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London, England: Printed for Matthew Turner at the Limb in High-Holborn, 1686. Book. Good Minus. Leather Bound . 1st Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. "Written Originally in French by James Benigne Bossuet, Sometimes Bishop of Condom, and now of Meaux, Counsellor of State to the Most Christian King, Heretofore Tutor to the Dauphin, and now Chief Almoner to the Dauphiness. Faithfully Englished. London, Printed for Matthew Turner at the Limb in High-Holborn, 1686." 565 pp. This appears to be the first English edition of this work, originally published in French in 1682 as Discours sue L'Histoire Universelle. Dedicated to the surviving legitimate son of Louis XIV, whom Bossuet tutored, this work traces God's interaction with Man through history with chapter and verse citations from the Bible printed in the margins. Government, and other religious and civic institutions, are wholly dependent on Divine Law and sanction.  Book Condition : Good-; front board… Leer más

London, England and New York NY: Addison-Wesley Longman Ltd, 1978. Book. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 342 pp. w/ 13 maps. Study of Arab history during the first 6 centuries C.E. within the context of Syriac Christianity. Examines why a distinct Arab Christian church failed to arise and why Christianity didn't take hold among the nomadic populations. Book Condition : Good; from a history professor's estate; some underlining and margin notes (c. 10% of pages); owners name on front free end paper and notes inside rear cover. Dust Jacket Condition : Very Good; light shelf wear to edges. .

Chambersburg PA: J.M. Runk & Co., 1897. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1897 Complete 2 Volume set, 1375 pp. Gilt text block and lettering. 3/4 dark leather boards. Illustrated w/ b&w portrait photos on glossy pages. Subtitle continues "Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers". Book Conditions : Good; no text marks noted; binding repaired with heavy black binding tape; wear to cover corners and board edges; some soiling to covers; scattered light foxing, spotting to text block, some toning at page edges; a few fingerprint smudges. No Dust Jackets as issued. PLEASE NOTE : Extra postage may be requested due to weight of set..

Lewiston NY: Edwin Mellen Pr, 2008. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, 318 pp. w/ 12 color and 29 b&w plates. Organized chronologically, this examines Delacroix's work in the context of both religious art and the Romantic movement. Chapters include: The Politics of Religion and Art in France; Scenes of the Passion; Suppression of Romantic Religious Art and the Rise of Popular Prints; The Sainte-Sulpice Mural Program; and more. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; minimal wear. No Dust Jacket. FREE PRIORITY MAIL SHIPPING INCLUDED..

Philadelphia PA: Everts, Peck, and Richards, 1886. Book. Fair. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 1886 Complete 2 Volume set, 1602 pp. Original bindings, gilt text block, gilt lettering on red covers. Includes Civil War muster rolls, maps, and b&w photo and woodcut portraits. Book Conditions : Fair; no text marks noted; bindings separating (especially Vol. 1); wear to cover corners and spines; scuffing to covers; scattered light spots of foxing and some spotting to text block. No Dust Jackets as issued. PLEASE NOTE : Extra postage may be requested due to weight of set..

London, England: S. Crowder, 1781. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. 1781 6th Edition Corrected and Amended. Scarce leather hardcover, 252 pp. Expounds the young Bunyan's two covenant theology (Adam - Old Testament and Jesus - New Testament). Book Condition: Good minus; front cover barely attached, rear cover secured; some foxing throughout and spotting to text block; no text marks; creasing to front free end papers. Other than the separation at the front this book is in good condition for its age with relatively little scuffing to the covers..

Oxford University Press, 2011. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 5 volume hardcover set, 2984 pp. with b&w photos throughout. Contains entries on artists, movements and schools, historical exhibits, and more. Vol. 5 includes a topical outline of articles, directory of contributors, and comprehensive index. Book Conditions : Very Good, Ex-College Library; minimal use; no text marks noted; light bumping to spine ends and cover corners; bookplates inside front covers; catalog labels on spine and on rear free end paper. No Dust Jackets..

Leningrad: Khudozhnik RSFSR, 1986. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Quite rare. An all-Russian book, published in 1986 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the "Academicheskaya Dacha," which opened in 1884 as a place of summer practice for poor students of the Imperial Academy of Arts. Features artwork from a collection of work produced by dacha artists. Profusely illustrated in lovely color plates, the works of many artists are arranged largely in chronological order. The subjects are stunning landscapes and the Russian countryside, as well as people and families involved in the basic activities of life - work, play, eating, and family gatherings. 232 pp. Book condition: Very good. Book has been well protected in its slipcase, cloth binding very good, pages unmarked. Slipcase: Good, some nicks to the printed paper mounted on the slipcase boards, binding has tears at several corners, but is secure and looks generally good..

St. Petersburg, Russia: Bibliopolis, 1995. Book. Illus. by Chemiakin, Mikhail. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Unillustrated catalog of exhibition 18 October -15 November 1995: State- Hermitage, Petersburg; 30 November - 14 January 1996: Tretyakov Museum, Moscow. Text in English and Russian. Contains 5 essays, and a biography/chronology of this artist, once forced to leave Russia, now honored in the Hermitage, where he once worked. White glossy wraps with front cover color illustration of his work, B&W photo of artist on rear cover, otherwise unillustrated. Condition: near fine, with a slight halo of age toning around the outer half inch of the pages..

Wrightsville PA: Brechbill & Strickler, 1972. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Scarce hardcover, 239 pp. w/ 6 b&w illustrations. 1st Edition. History of the Old Order River Brethren, a small sect centered in York County Pennsylvania. Influenced by German Pietism and the Brethren In Christ Church, this sect split from the Mennonite Church and further split into an Old Order group that favored stricter non-resistance and traditional practices. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; little wear. Dust Jacket Condition : Good; shelf wear to edges and spine ends; crease to top left front; in protective Brodart. a.

New York NY: Pageant Press, 1960. Book. Good Plus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A rare first edition of this children's book about identical twins in an all-girls boarding school. Blue cloth boards, black illustrated dust jacket. 267 pp., unillustrated. Stated First edition. Condition: Good plus, with Good minus dust jacket; pages clean and bright, pages 126-143 have a halo of age toning (probably different paper). Pages clean, no marks. Front side of jacket has about four edge tears, small to one-inch, no loss..

Historical Atlas Pr, 2007. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. 17 1/4" x 12 1/4" Limited Edition oversize folio atlas, 275 pp.. Colorized version of this historical atlas providing not only maps, but historic photographs and text, about Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Brief history of the county and its notable features is followed by the geographically-arranged bulk of the work. Historic maps from an 1899 atlas are reproduced in full page format. Book Condition :Near Fine; address label on front free end paper; no text marks; binding slightly relaxed due to size of volume. No Dust Jacket as issued..

Philadelphia PA: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2015. Book. New. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Oversize hardcover, 363 pp. w/ 242 color plates (many full page). Issued for 2015 exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Featuring many previously unpublishes examples, this is the most significant exhibit and book on fraktur in many decades. Includes an interview with the collectors, a lenghthy introductory essay on fraktur, exhibit checklist, appendices, bibliography and index. Book Condition : New..

New York NY: D & J Salier & Co., 1851. Book. Good Minus. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Possible 1st American Edition from 2nd French Edition. Scarce oversize hardcover w/ 1/4 leather. 749 pp. w/ 11 beautiful b&w full page engravings (various artists including Reubens). French Jesuit priest presents a commentary on the Gospels (text taken from the Catholic Vulgate). Also includes The History of the Acts of the Apostles. Issued by oldest family publisher in the United States. Book Condition : Good-, Ex-Seminary Library; tape repair to spine; bookplate and rubber stamp inside front cover; scattered foxing, light waviness to some pages (likely from humidity); toning to pages facing illustrations; one drawing and one inscription on reverse of two illustration pages; scuffing/chipping to covers, esp. edges and spine ends; catalog labels to bottom spine and right top rear cover; slip on rear free end paper; pocket removed from inside rear cover tearing paper. .

Woodstock NY: Woodstock Guild, 1991. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Scarce softcover, 63 pp/ w/ b&w photos throughout. Details the chronology of the Woodstock Guild, the founding and growth of the Byrdcliffe Arts Colony, its hiking trails, and the 1990-2002 ten year plan. Book Condition : Near Fine; no text marks; light bend to front cover edge. FREE PRIORITY MAIL SHIPPING WITH PURCHASE OF THIS BOOK..

The Society, 2000. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Limited 1st Edition, 1183/1250. Oversize hardcover, 862 pp. w/ end paper maps and b&w photos throughout. Compiled and edited by the Manheim Historical Society.Chapters focus on Manheim Borough, Penn and Rapho Townships, Notable people, Education, Religion, Clubs and Organizations, Medical Care, Business and Industry, and more. 10/2000 Newsletter inlaid. Book Condition : Very Good; no text marks; light spotting to top text block. No Dust Jacket..

Harrisburg PA: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1955. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 1st Edition hardcover, 619 pp. w/ b&w illustrations scattered throughout. Surveys the effect of modern farm machinery and agricultural techniques on farming in Pennsylvania as well as rural life in the 19th and 20th centuries. Book Condition: Near Fine; no text marks; minimal wear; a few small marks on text block. No Dust Jacket Condition..

New York, NY: G. K. Hall & Co., 1993. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This is a comprehensive reference work, the annotations to the sources are invaluable for anyone researching Barrett Browning. The format is chronological with special notation in bold given to reviews of the works EBB published that year. This bibliography includes the large amount of commentary written in French and Italian. The introduction frames the evolution in scholarly attention paid to EBB. Book Condition : Fine; no internal markings; binding tight. No Dust Jacket as issued..

Hants, England: Scolar Press, 1996. Book. Fine. Hardcover. Probable First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This collection of 14 essays, some of which were part of a 1994 Pre-Raphaelite seminar, covers a gamut of subjects related to individual artists, symbolism, techniques, and cultural cross-currents. The essays include : Death and the Maiden : The Lady of Shalott and the Pre-Raphaelites; Millais' "Knight Errant" and the formation of the English Nude; and Sermons in Stone : John Brett's "The Stonebreaker" Reconsidered. Book Condition : Fine; binding tight; no internal markings. Dust Jacket Condition : Near Fine; light rubbing; crease near top front right..

New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1944. Book. Good. Hardcover. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Complete Set. Vol. 1: history from early settlements to the 1900s, 425 pp. Vol. 2: topics such as religion, education, underground railroad, law, medicine, music; 490 pp. Vol. 3: County outlines, 472 pp. Vol 4: Personal and family history, 679 pp. Book Condition: Good, Ex-library, only markings are pockets & slips on rear free end pages and small impress stamp on title pages; no text marks noted; scuffing to covers with a long mark on the rear of one and a cut on the rear of another,; semi circular water stain tp bottom of Vol. 4's pages; wear to spine ends. No Dust Jackets as Issued. All volumes have gray cloth boards, red spine labels with gold titles; frontispieces, many illustrations- plates, portraits, maps, facsimiles. a b .