Resultados de búsqueda: Religion & Theology from Augustine Funnell Books

Wirral: Privately Published, 1999. Book. Good to Very Good. Stiff Card Wraps. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Rural New Brunswicker's first book, being a collection of articles originally available in the 'Nu-Life Sunday Times' and via the Internet, each "intended to teach, encourage and edify Christians through thought provoking discussion of scripture." 100 pages + brief author biography + two pages of advertisements for International Correspondence School of the Scriptures. Some rubbing, impressions/scratches, faint circular stain (probably the ubiquitous coffee cup) to front cover, light general wear. Internally tight and clean. Uncommon..

Neptune: Loizeaux Brothers Book. Very Good. Hard Covers. All four volumes signed by Strauss. Various editions.. Small octavos. Four volumes from Strauss's series of Bible commentaries. Strauss has signed on the first end paper in three volumes, and on the title page in the fourth. All four in blue cloth, 188, 256, 243 and 253 pages (including bibliographies and indices), respectively. Previous owner's stamp in all four volumes, moderately sunned spines, otherwise light general wear..

Toronto: HarperCollinsPublishers / Harper Collins / HarperCollins, 2015. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Canadian edition.. Small octavo. A collection of 17 essays from a much-respected, award-winning writer. Pale blue cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 293 pages (including notes, acknowledgments). Light edgewear, bumped top right corner of front cover, in lightly worn dust jacket w/a bit of dampstaining to top spine/top right corner of rear panel, moderate general wear..

Blauvelt: Rudolf Steiner Publications, 1972. Book. Good. Paperback. 1st thus.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Prefatory note by Hans Ludwig Held. 244 pages + one-page list of other titles published by Steiner. Moderate handling wear, light soil, sticker (covering price) to top left corner of front cover..

Glasgow: Grand Lodge of Scotland, 1894. Book. About Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Compiled "to commemorate the Semi-Jubilee of the introduction of the Independent Order of Good Templars into Scotland," being "deemed a fitting opportunity for publishing a history of the Order, with portraits and biographical glimpses of some of its workers." Blue cloth w/gilt decoration to front cover, gilt lettering to front cover/spine, Lodge seal in blind to back cover, 288 pages (including index), errata slip bound in at rear, illustrated. Bumped/worn corners/spine ends, moderate edgewear, darkened edges, Grand Lodge of Scotland presentation sticker attached to front end paper in honour of recipient's "excellency in Juvenile Catechism Examination," moderate general wear..

New York: Thomas Whittaker, 1890. Book. Fair to Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. Small octavo. Kingdon was the second Bishop of Fredericton (New Brunswick, Canada) from 1892 until his death in 1907. This contains his Bishop Paddock lecture from 1890. Brown cloth w/publisher's colophon in blind to front cover, gilt lettering to spine, 252 pages (including appendix). Bumped/frayed corners/spine ends, 1" tear to top of front gutter, soil to cloth, impressions, shaken signatures, dampstaining/soil to edges, gift inscription to previous owner reads "W.J. *name uncertain*/Dec. 4, 1902/from the Bishop of Fredericton" (uncertain whether this is in the hand of Kingdon or the previous owner), ink numbers to top of page 252, numbers/writing to top portion of rear end paper (neither affect any text), a blank rear end paper excised..

New York & Boston: Hurd and Houghton / E.P. Dutton and Company, 1865. Book. Very Good. Hard Covers. First Editions.. Octavos -- from 7.75" to 9.75" tall. Published three years apart (the second in 1868), this set is based on a course of lectures given by Beardsley in January of 1864. When finished, the lectures "were carefully revised, broken into chapters, large portions of them entirely rewritten, and much new material added," with hope that they might "serve to excite the churchmen of Connecticut to gratitude for the struggles borne by their forefathers." Volume 1 bears a gift inscription reading thusly: "The Vestry/of St. John's Church, Stamford, Conn. U.S.A./to/Fyler Dibble,/of St. John, N.B.,/a grandson of the Rev. Ebenezer Dibble, D.D./the First Rector of St. John's Parish;/in grateful remembrance/of the labours of his grandfather in/this Parish, and as a token of respect/to his memory./April 18th 1868." Volume 2 bears a much shorter… Leer más

Wolfville: Gaspereau Press, 1999. Book. Near Fine. Stiff Card Wraps. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A collection of essays that originally appeared in Atlantic Baptist. Foreword by Malcolm Card. 196 pages (including acknowledgments), illustrated. Light general wear. Internally tight and clean..

New York: American Baptist Publication Society /Fleming H. Revell Company, 1895. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Small octavo. Merlot cloth w/gilt lettering/wreath design to front cover, gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt, 123 pages, frontispiece. Bumped/worn corners/spine ends, some edgewear scuffed/lightly soiled cloth, faded spine lettering,+ previous owner's name/date in pencil to front end paper..

Grahams Road: Privately Published, 2021. Book. Near Fine. Stiff Card Wraps. Signed by Author(s). 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Campbell "traces the rich history of Indian River, PEI, from its early settlers to its well-known church, [exploring] how Indian River Church evolved from a primitive thirty by forty-foot building on the shores of Malpeque Bay to a world-renowned architectural destination that is home to the Indian River Festival." 134 pages (including brief author biography, works cited, other useful sources), illustrated. Internally tight and clean w/just a hint of general wear..

The Saltire Society/Oliver & Boyd, 1957. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd edition.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Extracts from the Matthew Crawfurd edition of 1732, considered "the first scholarly, complete and reasonably reliable edition." Blue cloth w/silver spine lettering/silver device to front cover, 72 pages. Sunned spine, light general wear..

privately published, 1975. Book. Very Good. Stiff Card Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The history of a small Prince Edward Island church which no longer exists, but which lives on nonetheless in bits and pieces alloted to uses in other buildings. 64 pages, illustrated. A bit of general wear..

Hartford: S. Andrus and Son, 1845. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st thus.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. An allegorical novel first published in 1682, relating the story of a perfect town that is misled by Diabolus into rebelling against the Almighty (Shaddai). Even though he has been rejected, Shaddai dispatches his son to wrest control back from Diabolus. Brown cloth w/gilt spine lettering, blind-stamped decoration/rule to covers, 252 pages, illustrated w/seven engravings (one of which is a fold-out frontispiece), explanatory/experimental/practical notes by G. Burder. Bumped/worn corners/spine ends, chipping to top spine, long vertical scratch to front cover, wrinkling to bottom portions of both covers (probably exposure to moisture), a couple of circular scrapes to spine, a couple of numbers in ink to front end paper, foxing throughout, three or four signatures gently shaken..

Chicago & London: University of Chicago Press, 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A study of the work of the 12th-century philosopher Moses Maimonides. "Fox offers a general approach to reading Maimonides' philosophy and more specific reconsiderations of his ethical, metaphysical, and religious thought." Brown cloth w/gilt spine lettering, 356 pages (including index). Gently bumped corners/spine ends, tiny ink mark to top edge in rubbed dust jacket w/impressions, thin scratch to bottom right corner of front panel..

New York: Dodd, Mead & Company / John Dougall and Co., 1899. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. A collection of 10 essays (written for the Sunday Magazine) concerned with the philosophy, benefits and consequences of prayer. One essay each by the Right Rev. W. Boyd Carpenter, Bishop of Ripon; the Rev. Theodorre L. Cuyler; the Rev. John Watson ("Ian Maclaren"); the Rev. Canon Knox Little; William Quarrier; Leonard K. Shaw; the Rev. R.F. Horton; the Rev. H. Price Hughes; the Rev. J. Clifford; and the Very Rev. G.D. Boyle, Dean of Salisbury. Brownish/reddish cloth w/silver decorations/lettering to front cover/spine, 124 pages + one-page advertisement for a weekly paper published by Dougall. A bit of edgewear w/moderate wear to corners/spine ends, mild warp to front cover, tanned/dusty/moderately soiled edges, moderate internal soil. Scarce..

Milton: Comet Enterprises, 2000. Book. Illus. by Audrey Matheson. Near Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The story of "a little cat living in the stable on the first Christmas Eve who, through love and courage, breaks down walls." 57 pages. Comes with a laminated Jericho bookmark laid in. Light corner wear, a few scratches to back cover. Internally tight and clean..

St. Stephen: St. Croix Printing and Publishing, 1977. Book. Good to Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Published on the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the Roman Catholic Holy Rosary Parish in St. Stephen, New Brunswick. 160 pages (including appendices), illustrated. Coffee stains to front cover, some edgewear, surface wear. Internally tight..

Toronto: J.S. Robertson & Brothers, 1887. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st thus.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A salesman's sample, consisting of a frontispiece (boasting Beecher's facsimile signature -- since Beecher is referred to in the past tense in Howard's introduction, it is most unlikely that he rose from the grave to sign much of anything), title page, preface (2), list of illustrations (2), various sections inconsistently numbered text pages (about 125 of them), and at rear, an advertising page and 16 unused lined pages for the names/addresses/binding preference of those signing up to buy a copy. Butterscotch cloth covers w/floral illustration, gilt lettering, top and fore-edge gilt, illustrations. Bumped/worn/scraped corners/spine ends, minor scuffing/soil, one illustration half separated from text block, some internal soil, 1" tear to fore-edge of one of the pages numbered 103/4 (there are two pages 103/4 [don't ask me why], moderate general wear. With… Leer más

Boston: Christopher Publishing House, 1930. Book. About Very Good. Hardcover. Signed letter laid in. First Edition.. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Lawson presents the theme of divine sovereignty in the first part of his book, then offers brief biographical material on John Greenleaf Whittier, Robert Louis Stevenson and Alfred Tennyson, as well as a couple of essays, "The Spots in Two Bright Suns" and "An Arrow of Suggestion." Laid in are two typewritten correspondences from Lawson. The first is a 15-line note concerning a missed visit with friends, and an instruction to pay for the book at the friends' convenience. It is signed, W. Lawson. The second typescript is a longer letter (on both sides) to a W.H. Brewer of Saint John, New Brunswick, recalling earlier times, hoping to receive an invitation to visit, and offering his correspondent best Christmas wishes. One presumes that both letters are to the same individual. Lawson was just a few months shy of his 74th… Leer más

London: Marshall Brothers Ex-Library. About Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition.. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. No date (circa 1894). The author left the Royal Albert Docks on board the S.S. Chusan in November of 1890, bound for Ceylon, where it was her intention to preach the Gospel and convert to Christianity the heathen she found there. Her proselytising and dedication to her perceived calling was, as she recounts in these writings, successful, but she contracted malaria, and died in 1893 at the age of 28. Preface by J. Elder Cumming, and a four-page biographical sketch by the author's father, J. Gelson Gregson. Juniper cloth w/debossed illustration/decoration in black to front cover, gilt lettering to front cover/spine, 208 pages, illustrated. Spine moderately cocked, edgewear, bumped/worn corners/spine ends, scuffed cloth, library bookplate to front pastedown, gift inscription (not from the author) dated 1896 on half-title, two embossed library-seal impressions, library stamp… Leer más