An Apology for the Bible, in a Series of Letters, Addressed to Thomas Paine, Author of a Book Entitled, The Age of Reason, Part the Second, Being an Investigation of True and of Fabulous Theology by Watson, R - 1796

New York: J. Emory and B. Waugh. Good+. 1832. Hardcover (Full Leather). Full leather boards are very rubbed with wear and bare patches to corners. Outer hinges cracked. Moderate foxing throughout. ; Tight binding. No notes or handwriting inside.; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 226 pages .

New York: American Tract Society. Fair with no dust jacket. 1880. Hardcover. Black cloth binding rubbed at extremities; spine ends & corners frayed; backstrip cloth split along gutters; tape residue to backstrip & inside board edges; front hinge cracked, though textblock tight; owner's name inked on front paste-down; owner's stamp on front endpaper & back paste-down; pencilled note on rear endpaper; leaf edges & some leaves foxed. No dj. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 222 pages .

Cambridge: Hillard & Brown. Very Good. 1828. Hardcover. The first edition was published in 1796. Clean black blind stamped cloth with gilt lettering on spine. Text tight, clean & intact. Later part of text with small damp stain on bottom margin only. Corners lightly rubbed. Prior owners signature. Religion ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 173 pages .

Newburgh (NY): David Denniston, 1796. First American edition. Leather_bound. Good. 24 mo. in original full tree calf covered boards 232 pp. (text is the first 222 pages in this printing followed by 10 pp. Subscriber List) The ownership signature of one John Kemp appears at the top edge of the first page of text. Bookplate from the private library of Henry F. Clark front pastedown. The binding is well worn about the the spine, especially the edges and has some other spotting here and there on the boards. The text is generally clean without appreciable foxing. Highly popular response and refutation of the second part of Paine's "Age of Reason" and his deist criticism of "revealed religion". One of the first American editions, published the same year as the British. The American edition was published by a number of American printers in 1796 with, we believe, priority undetermined.

London: T. Evans. Bound in brown leather without tile lettering, this 1796 hardcover Seventh Edition is Good. (1V)/120pp with Ten Letters addressed to Tom Paine with theological themes.Front board is tender and partially detached, corners are badly worn, spine and boards rubbed. Fore-edges of both boards chipped. Inscription to Rev. Harmsworth of Eastcheap dated January 1797 on FFEP. Some ink annotations and odd foxing. A few pages curled at corners, missing rear free endpaper. Size is 17cm x 11cm. Condition Good. . Good. Hardcover. Seventh Edition. 1796.

Philadelphia: Printed for W. Young, Mills & Son, No. 52, corner of Second and Chesnut Streets..., 1796. 206pp. Disbound, else Very Good. The Lord Bishop of Landaff's attack on Paine, whose blasphemy he deplores. Evans 31573.

New Brunswick, NJ: Abraham Blauvelt, 1796. Leather_bound. Very Good. 24 mo. in original full calf covered boards but respined in modern brown cloth tape. 201 pp. + verso mprinted advert page for "An Apology For Christianity" + (12 subscriber list). Original endpapers retained, with an ownership signature on the rear pastedown. Another small ownership signature and notation "Maple Shade, NJ" top corner of title page. Embrowning and scattered foxing to the text. (Felcone 2825). Highly popular response and refutation of the second part of Paine's "Age of Reason" and his deist criticism of "revealed religion". One of the first American editions, published the same year as the British. The American edition was published by a number of American printers in 1796 with, we believe, priority undetermined.

Charleston: A.E. Miller, 1825. 171, [1 blank] pp. Bound in contemporary half calf [raised spine bands, gilt-lettered morocco spine label] over marbled boards. Tanned, scattered foxing, Good+. Owner's signature on top margin of title page, 'Miss Harriott L. Post. 1861.' The first South Carolina printing of the Lord Bishop of Landaff's attack on Paine, whose blasphemy he deplores. OCLC 29713517 [3- Georgetown, Duke, U SC]. AI 23228 [3]. Not in Turnbull.

An Apology for the Bible in a Series of Letters, Addressed to Thomas Paine: by R.Watson, Seventh Edition - 1796, 111 pages; Answer to Payne's Age of Reason With a Short View of the Obedience which Christians are Bound to Yield to the Powers that Be: by David Wilson, 1796, viii, 123 pages; A Letter from a Blacksmith to the Ministers and Elders of the Church of Scotland, By which the Manner or Public Worship in that Church is Considered�Printed for James Anderson, 1826, iv, 38 pages; The Modes of Presbyterian Church-Worship Vindicated in a Letter to the Blacksmith: by a 'Presbyter of Ireland', printed by John Brewster, New Edition - 1826 (originally published 1758), iv, 47 pages; A Reply to the Arguments Adduced by the Irish Presbyter in his Letter to the Blacksmith: Printed for James Anderson, 1826, 22 pages; The Resurrection of Believers, And Christ the Author of it: A Sermon, Preached in St.Cuthbert's Church, on Sabbath, August 19, 1827: by Andrew Thomson, printed for William Whyte & Co, 1827, 51 pages.

Dayton: R.J. Skinner, 1819. Original full brown leather. Covers worn and rubbed. text stained throughout on upper half of pages. Binding firm and tight. Good condition. Old signatures and writing on endpapers from the Alfred Brunson Family, including Alfred Brunson's clearly legible signature on the title page. He was a prominent Methodist circuit rider in Ohio who would eventually settle in Wisconsin and serve in its Territorial Legilsature. THE FIRST ACTUAL BOOK PRINTED IN DAYTON, OHIO. Ohio Imprints 519. The earliest printing in Dayton dates back to 1808 when The Dayton Repertory newspaper was issued. Advertisements exist for a hymnal proposed to be published in 1810 but no copies exist and the hymanl was probably never published. Otherwise there are three pamphlets issued prior to this book. Skinner's 1819 printing of the Watson work at 190 pages and bound in leather is the first actual "book" known to be printed in Dayton.

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Engle, Joanna. Cap'n Kid Goes To The South Pole. A Seaworld Adventure featuring Shamu, the Killer Whale. RARE. Children's Book. Used. Good, clean Condition. Softcover. Stapled binding. Random House copyright 1983. 5 ½ X 5. ISBN 0394856430. Original cover price $1.25.

Traven, B. : The Treasure Of Sierra Madre. 1994 THORNDIKE PRESS LARGE-PRINT EDITION. Thorndike, Maine. EXLIB. Good/ No DJ if issued. ISBN0786201002. 533 pages. 5 ¾ X 8 ¾. Summary: "The story of three American adventurers who search for a lost gold mine in the mountains of Mexico. A tale of 'gold fever' and desperate greed." Basis for the Humphrey Bogart, John Houston film of the same name.

YE Gallon Press, 1970. Limited Edition. #499/605. VG. Interior is tight, clean, and free of ownership marks except for one penciled notation on the flyleaf. Cloth boards show shelf and handling wear with light soiling, edge, corner, and spine wear. Overall a solid copy showing minimal signs of use. Photo is of the copy we have here at Barbed Wire Books.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1886. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book is in G condition with light rubbing to edges, cocked spine, bumping & fraying to spine ends, pencil marking to FFE, owner's name to title page, a couple of small tears to title page else still a bright and solid copy. SA 6/21

Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1972. Hardcover. First Edition (stated). Flat signed and dated by author on FFEP and Inscribed by author to a friend on half-title page. Near Fine book in a Very Good jacket. Interior pristine except for author's inscription and signature. Spine straight and tight. Jacket shows light rubbing, light chipping at spine head, and light reading wear to edges. Not from a library. No remainder mark. Not clipped. xi + 150 pages. illus. A reflection of the relationships of two artists -- Grant Wood (1891-1942) and Marvin Cone (1891-1965) -- with the community of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. A loving biography by a woman who knew them both. Laid-in are two letters to the editor of the Cedar Rapids Gazette; one from Woods' sister, and another from a friend of Woods and the author.

Union News Company , New York and Boston, circa 1910, Very Good Stapled Softcover, 50 pages, 10" x 7", 150 photographs of Boston points of interest, landmarks, buildings, bridges, street views and more.

Sinclair, Upton. Samuel, The Seeker Copyright 1910. Apparently published by author. No publisher stated. First Edition. States printed at Western Printing and Lithography, Racine, WI. Yellow Boards with black titling. Used. Very Good/ No Dj is Included. Rare/Scarce. A nice copy.

El Paso de Robles Area Pioneer Museum. Very Good. 2004. No Edition Stated. Softcover. 1929117094 . Light edgewear, corners of book have light curl, small indentation to front cover; b/w photos; 172 pages .

Illustrated with pen/ink images Sloane is known for. (2) books,a yellow and an orange (18x12cm) with gilt title on covers and spines. Paper title on dark red slipcase with signature of author. Slipcase has very minor wear to bottom fore edge.