Romaine, William (1714-1795).

A Treatise Upon the Life of Faith. By W. Romaine, M.A. Rector of St. Andrew, Wardrobe, and St. Ann's Black-Friars, and Lecturer of St. Dunstan's in the West, London.

London: Printed and Sold by M. Trapp, 1793. 1793. - Octavo, 6-7/8 inches high by 4-1/4 inches wide. Early full brown calf. The covers are rubbed and scuffed and the leather is splitting along the front joint. The head & tail of the spine are worn and the leather title label is chipped. 287 pages, illustrated with an engraved frontispiece portrait signed in print "J. Allen". The date "1793" is penned under the portrait. There is scattered foxing throughout. Good. "The Fourth Edition, Revised and Corrected by the Author". From the library of Cornelia Van Kleeck (1750-1810), the daughter of Dr. Henry Livingston (1714-1799), signed by her at the top of the title page. Subsequently, from the library of Charles Knapp Clearwater (1856-1941) with his signature and the date "New York, 1879" penned on the front endpaper. A later owner's book label is mounted on the front pastedown. The evangelical divine of the Church of England William Romaine (1714-1795) authored works which were once highly thought of by the evangelicals. Ordained a priest in 1738, he was engaged in a controversy over the views expressed by William Warburton. He served as chaplain to Daniel Lambert, the Lord Mayor of London, preaching at St. Paul's Cathedral. After undergoing an evangelical conversion in 1748, he preached evangelical doctrine to large crowds in opposition to the church hierarchy. He was, for a short time, Gresham Professor of Astronomy at Gresham College. A noted Hebrew scholar, Romaine published a revision of Mario di Calasio's Hebrew dictionary and concordance. Good .

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Book number: 97452

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: RELIGION; WILLIAM ROMAINE; A TREATISE UPON THE LIFE OF FAITH; FRONTISPIECE PORTRAIT; PLATE; ILLUSTRATION; 18TH CENTURY; EIGHTEENTH CENTURY; CORNELIA VAN KLEECK; DAUGHTER OF DR. HENRY LIVINGSTON; CHARLES KNAPP CLEARWATER; SIGNATURES; AUTOGRAPHS.

(Dodge & Sayre).

Thomas and James, a Dialogue. [Caption Title].

[New York]: Dodge & Sayre, No. 86, Broadway, circa [1814 to 1819]. [1814 to 1819]. [New York]: Dodge & Sayre, No. 86, Broadway, circa [1814 to 1819]. [1814 to 1819]. Fair. - Octodecimo (18mo), 6-3/4 inches high by 4-1/8 inches wide. Softcover four page pamphlet bound into contemporary period stiff plain gray wrappers. The covers are rubbed, chipped & creased with evidence of early worming to the top right corner of the front cover and front edges of the covers. 4 pages. Previous early owners' names, including one dated June 1st, 1819, are penned on the front pastedown and along the top of the first page, with an annotation penned on the rear pastedown. The darkened pages are creased, the page corners rounded and there is a hole, likely from ferrous oxidation from the ink, to the top left of the first page. Fair. A dialogue on the Bible and its importance in Christian life. RARE. We can locate only one copy, that in the Boston Atheneum. Fair .

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Book number: 98205

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: RELIGION; BIBLICAL; CHRISTIANITY; DODGE & SAYRE; THOMAS AND JAMES, A DIALOGUE; NEW YORK; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; BIBLE; PAMPHLET.

Collyer, Robert. (1823-1912). English-born American Unitarian clergyman who supported the abolition of slavery and women's suffrage.

Slip of Paper Inscribed with a Quotation and Signed by Unitarian Pastor Robert Collyer Who Supported the Abolition of Slavery and Women's Suffrage.

Circa [1880]. [1880]. - A slip of paper, 2-3/8 inches high by 4-3/8 inches wide, is inscribed & signed in black ink: "Let us thank God for the Saxon Grit / Robert Collyer". The paper is mounted on a piece of cream-colored card of approximately the same size. The card is unevenly cut & both paper & card are slightly rippled from the mounting. Good. "Saxon Grit" is the title of an 1880 poem by Collyer about the Norman conquest of England, in which the phrase recurs in each verse. Robert Collyer [1823-1912] was an English-born American Unitarian clergyman. He became a Methodist minister in England in 1849. Emigrating to The United States in the following year, he found employment as a hammer maker in Pennsylvania and soon began preaching on Sundays while still employed at the factory. His earnest, rugged, simple style of oratory won him great popularity, but his advocacy for the antislavery cause, then frowned upon by the Methodist authorities, aroused opposition. He was tried for heresy and his license was revoked. Continuing as an independent preacher, he joined the Unitarian Church in 1859. In 1860 he organized and became pastor of the Unity Church, the second Unitarian Church in Chicago. The church grew to become one of the strongest Unitarian churches in the West and Collyer was regarded as one of the foremost pulpit orators in the country. He left Chicago in 1879 and became pastor of the Church of the Messiah [now renamed the Community Church] in New York City. In 1883 he was a featured speaker at the convention of the American Woman Suffrage Association where he spoke movingly about his deceased wife and their struggles over "the woman question". Good .

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Book number: 37129

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: RELIGION; METHODISM; UNITARIANISM; SLIP OF PAPER INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY UNITARIAN PASTOR ROBERT COLLYER WHO SUPPORTED THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY AND WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE; SIGNATURE; AUTOGRAPH; SAXON GRIT; POEM; HERESY TRIAL; ORATOR; UNITY CHURCH CHICAGO;

Smith, George

The Patriarchal Age: Or, the History and Religion of Mankind from the Creation to the Death of Isaac: Deduced from the Writings of Moses, and Other Inspired Authors; and Illustrated by Copious References to the Ancient Records, Traditions, and Mythology of the Heathen World

New-York: Lane & Scott, 1848. 1848. New-York: Lane & Scott, 1848. 1848. Good. - Octavo, contemporary tree-calf with gilt rules and gilt-lettered red leather label on the spine. The covers are rubbed & scuffed and the leather is split along the top and bottom of the joints. 522 pages. The leaves are dampstained at edges and slightly darkened with occasional foxing. A good complete copy.

Edited by George Peck and printed by Joseph Longking.

The author undertakes a history of early religions and mythology with comparative reference to the Bible. Good .

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Book number: 1561

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: RELIGION; COMPARATIVE RELIGION; MYTHOLOGY; METAPHYSICS; MOSES; CREATION; HISTORY OF RELIGION; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARCHEOLOGY; GEORGE SMITH; HEATHEN; PATRIARCH; PATRIARCHAL WORLD; MOSAIC; SCRIPTURE; CHRISTIANITY; HINDUISM; VEDAS; PERSIAN THEOLOGY; PHILOSOPHY; GR

Smyth, Julian K.; and Wunsch, William F. (compilers).

The Gist of Swedenborg.

Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott Company, (1920). (1920). - Octavo, 7-1/8 inches high by 4-5/8 inches wide. Burgundy cloth with titled paper labels on the front cover and the spine. The corners are bumped and the spine label is darkened & stained. 110 pages. An attractive bookplate of Patti Broadhurst depicting seagulls flying over a sail boat is mounted on the front pastedown. Very good.

Published for the Iungerich foundation: "This book is published by the Trustees of the Iungerich Publication Fund which was created by the late L.C Iungerich of Philadelphia". Very good .

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Book number: 36030

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: RELIGION; THE GIST OF SWEDENBORG; JULIAN K. SMYTH; WILLIAM F. WUNSCH; TWENTIETH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; IUNGERICH FOUNDATION; TRUSTEES OF THE IUNGERICH PUBLICATION FUND; PHILDELPHIA.

Green, Samuel Gosnell (1822-1905). Baptist minister, editor of the Religious Tract Society and author of the "Handbook to the Grammar of the Greek Testament".

Autograph of 19th Century Baptist Minister and Bibliophile Samuel Gosnell Green.

Circa [1880's]. [1880's]. Circa [1880's]. [1880's]. Very good. - Samuel Gosnell Green's autograph penned on a 1-3/8 inch high by 2-7/8 inch wide slip of paper mounted onto a 1-5/8 inch high by 3-3/8 inch wide slip of paper clipped from an autograph album. Very good. The Baptist minister and bibliophile Samuel Gosnell Green (1822-1905) first worked in the printing office of John Haddon in Finsbury before entering college to prepare for the ministry. He was the classical and mathematical tutor at Horton College (now Rawdon College) and was connected with the Sunday School Union where he edited the monthly "Notes on Lessons". He wrote several religious children's books. Moving to London in 1876, he served as editor and then editorial secretary of the Religious Tract Society. He published several works, the most significant being his "Handbook to the Grammar of the Greek Testament" which he first published in 1870. Very good .

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Book number: 36883

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: RELIGION; AUTOGRAPH; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; SAMUEL GOSNELL GREEN; SIGNATURE; SIGNED; BAPTIST MINISTER; RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY; SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION; NOTES ON LESSONS; HANDBOOK TO THE GRAMMAR OF THE GREEK TESTAMENT.

Paget, Henry Luke (1853-1937). 4th Anglican Bishop of Stepney and subsequently Bishop of Chester.

Autograph Letter Signed by Henry Luke Paget As the Bishop of Stepney.

London, October 14th, 1912. 1912. - Over 50 words penned on both sides of 6-3/4 inch high by 4-1/2 inch wide creamy white paper with the address "26 Clapton Common, London, N.E." embossed in blind at top right. Paget expresses his regrets that he can't attend Miss Barran's music festival "It seems as though the fates continue to rob me of the pleasure of being at your Musical Festival", explaining that he is scheduled to preach for the East London Church Fund and must leave that Saturday evening. Signed "H.L. Stepney" [Henry Luke Stepney] as Bishop of Stepney. Folded for mailing with paper and glue remnants adhering to the top edge of the second page, none of which affects the text. Very good. Henry Luke Paget (1853-1937) served under Benjamin Webb as assistant curate for St. Andrew's Church in London's West End. He briefly served as vice principal of the Leeds Clergy School but soon returned to London's East End serving the poor through the mission located there. After serving in various churches, Paget was appointed Bishop of Stepney in 1909 and subsequently Bishop of Chester in 1919. Very good .

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Book number: 96472

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: RELIGION; ANGLICAN; HENRY LUKE PAGET; BISHOP OF STEPNEY; AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED; SIGNATURE; BISHOP OF CHESTER; H.L. STEPNEY; PRIEST; CHURCH OF ENGLAND; MUSICAL FESTIVAL; EAST LONDON CHURCH FUND.

Strand, Kenneth A

Early Low-German Bibles: The Story of Four Pre-Lutheran Editions

Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, (1967). (1967). Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, (1967). (1967). Fine. - Quarto, blue cloth, in dw. The dw is unevenly faded & lightly chipped. 48 pp. Illustrated with B&W facsimiles. Near fine in a very good dw. Fine .

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Book number: 6316

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: RELIGION; BIBLE; LOW-GERMAN BIBLES; PRE-LUTHERAN; FACSIMILES; KENNETH A. STRAND; REFERENCE. (Religion). (Bible). EARLY LOW-GERMAN BIBLES: The Story of Four Pre-Lutheran Editions. Strand, Kenneth A.

Strong, Joseph, D.D.; Pastor of the First Church in Norwich.

A Sermon Delivered at the Interment of the Rev. Jonathan Murdock, Pastor of the Church in Borrah, Who Departed This Life, Jan. 17, 1812, in the 67th Year of His Age.

Norwich: printed by Russell Hubbard, 1813. 1813. - Octavo, bound in early homemade wrappers with a blue pencil title on the front cover. The wraps are rubbed, soiled & chipped with heavy creasing to the corners. 18 pages. The corners of the pamphlet are creased & there is scattered foxing. Good. First edition. Good .

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Book number: 36823

Catalogue: Religion

Keywords: RELIGION; AMERICAN PASTORS; A SERMON DELIVERED AT THE INTERNMENT OF THE REV. JONATHAN MURDOCK, PASTOR OF THE CHURCH AT BORRAH; JOSEPH STRONG, PASTOR OF THE FIRST CHURCH IN NORWICH; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; FIRST EDITION; 1ST EDITION.

Potter, William J. (1829-1893). Radical minister in the American Free Thought tradition. He was influenced by the Transcendentalists and later, Darwin.

Autograph Letter Signed by the Radical Minister William J. Potter Regarding a Lecture He Will Give.

New Bedford, MA: December 30, 1874. 1874. New Bedford, MA: December 30, 1874. 1874. Very good. - Octavo, 8 inches high by 5 inches wide. Two pages penned on the first and third pages of a folded sheet. Over 150 words penned by the radical minister William J. Potter addressed to a Mrs. Richmond regarding arrangements for a lecture he will give at the meeting of her club. After mentioning that she should expect him on the 5 p.m. train, as that is the earliest he can leave Boston for Lowell that day, he expresses his pleasure that she likes his latest essay: "I am glad if you have found so much to enjoy in my essay on 'The New Protestantism'" and, though he would be tempted to read it at the lecture he had "thought of reading a paper which I call 'Two Views of Tradition, - The Ecclesiastical & the Scientific.' And on the whole this seems to me more appropriate." Signed "Wm. J. Potter". In a postscript, Potter suggests that if Mrs. Richmond's not fully recovered her health by then, it might be better to postpone the meeting and he would then come later in the season. Folded several times for mailing with a small piece out from the bottom front corner of the second page.

The Unitarian minister and Freethinker William James Potter (1829-1893) was a radical minister in the American Free Thought tradition of his era. Influenced by the Transcendentalists, he was later strongly influenced by Charles Darwin. Moving from his Quaker foundations to Unitarian Christianity and then towards free religion, Potter was a founder with David Atwood Wasson of the Free Religious Association (1867- 1920). Potter drafted the Free Religious Association's constitution and eventually served as it's president: "The new society would dedicate itself to the emancipation of religion from the thralldom of irrational and traditional authorities." From 1859 to 1892, he served as the minister of the Unitarian Church in New Bedford (First Congregational Society). Potter was the poet Conrad Aiken's grandfather. In his autobiography "Ushant", Aiken says that his entire life was devoted to the ideas and work of Potter. Very good .