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London: The London Printing and Publishing Company, Limited 0. Half-Leather. Good+. Beautiful book of Christian Family Devotions designed for morning and evening prayer. Illustrated with 26 beautiful Full Page Engraved Plates. Frontis Illustration shows a family at prayer "Family Worship", protected by tissue guard. Illustrated Title Page, then Printed Title Page. Contemporary Brown Half Leather Binding with 5 Raised Bands to spine, edged with gilt lines. Gilt Title in one compartment. Leather corners and textured cloth covered boards. Undated Edition, mid 19th C. 12 1/2" Tall. Some wear to leather. Hinges sound. A little browning to some pages and some very light marginal stains. Weighs over 1 Kilo so Postage outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like any more pictures, information or a shipping quote. Size: Folio - over 12 - 15" tall

London: Andre Deutsch, 1981. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. A uniquely valuable insight into modern Islam". 399 p.pages, 850g, 9 1/2" tall. No inscriptions. Jacket colour a little faded at spine. Unclipped.

London: George Newnes Limited, 1896. Well illustrated Bible with many Monochrome Full-Page and In-Text illustrations. The Old Testament has 660 illustrations and 1023 Pages. The New Testament has it's own Title Page, 192 illustrations and 313 Pages. Contemporary Black Full-Leather Binding with 5 shallow Raised Bands to spine with Gilt Decoration. Gilt Title in 2nd Compartment. Blind stamped decorative and linear border to front & back. All Page Edges Gilt. Marbled Endpapers. Frontis illustrated with the Fifth Day of Creation.Text arranged in Double Columns. 10" Tall. Some Genealogical entries in the Family Register pages, Kelley Family, the oldest dated 1870. Some wear to boards and leather is split down sides of spine (see photos). Front hinge broken and reinforced with Hinge tape. Pages in very good, clean condition. Book weighs 2.7 kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like more Pictures, information or a Shipping Quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" -… Read More

London: Nelson, 1957. Translated & Edited by Joyce M. H. Reid. Well Illustrated with many B&W Photos and Colour Maps. Concise & Interesting Text. Cream cloth cover with Gilt lettering to spine. 163 Pages, 14" Tall. Nice presentation inscription pasted on half title page, dated 1959. Small faint stain at bottom of cover and a little fading at spine. Pages in very good, clean condition. Original Light Blue cloth textured card slipcase with original Label pasted on front. Some wear at top cporner of opening (see photo). Werighs 1.7 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Cloth. Near Very Good/Slipcase. Book.

2 Castle St, London: Charles H. Kelly 0. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Inspiring Christian Book, loosely based on the Ten Commandments and the Deadly Sins. Expressed as a series of 15 "warnings", with wise and encouraging instruction on how to avoid what offends God. Accompanied with many examples from life on how breaking faith with God only harms us and how putting God first always results in our highest good. (Needed now more than ever in this materialistic age). Undated Edition, Gift inscription on back of ffep, dated 1900. 7" Tall. Frontispiece B&W Illustration shows a mountaineer pointing out to 2 walkers the tiny figure of a man in the distance, "far off from the path". 2 Other full page, dramatic illustrations. Green cloth cover with Floral Designs on a brown ground to front & spine. Similar on a black ground at the op above the black lettering. Very slight edge wear. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall

Edinburgh: Sir D H Blair and J Bruce (Printers to the King's Most Excellent Majesty), 1807. Full-Leather. Fair. In contemporary red Full Leather binding with faded gilt decoration of Linear bands and ships on the spine and tooled decorative border on front and rear with some traces of gilt remaining. Cover edges have gilt decoration. All page edges gilt. 4 1/4" Tall. Some pages are missing. After the Tables there is page 31 Evening OPrayer, then a gap to page 42 Prayers in time of Plague. Other pages and leather binding in good condition. Size: 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall

33 Paternoster Row, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode. Full-Leather. Near Very Good. Nice pocket sized Prayer Book in Contemporary light brown Full leather binding with Gilt lettering to spine. All Page edges gilt. Undated edition, Gift inscription on ffep dated 1906. 4 5/8" Tall, 170g.Leather has a small dark mark on the back and a little darkening to front 7 spine (see photo) Size: 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall

Oxford: Oxford University Press for the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge. Full-Leather. Near Very Good. Contemporary Brown Morocco Full-Leather Binding with blind stamped Horizontal Divisions to spine. Gilt Cross on front and Gilt Title to spine.Rounded corners. Bright Gilt Decorative Border on inside cover. All page edges Gilt. Endpapers Marbled. Pica 12 mo. India Paper. Undated Edition probably circa early 20th C. Text in a good sized font, clear and easy to read. 799 Pages, 430g, 7" Tall, Some edge wear & rubbing to leather (see photo). Faint old gift inscription on ffep, no other inscriptions. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1843. Full-Leather. Good+. Contemporary Full Leather Binding with 5 raised bands to spine. Gilt title in 2nd compartment and Gilt Decoration in others. Tooled gilt decoration and linear borders to front & spine, most of the gilt has faded from the front but the design is very clear. Inscription "Mrs Friend" dated 1859, on ffep and a later gift inscription from her, in blue and red calligraphy, to Ellen Mason, Christmas 1874. All page edges gilt. Text in large clear print, very easy to read. 8 1/2" Tall, 1.1 Kilos. Small closed tear to leather at top corner of spine. Binding fragile, the last signature containing some of the Psalms is loose. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: H. Hodson, 1818. Paper Covered Boards. Good. Second Edition. Inspiring book of Christian Philosophy. Includes: The Christian's Settledness in God; Humility; Folly of Sin; We are Governed by a Power Above Us. Grey paper-covered Boards. All page edges Untrimmed. 93 Pages, 120g, 7" Tall. Some paper missing from spine ( 2 1/2" strip.). Previous owner's name on endpaper and back of ffep. Bookseller pencile prices & ref on ffep. No other inscriptions. Hinges sound & text block firm. Pages in nice, clean condition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall

London: Thomas Nelson and Sons Ltd 0 Beautifully Illustrated book explaining 100 Holy Bible stories to children. The format is a page of text on the left accompanied by a full page colour painting on the right. Covers the Old and New Testaments, from Adam & Eve to St Paul's Journey to Rome. A lovely book to help understanding of the Christian Faith. Blue cloth cover with gilt lettering and Book and Star design to front and spine. 10 1/2" Tall. Slight edgewear. Gift inscription dated 1954 on endpaper. A few small christmas sticker on endpapers. Colours of pictures bright and clean. Book weighs over 1 Kilo so postage will be a little extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Book.

1914. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. Authorized Edition. Illustrated with B&W Photographs and drawings. Frontispiece is a colour illustration. 432 Pages. Dark Blue cloth with Gilt Lettering and a paste down picture of Rev. Sunday. Some wear around edges and top & bottom of spine. Small tear to endpaper. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Paternoster Row, London: W. Kent and Co, 1855. Quarter Leather. Near Very Good. Fascinating account of The Holy Bible, much very interesting information, including ancient alphabets. Many In-Text Illustrations. Frontis Illustration shows "The first reading of The Bible in the Crypt of Old St. Paul's" Black leather spine & corners with gilt & blind tooled decoration and gilt lettering to spine. Green cloth boards. 7" Tall. Slight wear to cover, pages in very good, clear condition. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall

London: Oxford University Press, 1867. Full-Leather. Good. Title Continues "pointed as they are to be sung or said in churches; and the form and manner of making, ordaining, and consecrating of Bishops, Priests and Deacons. Contemporary Full Leather Binding with 5 Raised Bands and gilt title to spine. All Page edges Gilt. Gift inscription on endpaper dated 1875. 6 pages a little loose. Notes were taped onto some pages and the tape has left some small traces in the corners. Some wear to leather, 3 very small closed tears at spine ends. Spine faded (see photo). Weighs over 1 Kilo so postage outside UK will be a little extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

64 & 65 Paternoster Row, London: H. Stevenson & Co. Full-Leather. Near Very Good. Burgundy red Full Leather Binding with Gilt Cross of front and gilt lettering to spine. All page edges Gilt. 587 Pages, 390g, 5 1/2" Tall. Some edge wear. No inscriptions. Size: 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall

London: A. R. Mowbray and Co Ltd, 1913. Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. Frontispiece Illustrated with a beautiful B&W Painting of the Blessed virgin Mary and Baby Jesus. The other Illustrations are full page monochrome plates. Blue cloth cover with Gilt Lettering to front & spine, 82 Pages, 320g, 8 1/2" Tall. A few little pencil crosses mark an occasional passage but generaly pages are in very good, clean condition. Slight edge wear to cloth, mainly at tips of corners. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London: Cassell and Company Ltd, 1905. Decorative Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. Detailed History of the Christian Church in England, from the Earliest Days. Well illustrated with Full-Page Colour & Monochrome Plate and B&W In-Text illustrations. Complete set in 4 Volumes. Volume 1 has a Frontispiece illustrated with a Colour Fold-Out Map. Contents include the great Roman Catholic Saints, Augustine, Columba & Patrick and King Alfred. 471 Pages. Vol 2 includes Edward the Confessor, The Crusaders, Thomas a Becket & Sir Thomas More. 471 Pages. Vol 3 includesd Luther, Henry VIII, Mary & Elizabeth. 472 Pages. Vol IV deals with the Anglican Church from Jame I to the Victorian Period, which includes St. Newman and the Oxford movement. 484 Pages. Blue cloth covers with embossed decoration and bright Gilt Lettering to fronts & spines. Page edges speckled Red. 9 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions except a few penciled bookseller notes on endpapers. Slight edge wear, mainly at tips of corners… Read More

London: Thomas Tegg and Son, 1834. Half-Leather. Good+. Includes a "Concordance to the Books called Apocrypha" and an "Original Life of the Author". Frontis illustrated with engraved Portrait of Cruden. Text arranged in Triple Columns. Contemporary Brown Half-Leather Binding with horizontal divisions and Title label on spine. Green cloth covered boards and leather corners. Endpapers Marbled. 856 Pages, 1.7 Kilos, 9 3/4 Tall. Spine faded & scuffed. Splits to leather at spine corners and a small piece of leather (1" x 1/2") missing at bottom corner of spine. Edge wear to bottom fore corners and tips of top fore corners. Hinges sound & Binding firm. Previous owner's inscription on back of frontis. No other inscriptions. Pages slightly age darkened. Weighs 1.7 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

London and New York: Frederick Warne and Co. Decorative Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. With a Memoir by William Youngman. Includes Tables and Concordance of Proper Names, Concordance to the Apocrypha, and Compendium of the Holy Scriptures &c. Undated Edition, probably early 20th C. Text arranged in Triple Columns and the Font siz is quite small. Maroon cloth cover with Black Lettering & Decoration to front. Bright Gilt |Title over Black design on spine. 719 Pages, 10" Tall. Spine colour slightly faded. Very slight edge wear. Top corner bumped.Front hinge partly cracked and reinforced with white hinge tape. No inscriptions. Pages a little age darkened. Weighs 1.4 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall

London: Methuen & Co Limited, 1947. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 7 Articles & Speeches. Includes: The Triumph of Easter, The Dogma Is The Drama & The Greatest Drama Ever Staged. Red cloth cover with White Lettering on spine. 88 Pages, 160g, 7 1/4" Tall. Spine colour faded but white lettering very clear. A few tiny specks on cloth at front. Previous owner's inscription on ffep dated 1947. Penciled marginal notes on first 2 pages. No other inscriptions. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" Tall