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The Christian's Family Bible; or, Library of Divine Knowledge. Containing the Sacred Texts of the Old and New Testaments; with the Apocrypha, at Large. Illustrated with Short, but Suitable, Annotations, Historical, Chronological, Biographical, Geographical, Theological, Moral, and Practical. In which many difficult Passages are rendered clear, seeming Contradictions reconciled, and important Truths confirmed; calculated to dispel the Mists of Darkness, enlighten the Ignorant, encourage the Diffident, reclaim the Vicious, reconcile the Doubtful, lead the Wavering into the Paths of Truth, and implant in the Mind of every Reader that Divine Knowledge which is essentially necessary to Salvation. Being a Brief Explanation of the Various Books in the Old and New Testaments. And, as a Farther Illustration, will be given, a Chronological Index of Places mentioned in the Holy Scriptures; a Brief Account of the Apostles and their Successors, who propagated the Christian Religion, by presiding over the Apostolic Churches of Antioch, Jerusalem, etc. The Whole Forming a Body of Christian Divinity. Notes are selected from the most eminent and approved Authors, and are designed to assist plain Persons, who cannot purchase more expensive commentaries, in gaining Knowledge of Divine Truth. Embellished and Enriched with Engravings, illustrative of the various Transactions recorded in the Sacred Writings.
Liverpool: Caxton Press, printed by Nuttall, Fisher, and Dixon, no date [circa 1840]. [Bible] FINELY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED. Folio (41 x 26cm), pp.[2] 960 [2]. With 45 engraved plates by various artists, including an engraved frontispiece and a decorated title page. Plates dated variously between 1815 and 1839. Contemporary tan..... More
The Pilgrim's Progress, from This World to That Which is to Come.
London: Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, no date [circa 1860s]. [Christian Allegory] FINELY BOUND AND ILLUSTRATED. Quarto (27 x 20cm), pp.xvi; 400 [2]. With over 100 full page and in-text wood engravings by Selous and Priolo, including a frontispiece. Contemporary red full panelled morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles, and blind..... More
The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the use of the United Church of England and Ireland: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be Sung or Said in Churches; the Form and Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons; the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion; and their Constitutions and Canons Ecclesiastical: with Notes Explanatory, Practical, and Historical, from Approved Writers of the Church of England, Selected and Arranged by the Right Reverend Richard Mant, D.D. Lord Bishop of Down and Connor, and Late Domestick Chaplain to His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury.
London: J. G. F. and J. Rivington, 1840. FINELY BOUND, fifth edition thus. Quarto (30 x 24cm), pp.[6] 2, lxxii, 966 [4]. In two columns with very extensive notes by Rev. Mant. In contemporary dark brown diced calf with raised bands, gilt titles to spine and further blind decoration to..... More
The Book of Common Prayer, and Administration of the Sacraments, and other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the use of the United Church of England and Ireland: Together with the Psalter or Psalms of David, pointed as they are to be Sung or Said in Churches; the Form and Manner of Making, Ordaining, and Consecrating of Bishops, Priests, and Deacons; the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion: with Notes Explanatory, Practical, and Historical, from Approved Writers of the Church of England, Selected and Arranged by the Right Reverend Richard Mant, D.D. Lord Bishop of Down and Connor, and Late Domestick Chaplain to His Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury.
Oxford: Printed by W. Baxter for J. Parker and C. and J. Rivington, 1825. FINELY BOUND, third edition thus. Quarto (31 x 25cm), pp.[6] lxxii, 966 [2]. In two columns with very extensive footnotes by Rev. Mant. Contemporary panelled and gilt-decorated brown calf, re-backed in the late nineteenth or early..... More
The Poetical Works of William Cowper.
Edinburgh: James Nichol, 1854. [Poetical Works] FINELY BOUND FIRST THUS. Two volumes. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[2] xxx; 416 [2]; pp.[2] xxviii; 428 [2]. Reasonably-sized print on good paper. Very fine contemporary green full morocco by J. WRIGHT, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine, and very fine..... More
A Bibliographical Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany.
London: Printed for the author, by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol, Shakspeare Press, and Sold by Payne and Foss, Longman, Hurst and Co., 1821. [Bibliographical Travel] FIRST EDITION. Complete in three volumes. Octavo (27 x 18cm), pp.[6] xxxii; 462; lxxx [2]; pp.[6] 555 [3]; pp.[6] 622; lxii [2].With a total..... More
A Bibliographical Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany.
London: Printed for the author, by W. Bulmer and W. Nicol, Shakspeare Press, and Sold by Payne and Foss, Longman, Hurst and Co., 1821. [Bibliographical Travel] FIRST EDITION. Complete in three volumes. Octavo (26 x 17cm), pp.[8] xxxii; 462; lxxx [4]; pp.[8] 555 [5]; pp.[5] 622; lxii [4]. With a...... More
The Poetical Works of John Dryden. With Life, Critical Dissertation, and Explanatory Notes, by the Rev. George Gilfillan.
Edinburgh: James Nichol, 1855. [Poetical Works] FINELY BOUND FIRST THUS. Two volumes. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[2] xxvi; 314 [2]; pp.[2] xxiv; 344 [2]. Reasonably-sized print on good paper. Very fine contemporary red full morocco by J. WRIGHT, with raised bands, gilt titles and decoration to spine, and very fine..... More
The Christian's Dictionary; or, Sure Guide to Divine Knowledge. Containing a full and familiar explanation of all the words made use of in the Holy Scriptures, and Body of Divinity, as set forth in the Writings of the most eminent and pious Divines, whether ancient of modern. Wherein all the various Terms, Phrases, Titles and Allusions, are traced from their Originals: The several Acceptations in which they are held, are clearly pointed out, in such Manner as will enable the serious Christian to give an Account of the Faith that is in him, and render him Wise unto Salvation. The Whole calculated to promote the interests of Religion and Virtue, by conveying Knowledge even to the most ignorant, rectifying the Errors that too many are apt to run into, and representing real Religion in its Native Colours, as taught in the Sacred Volume of Inspiration; and applied to the Faith and Duty of every Sincere Believer. To which is added, and brief explication of all the Proper Names found in Scripture, including the senses wherein they were used by the Jews: As every one of them are significant to some remarkable Transaction, or Providential Event.
London: Printed for J. Cooke, 1773. [Christian Dictionary] FIRST EDITION, a variant with an earlier imprint. Quarto in half-sheets (27 x 22cm), unpaginated. With 30 copper engraved plates, including a frontispiece, by Wale, after various artists. Subscriber's list at rear. Contemporary speckled full calf, with raised bands and gilt titles..... More
The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray, English and Latin. Illustrated.
Eton: E.P. Williams, 1854. [Poetry] FINELY BOUND FIFTH EDITION. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.[4] viii; c; 142 [4]. With 15 steel engravings and woodcuts after drawings by Charles Radclyffe, including a frontispiece and vignette title page, each with a tissue guard. Good-sized print on good paper. Contemporary tan full calf..... More
The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray, English and Latin. Illustrated.
Eton: E.P. Williams, 1847. [Poetry] FINELY BOUND SECOND EDITION. Octavo (23 x 15cm), pp.[4] x; lxvi; 142 [2]. With 15 steel engravings and woodcuts after drawings by Charles Radclyffe, including a frontispiece and vignette title page, each with a tissue guard. Good-sized print on good paper. Contemporary red full morocco..... More
Skating [and] Figure-Skating, with contributions on Curling, Tobogganing, Ice-Sailing [and] Bandy. The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes.
London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1894. [Winter Sports] SECOND EDITION. Octavo (20 x 15cm), pp.xvi; 464. With frequent in-text diagrams and illustrations, as well as a half-tone frontispiece and a vignette title page. Publisher's blue diced half morocco with gilt titles to spine, orange cloth over boards, and Beaufort crest..... More
Illustrations of Tracts on the Greek-Egyptian Sun-Dial, with Seven Steps, etc.: Being the second and third series of illustrations for tracts on Christianity in its relation to Judaism and Heathenism, etc. etc.
London: Simpkin and Co., 1870. [Occult Astrology] RARE AND FINELY BOUND. Quarto (29 x 23cm), pp.9; pp.4. Filled with astrological diagrams and occasional illustrated plates, some folding. Contemporary tan half calf with raised bands, gilt titles to burgundy label, and Masonic gilt tooling to spine. Marbled paper over boards; all..... More
The Life of the Right Reverend Beilby Porteus, D.D. Late Bishop of London. By the Rev. Robert Hodgson, A.M.F.R.S. Rector of St. George's Hanover-Square, and one of the Chaplains in Ordinary to his Majesty.
London: For T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1812. [Religious history] LEATHER-BOUND EARLY EDITION, the third. Octavo (22 x 14cm), pp.[8] 320 [4]. With a stipple-engraved frontispiece by Charles Picart. Contemporary tan full diced calf, board edges gilt-ruled. Spine with gilt titles, raised bands, and blind tooling. Marbled endpapers. All edges..... More
Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs and Other Pieces of our Earlier Poets; together with some few of Later Date. Reprinted entire from the Author's Last Edition.
Edinburgh: James Nichol, 1867. [English Ballads] FINELY BOUND. Complete in three volumes. Octavo (22 x 15cm), pp.xcvi; 290 [2]; pp.viii; 318 [4]; pp.xxxvi; 340 [2]. Contemporary red full morocco, with raised bands, gilt titles to spines and upper boards, and elaborate blind tooling all over. All edges gilt; dark brown..... More
Elements of Geography. [in] The Scientific Library; or, Repository of Useful and Polite Literature: Comprising Astronomy, Geography, Mythology, Ancient History, Modern History, and Chronology. Vol. II.
London: Printed for J. Wallis, 1806. [Historical Geography] FIRST EDITION, volume II of VI only. Duodecimo (13 x 9cm), pp.[8] 152 [2]. With an engraved frontispiece. Contemporary red quarter morocco, with gilt titles and ruling to spine, and light blue paper over boards. Contemporary label of Grosvenor's Toy Rooms, Holborn..... More
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