Search Results: Spirituality and Religion from AARDWOLF Fine Books

Women’s Temperance Publishing Association, Chicago, circa 1890; Run of thirteen sequentially numbered 4" x 5.25" abstinence pamphlets of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, pointing out the numerous ways in which alcohol consumption does damage to both the individual and to society, each pamphlet authored by a distinguished figure in early temperance, suffrage, and peace movements, including W.C.T.U. founder Frances E. Willard; Mary Lowe Dickinson; Josephine R. Nichols; T.D. Crothers, M.D.; Mrs. J.K. Barney; and former Kansas governor John Pierce St. John, who was the Prohibition Party presidential nominee in 1884. Titles include "Some New Facts In Alcoholic Heredity, "In The Bushel Or In The Jug," "Some Methods Of Prevention," "The Law Of Habit," "Pledge Keeping," "Is Beer A Temperance Drink?", "A Crusade Against Beer," etc. Also part of the group are two pamphlets from W.C.T.U.’s Department Of Peace and… Read More

Josiah W. Leeds, Philadelphia, PA, 1901; 12 mo (3 3/4" x 6"), 8 pages; printed paper wraps. Self-published pamphlet by notable Quaker author and peace activist Josiah W. Leeds (1841-1908) advocating the abolishment of the death penalty and citing, in support of his thesis, a formal debate which had some years earlier taken place in a council of Society Islanders convoked to consider the same topic, recorded by Daniel Tyerman and George Bennet during their historic voyages to the South Sea Islands, 1821-1829. Introductory remarks and background by the author. Fine condition, previous owner cursive signature in the top margin of the front wrap. An original booklet, not a reprint.

American Peace Society, Boston, MA, 1891; 12mo. (4 7/8" x 6 1/2"), 12 pages; paper wraps. Complete text of the American Peace Society constitution plus: 1.) Over 135 suggested topics for essays and discussions in schools, colleges, seminaries, and debating societies on such subjects as cost of war, waste of war, cruelty of war, remedies for war, Christianity and war, causes of war, etc; 2.) Suggestions of President Hon. C.C. Bonney for the Arbitration and Peace Societies’ Congresses to be held at Chicago in 1893; and 3.) A list of 27 suggested reference books, papers and tracts treating on topics of peace and the elimination of war. Very Good Plus, crisp, supple, bright, corners sharp. Previous owner cursive signature in the top blank margin of the front wrap and a number of revision notes for various items in the reading list. Authored by Rev. Rowland B. Howard,(1835-1892), Secretary and Editor of the American Peace Society. A scarce and valuable resource for researchers of pacifism and… Read More

Unity Club, Hartford, CT, 1913; First Edition; 8vo, 16 pages; paper wraps. Thoughtful sermon by Unitarian minister Albert Charles Dieffenbach (1876-1963), based upon the scriptural quote from Timothy 8:9, "We know that the law is good if we use it lawfully, knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient". Dieffenbach thus begins by saying, "It is my purpose this morning to proceed with great care in this difficult and delicate subject, for the time has come for us to learn not only the wisdom of the Scripture as we have read it, but the gross misconception and practice of a vast number of people in our common life who think themselves to be in greater or less degree anarchists in the pure sense of that term, but who are really only ignorant, dangerous and lawless persons against whom we should be prepared to range ourselves in the name of a free Nation and in the name of that ideal condition where we shall live by the spirit and not by… Read More

Henry Longstreet, Philadelphia, 1880; First American Edition; 8vo, 34 pages; printed wraps. Number 13 of the parts issue of British historian Frances Budge’s bibliographical portraits of early Quaker leaders, first serialized in "Friends Quarterly Examiner" prior to being collected and published in a single volume by Samuel Harris & Co., London in 1877. This issue devoted to British-born James Dickenson (1659-1741), powerful Quaker preacher and companion of Robert Barclay, George Fox, and Thomas Wilson, who first sailed for the New World in 1691, and after a long and perilous journey paused to preach two months in Barbados amidst an ongoing plague before proceeding to America, where he remained for two years prior to returning to England. Dickenson visited America twice more, in 1694 and in 1713, continuing to aid Friends in New York, Pennsylvania, Carolina, and Maryland before his final return to England in 1715. Very Good, tiny chip in the blank margin at bottom left corner of the… Read More

The Julian Press, Inc., NY, 1968; First Edition; 8vo, 180 pgs. Detailed instruction in how to achieve Inner Silence, from which all knowledge flows, by mystic Joel S. Goldsmith (1892-1964), author of "The Infinite Way." Very Good Plus, in a Very Good price clipped dust jacket. Clean, crisp, and bright, no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind.

Carter, Hendee And Co., Boston, 1832; First Edition; 12mo; i-xii; 1-264; original cloth; paper title label. An examination of the causes for the unhappiness of mankind, with suggestions for reestablishing inner peace. Authored by ordained Unitarian minister Warren Burton (1800-1866), chaplain to Worcester, Mass. prison in 1849, thrice chaplain to the Massachusetts legislature 1852-1860, and lifelong advocate of improved education. Of little formal education Burton nevertheless gained admittance to Harvard, graduating in 1821 and entering Cambridge Theological School. The spectrum of his interests was wide, and he wrote and lectured on subjects ranging from phrenology, to the importance of proper English grammar, to the beauty and grandeur of Nature. His influential work "The District School As It Was," a detailed account of his years at the schoolhouse in his home town of Wilton, New Hampshire, was published the year prior. Good. Hinge seams tender, light cloth wear at spine extremities,… Read More

John Cline, Fourth near Arch Street, Philadelphia, 1811; First Edition; 12mo (4" x 5 7/8"); original mottled calf; red morocco spine label; [blank (2)]; i-viii; 9-324; [blank (2)]. Thomas Branagan’s thoughtful and unbiased synopses of the beliefs and practices of over forty Christian denominations active in America at the time, plus more than twenty-five non-Christian schools of thought. A compendium of overviews not only of the mainstream sects, but the small and the obscure as well, most now forgotten, such as the Rogereens, Separatists, Sublapsarians, Supralapsarians, Hutchinsonians, Glassites, Seceders. Nicolaitarians, Quietists, etc. The section on Methodism includes a table showing lay and clergy membership totals in America for each year from 1771-1809, and a lengthy section on Paganism provides a scholarly analysis of the philosophies and theologies of Classical Antiquity compared with those of Christianity. In the preface Branagan reveals how its writing was spurred by his… Read More

Joseph Sharpless, No. 4, Franklin-Court, (Market-Street, Between 3rd. and 4th Streets, South Side, Philadelphia, 1813; First American Edition; 223 pages; original leather boards; red morocco title label. Noteworthy Bible History instructional, adapted for the understanding of everyday people and the young. First published in England during the latter part of the 18th century under the title "An Abridgment Of The Holy Scriptures," it was widely disseminated in both Britain and on the Continent, and by 1814 had undergone 15 editions. Authored by William Sellon (1730-1790), revered curate of St. James, Clerkenwell from 1767 until his death, who was much esteemed for his personal integrity and power as a lecturer. His grandson, Baker Peter Smith, in an 1852 memoir of Sellon reports that he (Sellon) was facetiously referred to by his colleagues as "silver-tongued Sellon" for his ability to bring his hearers to such heights of enthusiasm with his oratory that donations poured in.… Read More

Element, Rockport, Mass., 1992; First Edition, First Printing; 8vo, 286 pages, plus 16 pages of photographs at the back; maroon boards, gilt titles. Verbatim transcription into modern Hebrew characters from the Archaic Hebrew and Aramaic originals of fifty of the Qumran manuscripts from Cave 4, followed by their complete English translations and interpretive commentary. Authored by Robert Eisenman, Professor of Middle East Religions and Chair of the Religious Studies Department at California State University Long Beach, and Michael Wise, Assistant Professor of Aramaic in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilization at the University of Chicago. Fine, in a Fine dust jacket.

Walders Wittib und Rauschische Erben, Wirtzburg, Bavaria, 1758; octavo (6 5/8" x 3 5/8"), 555 pages; illustrated; full calf. Eighteenth century Catholic instructional, with prayers for Morning and Evening, Stations of the Cross, Confession, Communion, Church Feast Days For The Entire Year, Litanies, Procession to the Holy Trinity, Pilgrimages, a Special Devotion to the Blessed Virgin, and more. Authored by renowned German theologian and ascetic, P. Martin von Cochem (1630-1712), Capuchin friar celebrated for his piety and dedication to those in both spiritual and temporal need. Full leather binding, some decorative tooling. Illustrated with eight wonderful full-page copper engravings. Leather aged yet retains resiliency, hinges supple and uncracked, a few chinks along the spine shoulders, some board corner wear. Text clean and bright, binding perfectly tight, sound, and square. Blank end papers inscribed with early family history entries.

P. Price, New York, 1835; First Edition; 12mo (4" x 5 7/8"); 288 pgs.; brown cloth with embossed grapevine design; gilt spine titles. The complete series of letters exchanged between Abel C. Thomas and Ezra Stiles Ely from 1833-1835 debating the doctrine of eternal punishment, which incited widespread controversy at the time. The letters of Doctor Ely originally appeared in The Philadelphian, those of Thomas in The Messenger and Universalist, except the concluding seven epistles, which were published here for the first time. Printed by J. S. Redfield. Very Good. Scattered light foxing, light transparent dampstain upper right corner pgs. 17-109, very light cloth wear of the spine panel extremities, interior hinges cracked. A rare first edition of this theological exchange between two prominent thinkers from the period of The Second Great Awakening.

Universalist Paper And Book Establishment, New York, 1851; 12mo (4" x 6"), 288 pages; embossed brown cloth; gilt spine titles. An 1851 Universalist press printing of this book, first published in 1835. A compendium of the entire series of letters exchanged between Abel C. Thomas and Ezra Stiles Ely from 1833-1835 on the question of eternal punishment, which caused such widespread controversy in its day. The letters of Doctor Ely were originally published in The Philadelphian, those of Thomas in The Messenger and Universalist, except the seven concluding epistles, which appeared for the first time in the first edition of this book. Complete and verbatim in all respects with the 1835 edition, including the seven final epistles and all original pagination. Very Good Plus, clean, crisp, binding tight, sound, and square, foxing of end papers only, previous owner signature contemporary with the book on f.f.e.p.

The Rainbow Bridge, San Francisco, CA, 1973; First Edition; 8vo, 128 pages. Selected poems from the Divani Shamsi Tabriz of renowned 13th century Sufi teacher and poet Jellal-ed-din Rumi, whose encounter with wandering mystic Shamsi Tabriz in 1244 resulted in a legendary friendship. Seven pages of detailed explanatory notes at the back of the book. Introduction, editing, and translation into English by Reynold A. Nicholson. First Rainbow Bridge printing. Very Good, in illustrated wraps. Crisp, bright, sharp, no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind.

Rev. R. Davis & Brother, Philadelphia, 1834; octavo, 480 pages; full leather. Christian Frederic Crusé’s landmark translation into English, directly from the original Greek, of the whole of Eusebius’s 4th century Ecclesiastical History, which has enjoyed a prominent position in the study of Church history scholarship for over 180 years. Additionally includes ‘Annotations On The Life And Works Of Eusebius’ (translated from Valesius by S. E. Parker), a Chronological Table, a ‘List Of The Order Of Episcopal Succession In The Prominent Dioceses Mentioned By Eusebius, and a complete Index, Very Good, original leather binding, raised bands, marbled end papers, marbled page edges. General external surface rubbing, moderate leather wear of the bottom edge of the spine panel, edge marbling darkened with age, spine title labels absent, binding tight, sound, square, text clean, crisp, and bright. An essential resource.

L. N. Fowler & Co., London, 1970; Second Edition; 8vo, 101 pages; illustrated. A study of the occult meaning and use of color, with a view toward self-understanding and analysis. Authored by noted British Theosophist Roland T. Hunt, leading student of Ivah Bergh Whitten. Very Good Plus, in a Very Good dust jacket. Inspiringly inscribed and signed by the author on the f.f.e.p. Clean, crisp, bright, no ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind. A nice copy.

Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1966; First Edition; large 8vo, 415 pages; illustrated. A detailed single-volume encyclopedia explaining the concepts, persons, movements, places, and objects of the Jewish religion. References to major sources, such as the Bible and Talmud, are indicated. Beautifully illustrated. Fine, in a Very Good Plus dust jacket. A valuable reference.

Crosby & Nichols, Boston, 1850; First Edition; 8vo (5 1/2" x 9"), 40 pages; printed wraps. Impassioned speech condemning the recently passed federal Fugitive Slave Law, delivered at Boston’s Melodeon Theater, Sunday, September 22, 1850 by celebrated reformer Theodore Parker who, although an ordained Unitarian minister, later rejected much of Unitarian theology and dedicated himself to Transcendentalism, becoming a leading figure in the movement. Parker’s views were wont to create considerable conflict in both religious and secular circles, as here where he advocates the murder of officers of the law by their captured fugitive slaves as justifiable under the guise of self-defense. The editor of the Boston Pilot in response was quick to point out that while slavery is an acknowledged evil, homicide as a remedy does nothing but unleash anarchy, and is hardly in keeping with Christian or otherwise accepted moral principles, further adding that Parker’s propensity for theological hair… Read More

Sri Niranjanananda Swamy, India, 1949; Second Edition; 8vo, 376 pages plus a 14-page index at the back. Commemorative 50-year celebration volume of the life and work of Bhagavan Sri Ramana, comprised of over 75 writings by numerous notable Indian mystics and public figures, as well as such Westerners as C.G. Jung, William S. Spaulding, D. Fuchsberger, and Eleanor Pauline Noye. Color frontispiece portrait plate of Ramana. Very Good Plus, in a Very Good dust jacket that has a couple of closed tears on the blank back panel. Clean, crisp, and bright. No ownership signatures or any other markings of any kind.

Sheldon & Compny, New York, 1869; no statement of edition; 12mo (4 1/8" x 6 1/8") 256 pgs; green cloth boards. Inspirational novel of how a life of hardship and struggle was turned to peace and contentment, and the resulting positive effects it initiated in the lives of others. Authored by Emily Chubbuck (1817-1854), popular magazine writer who worked under the pseudonym ‘Fannie Forester’ before attracting serious critical attention, and whose stories, as here, are frequently infused with a spiritual theme. As a young girl Chubbuck dreamed of becoming a missionary, and after her 1846 marriage in New York to prominent American missionary Adoniram Judson, she realized her dream by accompanying him on his return to Burma Mission, assisting there until his death in 1851, upon which she returned to the United States. First published by Colby & Company, NY, in 1847. Good Plus, moderate cloth wear at the spine extremities, titles partially faded, some scattered light foxing, binding tight,… Read More