[Bible] Martin Luther, trans

Biblia, Das Ist : Die Heilige Schrift Altes Und Neues Testaments / Nach Der Teutschen Uebersetzung D. Martin Luthers, Mit Jedes Capitels Kurtzen Summarien, Auch. .

Germantown PA, Christopher Sower [Christoph Saur], 1763. Second edition. Leather Bound. pp. 992; 277 [1]. Thick 4to. Contemporary calf over reverse-bevelled wooden panel, with plain spine showing 5 prominent raised bands, and remains of clasps to foredge. Old leather band attached across spine head, presumably for reinforcement. Copious (family history) notes to front pastedown, some tide marks, closed tears, and the like throughout; p. 173 of NT shows corner torn off and laid in, last page tattered and only laid-in with some loss to edges; binding remarkably sound, text complete but end-matter and front free endpaper missing. Second edition of the earliest bible in a European language to be printed in America. Text printed in double columns in Gothic font. Family correspondance and photo laid in. Darlow & Moule 4240: "On Saur's death in 1758 he was succeeded by his only won, who bore the same name. Christoph Saur the younger enlarged the business, and in 1763 issued a second quarto edition (2000 copies) of the Bible. In 1776 he had just completed a third edition (3000 copies) when the outbreak of the American War of Independence interrupted the work, and nearly the whole of the unbound sheets were used to make cartridges." Sabin 5192. OCLC 2996651. .

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MacQuarrie, John

Principles of Christian Theology

New York, Charles Scribner, 1977. Second Edition. Paperback. pp. 544. 8vo. Light shelfwear; very good. .

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Martin, Rafe

The Hungry Tigress; Buddhist Legends and Jataka Tales

Berkeley, Parallax Press, 1990. Paperback. pp. xxvi, 242. 8vo. Light shelfwear, owner's name to verso front cover with Buddha stamp to first blank page; very good-. .

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MASSILLON, Jean-Baptiste. Eveque de Clermont

Sermons de M. Massillon

Paris, Les Freres Estienne, 1775. Hardcover. 12mo. Five volumes, bound in full leather. Our offering consist of five books of his sermons, including 'Careme', first and third volumes; 'Petit Careme; 'Panegyriques'; and Oraisons Funebres et Professions Relgieuses'. All are bound in full leather etched in the French style of the period with the spine in compartments. The copies are de-accessioned from two religious libraries, showing the usual markings. The spines show some wear and there is minor rubbing to the edges of the boards, but the binding remains tight and the contents (except as noted) are unmarked. Massillon (1663-1742) was a French Catholic bishop and famous preacher, who served as Bishop of Clermont from 1717 until his death. He preached for several years before King Louis XIV, and one of his sermons, 'On the Fewness of the Elect', was considered a masterpiece. The king is said to have remarked that he had been pleased with his court preachers before, but when he heard Massillon preach he was dissatisfied with himself. In 1718, he preached to the young Louis XV a series of ten sermons, urging upon him and his court the obligation of morality and just government. These sermons became his most famous work. The Wycliffe Biographical Dictionary of the Church notes (p. 268) that 'his sermons were of such beautiful style that they comprise some of the finest in French literature.'. .

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Ricard, Matthieu and Trin Xuan Thuan

The Quantum and the Lotus; a Journey to the Frontiers Where Science and Buddhism Meet

New York, Crown, 2001. Hardcover. pp. 312. 8vo. Lightest shelfwear; near fine in near fine dustjacket. .

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Mazzoleni, Don Mario; Christian Moevs (Trans.)

A Catholic Priest Meets Sai Baba

Faber, Virginia, Leela Press, 1994. Paperback. pp. 285. 8vo. Light shelfwear, pencil underlining to a few pages, some pages dog-eared; very good. Facsimile of author's signature to title page. .

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Mello, Anthony de

The Song of the Bird; Sadhana: A Way to God

New York, Image | Doubleday, 1984. Paperback. pp. 171. 8vo. Black & white illustrations. Light shelfwear; very good. .

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[Mennonites]

Wichtige Documenten Den Mennoniten Gegeben Bei Aus Rusland Nach Canada Wanderen 1872

No publisher stated, ND. pp. 15. 4to. Stapled card covers creased & moderately soiled; else very good condition. This is a copy of the original manuscript. Judging by typeface, age-toning of paper, and method of reproduction, we judge this document to be 50 to 60 years old. The text is entirely in German. Original manuscript was typed on 8 1/2' x 11' paper, and then photocopied, or mimeographed, to be put between stapled covers. .

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Merton, Thomas

The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton

New York, New Directions, 1975. Paperback. pp. 445. 8vo. Black & white photographs. Light shelfwear, owner's gift inscription, thumbed corners; very good. .

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Merton, Thomas; William H. shannon (ed.)

The Hidden Ground of Love; the Letters of Thomas Merton on Religious Experience and Social Concerns

San Diego, Harcourt, 1993. Paperback. pp. 669. 8vo. Light shelfwear, nowing to spine; very good+. .

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Merton, Thomas

Monastic Observances; Initiation Into the Monastic Tradition (Monastic Wisdom Series)

Collegeville, Minnesota, Cistercian Publications, 2010. Paperback. pp. 335. 8vo. Light shelfwear; very good. .

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Merton, Thomas; Patrick F. O'Connell (ed.)

Pre-Benedictine Monasticism; Initiation Into the Monastic Tradition 2

Kalamazoo, Cistercian Publications, 2006. Paperback. pp. 391. 8vo. Lightest shelfwear; near fine. .

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Merton, Thomas

Run to the Mountain; the Story of a Vocation (the Journals of Thomas Merton, Volume One 1939-1941)

San Francisco, HarperSanFrancisco, 1995. Hardcover. 8vo. Very good+. .

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Merton, Thomas

The Silent Life

New York, Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1976. Paperback. pp. xiv, 178. 8vo. Light shelfwear, creasing to spine, discolouration and scuffs to covers, frequent ink underlining and marginalia to first few pages; good+. .

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Merton, Thomas

The Waters of Siloe

Garden City, Garden City Books, 1951. Hardcover. pp. 377. 8vo. Light blue binding. Duotone photographs. General shelfwear and rubbing; very good. .

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Book number: 088784

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