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First edition of Hélène Adeline Guerber's Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas
GUERBER, Hélène Adeline.
Myths of the Norsemen From the Eddas and Sagas.
London: George G. Harrap & Company, 1909.
First edition of one of the author's most enduring works. Octavo, bound in full crushed levant emerald green morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt ruling to the front and rear panel, gilt inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt with others untrimmed, frontispiece, illustrated. In good condition.
Price: $975.00 Item Number: 138991
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“Without attention, the human sense of wonder and the holy will stir occasionally, but to become a steady flame it must be tended": First Edition of the Religions of Man; Inscribed by Huston Smith
SMITH, Huston.
The Religions of Man.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1958.
First edition of the author's masterpiece and one of the most widely used college textbooks on comparative religion. Octavo, original cloth. Signed by Huston Smith on the front free endpaper. Near fine in a very good dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Rare and desirable signed by Huston Smith.
Price: $950.00 Item Number: 55051
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First Edition of Prayer and Al-Islam; Inscribed by Muhammad Ali
ALI, Muhammad.
Prayer and Al-Islam.
Chicago: Muhammad Islamic Foundation, 1982.
First edition of this prayer book. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by Muhammad Ali on the front free endpaper, "To Marc from Muhammad Ali 9-25-86." In fine condition.
Price: $900.00 Item Number: 123489
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“Without attention, the human sense of wonder and the holy will stir occasionally, but to become a steady flame it must be tended": First Edition of the Religions of Man; Inscribed by Huston Smith
SMITH, Huston.
The Religions of Man.
New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1958.
First edition of the author's masterpiece and one of the most widely used college textbooks on comparative religion. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by Huston Smith on the half title page. Very good in a very good price-clipped dust jacket with light rubbing and wear. Rare and desirable signed by Huston Smith.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 1350
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Signed Photograph of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
THE DALAI LAMA,.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama Signed Photograph.
Color photograph of His Holiness The Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, boldly signed by him. The photograph measures 5 inches by 3.5 inches. In fine condition.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 140093
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First Edition of Godspell: New Testament Selections on Which the Musical is Based; Signed by Musical Theater Composer Steven Schwartz
SCHWARTZ, Steven; John Michael Tebelak.
Godspell: New Testaments Sections on Which the Musical is Based.
New York: The British and Foreign Bible Society in association with Collins Fontana Books, 1966.
First edition of this collection of gospels in Today's English Version used in Godspell the Musical by Stephen Schwartz and John Michael Tebelak as played at Wyndham's Theatre, London. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers, illustrated. Boldly signed by Stephen Schwartz on the title page. In near fine condition. Rare, especially signed.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 147245
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"This is not another gospel, but the same ancient gospel rediscovered for today!": Hans Kung's On Being a Christian; Inscribed by Him
KUNG, Hans.
On Being A Christian.
Garden City, NY: Doubleday and Company, 1976.
First edition, early printing of this landmark work. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To my friend Matthew: confidence and courage! Hans Kung." Near fine in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Robert Aulicino. Translated by Edward Quinn.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 104732
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First edition of Donald Knuth's Things A Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About; Inscribed by Him
KNUTH, Donald E.
Things A Computer Scientist Rarely Talks About.
Stanford, CA: Center for the Study of Language, 2001.
First edition of this collection of lectures, by the legendary computer scientist. Octavo, original half cloth, illustrated. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author opposite the title page, "Best wishes, Bill! Don Knuth." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Uncommon signed.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 146716
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First Edition of C.S. Lewis' The Great Divorce
LEWIS, C.S.
The Great Divorce: A Dream.
London: Geofrey Bles, 1945.
First edition of this classic allegorical tale about a bus ride from hell to heaven. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in a good price-clipped dust jacket with some wear and tear and the bottom of the spine panel replaced.
Price: $850.00 Item Number: 131512
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The New Whole Duty of Man; finely bound with a concealed fore-edge painting
The New Whole Duty of Man, Containing the Faith as well as Practice of A Christian: Made Easy For the Practice of the Present Age, AS the Old Whole Duty of Man was design’d for those unhappy Times in which it was written: And Supplying the Articles of the Christian Faith, Which are Wanting in that Book. Though Essentially Necessary to Salvation. [Fore-Edge Painting].
London: Printed for W. Bent, 1823.
Finely bound example of this classic Protestant devotional work. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, elaborate gilt ruling to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt, decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting of a maritime view, engraved frontispiece. In good condition with the fore-edge painting exceptionally bright. Ownership inscription.
Price: $800.00 Item Number: 138215
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Finely bound First and limited deluxe Confraternity edition of the New Testament
The New Testament of Our Lord Savior Jesus Christ.
Paterson, New Jersey: St. Anthony Guild Press, 1941.
First and limited deluxe Confraternity edition of the New Testament. Quarto, bound in full black morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine and front panel, inner dentelles and gilt morocco doublures, watered silk endleaves. One of one thousand numbered copies, this is number 592. In fine condition without wear.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 119406
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“I NOT ONLY HAVE MY SECRETS. I AM MY SECRETS. AND YOU ARE YOU’RE YOUR SECRETS”: FIRST EDITION OF FREDERICK BUECHNER’S TELLING SECRETS; SIGNED BY HIM
BUECHNER, Frederick.
Telling Secrets.
San Francisco: Harper Collins, 1991.
First edition of Buechner’s third autobiography. Octavo, original cloth. Boldly signed by Frederick Buechner on the title page. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Michael Mabry. Photograph by Anne Merck.
Price: $750.00 Item Number: 135362
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First Edition of Abraham Joshua Heschel's Man Is Not Alone: A Philosophy of Religion; In the Rare Original Dust Jacket
HESCHEL, Abraham Joshua.
Man Is Not Alone: A Philosophy of Religion.
Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1951.
First edition of this modern classic of Jewish theology. Octavo, original cloth. Near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some chips and rubbing. Jacket designed by Marshall Lee.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 78342
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First Edition of the 50th Anniversary Edition of Basic Christianity; Inscribed by John Stott
STOTT, John R.W.
Basic Christianity.
Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 2008.
First edition of the 50th Anniversary edition of Stott's classic work, originally published in 1958. Octavo, original black boards. Inscribed by the author on the title page, "For ____ with best wishes from John Stott." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 2246
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Select Poetry: Chiefly on Subjects Connected with Religion; finely bound with a fore-edge painting of St. Saviour's church in London
Select Poetry: Chiefly on Subjects Connected with Religion. [Fore-Edge Painting].
London: R. B. Seeley, 1830.
Finely bound poetry collection decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting. 18mo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and tooling to the spine, gilt fleuron cornerpieces to the front and rear panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, all edges gilt, decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting of St. Saviour's church in London. In very good condition.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 142387
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First Edition of the 50th Anniversary Edition of Basic Christianity; Inscribed by John Stott
STOTT, John R.W.
Basic Christianity.
Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 2008.
First edition of the 50th Anniversary edition of Stott's classic work, originally published in 1958. Octavo, original black boards. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To Tom with best wishes from John Stott." Fine in a fine dust jacket.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 146110
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First Edition of Herman Wouk's This is My God; Inscribed by Him
WOUK, Herman.
This Is My God.
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1959.
First edition of Wouk's classic introduction to Judaism. Octavo, original cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "For David and Dan in memory of Uncle Alex Herman Wouk. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing. Jacket design by Robert Galster.
Price: $650.00 Item Number: 49878
