THE DEACON'S MINISTRY
Herefordshire: Gracewing, 1992. Paperback. 165p. A softcover book in near-fine condition. Like-new apart from a former owner's private library stamps inside covers and on title page. More
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ORDER AND MINISTRY
Herefordshire: Gracewing, 1996. 1st Edition. Paperback. 165p. A softcover book in near-fine condition. Like-new apart from a former owner's private library stamps inside covers and on title page. More
TABERNACLE HYMNS NUMBER THREE for the Church and Sunday School
Chicago: Tabernacle Publishing Company, 1951. Hardcover. A dark green cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Edges rubbed. Church stamps inside covers. Otherwise, text clean and binding secure. 352 hymns plus responsive readings. More
THE JERUSALEM BIBLE.
Doubleday, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Standard edition with footnotes. Red cloth without the publisher's box. Covers rubbed; text clean and tight. Complete text; the OT is 1547p and the NT is 498p. J.R.R. Tolkien was a contributor to this edition of The Bible. More
THE MICK
Garden City: Doubleday, 1985. 1st Edition. Hardcover. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. ONE OF 536 SPECIAL COPIES SIGNED BY MICKEY MANTLE. This is a fun and interesting signed limited edition - each copy uniquely corresponds to each of the 536 home runs Mantle hit in his illustrious career. This copy is in... More
THE GREAT GATSBY
New York: Scribner's, 1925. 1st Edition. Hardcover. The true first edition, first printing of one of the great works of American literature. Original green cloth, lettered in gilt and blind. Scribner's seal on copyright page along with the various textual errors found only in the first state. Former owner's name... More
EYEWITNESS IN ABYSSINIA: With Marshal Badoglio's Forces to Addis Ababa
London: Martin Secker & Warburg, 1937. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 320p, with 18 b/w photos by the author. INSCRIBED BY HERBERT MATTHEWS. The young but already well-known New York Times correspondent warmly inscribed this book in Paris on May 8, 1937 to Lenore Friedrich "because she was nice and didn't discourage... More
THE HISTORY OF THE LONDON RIFLE BRIGADE 1859-1919
London: Constable, 1921. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Complete two volume set. The first volume of 514p is text and illustrations; the second volume is a small portfolio containing five large folding maps. A set of clean, tight hardcover books in very good condition. Scarce. The unit's service from 1859-1914 was ceremonial... More
STORIES FROM THE ARABIAN NIGHTS
New York: Hodder and Stoughton, 1911. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. ILLUSTRATED WITH 24 TIPPED-IN COLOR PLATES BY EDMUND DULAC. Green decorated cloth with pictorial cover label. Foxing throughout on text pages; former owner's gift inscription else unmarked. Cloth clean and bright; binding tight and firm. A hardcover book in very... More
COUNTER-ATTACK and Other Poems
New York: Dutton, 1918. 1st American Edition. Hardcover. 64p. Brown paper-coverd boards. Former owner's name else unmarked. White diagonal streak across front cover, apparently a light scratch to the boards. A hardcover book in very good condition. Sassoon's second book of war poetry. The author is one of the great... More
CANTATE DOMINO: Hymnal Supplement G-2264
Chicago: G.I.A. Publications, Inc., 1979. Paperback. A burgundy softcover book in very good condition. Spine lightly creased. Former owner's private library stamps inside covers and on title page. Otherwise clean and tight. More
SELECTED LITURGIES FROM THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church / IL LIBRO DELLA PREGHIERA COMUNE e l'Amministrazione dei Sacramenti e gli altri riti e cerimonie della Chiesa
Florence: St. James Church, 1999. Hardcover. 205p. A brown gilt cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Bottom corners of cover lightly bumped. Former owner's private library stamps on endpapers and copyright page. Otherwise, text clean and binding tight. A very nice copy. Selections from the Episcopal Book of Common... More
THE HOURS OF PRAYER from Lauds to Compline Inclusive; Compiled from the Sarum Breviary and Other Rites
London: A.R. Mowbray & Co. Limited, 1955. Hardcover. 370p. A black hardcover book in poor condition. Laminated cover with "Guest" sticker on spine. "Guest 4" written in black marker on the top and bottom foredges. Hinges cracked; the front hinge is crudely reinforced with a strip of pasted-on white paper... More
HOW TO BE AN EFFECTIVE CHURCH WOMAN
Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1955. Hardcover. 189p. A tan-grey cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Former owner's private library stamps on endpapers and title page. Otherwise clean and tight. More
THE CHURCH AND THE MINISTRY
London: S.P.C.K., 1949. Hardcover. 409p. A teal-blue cloth hardcover book in good condition. Stain on back cover, encroaching a bit onto the spine. Endpapers and some inner pages tanned. Former owner's private library stamps on endpapers and title page. Another former owner's pen inscription on the front free endpaper. Otherwise..... More
SELECTIONS FROM THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER in Large Print
New York: Church Publishing Incorporated, 1998. Large print. Paperback. 182p. A spiralbound softcover book in near-fine condition. Former owner's private library stamps inside covers and on title page. Otherwise, text clean and binding secure. More
BECOMING A LIVING PRAYER: A Journal for Prayer and Reflection
Grayslake, IL: Words of Blessing Ministry, 2001. Paperback. 112p. A staplebound softcover book in very good condition. Top corner of text block is creased. Former owner's private library stamps inside covers and on half title page. Another former owner's signature on the half title page. Otherwise, text clean and binding tight. More
FOLLOWING THE LORD'S CALL: A Journal for Prayer and Reflection
Grayslake, IL: Words of Blessing Ministry, 2001. Paperback. 108p. A staplebound softcover book in very good condition. Former owner's private library stamps inside covers and on half title page. Another former owner's signature on the half title page. Otherwise, text clean and binding tight. More
MY JOURNEY OF LIVING IN THE LORD: A Journal for Prayer and Reflection
Grayslake, IL: Words of Blessing Ministry, 2001. Paperback. 100p. A staplebound softcover book in very good condition. Former owner's private library stamps inside covers and on half title page. Another former owner's signature on the half title page. Otherwise, text clean and binding tight. More
PRAYERS
New York: The Seabury Press, 1981. Hardcover. 63p. Ex-library. A burgundy hardcover book in good condition. Sticker residue on spine. Stamps on endpapers and title page; a few stamps are blotted out with correction fluid. Card pocket residue on rear endpapers. Otherwise, text clean and binding tight. Excellent reading copy... More
THE NEW AMERICAN PRAYER BOOK: Its History and Contents
New York: Macmillan, 1929. Hardcover. 137p. Ex-library. A blue cloth hardcover book in good condition. Call number on spine. Stamps and bookplates on front endpapers. Card pocket residue on rear endpaper. Stamp on title page. Otherwise, text clean and binding tight. A history of the development of the Book of... More
THE CATHOLIC INSTRUCTOR: An Educational Library of Ready Reference with an Encyclopaedic Dictionary Briefly Explaining Questions Pertaining to Faith and Practice; Together with a Full Explanation of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass by Means of Questions and Answers and Instructive Readings for the Young on Each Sunday in the Year and the Days of Holy Week; The Whole Containing Simplified Instructions Relating to the Sacred Truths of Holy Religion from the Pens of Many Eminent Authorities as Indicated Throughout the Work
New York: The Office of Catholic Publications, 1915. Hardcover. 668p; 103p; 32p. A black gilt cloth hardcover book in good condition. Spine a bit faded. Cloth just starting to split along the front hinge. A few light smudges on cloth as well. Front endpaper starting to pull away from the... More
ELECTRON TUBES AND THEIR APPLICATION
New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1933. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 458p. A brown cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Spine is spotted and slightly faded. Former owner's pen inscription inside front and back covers. Otherwise, text clean and binding tight. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs and diagrams. More
PRINCIPLES OF AERODYNAMICS
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1949. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 391p. A blue-grey cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Spine and edges rubbed. Otherwise, text clean and binding tight. Illustrated throughout with black and white diagrams. More
TEXT-BOOK OF SEAMANSHIP: The Equipping and Handling of Vessels under Sail or Steam for the Use of the United States Naval Academy
New York: D. Van Nostrand Co., 1898. Leather. 579p. A hardcover book bound in 3/4 gilt-trimmed black leather and blue cloth boards. Good condition overall. Edges heavily rubbed. A few dents along the edges. Front cover just starting to crack off along the hinge, but still securely enough attached for... More