1771Best.-Nr. 906645Edinburgh: Alex Mccaslan 1771 A Very Rare Copy Of This Book. At Some Point The Book Was Rebound And The Spine Replaced With Brown Leather The Original Boards Attached And New Eps. The Block Text Is All Original. The Original Ffep Has A Hand Written Name And Date Of 1851. All Pages Are Foxed And Some Edges Worn But Text Is All Intact. . Ambrose Dedicated The Book To The Right Honourable William Earl Of Bedford Lord Russel Baron Of Thornhaugh And This Is Printed On Page A2. The Book Is Divided Into Books I Ii Iii And Iv Parts I Ii Iii Iv V And Vi Followed By Book V And Is Listed Such In The Contents Pages At The Rear Of The Book. Last Page Is The Names Of Books By This Printer. 577 Pages. The Boards Are Leather Original Worn At The Corners Which Are Rounded. The Spine Has Been Professionally Added No Titles. Rubbing To The Leather On The Boards. A Rare Find Of An Isaac Ambrose Book In Excellent Condition. Alex Mccaslan hardcover
1500Best.-Nr. 007078France 1500. No Binding. Fine. Octavo. Rouen France circa 1450-1500. Gothic textura script handwritten on vellum text in Latin. 22 lines in brown ink 7.75 x 5.25 inches. Wide border of acanthus and floral motifs in blue green and red on burnshed gold ground. From the Gospel of Luke 24:1-7 the Resurrection narrative. Verso with text only. Fine example of late medival Franco-Flemish illumination. Excellent condition; bright and clean. Ships mounted unknown
1961Best.-Nr. HVD-72919-A-0Memphis TN: Gospel Quartet Music Inc. Very Good-. 1961. No Edition Stated. Stapled wraps. About 200 pages. Yellowing on pages. Very minor stain on the top exterior edge of textblock faint. Light yellowing on pages. Sheet music throughout the book. No markings. ; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be carefully cushioned in bubble wrap and securely boxed. All orders ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence. . Gospel Quartet Music, Inc. paperback
1712Best.-Nr. 43360London: Printed by Joseph Downing 1712. Instructions for Missionaries in the Americas and Elsewhere Second edition of this collection after the first of 1706. The Society was charged with propagating the gospel in many far-flung regions including to the Indians of the British colonies in North America and to blacks in the West Indies. Included is the charter granted the Society by King William III the Society's request for fit ministers to be sent abroad a description of the qualifications of such ministers the standing orders of the Society and instructions for clergy and schoolmasters as to how they should comport themselves when on their missions. One chapter is devoted to prayers for schools in America. The final two chapters give a list of the members of the Society and a "Catalogue of the Missionaries Library." The frontispiece is a woodcut of the Society's emblem which features a missionary gospel in hand standing on the deck of a ship approaching a shore crowded with waiting natives. EUROPEAN AMERICANA and OCLC together locate only six copies of this second edition. A scarce and informative volume on the operations and philosophy of this important missionary organization. Small quarto. Antique-style three-quarter speckled calf and marbled boards gilt morocco label. Text trimmed a bit close shaving the bottom of five words on one page. Some light foxing. Very good. From the Library of the Earls of Macclesfield with bookplate on front pastedown. EUROPEAN AMERICANA 712/205. OCLC 228754493 54182866 460606759. SABIN 85934 note. hardcover
1558Best.-Nr. 254314Meyntz Mainz: Frantzciscus Behem 1558. First German edition. Woodcut arms of the Archbishop of Mainz on verso of title page full-page woodcut of the four evangelists on verso of l. 243. 4 243 really 242 ff. Folio. Contemporary panel-stamped pig catches lacking clasps ffep renewed title page soiled and worn with some small repairs. First German edition. Woodcut arms of the Archbishop of Mainz on verso of title page full-page woodcut of the four evangelists on verso of l. 243. 4 243 really 242 ff. Folio. Wildt 1497 -1554 was a German Franciscan commentator and preacher. His tremendous learning and eloquent preaching style were partly responsible for Mainz remaining Catholic through the Reformation. The present work is Wildt's attempt at a Gospel Harmony. Not in Adams. OCLC: 67535318 Frantzciscus Behem unknown
1706Best.-Nr. TS414London: Joseph Downing in Bartholomew Close Near West-Smithfield 1706. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Vg. small 4to. 97pp. Engraved frontispiece with caption below 'Printed by Order of The Society John ChamberlayneSecretary'. This engraving was used originally in a book in 1704 hence the removal of the inscription in the block beneath the society's coat of arms. The text includes an account of the settlements in New York New England Virginia; the experiences of missionaries; laboursamong the settlers and the Indian Tribes. Only 7 copies have appeared at auction since 1900. LACKING COVERS otherwise complete. A clean and crisp text block of arare item that has only appeared at auction Joseph Downing in Bartholomew Close Near West-Smithfield hardcover
1665Best.-Nr. 053762No Place Given: Printed in the Yeere 1665 1665. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Small Octavo. JULY SALE 40% OFF! FIRST EDITION No place of printing given; assumed to be in Holland : 1665. Hardback. Nineteenth century full calf-leather; simple blind-tooled panels to covers. All edges red. Board-edges decorated in gilt. Later re-spine in matching calf. Gilt-letter dark-green leather-label. Dated 1665 to spine foot; simple blind-tooled. No owner name or internal markings. The author's name and place of publication written to title-page in small neat contemporary hand. Tight bright and clean. Text complete. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED. xxxii 424 vii pages. VERY SCARCE. Referenced by: Wing B5026. This book was deemed to be dangerous and was banned by proclamation of the Privy Council of Scotland in 1666 which also ordered that a copy be publicly burnt on the high Street of Edinburgh near to the Mercat-Cross by the hand of the Hang-man and was re-banned again in August 1688. JOHN BROWN OF WAMPHRAY was a Church of Scotland theologian who served as the minister of the parish of Wamphray in Annandale during the mid-17th century. He removed to Wamphray to begin serving the parish at an unknown date estimates vary from 1637 until 1655 and remained in residence until 1662 when he was imprisoned and later exiled to the Netherlands for his public opposition to the royal imposition of bishops on the Church. Sm.8vo. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping. Rosley Books for Antiquarian books CHS Cumberland Everyman GKC Inklings Keswick Literature MacDonald Rarities Theology and History. . FULL-TITLE: An Apologeticall relation of the particular sufferings of the faithfull ministers & professours of the Church of Scotland since August 1660. PRINTED IN THE YEERE 1665. Printed in the Yeere 1665 hardcover
2000Best.-Nr. SBBIH-BOPYAKP6QW3GGospel Light Publications 2000. paperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Gospel Light Publications paperback
1985Best.-Nr. SBBIH-HQ25G5X7T6QCScripture Union 1985. paperback. Acceptable. Please see the condition note after this for details if this is missing please consider Acceptable to mean poor quality that could include major staining water damage writing missing dustjacket etc etc. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Scripture Union paperback