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1792Fuller Title: THE CLERK'S ASSISTANT IN THE PRACTICE OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS Containing the Method of Proceeding Therein. Extracted from the Best Books of Practice. Interspersed with some Observations in Matters of Law. by the Rev. William Cockburn. To which are added three appendixes, the first containing a short summary of the method of proceeding in causes in the Ecclesiastical Courts by a late most reverend and learned prelate. A collection of modern rules of practice and cases adjudged in the courts of doctors commons, digested under their proper heads in alphabetical order, extracted from The proctor's practice by Philip Floyer. A list of the fees in the Consistory court, carefully revised and corrected from the errors of the former table, published in Robbins's Abridgment of the Ecclesiastical Statutes. The Fourth Edition. pp. [2], xxxviii, 219, [1] [2], 14; 92. The appendices have separate pagination and Register. Age stained. 8vo. 210 mm. Original full leather binding, worn; boards detached. ** Early manuscript ownerships (2) of John Read, Jr., son of George Read, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. John Read (1769-1854) was a lawyer, financier, and philanthropist in 1787 he graduated from the College of New Jersey (Princeton) and then studied law in his father's office in New Castle, Delaware. In 1789, he moved to Philadelphia and married Martha Meredith. Read was appointed Agent General of the United States under the Jay Treaty in 1794 and served in that capacity until 1809. Read was active in Pennsylvania politics, and a leader of the Federalist Party. He held several elected offices, and was a member of Pennsylvania State Senate. From 1819 to 1841, he was president of the Philadelphia Bank, as well as head of other powerful corporations. Significant American ownership. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W151
1885433p. Illustrated. Interior hinges cracked. Rear endpaper soiled and torn. 8vo. Original full cloth binding. Worn. Hardbound. L19
1826pp. (3), (1) Blank, (5)-615. + Engraved frontis. Pencil note says: 'From the Library of Henry Wirth.' Double column. Very foxed. 8vo. 215 mm. Original full leather binding, very worn. Hardbound. Fair. Henry Wirth (1814-1893) was born in Lebanon County PA. He died in Wabash County, IL. 'Charles Buck (1771-1815) was an English Independent minister and theological writer, best known for this Theological Dictionary. 'Buck's Dictionary was a significant work in antebellum America, running to 50 reprints. It was conservative and evangelical in editorial line, making it a counterbalance to the A View of Religions (1817) of Hannah Adams which was of Unitarian and liberal tendency.' - Wiki. S&S/AI 23959. ** PRICE JUST REDUCED!! PAIMP 20
1826pp. (3), (1) Blank, (5)-615. Lacks Frontis and front fly leaves. XLib bookplate of Gettysburg Theological Seminary Library. Double column. Very foxed. 8vo. 215 mm. Original full leather binding, very worn. Hardbound. Good. S&S/AI 23959. PAIMP 20
1826pp. (3), (1) Blank, (5)-615 + Frontis. Double column. Very foxed. Some signatures very browned. Early autograph ownerships of Elizabeth Williamson, August 9, 1828 on fly leaf and title page. 8vo. 215 mm. Original full leather binding, worn. Spine worn with loss at tail. Hardbound. Fair. 'Charles Buck (1771-1815) was an English Independent minister and theological writer, best known for this Theological Dictionary. 'Buck's Dictionary was a significant work in antebellum America, running to 50 reprints. It was conservative and evangelical in editorial line, making it a counterbalance to the A View of Religions (1817) of Hannah Adams which was of Unitarian and liberal tendency.' - Wiki. S&S/AI 23959. PAIMP 22
1824pp. 410, (1) [Errata], (4) [Publisher's catalogue]. Uncut. Deckled edges. XLib printed stamp, Library, Western Theological Seminary, Chicago on title page and elsewhere. Dampstained. First and last signatures very dampstained. Age stain. Pages 153-154 and 283-284 torn without loss. Penciled notations on rear fly leaves. 8vo. 235 mm. Original stained paper boards. Old crude linen spine repair. Hardbound. Text Good. John Potter PC (c. 1674-1747) was Archbishop of Canterbury (1737-1747). First American Edition. S&S/AI 17678. PAIMP 22
1829pp. (3), (1) Blank, (5)-615. Three full page woodcuts, worn with margin loss. Double column. Foxed. Early manuscript ownership of Henry Pleasants on title page. 8vo. 215 mm. Original full leather binding, rubbed. Front board detached. The owner was probably: Henry Clay Pleasants (1833-1880) was a Pottsville, PA coal mining engineer and a brigadier general in the Union Army during the Civil War. He is best known for organizing the building of an underground tunnel filled with explosives under the Confederate lines outside Petersburg, Virginia, resulting in the Battle of the Crater on July 30, 1864, an opportunity for Union troops to break the defense of Petersburg. S&S/AI 37967. PAIMP 24
1978144 pages including index. A detailed and well-illustrated explanation of the technical terms and rules of blazon and of the science of Armory. Explains how individual coats of arms properly interpreted can be a valuable source of historical knowledge. Chapters include: heralds and heraldry; tinctures, partitions, ordinaries and sub-ordinaries; common charges; the rules of blazon; differencing and marshalling of arms; crests, crowns and coronets; the description of the achievement, and some famous arms; ecclesiastical heraldry; arms of heiresses, and hatchements; the seal; the badge; banners of arms, standards and flags. Average wear. Usual library markings else unmarked. Minor lean to spine. Book
1905160 pages. Index. Glossary. Notes. Above-average wear. Binding intact. Moderate quantity of markings. Decent working copy. Book
1975304 pages. Index. Glossary. "... Traces the ecclesiastical architecture of early Ontario from the prehistoric Amerindians' Serpent Mound at Rice Lake to the Confederation era. Longhouse, synagogue, meeting-house, cathedral, little country church, Miss MacRae describes them all, outlining the circumstances under which they were built, the architectural features, and the changes which were made to 'update' the buildings and bring them into line with current fashion." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Above-average wear. Binding sound. Worthy reference copy. Book
200244 pages. Features: Beauty, Spirituality and Practicality; The Early Art of Emily Carr; When the Flowers Talked; China Painting in Victoria and the Arts and Crafts Movement; The Needle Art of Kathleen O'Reilly; The St. Ann's Academy Art Studio; Yale's Ecclesiastical Textiles; and more. Average wear. Few markings by prior owner. Sound copy. Book
1964456 pages. Frequently illustrated with black and white photographs and line drawings. Topics include: New Dams in the UK; New Marine and Riverside Structures; Loading Tests on Large Bored Piles in Clay; New Zealand House, London; Some New Ecclesiastical Structures; The Economic Design of Members Subjected to Shearing (Ultimate-load Method) - parts I and II; Concrete Structures in Israel; The Principal Post-Tensioning Systems for Prestressed Concrete; Loading Tests on Deep Bored Cylinder Foundations; Precast construction of a training college; Prize-winning Designs for a Motorway Bridge; Research on Concrete Members Reinforced with Deformed Bars; The Inelastic Space Frame - Prestressed Concrete; Concrete Construction at Tinsley Park Steelworks; Construction of Student Hostels; The Counteraction of the Self-weight of Prestressed Concrete Beams; Pressures in Containers of Granular Materials - Parts I and II; Reconstruction of Benghazi Harbour; Model to Determine Temperature Effects on a Cylindrical Structure; A Specification for Concrete; Effects of Oiling and Grouping Prestressed Wires; Continuous Bridges on Elastic Supports; Developments in Foundation Engineering; Progress at Nuclear Power Stations; Removable Wide-slab Construction of a Car-Parking Building; Stresses in Stiffening Beams of Skewed-slab Bridges; A Theory of Bonding - Parts I, II and III; Extensions at Gatwick Airport; Research by the German Committee for Reinforced Concrete; The Design of Concrete Hinges; Installing Pipe-lines by the Thrusting Process; Critical Loads of Plane Frames; Tunnelling Machines for Tube Railways; The Analysis of Stairs with Unsupported Intermediate Landings; The Newark By-pass Road; Special Boundary Conditions in Membrane Shells - Parts I and II; A Multi-Storey Car Park at Leeds; Bridges on the Newark By-Pass Road; Tests on Helical Stairs; Bridges on the Heads of the Valleys Road; Chimney's Constructed with Precast Blocks; New Bridges on the New Motorways - Parts I and II; Practical Analysis of Frames with Beamless Floors; Stiffness Coefficients for Cylindrical Shells; Rapid Construction of a Precast Concrete Building; An Approximating Analysis for Shallow Shells of Translation; Ultimate-Load Analysis of an Edge-Loaded Rectangular Slab Resting on Soil; and more. Prior owner's name in gilt upon front board. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Tightly bound. High quality copy. Book
1984192 pages. Index, bibliography, glossary, footnotes. Illustrated in black and white. "Traces the origins and development of ecclesiastical dress - liturgical vestments, choir dress, and outdoor or general dress where it differs from contemporary fashionable dress." - from dust jacket. Moderate wear. Usual library markings. A sound copy. Book
198518 pages. Features: Chapter news from across the country; Photo and brief write-up of Anna Templeton of the Templeton Branch; Visitation Chasuble; Liturgical Design in the Eighties - Some Consideration; Flight Plan for Ecclesiastical Embroidery; and more. Clean with light wear. Magazine
1772In- 8°; pp. IX, testatina e capolettera incisi su legno Pagine montate su foglio in-4°. Senza legatura. taglio all’ultima carta. clemente XIV ordine benedettini san benedetto francia france monasteri conventi diritto ecclesiastico law ecclesiastical
1774In-8°. pp. XI montate su fogli in-4°, senza legatura, legno al frontespizio. Il documento e firmato dal Penitenziere maggiore, il cardinale Giovanni Carlo Boschi, e in calce ddal Segretario Gregorius Canonicus Leonardi. giubileo jubilee Clemente XIV pena carceri diritto ecclesiastico ecclesiastical law donne women indulgenze assoluzione absolution
1775In-8°. pp. 10, 1 cb, montate su fogli in-4°, un legno al frontespizio. Firmato Luc’Antonio Coselli. Senza Legatura. roma rome santa maria della pace diritto canonico ecclesiastical law
