one years Sub-Rector of Divinity and Canon of Christ Church. With 'F. T. Colby' inscribed to title in ink. The Past History and Present Duties of the Faculty of Theology in Oxford. Two Inaugural Lectures Read in The Divinity School, Oxford, in Michelmas Term, 1878 by William Ince, D.D. Regius Professor of Divinity, and Canon of Christ Church; Late Sub-Rector and Tutor of Exeter College. Massinger The Bondman, Act IV. Scene II in dual English and Greek, translated by Philippus Perring Reg. Scholae Salop. Alumnus to end of passage in Greek. This is quite possibly relate to the following extracts included in The Prize Exercises of Shrewsbury School. The Prize Exercises of Shrewsbury School. June 2, 1846. Which includes, along with the list of prizes, related extracts, some in Latin, others in Greek and English, including 'Shakspeare. Comedy of Errors. Act 1. Scene 1.' in dual English and Greek, translated by Andreas Morley, Reg. Scholae Salop. Alumnus. With a list of 'Honours Obtained by Shrewsbury Men, in the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, since the Preceding Speech-day, June 3 1845.' to rear. In a half calf binding with marbled paper covered boards. Externally, sound but with slight wear to extremities and slight rubbing and marks to boards. Rear hinge tender. Internally, text block generally firmly bound. Bright but with occasional spotting and handling marks, to rear blanks, some ink marks, slight foxing and minor loss due to hinge. If the handwritten list of contents is accurate, there are three extracts absent to rear, possibly due to hinge or possibly removed when bound. Although extracts, the rest of the volume seems complete as it was intended. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: Pamphlets Religion Oxford Theology Religion Fairford Bristol None

Various

Transactions of the Society of Biblical Archaeology

London, Unknown, 1881. Leather. A very scarce collection of archaeology papers, in very attractive leather binding. Including works on the Tel-E-Yadoudeh Jewish mound and the monuments of the Hittites, the work contains plates, diagrams and fold-outs throughout, offering an interesting insight into religious archaeology of the nineteenth century. There is no title page to this volume. Rebound in half-calf binding with gilt detailing. Externally quite smart, there is some wear to the boards, joints, extremities and backstrip. Internally, the pages are firmly bound and are bright and clean throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed .

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Sonstige Stichworte: tel-e-yodoueh jewish hitties archeology hitties Not Stated

Roy Wagner

Habu: The Innovation of Meaning in Daribi Religion

Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 1972. First edition. Cloth. A first edition copy of this analysis of Habu, a ceremonial communion with the dead practised by the Daribi people. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Roy Wagner (1938-2018) was an American cultural anthropologist, best known for The Invention of Culture, which is considered a classic of ethnography and theory. This work is based on the time he spent observing the Daribi people and their religion. He explores their culture and provides discussion of the habu ceremony, in which participants summon ghosts for reconciliation. In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, cloth is in lovely condition. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd spot to the fore edge. Dust wrapper is very bright and smart apart from a little sunning to the spine. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.

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Sonstige Stichworte: Habu Roy Wagner Anthropology Papua New Guinea Roy Wagner Not Stated

Rev. Benjamin Webb

Sketches of Continental Ecclesiology

London, Joseph Masters, 1848. Leather. A copy of 'Sketches of Continental Ecclesiology, or Church Notes in Belgium, Germany, and Italy' by Rev. Benjamin Webb. Dedictaed to Alexander James Beresford Hope, Esq. and The Reverend John Mason Neale. In a gilt and blind stamped calf binding. Externally, very smart with some marks and shelfwear only. Internally, firmly bound, bright and generally clean with just some scattered spotting to the first and last pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Sonstige Stichworte: Church religion Fine Binding religion None

D[avid] O[wen]

A Persvvasion to Loyalty or the Subject&Apos;S Dutie Vvherin Is Proved That Resisting or Deposing of Kings

London, Anon, 1642. First edition. Paperback. A very scarce royalist treatise by David Owen. The first edition of this work under this title, issued on the eve of the English Civil War. Originally issued in 1610 as 'Herod and Pilate Reconciled&apos. The pamphlet discusses puritans and the divine right of Kings. The first chapter states 'The first Chapter proveth by the testimony of scripture, that Kings are not punishable by man, but reserved to the judgment of God&apos. There are references to scripture to the margin to support Owen's points. ESTC reference no R36621.The re-issuing of this work coincided with the start of the Civil War in England. Charles I was nearly bankrupt and tensions were high in Parliament and in the royal household. This is an important piece of contemporary royalist propaganda and is extremely scarce. In the original paper covered boards. Externally, very smart. Light shelfwear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright. Minor fading to the final leaf. Otherwise, just the odd spot to pages. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .

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Sonstige Stichworte: David Owen Divine Right Deposing of Kings Civil War Divine Right None

Catherine Winkworth

Lyra Germanica Hymns for the Sundays and Chief Festivals of the Christian Year

London, Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts, 1862. Leather. A collection of Christian hymns. In a decoratively geometric blind stamped binding. The 'new edition' of this work, scarce. Translated from the original German by Catherine Winkworth. Catherine Winkworth was an English-language translator from London. She is best known for bringing German chorale tradition to English speakers with her numerous translations. In a full morocco binding with decorative blind stamping to the boards and spine. Patches of slight rubbing to the spine and extremities. Prior owner's signature to the verso of the front endpaper, R H Wills. Gift inscription to the recto of front endpaper dated 1865. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to edges with light scattered spots to endpapers and the odd spot throughout. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: Winkworth German Binding Hymns German None

Reginald Winslow

The Law Relating to Protestant Nonconformists and Their Places of Worship. Being a Legal Handbook for Nonconformists.

London, Stevens and Sons, 1886. First edition. Cloth. In this very scarce guide, Reginald Winslow clarifies the rules and rights of contemporary Nonconformists A very scarce copy of Reginald Winslow's handbook for nonconformists, previously owned by Liberal Party politician Henry Wilson. In this volume, Winslow has gathered the statutes and decisions affecting contemporary Nonconformists. Nonconformists were those who did not follow the Anglican Church, and by the late 19th century, the term included Reformed Christians, Baptists, Methodists, and Quakers. By law and custom, nonconformists were restricted from many spheres of public life, and this compilation is designed to clarify the rules and rights of Nonconformists. Prior owner's ink inscription to half title, 'Henry J. Wilson&apos. Wilson was a British farmer, industrialist, and Liberal Party politician for Holmfirth in 1885. Institutional stamp from the British Library of Political Science to the half title and the title page. Library index card tucked in. Publisher's adverts to the front and rear pastedowns. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Rubbed to the boards and spine. The cloth has discoloured at the spine, and is a little discoloured towards the edges of the boards. Bumped to the head and tail of the spine, with a couple of small closed tears in the cloth to both. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: Legal Handbook for Nonconformists The law relating to Protestant nonconformists and their places of worship Reginald Winslow First Edition The law relating to Protestant nonconformists and their places of worship None

Heinrich Zimmern

The Babylonian and Hebrew Genesis

London, David Nutt , 1901. First edition. Paperback. A scarce first edition of this study of Babylonian and Hebrew Biblical scriptures, in the original publisher's wraps. No. III of 'The Ancient East' series published by David Nutt. A first edition in the original wraps, scarce in all editions. One of a series of popular scientific studies setting forth early twentieth century discoveries and investigations in Babylonian, Assyrian, and Egyptian history, as well as their religion and archaeology. The first English edition, translated from the original German by Jane Hutchinson, the original German edition appearing the year prior. This volume explores the biblical story of Babylonian and Hebrew Genesis, with chapters on the Creation, Paradise, the Early Patriarchs, and the Flood. By Heinrich Zimmern. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally generally sound, with shelf wear and soiling to the wraps, a minor staining mark to the front wrap. Lacking the rear wrap. With some chipping and minor loss to the spine. Internally, generally firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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Sonstige Stichworte: babylonia hebrew bible genesis hebrew None