Latin Bible - from late 17th Century
Printed by Wolfgang Mauritius Endter

Biblia Sacra Vulgatae Editionis, Sixti V Pontificis Maximi jussu recognita atque edita, versiculis distincta.
Bambergae: Sumptibus Wolfgangi Mauritii Endteri, bibliop. 1693.

Printed by Wolfgang Mauritius Endter (? - 1723), a German printer and publisher residing in Nuremberg. Bound in contemporary tan pigskin with black title to spine, five raised bands, and blind stamped decoration to boards. Evidence of sticker removed from foot of spine. Lacks clasps, with wood from board partially exposed where clasps have been removed. Minor rubbing and wear to spine and boards. Expertly restored with Japanese paper added to both joints and colored to match binding. Japanese paper is also inserted along both hinges over a small edge of the original endpapers. Boards are solidly attached. Bookplate of F. Patritii Fischer to front pastedown and bookplate of Bibliothecam Conventus to verso of title page. Previous owner markings to half title page: "From Elijah Humphreys to the Rev William Croswell, May 19, 1835" and to top of title page "Carolus Gulielmus Bradley." Full page engraved title page illustrated by Corneli Nicola Schurtz with dampstaining to margins. Headpieces and illustrated initials. The title page is printed in red and black. Text printed in two columns. Short closed tears to edges of several pages including the margin of non-engraved title page. Minor soiling, mostly to margins and occasional spots of foxing. IN LATIN. + 509 pages / 522 pages including index. Very Good. (#36370)

Price: $400 

A Single Volume from a Mid-17th Century Latin Bible Set

[Biblia Sacra]
Liber Psalmorum. Proverbia. Ecclesiastes. Cantic Canticor. Sapientia. Ecclesiasticus. Tome IV.
Parisiis [Paris]: Excudebat Antonius Vitré, 1651.

Volume four from a seventeenth century set of the Bible in Latin that comprised eight volumes. Bound in full brown leather with gilt rulings and ornaments to the covers and with six compartments to the spine with gilt tooling and titling. Covers and spine are bumped, rubbed, and lightly soiled. Endpapers are browned around the edges and frame a lighter square center. Text pages are generally clean and bright with occasional smudges, light aging to margins and a small dampstain to the bottom margins of the first 50 pages. Shoulder notes throughout and decorative ornaments at end of chapters and books. In very good condition. Measures 3.5 x 6.25 inches. 648 pages plus index. Very Good. (#36396)

Price: $150 

Family Bible from U.S. - 1830s

The Cottage Bible, and Family Expositor; Containing the Old and New Testaments, with Practical Expositions and Explanatory Notes. To Which are Added, the References and Marginal Readings of the Polyglott Bible, Together with Original Notes, and Selections from Bagster's Comprehensive Bible, and Other Standard Works, Introductory and Concluding Remarks on Each Book of the Old and New Testaments, and a Valuable Chronological Index. The Whole Carefully Revised and Adapted to the Use of Sunday Schools, Bible Classes, and Christians Generally. Embellished with Maps and Engravings. 2 Volumes.
Hartford, CT: D.F. Robinson and H.F. Suner, 1834.

Bound in full dark brown leather with gilt titles to spines. Wear and rubbing to hinges, corners, and edges of boards. Foxing and occasional spots of soiling throughout. Browning and offsetting to pages with engravings. The family / births/ deaths page between the old and new Testaments is blank. Includes several laid in bookmarks, pressed leaves, two certificates of merit, and a letter dated 1854 from Esther Gates of Votuntown, CT. (She died just 3 years later in 1857.) In her two page letter she describes "the ravage" - an illness that has killed multiple friends and relations in her vicinity. An attractive set despite the noted condition issues. This Bible was obviously treasured for many years. 1440 pages with 6 pages of maps and multiple engravings. This is a large set and may require an additional shipping fee. Very Good. (#34022)

Price: $250 

Bible Illustrations

Historic Illustrations of the Bible. Principally After the Old Masters Two Volumes.
London: Fisher, Son, & Co., n.d. [circa 1840s].

These two sumptuous volumes contain four series of fine engravings of scenes and events from both books of the bible, with two series in each. The engravings are taken from paintings by famous artists such as Rubens, Copley, Rembrandt, Poussin, Vandyke, da Vinci, Raphael, and many more. There are 30 plates in each series except for the fourth, which includes 33. The plates are accompanied by the relevant text from the bible in English, French, and German. There is also an explanation in English of the meaning of the text.

Bound in pebbled black leather with gilt ornaments and rulings to covers and to ornaments and titling to spine. Leather is rubbed, abraded, and worn. Book corners are bumped, with a small piece of leather missing from the lower right corner of Volume I. Hinges slightly tender. All edges gilt. Text pages are clean with very light aging to margins. The plates are generally in nice condition; however, many have foxing or browning in their margins. Only a few of the actual engravings are also affected. A handsome set in very good condition. Quartos. First Series: 78 pages; Second Series: 78 pages; Third Series: 84 pages; Fourth Series: 92 pages.  (#36046)

Price: $150

Liturgical Vestments of the Archbishop of New York

Amato, Pietro.
Treasured Vestments From the Archdiocese of New York Used at the Vatican.
Los Angeles, CA: Florence B. D'Urso, 1999.

4to. A book celebrating the history and beauty of liturgical vestments created and embroidered for John Cardinal Farley (1848-1918), a revered Archbishop of New York. His successor, John Cardinal O’Connor, allowed the vestments to be given to the whole church. The vestments were worn at the Vatican in 1997 at the re-dedication of the Chapel of Pope Nicholas V, which was decorated with frescos by Fra Angelico.

This gift copy was rebound in rich maroon full morocco with an elegant gilt double border to the front board and gilt accents to the banded spine. It is housed in a beautifully executed gold cloth covered slipcase complete with illustrated pastedown inlay, maroon silk ribbon, and title stamp matching the front board. The slipcase is exceptional, made with double-thick boards and lined internally with maroon linen. This book is internally pristine and accented with textured maroon silk endpapers, with gilt to all text edges. There are color photographic illustrations throughout showing each of the garments, with detail plates to highlight their workmanship. Also includes photos from the re-dedication ceremony at the Vatican. This is a finely bound gift copy. 96 pages. Fine. (#17825)

Price: $175 

Ashendene Press's Ecclesiasticus

[Ashendene Press].
The Wisdom of Jesus, The Son of Sirach, Commonly Called Ecclesiasticus.
Chelsea: Ashendene Press, 1932.

One of 328 copies on paper. There were also 25 copies printed on vellum. This magnificent book was one of the last issued by the Ashendene Press. The Ashendene Press was founded by St John Hornby (1867–1946). It operated from 1895 to 1915 in Chelsea, London and was revived after the war in 1920. The press closed in 1935. Its peers included the Kelmscott Press and the Doves Press. Hornby became friends with William Morris and Emery Walker, who helped inspire his work. These three presses were part of a "revival of fine printing" that focused on treating bookmaking as fine art. Ashendene books were carefully printed with large margins, and despite their lack of extravagant decoration, they were considered spectacular works of art. [Wikipedia] In the bibliography of the Press, its founder, St John Hornby stated that "in my humble judgment it is one of the most satisfactory of the books of the Press." In his history of the Ashendene Press, Colin Franklin writes on page 187: "qualities which separately had triumphed in many Ashendene volume were assembled as before the final curtain of an opera. Short chapters and sections showed the poetic setting of Subiaco which best suited that type....Red headings and shoulder notes, frequent and varied intervals assist the reading of a miraculous text."

Bound in bright orange vellum with four silk ties and gilt titling to spine. Slightest tiny wear to corners with original white vellum showing, otherwise fine. Printed on Batchelor paper in red and black with beautiful hand drawn initials in green and blue done by Graily Hewitt and his assistants Ida D. Henstock and Helen E. Hinkley. The colophon credits them along with H. Gage-Cole, the pressman, and the compositor A.J. Fisk. Top edge is trimmed with the other edges uncut. Missing the original slipcase and nicely housed in a custom brown cloth box with gilt title to spine. A wonderful copy in fine to near fine condition. Measures 7.5 x 11.5 inches. 182 pages.  (#36285)

Price: $5,200 

Ashendene Press's Life of St. Clare

[Ashendene Press]
Verino, Ugolino; Walter W. Seton, introduction.
Vita Di Santa Chiara Vergine Composta Per Ugolino Verino Cittadino Florentino.
Reprinted from the original Manuscript with and Introduction and Notes by Walter W. Seton.
Chelsea: Ashendene Press, 1921.

One of 236 copies on paper. There were 10 copies on vellum. This exquisite small volume from the Ashendene Press reprints the text of the original manuscript of the Life of St. Clare, written by Verino in the late 15th century and purchased by St. John Hornby, founder of the Ashendene Press in 1918. The Florentine humanist and poet Ugolino Verino was commissioned in by the sisters of the Convento di Santa Chiara Novella in Florence to write this “Life of St. Clare” in Italian. Although a biography of St. Clare of Assisi (1194–1253) had been available in Latin since the thirteenth century, this Italian version allowed members of the Order to read in the vernacular about their founder’s saintly poverty. Charles Harry St. John Hornby writes in his Ashendene Bibliography: "The original manuscript of this Life of Saint Clare, which is here printed for the first time, was purchased by me at the sale of Lord Vernon’s library at Sotheby’s in 1918. It was written at Florence on 39 leaves of vellum in a beautiful late XVth Century hand. At the sale the MS. attracted the attention of the distinguished Franciscan scholar Walter Seton, of University College, London, who asked permission to study it, as it was apparently a hitherto unknown version of the Life of St. Clare. The results of his study are summarized in the Introduction and Notes which are printed before and after the text of the MS. in this volume". Seton's Introduction tells the history of the manuscript in Hornby's collection and also documents the life of St. Clare and the influence of Saint Francis of Assisi on her religious conversion and lifelong vow of poverty. A facsimile of the beautiful first four pages of the original manuscript is inserted after the introduction.

Bound in limp vellum with gilt titling to spine and original green silk ties. Vellum has somewhat darkened but is otherwise fine. Printed in Subiaco type on hand-made paper. The rubricated portions of the manuscript are printed in red and the initials are printed in blue. Text pages are clean and bright with the slightest darkening to page edges. Small quarto measuring 6 x 8 inches. Housed in a custom green cloth slipcase. Near fine. i-xvi, 96 pages.  Near Fine. (#36133)

Price: $1,500 

History of the Catholic Church in Louisiana - First Edition from 1939

Baudier, Roger.
The Catholic Church in Louisiana.
New Orleans: 1939.

First Edition. Red leatherette boards with gilt title to spine and front cover. Ex-library with stamp to title page, and pen marking on front free endpaper. Occasional pencil check marks and underlined words, but clean overall. Browning to margins and short closed tears / chips to edges of a few pages. Bumped corners and rolled spine. There is a one inch closed tear to the cloth on the rear hinge. A few interior splits to binding, but all pages remain bound. Minor repairs to interior hinges. An uncommon book. 605 pages plus index. Very Good. (#34085)

Price: $250 

Bremer Presse's Masterpiece - Martin Luther's German Bible

[Bremer Presse]
Luther, Martin, translator.
Biblia, Das Ist: Die Gentze Heilige Schrift-Deudsch. D. Martin Luther Five Volumes.
Munich: Bremer Presse, 1926-1929.

365 copies. This is a magnificent production from the famed Bremer Presse of Germany - probably their masterpiece. They published books from 1911 to 1939, interrupted only by World War I. It was founded by Willy Wiegand, and like England's Doves Press, rejected ornament except for splendid initials draw by Anna Simons and relied upon carefully chosen types and painstaking presswork to produce its limited edition hand printed books. The colophon states that this edition was printed to commemorate the 400 year anniversary of the publication of Martin Luther's German bible. The text was based on the editions published in 1545 and 1546. The Bible (German: Lutherbibel) was the first German language Bible translation from Latin sources. The New Testament was first published in September 1522, and the complete Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments with Apocrypha, in 1534. Luther continued to make improvements to the text until 1545.

The five volumes are: Die Bucher Mose; Teil des Alten Testaments; Teil des Alten Testaments; Die Propheten; Das Neue Testament. Each volume is numbered differently. They are bound uniformly in blue paper boards with linen spines with the title written in calligraphy. The volumes are housed in gray paper board slipcases. In near fine condition in very good slipcases. Measures 10 x 14 inches. Unpaginated [each volume about 250-300 pages] Near Fine. (#36266)

Price: $4,500 

History of the Reformation of the Church of England - from late 1600s

Burnet, Gilbert (Lord Bishop of Sarum).
Burnet's Historical Works: The History of the Reformation of the Church of England. Three Volumes including supplement.
London: Printed by T.H. for Richard Chiswell, J. Churchill, 1679, 1683, 1715.

Written by Scottish philosopher and historian Gilbert Burnet (1643 - 1715), this was considered to be the standard reference on this subject for over a century. The Parliament of England voted to formally thank Burnet after he published the first volume and he was later awarded the degree of Doctor of Divinity from Oxford University.

Three volumes bound in full black morocco with gilt decoration, raised bands, and title labels reading "Burnet's Historical Works" to spines. Gilt emblems reading "Honi soit qui mal y pense" (a French saying that translates to: "Shame be to him who thinks evil of it") to front and rear boards of all volumes. This was the motto of the Order of the Garter, which Burnet became the Chancellor of in 1689. He served as the Bishop of Salisbury for the order from 1689 to 1715. Gilt rules to boards and dentelles. Full gilt edges to all volumes. Long cracks to front and rear boards of first volume, but boards remain attached. Chipping and wear to spine ends, edges, hinges, spine bands, and corners of all volumes. Minor rubbing to boards and to gilt emblems. Bookplates of William Pochin, Barkly Hall, Leichester, Lynden Bonnie Evans, and Blanche Guthrie Miller to endpapers. Previous ownership stamp "Withrow" and name "Mary Guthrie Miller Naquin" in pen to front endpapers, dated 1966. Another previous owner's name in pen to top margin of title page of volume two. William Pochin (1731 - 1798) was a member of the English Parliament and held the office of sheriff of Leichester from 1756-7. Illustrated title page plus seven plates to first volume, illustrated title pages plus eight plates to second volume, five plates to supplement. Interiors are clean overall with occasional smudge marks and spots of soiling. Volume I: Progress Made in it during the Reign of K. Henry the VII, 368 pages; Volume II: of the Progress made in it till the Settlement of it in the beginning of Q. Elizabeth Reign, 416 pages; Volumes III: Supplement, 426 plus a table of records and papers. An oversized, heavy set that may require an extra shipping fee. Very Good. (#33070)

Price: $700 

Cresset Press's Apocrypha - with 14 wood engravings

[Cresset Press].
The Apocrypha According to the Authorized Version.
London: The Cresset Press, 1929.

Number 347 of 450 copies printed on mould-made paper. An additional 30 copies numbered I-XXX were printed on handmade paper. This sumptuous edition of the biblical apocrypha as they appeared in the King James Bible has fourteen wood engraved illustrations, one for each book, each commissioned by a noted contemporary artist of the time. They are Blair Hughes Stanton, Gertrude Hermes, Leon Underwood, Stephen Gooden, Rene Ben Sussan, M.E. Groom, Eric Jones, Wladislaw Skoczylas, Hester Sainbury, Frank Medworth, Eric Ravilious, John Nash, and D. Galanis. The Cresset Press was a publishing company in London, England, active as an independent press from 1927 for 40 years, and initially specializing in "expensively illustrated limited editions of classical works, like Milton's Paradise Lost" but later going on to produce well-designed trade editions of literary and political works. Among the leading illustrators commissioned by Cresset were Blair Hughes-Stanton and Gertrude Hermes — The Pilgrim's Progress (1928), The Apocrypha (1929), and D. H. Lawrence's Birds, Beasts and Flowers (1930). [Wikipedia]

Bound in full cream vellum over thick boards with a leather title label to spine. Spine label is rubbed and slightly nicked. The binding is tight and unbowed. The text pages are bright and fresh. The superb full page wood engravings are sharp and vivid impressions. The book was beautifully printed at the Curwen Press. Housed in a black slipcase. In fine condition in near fine slipcase. Measures 8.5 x 13 inches. 406 pages.  (#36195)

Price: $1,200 

An Italian Work on the Apostolic Man - late 1700s

Da Bergamo, Gaetano-Maria.
L'Uomo Apostolico istruito nella sua vocazione al confessionario, colle avvertenze de' sacri canoni, e de' santi padri, e massimamente di san crlo borromeo, col metodo per le confessioni generali, e colle proprie esortazioni ai penitenti, conforme alla qualita del bisogno.
[The Apostolic Man educated in his vocation to the confessional, with the warnings of the sacred canons, and of the holy fathers, and especially of St. Charles Borromeo, with the method for general confessions, and with his own exhortations to penitents, in accordance with the quality of the need].
Venezia: Bassano; A Spese Remondini di Venezia, 1773.

Very good in modern light brown three quarter leather with marbled paper covered boards and maroon title label to spine. Boards and binding in excellent condition. Interior is foxed. Ex-library stamp on title page. The first section has a woodcut head piece, tail piece and initial. Includes a fold-out chart. In Italian. 320 pages. Italian. Very Good. (#3565)

Price: $150 

Buddhist themed Artists' Book
Text in English & with Chinese Calligraphy

Kolkin, Jon.
Inner Harmony: Learning from the Buddhist Spirit.
[Raleigh NC]: Jon Kolkin, 2014.

Number 37 of 50 copies. Inscribed: "May you experience Inner Harmony as you continue along your life's journey - Jon Kolkin #37/50." Kolkin is a fine arts photographer, Buddhist, and an international speaker on achieving a more enriching and balanced life. This beautiful book has thirty black and white images selected from his photographic series, Inner Harmony. The evocative and mysterious photographs were taken at Buddhist monasteries in China and Bhutan. The text is both in English and traditional Chinese with calligraphy created by Oi Yee Tai. Bound in black Japanese cloth and bound using a traditional Chinese binding technique. In fine condition. 12 x 13 inches. 72 pages.  (#28039)

Price: $485 

Jesuit Work on Morality - late 17th Century

Leonardelli, Annibale.
L'Occhio in Pena, Offeso da gli Sconcerti nel vivere umano
[The eye in pain, offended by the confusion in human life].
Parma, Italy: Alberto Pazzoni and Paolo Monti, 1696.

Quite scarce. Annibale Leonardelli (1623-1702) was an Italian Jesuit priest and biblical commentator. He was the author of several works on religion and morals. Bound in contemporary vellum. Binding is soiled, bumped, and missing a piece along the bottom of the front cover, revealing the board underneath. Brown leather spine label with titling. Marbled endpapers missing front free endpaper. Half title page has tear along right edge. Text pages are browned and spotted, not affecting legibility. A good copy of an uncommon book. In Italian. Measures 3 x 5.75 inches. 480 pages including index. Good +. (#35244)

Price: $250 

Limited Edition of the Four Gospels in German
Rudolf Koch Typeface

Luther, Martin; Heinrich Weinel, editor.
Die vier Evangelien. Markus, Lukas, Matthäus und Johannes in der Übersetzung von Martin Luther.
Jena: Eugen Diederichs, 1910.

Number 214 of 1000 copies. A handsomely printed German edition of the four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Printed under the supervision of well known typographer Rudolf Koch using a typeface designed by him.

Bound in brown leather with embossed design to cover and black titling to spine. Originally closed with leather thongs attaching to front clasps but the thongs have broken. Leather on covers is rubbed and corners are bumped. Wear along joints. Front hinge is cracked but text block is firm. Beautiful decorative endpapers. Title page printed in a calligraphic style in black and red. Interior pages area clean and bright with top edges gilt and darkening to fore-edge and lower edge. Very good condition. Measures 8 x 10.5 inches. 310 pages.  (#36188)

Price: $125

French Jesuit Work - from late 17th century

Maimbourg, Louis.
Histoire de la Ligue.
Paris: Sebastien Mabre-Cramoisy, 1684.

Early edition of this work by Louis Maimbourg (1610 -1686). Maimbourg was a French Jesuit and historian. He entered the Society of Jesus at the age of sixteen, and after studying at Rome became a classical master in the Jesuit college at Rouen. He afterwards devoted himself to preaching, but with only moderate success. After having taken some part in minor controversies he threw himself with energy into the dispute which had arisen as to the Gallican liberties; for his Traité historique de l'établissement et des prérogatives de l'Eglise de Rome et de ses évêques (1682) he was by command of Innocent XI expelled from the Society, but rewarded by Louis XIV with a residence at the abbey of St Victor, Paris, and a pension. His numerous works include histories of Arianism, the iconoclast controversy, the Great Schism of 1054, Lutheranism, Anglicanism, Calvinism, and of the pontificates of Leo I and Gregory I. [Wikipedia]

Bound in full light brown calf with gilt titling to spine. Frontispiece engraving. Interior pages have light aging along margins but are generally clean. Some cropping to upper margins where book sized to fit binding. Very good. Measures 3 x 5.5. inches. Housed in a brown cloth slipcase. 542 pages plus table des matieres. (#35080)

Price: $180 

A Sanctimonious Rant Blaming the Italian Renaissance for Modern Day (1800s) Evil

Mgr. Gaume [Father Jean-Joseph Gaume].
Les Trois Rome Journal D'un Voyage en Italie. (Diary of a trip to Italy) 4 Volumes.
Paris: Gaume Freres, 1864.

Troisieme Edition. (Third Edition.) Written by Roman Catholic author and theologian, Father Gaume (1802 - 1879). In this work he argues that the Renaissance is to blame for reintroducing the paganism of antiquity into modern times, which he considers to be the primary source of evil. Written in diary format, he discusses the art, architecture, and history of Italy with theological viewpoints interspersed.

Ex-library with bookplate from the Congregation of SS. Redemptoris Neo-Aureliae of New Orleans in all three volumes. Stamp to title pages and half title pages of all volumes. Bound in full tan marbled leather with black and gilt title and volume labels to spines. Heavy rubbing to boards and wear to corners and edges of boards. Spots of foxing throughout; although, it is fairly light in color and does not affect legibility. Folding map of Rome to Volume I, folding map of catacombs to Volume IV, both with browning and closed tears. Marbled endpapers and full edges marbled. An attractive set despite the noted condition issues. IN FRENCH. Volume I is 508 pages; Volume II is 580 pages; Volume III is 569 pages. Extra shipping may be needed. Very Good. (#35968)

Price: $150 

Natural Theology Argument for the Existence of God

Paley, William; Rev. Robert Lynam (memoir).
The Works of William Paley, D.D. Archdeacon of Carlisle. 2 volumes. Volume I: Evidences of Christianity: Moral and Political Philosophy; Volume II: Natural Theology: Horae Paulineae: Clergyman's Companion: and Sermons.
London: Henry Fisher, Son, and P. Jackson, 1828.

English clergyman, utilitarian, and philosopher, William Paley (1743 - 1805), is best known for his natural theology explanation of the teleological argument for the existence of God. This argument centers around the idea that things in the natural world function on such a complex level, that there must be a higher power. Complete in two volumes. Includes tracts on Christianity, natural history, astronomy, anatomy, morality, and more.

Bound in full maroon leather with gilt title and volume numbers, gilt rules, and gilt decoration stamped to spines. Elaborate embossed design to boards. Leather is cracked in places on all four hinges, but boards remain attached. Wear to edges and corners with loss to leather on all corners, some bumped corners. Chipping to leather on spines, rubbing and scuffing to boards. Frontispiece portrait to first volume. Book seller markings to endpapers, else clean and bright interiors. Full speckled edges. A few darker spots (possibly ink) to fore-edge of first volume. Volume I: 290 pages; Volume II: 202 pages plus 2 pages of ads. (#36096)

Price: $125 

Facsimile Edition of The Golden Cockerel Press's Four Gospels

[September Press]
Gill, Eric, illustrated.
The Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ According to the Authorized Version of King James I with Decorations by Eric Gill Printed and Published at the Golden Cockerel Press.
Wellingborough: Charles Skelton at the September Press, 1988.

One of 600 copies. This is one of 480 unnumbered copies case bound in buckram by The Fine Bindery Limited. This is a nicely produced facsimile of the Four Gospels from the Golden Cockerel Press, with illustrations by Eric Gill. The publisher writes in his note at the end of the volume: "This book is a reproduction version of The Four Gospels published in 1931. I call it a reproduction version rather than a facsimile because that is what it is, a copy produced by photo-lithography with no attempt to simulate the paper or binding of the original. From the outset, the spirit of the book was what I was aiming at. The original is a marvelous book...and rightly regarded as one of the glories of modern book-making....If a reproduction could demonstrate something of the excitement, simplicity and ingenuity of the original, I would be well pleased." Appearing after the facsimile proper is a six-page account of the making of the original, accompanied by four photographic illustrations. This is followed by a brief article on Gill, written in 1953 for "The Book Collector" by Robert Gibbings, who purchased the Golden Cockerel Press in 1924.

Bound in the original black buckram with a tan leather spine label with gilt title. The text pages are bright and immaculate. Housed in the publisher's natural linen slipcase. In fine condition. Measures 9.25 x 13.25 inches. 269 pages + xiv.  (#36197)

Price: $600

Unique Artists' Book from Argentinian Calligrapher
Opening Lines of Genesis in Spanish

Soria, Marina.
Genesis 1:1.
Buenos Aires: Marina Soria, 2018.

A unique book from renowned calligrapher and book artist Marina Soria. In this vibrant and inventive work, Ms. Soria has created a single page comprising a lattice of small pieces of paper woven and stitched together with a design encircling the number 1 on the front, and the Spanish text of the opening words of Genesis from the Bible on the other side. Done with watercolors and gold leaf on Canson and marbled papers. Bound in hard covers with Canson paper, with a window frame carved out to show a small part of the design of the inside page, resembling stained glass. Accompanied by a card with a description of the book and signed by the artist. Housed in an orange stiff paper portfolio. In fine condition. Size: 24.2 x 27.8 cm.

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Marina Soria is a seasoned artist and educator with degrees in Fine Arts and Graphic Design. Not content to just immerse herself in learning calligraphy at international conferences, and through courses with renown calligraphers, she studied Eastern principles of Beauty in sumi-e (Japanese painting). She distilled and blended these principles with her rich experience and background in the fine arts, typography and graphic arts, employing unique approaches and techniques. She has also dabbled in the textile arts, creating a metaphor for weaving; letters as stitches and text as if it were a textile. Her works, vibrating with a love for nature and exploding with life and color, can be found in calligraphy collections in museums, universities, and libraries in the U.S., Europe, and South America. Marina has received numerous national and international awards, and has been featured widely in calligraphic arts publications. A prolific artist, experimental calligrapher, book artist, and educator, her goal is to mingle diverse disciplines to challenge the limits of conceptual art and technique.  Fine. (#35864)

Price: $800

History of Quakers - 3rd Edition from 1774

Sewel, William.
The History of the Rise, Increase, and Progress of the Christian People Called Quakers: Intermixed with Several Remarkable Occurences, Intermixed.
Burlington, NJ: Isaac Collins, 1774.

Third Edition, Corrected. William Sewel (1653 - 1720) was a Dutch Quaker historian. His mother, Judith Zinspenning, was a minister and an author. She died when William was only eleven, leaving him an orphan. It took him 25 years to write this history of the Quakers, which was originally printed in Dutch. The first English edition was printed in 1722 and was dedicated to George I. Quarto.

Bound in full brown leather boards with raised bands to spine and gilt title label reading: "Sewell's History" to spine. Rubbing and wear to boards, spine, and edges. Foxing to interior and occasional spots of soiling. Previous owner's markings to front pastedown and to top of title page. Lacks front free endpaper and rear free endpaper is partially detached. Includes a laid in 8 page pamphlet supporting prohibition, printed by the Committee for the Suppression of the Liquor Traffic for 1898-1899 for the Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends. 812 pages plus index.  Very Good. (#35776)

Price: $150 

History of the Church of Scotland - 1655

Spotswood, John.
The History of the Church of Scotland, Beginning the Year of our Lord 203, and Continued to the End of the Reign of King James the VI of Ever Blessed Memory. Wherein are Described, the Progress of Christianity; The Erecting of Bishopricks; The Building and Endowing Monasteries, and other Religious Places; The Succession of Bishops and their Sees; The Reformation of Religion, and the frequent Disturbances of that Nation by Wars, Conspiracies, Tumults, Schisms. Together with Great Variety of other Matters, both Ecclesiasticall and Politicall. Written by that Grave and Reverend Prelate, and Wise Counsellor, John Spotswood, Lord Archbishop of S. Andrews, and Privy Counsellor to King Charles the I that most religious and blessed Prince.
London: J. Flesher for R. Royston, 1655.

The author John Spotswood (1565-1639) was archbishop, primate of all Scotland, and a historian of Scotland. During his illustrious career he followed James VI to England upon his succession, later crowned Charles I in 1633, and was appointed Lord Chancellor of Scotland, a position he retained until 1638. He was buried in Westminster Abbey. This dense and comprehensive history of Scotland's church is presented in seven books and is related chronologically.

Bound in later three quarter black leather with brown cloth covers and six spine compartments. Light bumping and rubbing, and soiling to cloth but still very nice. Later endpapers. Interior pages are generally quite clean, with occasional spots and browning to page edges. With two illustrations of Spotswood and of Charles I. Very good condition. Folio. 546 pages + one page poem, several page tables (index), publisher's book list, plus page of errata. Very Good. (#35085)

Price: $600

Two Tracts Debating Observance of the Sabbath & Civil Government Involvement

Sunday Police from the Boston Patriot; and Essays on the Observance of a Sabbath.
Philadelphia: Joseph Rakestraw (tract 2), 1820 and 1822. Second tract published by Joseph Rakestraw.

RARE AMERICANA. This volume includes two tracts written in 1820 and 1822 that provide an engrossing account of an important debate of the day on whether the Bible requires the observance of the Sabbath and, if so, whether it is proper for a civil government to enforce this observance. Tract one reprints the text of an essay appearing in the Boston Patriot that holds the position that the enforcement of the Sabbath is “not warrantable from Scripture.” It is followed by two responses in disagreement. The second tract of essays on the Sabbath’s observance first reprints the Boston Patriot essay, and then prints several essays for and against the position of the writer in the Boston Patriot.

Both tracts are in very good condition, with aging and some foxing. The front and rear pages of tract two are more heavily foxed. There is also foxing to the front and rear pastedowns. In a later black cloth binding with very light bumping and rubbing and the gilt title “Sunday Police” to front board. Tract one: 36 pages; tract two: 48 pages. 12mo. Black cloth boards with gilt title to front board. Very Good. (#21298)

Price: $200 

Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Canterbury - with 20 plates

Woolnoth, W.; T. Hastings, drawings.
A Graphical Illustration of the Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Canterbury: Accompanied by a History and Description, Collected from the Most Authentic Documents, and Drawn up from Repeated Surveys of that Venerable Fabric.
London: T. Cadell, W. Davies, and J. Murray, 1816.

First edition. From title page: " With descriptions of its monumental structures, and an account of its chapels, altars, shrines, and chantries. Also comprising biographical sketches of the lives of the archbishops and deans of Canterbury; and historical notices of the celebrated Convent of Christchurch; with lists and interesting particulars of its deans, priors, and distinguished monks." This extensive history of this famed cathedral includes twenty beautiful plates of exteriors and interiors that were engraved by Woolnoth from drawings by T. Hastings.

Bound in three quarter brown leather with red and and blue marbled paper boards. Leather is scuffed, soiled and paper boards are scuffed and scraped. Interior pages have offsetting from the plates and browning around edges of plates, not affecting images. With book plate of John W. Davis on front pastedown along with a penciled note stating that the book was acquired at a Sotheby's sale of [?} Newman's stock of books August 1877. Folio in very good condition.  (#35139)

Price: $150