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RARE HANDWRITTEN ETHIOPIAN COPTIC GE’EZ BIBLE ILLUMINATED WITH SEVERAL FULL-PAGE MINIATURE PAINTINGS
Ethiopian Coptic Ge’ez Bible.
Ethiopia: C. 18th Century.
Rare illustrated Ethiopian Coptic Ge’ez Bible. Small octavo, bound in full leather, parchment manuscript in black and red ink, illustrated with full-page hand-painted miniatures. Some writings and aged hand-stitched repairs throughout. Housed in the original leather chemise case with leather carrying handle,
Price: $4,800.00 Item Number: 149160
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First Edition of Die Fünf Bücher Der Weisung; Signed by Martin Buber
BUBER, Martin.
Die Fünf Bücher Der Weisung [Five Books of Moses].
Berlin: Lambert Schneider, 1930.
First edition of this German translation and interpretation of the Torah. Small octavo, original publisher's black cloth with leather spine labels, top stain yellow. Boldly signed by Martin Buber on the front free endpaper. In near fine condition. From the collection of Rabbi Walter Jacobs of Pittsburgh. A sheet with a notice on one side by Buber and errata on the other, and another sheet with ads for a festschrift honoring Buber and a book by Rosenzweig laid in.
Price: $1,250.00 Item Number: 148291
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Historiesch Verhaal; Early example in Dutch of Jonathan Edwards' biography of american missionary David Brainerd; the most reprinted of all of Edwards' works
EDWARDS, Jonathan.
Historisch Verhaal: An Account of the Life of the Late Reverend David Brainerd.
The Netherlands: T'Utrecht, 1756.
Early example of "one of America's most important and original philosophical theologians" American theologian Jonathan Edwards' biography of Reverend David Brainerd. Title reads in full: An Account of the Life of the Late Reverend Mr. David Brainerd, Missionary to the Indians, from the Honorable Society in Scotland, for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge, and Pastor of a Church of Christian Indians in New Jersey. Octavo, bound in quarter calf over marbled boards with gilt titles to the spine in five compartments in raised bands, blue speckled edges, translated to Dutch. David Brainerd was a missionary to Native Americans in colonial…
Price: $600.00 Item Number: 147984
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"Keep the joy of loving God in the Poor and share this joy with others, God bless you": Photograph of Mother Teresa; Signed by her
MOTHER TERESA,.
Mother Teresa Signed Photograph.
1984.
Rare photograph portrait of Mother Teresa boldly signed, "God bless you M. Teresa mc." In fine condition. The piece measures 5.75 inches by 4 inches.
Price: $2,250.00 Item Number: 147487
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Rare Engraved Hand-Colored Map of the Holy Land by German Cartographer Johann Baptist Homann
HOMANN, Johann Baptist.
Iudaea seu Palaestina ob Sacratissima Redemtoris Vestigia Hodie Dicta Terra Sancta Prout olim in Duodecim Tribus Divisa Separatis ab Invicem Regnis Iuda et Israel expressis insuper VI ultimi temporis ejusdem Terra Provinciis collecta ex Tabulis Guil Sansony Christ Regis Geogr. [Holy Land Map].
Nuremburg: c. 1707.
Hand-colored engraved map of the Promised Land divided among the 12 tribes of Israel. One page with hand-colored borders, the map shows the tribes of Israel in color. The hand-colored title cartouche depicts Moses receiving the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai with other scenes from Exodus in the background. In the opposite corner, another cartouche depicts Moses and Aaron who point to an inset map of the wanderings of the Israelites from Egypt through Sinai and into Canaan. In fine condition with an antiquarian notation to the upper right corner and minimal toning to the margins. The piece measures 19.5…
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 145574
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“Suspicion often creates what it suspects"; First Edition of C.S. Lewis' Screwtape Letters; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
LEWIS, C.S.
The Screwtape Letters.
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1942.
First edition of Lewis' classic novel of spiritual conflict, one of his most celebrated works. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket which is in very good condition. Housed in a custom folding chemise and half morocco slipcase. An excellent example, rare in this condition.
Price: $14,000.00 Item Number: 148106
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"Undoubtedly the most influential of all English language versions of the Bible": Rare 1672 edition of the King James Bible
The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testament. Newly translated out of the originall tongues and with the former translations diligently compared and revised by his Majesties speciall Command.
London: 1672.
Rare 1672 edition of the King James version of the Holy Bible with Geneva Bible notes. Folio, bound in early purple straight-grain morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within double raised gilt bands, gilt ruling and scrolling to the panels, gilt-ruled turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, text largely double-column, engraved additional title. Herbert 708; Wing B2285. Provenance: Reverend James Stirling (1709-1773), Minister of the Gospel of Glasgow, his copy (autograph note of provenance affixed opposite illustrated title); George Campbell (autograph presentation letter signed laid in); Sir John Stirling-Maxwell, Baronet (1866-1956), Scottish landowner,…
Price: $7,500.00 Item Number: 148109
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"Prayer is as natural an expression of faith as breathing is of life": Second Edition of Jonathan Edwards' A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, In Three Parts
EDWARDS, Jonathan.
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, In Three Parts.
New York: J. Parker, 1768.
Rare second edition of Edwards' Great Awakening classic. Octavo, bound in contemporary full calf. In good condition with some rubbing and wear to the extremities, toning throughout.
Price: $1,200.00 Item Number: 148000
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First Edition of Jonathan Edwards' A History of the Work of Redemption
EDWARDS, Jonathan.
A History of the Work of Redemption.
Boston: Draper & Folsom, 1782.
First edition of this theological work. Octavo, bound in full contemporary calf with gilt titles to the spine in six compartments within raised bands. In good condition with rubbing to the extremities and back panel, toning throughout. Ownership signature to the front pastedown.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 147928
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First Edition of The Song of Songs Which is Solomon's; Illustrated and Illuminated by Valenti Angelo
ANGELO, Valenti [Illustrator].
The Song of Songs Which is Solomon’s.
New York: The Heritage Press, 1935.
First edition of this stunning rendition of the 'Song of Solomon.' Royal octavo, bound in full red leather with gilt titles to the spine and detailing stamped in blind to the front panel, pictorial endpapers, frontispiece, illustrated and illuminated throughout. In near fine condition with rubbing to the spine and splitting to the hinge of the rear panel. Housed in a custom red board slipcase, in good condition.
Price: $225.00 Item Number: 147869
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Jonathan Edwards' A History of the Work of Redemption
EDWARDS, Jonathan.
A History of the Work of Redemption.
New York: T. & J. Swords, 1793.
Early American edition of this work by the famed philosopher and theologian. Octavo, bound in contemporary calf, frontispiece. In good condition with bumping and rubbing to the extremities, toning throughout, small losses to the front free endpaper and top of the title page, spine repaired and rebacked.
Price: $250.00 Item Number: 147866
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George Sale's Landmark English Translation of the Koran, In the Rare Original Cloth
TRANSLATED BY GEORGE SALE,.
The Koran, Commonly Called the Alcoran of Mohammed, Translated into English Immediately from the Original Arabic; with Explanatory Notes, Taken from the Most Approved Commentators.
London: Charles Daly, 1838.
New edition of George Sale’s important translation of the Koran, the first to translate directly from the Arabic into English. Octavo, original cloth with titles in gilt on the spine, frontispiece with engraved folding plate with plan and view of Mecca, folding engraved map with inset view of Mecca, and 3 engraved genealogical tables (2 folding). In very good condition. Rare in this condition and in the original cloth.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 147826
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“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless”: Original photograph of Mother Teresa meeting German Chancellor Helmut Kohl; Signed by both
MOTHER TERESA AND HELMUT KOHL,.
Mother Teresa and Helmut Kohl Signed Photograph.
Black and white photographic portrait of Mother Teresa and German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Lengthily signed by Mother Teresa, "Be one heart full of love in the Heart of Jesus through Mary, God bless you, M Teresa mc" and signed by Helmut Kohl and his wife. Mother Teresa and Chancellor Kohl met on July 13, 1986 at Mother Teresa's home in Oggersheim. Kohl gained a reputation for his strong commitment to European integration and French–German cooperation. He was also a dedicated ally of the United States and supported Reagan's policies in order to weaken the Soviet Union. He has been described…
Price: $6,000.00 Item Number: 147766
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"the first thing the reader needs to know about Paradise Lost is what Milton meant it to be": Rare first edition of A Preface to Paradise Lost; signed by C.S. Lewis
LEWIS, C.S.
A Preface to Paradise Lost.
London: Oxford University Press, 1942.
First edition of this classic work, which discusses Milton's Paradise Lost. Octavo, original green cloth. Boldly signed by C.S. Lewis on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. From the library of noted collector William A. Strutz with his small bookplate to the pastedown. House in a custom half morocco and folding chemise slipcase. A stunning example, rare and desirable signed and in the original dust jacket.
Price: $18,500.00 Item Number: 149050
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“The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts": Rare first edition, presentation copy of The Abolition of Man; inscribed by C.S. Lewis
LEWIS, C.S.
The Abolition of Man or Reflections on Education with Special Reference to the Teaching of English in the Upper Forms of Schools.
London: Oxford University Press, 1943.
First edition of Lewis's powerful essay, original delivered as three speeches in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1943 in which he "defends the objectivity of values such as goodness and beauty over against the modern view that these qualities are in the mind of the beholder." Octavo, original publisher's printed wrappers. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "K. Young with compliments and greeting from C.S.L." With a portion of the original transmittal envelope in Lewis hand tipped in to the title page, addressed by Lewis, "From C.S. Lewis, Magdalen College, Oxford" and with a penciled notation in another hand…
Price: $30,000.00 Item Number: 149260
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Rare First Edition of John Bunyan s The Holy War, made by Shaddai upon Diabolus
BUNYAN, John.
The Holy War, made by Shaddai upon Diabolus.
London : Printed for Dorman Newman and Benjamin Alsop, 1682.
Exceptionally rare first edition of this allegorical epic, which Macaulay said "if The Pilgrim's Progress had not been written, The Holy War would have been the greatest English allegory" (Cambridge History of English Literature). Octavo, engraved portrait frontispiece by R. White. In very good condition, final advertisement leaf present, sig.B damp-stained at lower outer corners, corner torn away from E6, small hole in G8 slightly affecting text, printing flaw on H3v affecting sidenote, short tear at head of R5, folding engraved plate, which has been skilfully remargined. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box.
Price: $22,500.00 Item Number: 148135
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"A Man is seldom moved to praise what he loves until it has been attacked": First edition of Rehabilitations and Other Essays; signed by C.S. Lewis
LEWIS, C.S.
Rehabilitations and Other Essays.
London: Oxford University Press, 1939.
First edition of one of Lewis' earliest and most substantial books of essays. Octavo, original cloth, top edge black. Boldly by C.S. Lewis on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Provenance: Bookseller's description laid in noting that this copy was signed by Lewis for K.P. Storer. Kenneth Peter Storer (1924-2007) read English at University College, Oxford, where Lewis also studied as an undergraduate some twenty years prior. Though a Fellow and Tutor in English at Magdalen College when Storer was an Oxford student, Lewis would also take English tutorials for University College students as…
Price: $14,000.00 Item Number: 149316
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"one of the most significant works of religious English literature": Finely Bound Edition of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress
BUNYAN, John.
Bunyan’s Choice Works: The Pilgrim’s Progress, The Holy War, The Barren Fig-Tree, Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners, and Heart’s Ease in Heart Trouble.
Glasgow: James Semple, c.1880.
Finely bound edition of one of the most significant works of religious English literature. Quarto, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine in six compartments within raised gilt bands, gilt titles and tooling to the front panel, metal rim and double clasp to the boards, all edges gilt, profusely illustrated with in text woodcuts and full page chromolithograph plates. In near fine condition. An exceptional presentation.
Price: $1,600.00 Item Number: 148101
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Rare Chinese Buddhist Watercolor Scroll of Diyu
Chinese Buddhist Watercolor Scroll of Diyu.
China: c. 1880-1900.
Rare original Chinese watercolor scroll of the realm of the dead. Watercolor on paper, wooden rollers at top and bottom. The scroll measures 62.5 inches by 30.25 inches. In very good condition.
Price: $2,000.00 Item Number: 147739
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First Edition of Hector Avalos's Fighting Words; Signed by the author and From the Library of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
AVALOS, Hector [Madeleine Albright].
Fighting Words: The Origins Of Religious Violence.
New York: Prometheus Books, 2005.
First edition of Avalos's critical examination of religion and violence. Octavo, original publisher's cloth. Signed and dated by the author on the front free endpaper. From the library of Madeleine K. Albright. Madeleine K. Albright was the first woman to serve as the U.S. Secretary of State. She acted under President Bill Clinton from 1997 to 2001, leading the United States through foreign policy in the Middle East with the endorsement of military action in Iraq. At the 1998 NATO summit, Albright coined the “3 Ds” of NATO, “which is no diminution of NATO, no discrimination and no duplication –…
Price: $375.00 Item Number: 148447
