Search Results: THEOLOGY / 17TH CENTURY from Chilton Books

[ London: M. F. for Nathaniel Butter, 1634 ].. Folio (bound in sixes). 6ff./452pp./4ff./214pp. Lacks general title and next leaf, text starts with dedication(carefully repaired), followed by contents. The half title: "Contemplations. The First Booke... By Jos. Hall D. of Divinitie, and Deane of Worcester. Imprinted at London in the yeare 1634." There are infact 21 further titles contained within this collection of Hall's works. Slight irregular staining throughout. The final leaf is damaged with 10% loss, affecting 10 lines of text. The last 80 leaves have been carefuly strengthened, the degradation of the paper somtimes affecting the marginal notes. 19th century cloth binding with later re-back. Overall a well preserved book. STC:H12640.5

London: Printed for Richard Royston, Book-seller to His most Sacred Majesty, 1664 .. First edition. Small 8vo.15.8cm x 9.5cm. 11ff./pp.151. Printed title. Pages slightly toned with darker page edges. Small sellers label to verso front board:"J. Leslie. 1 Little Queen Street, Holborn, London. Libaries purchased." Contemporary full calf with later neat reback. Wing STC:T294

London : Printed for Richard Chiswell, at the Rose and Crown in S. Paul's Church-Yard. 1687 .. 4to. 21.3cm x 17cm. [5pp.]/pp.73/[2pp. - 1p. of adverts] . Carefully bound in modern handmade-paper wraps. Imprimatur leaf before title. Edges frayed and chipped and carefully strengthened. First 9 leaves (including title) with hole (carefully repaired using archival standard materials) to top of page, affecting a few words of text. A translation into English from the original French, by William Wake, of: Dufour de Longuerue, Louis: "Traitt� d'un autheur de la communion romaine touchant la transsubstantiation." A well preserved copy of this scarce work. See WingSTC: D2457 ** Wake, William, successively Bishop of Lincoln and Archbishop of Canterbury

A Paris: Chez Cl. Morlot, dans la coutt S. Iulian, Et Chez Cl. Prevd'homme, pres S. Seuerin, M. DC. XLIII. [1693 ] .. The present volume published in France in 1693 is entitled: �The Instruction of Priests: Containing the essential teaching which illustrates the excellence of the priesthood and describes the means to worthily fulfill this ministry. Translated from Spanish into French by Rene Gaultier, A.G. A very good original vellum binding. Small 8vo. 6.5" x 4.0" x 2.0". [20pp.]/pp.770/[23pp. - "Table Des Matieres"] . Limp vellum covers. Soiled and rubbed. Clean French text throughout on lightly toned paper. VG. ** "Antonio De Molina was a Spanish Carthusian ascetical writer. A Spanish Carthusian and celebrated ascetical writer, born about 1560, at Villanueva de los infantes; died at Miraflores, 21 September, 1612 or 1619. In 1575 he entered the Order of Augustinian Hermits, was elected superior at one of their houses in Spain, and for some time taught theology. But wishing to join an order of… Read More

London: Printed in the Year, 1685 .. A very good later half leather binding (probably 19th century). 4to. [8pp.]/pp.328. 7.75" x 6.0" x 1.0". Black calf spine and corners over marbled boards. Spine with 5 raised bands and gilt title: "Lives Of The Patriarchs". Marbled endpapers. Inner hinges carefully strengthened. Printed title within double-ruled border, stained and soiled. The preface is signed, ' R. M.' Clear English text throughout on toned/stained paper, just a couple of corners and a few words of text absent. A well preserved copy of this scarce book. * Referenced by: Wing M565G ** Full title reads: "The lives of holy saints, prophets, patriarchs, apostles, and others contained in Holy Scripture : so far forth as express mention of them is delivered unto us in God's word, with the interpretation of their names / collected and gathered into an alphabetical order to the great benefit of the Christian reader."