Search Results: Religion from Homeward Bound Books

Norfolk: Brynmill Press Ltd.. Very Good. 1995. Reprint. Card Covers. 18 p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding, in stapled cardstock covers. A little creasing to the corner tips. Small dot on bottom of the text block. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A German and English edition of Wittgenstein's commentary of The Golden Bough. Edited by Rush Rhees. Shipping costs will be reduced due to weight and size of book. .

Edison, New Jersey: Inspirational Press. Very Good. 2005. Reprint. Hardcover. 0884863352 . 202 p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding in glossy, paper-covered boards. Slightly shelf rubbed. Small inked number/letters on the front free endpaper. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean and unmarked. Originally published circa 1996 as "Not a Tame Lion: The Spiritual Legacy of C.S. Lewis". The author offers insight into the character of this influential thinker. .

Toronto: Samuel Rose. Good. 1867. Hardcover. 327 p. 19 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Corners bumped and worn through. Wear at spine ends. A few soil marks. Gilt spine titles dulled. Former owner's stamp on front pastedown endpaper. Some soiling to preliminary and first few pages. Text block rippled, but not stained. The first volume of five, published from 1867 to approximately 1875, and which recounts the Methodist movement in Canada under the direction of the Reverend William Case. .

Toronto: Methodist Book and Publishing House. Good. 1903. Hardcover. 374 p. 25 cm. Bound in full calf. Lower board partially detached. Corners are worn through. Book has edge wear and rubbing. Tanning to edges of endpapers. Inside pages clean and unmarked. Subtitle reads: "Containing Historical, Educational and Statistical Information Concerning the Work of the Church in the Several Provinces of the Dominion of Canada, Newfoundland, Bermuda, Japan, and China". Consists largely of lists of conference, ministerial, educational, and missionary information for the Methodist Church in Canada for the years 1881- April 1903, including missionary work. May require extra postage due to weight. .

London: Headley Brothers. Good. [1932]. Hardcover. 22 cm. Sound and square binding in blue, cloth-covered boards. Corners worn and softened. Both boards have fairly light soil and a few scratches. The endpapers are foxed and there is a gift inscription on the front free and many notes in pencil on the rear endpapers. The inside pages are generally clean, with a mark here and there, one small edge tear, and overall age toning. An edition of the Quaker book of Discipline for use in Canada. The title page notes that the contents were approved and adopted at the Yearly Meeting of 1932. The book includes three parts and each one is separately paginated and has its own table of contents and index. .

Toronto: Ryerson Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. 101 p. 21 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Lightly foxed along the top edge. Gift inscription on front free endpaper. Dust jacket has darkening along the spine, flaps folds and top edge. The author wrote this book to promote a better understanding of the Doukhobor faith in western Canada. .

Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic. Very Good. 2017. Softcover. 0801026962 . 405 p. 23.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Shows some shelf rubbing and light scratches. Otherwise, appears lightly, if ever, read. Inside pages clean and unmarked. A history of religious missions. .

Kalamazoo, Michigan: Cistercian Publications Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. 0879073098 . 123 p. 22. 5 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. A little rub wear along bottom edges. Previous owner's name and date on front free endpaper. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dust jacket has some wear to the spine ends and corner tips. A little soil and rubbing to both panels. Translated by John D. Anderson. The Works of William of Saint Thierry Volume Three. Cistcercian Fathers Series Number Nine. .

Toronto: Missions of Biblical Education. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1933. Hardcover. 256 p. 19 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Lightly rubbed at the corner tips and to the spine ends. Gift inscription on the front free endpaper. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean and unmarked, with light toning. The dust jacket is heavily worn along the top edge with chips, tears and creases. There are a few small puncture marks to the front panel along the spine. The spine is darkened. Stories of the author's travels and places of accomodation as he spread the word of God throughout Canada and other lands. .

Montreal: Canadian Messenger Office. Very Good. 1910. Fourth Edition. Card Covers. 106 p. 14 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Light crease to bottom fore-corner of front cover. Otherwise, minor wear to covers. Inside pages are clean with light toning. A few pages have a soft corner crease. .

Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America. Very Good+. ©2008. Softcover. 0761839038 . 114 p. 23 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers. Minor wear to the corner tips. Slightly shelf rubbed. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. An academic study of some of the ways the Bible was used in Canadian public life in the second half of the nineteenth century. .

Toronto: Board of Foreign Missions Presbyterian Church in Canada. Good+. 1916. Hardcover. 225 p. 18.5 cm. Sound and square binding in brown, cloth-covered boards, with duotone photograph pasted-down on upper board. Corners and spine ends are softened and tips worn. Some scuffing and spotting to both boards. Inside pages are clean and unmarked, with slight tanning. An account of the work of the Central Indian Mission of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. Illustrated with black and white photographic plates. .

Toronto: Musson Book Company Limited. Very Good. Flexible cloth. 398 p. 14 cm. No publication or copyright date. Sound and square binding in leather-covered thin boards, with gilt title and decor on upper board. Some wear to the corner tips and edges. Spine somewhat faded. Marbled endpapers. India paper pages. The inside pages are clean and unmarked, except for two leaves which are dog-eared on bottom corner. A Canadian imprint of this classic collection of popular legends about the life of St. Francis of Assisi and his early companions. Postage may be reduced due to weight and size of book. .

London: Joseph Masters & Co.. Good. 1887. Hardcover. 290 p. 16 cm. Dated from the foreward. Sound and square binding, with cloth-backed spine and paper-covered boards. Some paper loss at the fore-corners and rubbed through along the bottom edges. Soil spots on lower board. Gift inscription dated 1895 on the front free endpaper. Inside pages are clean and unmarked overall. Title continues "According to the Church Catechism, Adapted to the Christian Year, and in Four Uniform Grades". Introduction by Rev. R.W. Church. Part of the St. Paul Series. Secondary imprint Rowell & Hutchinson of Toronto. .

Banff, Alberta: Banff Centre Press. Good in Good dust jacket. 2003. Softcover. 1894773039 . 305 p. 23.5 cm. Sound and square binding in cardstock covers with French flaps. Some wear to the edges. Text block slightly rippled along the edges towards front of book. Lightly shelf rubbed. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. Illustrated with black and white photographs. .

Caronport, Saskatchewan: Briercrest Bible Institute. Good in Fair dust jacket. Hardcover. 191 p. 21 cm. Circa 1960. Wear to all corners. Two corners lightly bumped. Some staining on both boards. Text block edges a bit grimy and dusty. Gift inscription on the front free endpaper. Pastedown endpapers discolored. Pages clean. Dustjacket has much edge and fold wear. The spine is faded. Loss of paper at spine ends. Rubbed. A history of the founding and growth of the Briercrest Bible Institute in Caronport Saskatchewan. .

Kalamazoo, Michigan: Cistercian Publications Inc.. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1979. Hardcover. 0879073152 . 104 p. 22 cm. Sound and square binding in green, cloth-covered boards. Minor wear to boards and edges. Previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Dust jacket has some wear along the edges, including a few tiny tears. Top edges of the flaps are a little darkened. Cistercian Fathers Series: Number Fifteen. .

Toronto: Childe Thursday. Very Good. 1985. Second Edition. Plastic comb binding. 0920459196 . 155 p. 22 cm. Signed by Author Sound plastic spiral binding with cardstock covers and clear plastic overlays. A small piece of the plastic is missing from the back cover. Light wear to the corners and edges of the cardstock. Inside pages are clean and unmarked, with the exception of the author's inscription. A collection of short liturgical dramatic pieces. Signed and inscribed to a previous owner by the author (first name only) on the title page. .

Kalamazoo, Michigan: Cistercian Publications Inc.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1981. Hardcover. 0879073306 . 127 + ads p. 22. 5 cm. Sound and square binding in cloth-covered boards. Virtually no discernible wear to either board. Previous owner's name and date on front free endpaper. Otherwise, the inside pages are clean, bright and unmarked. Dust jacket has light rubbing and a very tiny edge tear to rear panel. An English translation of De Natura et Dignitate Amoris. Cistercian Fathers Series Number Thirty. .

Kirkwall Press. Very Good-. 1970. Softcover. 112 p. 22.5 cm. Sound, stapled binding in heavy paper covers. Rippling and some faint foxing along the spine. The corners have some light wear and curling. Inside pages are clean and unmarked. A collection of sermons given by the author, a minister of St. Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall, Scotland .