Search Results: Christian Spirituality & Living from Pages Past Used and Rare Books

New York: Philosophical Library, 1978. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo. 49 pages. Hardcover with a white dust jacket. Light wear to the book and jacket. Sound and clean within.

Charlestown: Printed by W. S. & H. Spear, for Asa Lyman, Bookseller Portland, 1812. Leather Bound. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 315, [2], 42 pages. Hardcover bound in full leather. The original binding has a later (but still apparently 19th century) leather covering laid over with a square cut out on the spine for the original leather title label to show. The binding is rubbed and bumped but sound. An ex-library copy with remains of bookplates on the front pastedown (one has a handwritten date of 1828). There is a tear in the gutter of the title page, and the first leaf of the Table of Contents has a large portion torn away with significant loss of text. Browning around the edges of the title page, and the text of the book is toned with some foxing. A few pages have edge tears. Text of the main body of the work is complete.

New York: The Dial Press, 1927. First American Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8o. 80 pages. Hardcover bound in black cloth. Cover is worn and rubbed, spine and corners are bumped. Hinges are sound and text is clean. Foxing throughtout.

Chicago, Philadelphia and Toronto: John C. Winston Company, 1937. Hardcover. Good/Fair. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. 108 pages. Hardcover in blue decorative cloth with black and yellow dust jacket. DJ is rubbed, with edge-wear and tears. There is soiling to rear cover. Chipping at headcap/foot. There are 14 pages in the back that are copies of pages earlier in the book and they are out of order. Appears to have been a publisher's error. Prior owner's name written in ink on front flyleaf. Underlining and notations throughout text, which is toned, with occasional foxing.

New York: The American Tract Society. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo. 72 pages. Hardcover bound in original dark brown publisher's cloth with cover designs embossed in blind and with spine title and design in gilt. Light wear to the binding. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Illustrated frontis with tissue guard. Early owner's signature on the front flyleaf of John P. Cushman. No copyright date, but this was printed circa 1840s-1850s. The owner / signer might be John P. Cushman (1784-1848) the American lawyer and politician from New York, or it may be his son. We have several other books from the Cushman family.

Cincinnati: Jennings and Graham, 1914. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo. 348 pages. Hardcover in green cloth with title in gilt on front cover and spine. Light wear to the binding. There is some light spotting to front cover. The gilt on the binding is still bright. Page 348 has a short mark that appears to be red pencil. The rest of text is generally quite clean. Memoir of a 19th century woman who was born and raised in Highland County, Ohio. She was born in 1838.

Philadelphia, PA: N.p., 1894. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fair. 12mo. 515 pages. Hardcover bound in brown cloth with title in gilt lettering on spine. Corners bumped/rubbed/worn. Some dampstain wrinkling on front cover. Chipping and fraying of headcap/foot of spine, with a .5 inch tear at upper portion of rear hinge. Front inner hinge cracking with the muslin beneath exposed. Toning inside front and rear covers. Inscription and prior owner's name on front flyleaf, which is detached and laid in loosely. Title page and preface page have dark mark at lower edge. Toning on pages 306-307 where a ribbon had been placed between the pages. Foxing on some pages. Laid in loosely is an old Victorian-era calling card showing a dove on a spray of flowers and with the name "R. R. Berry.

New York: The American Tract Society. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo. 92, 2 pages. Hardcover bound in original dark brown publisher's cloth with cover designs embossed in blind and with spine title and design in gilt. Light wear to the binding. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Illustrated frontis with tissue guard. Early owner's signature on the front flyleaf of John P. Cushman. No copyright date, but this was printed circa 1840s-1850s. The owner / signer might be John P. Cushman (1784-1848) the American lawyer and politician from New York, or it may be his son. We have several other books from the Cushman family.

Boston: D. Lothrop Co., 1892. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 12mo. Unpaginated. Hardcover in blue decorative cloth. Title in gilt on the front cover, along with a silver flower illustration. Binding is rubbed and worn. All edges of text block are gilt. Inner hinges are secure. Endpapers are toned.

Notre Dame, IN: Ave Maria Press, 1990. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good/Very Good. 12mo. 149 pages. Hardcover in tan dust jacket. DJ has light wear. There is a small place on rear cover where the paper has been scuffed. Fore-edge of text block has some small damp spots. Text is not affected.

New York: Crossroad, 1987. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 12mo. 205 pages, indexed. Hardcover with a black and purple dust jacket. A nice, clean copy.

London: SPCK, 1996. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo. 170 pages. Soft cover bound in yellow wrappers. A fresh, clean copy.

New York and Mahwah: Paulist Pr, 1990. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 525, [2] pages, indexed. Hardcover bound in black quarter cloth with pictorial paper-covered boards. Minimal wear to the binding. A fresh, clean copy.

A la Haye / [The Hague, Netherlands]: N.p., 1750. Hardcover. Good. 16mo. [66], 439 pages. A small book measuring 5 3/4 inches tall by about 3 1/3 inches wide. Hardcover bound in original full leather. The binding is worn and bumped but sound. Spine is a bit dry and darkened and has a chip on the leather on the rear hinge. Small repaired tear at the foot of the spine. Ribbed spine. A sound copy with secure hinges. Early owner's signature ("F. L. Bossn"?) on the front flyleaf. Text is a little toned but generally clean. Contains three full-page copperplate engravings, one for each section. Text is in French. A rough translation of the title into English is, "Common Kempis or the IV Books of the Imitation of Jesus Christ, Translated for the Common Edification of all Christians who Desire to Advance in the Solidity of Piety.

New York: The American Tract Society. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo. 95, (1) pages. Hardcover bound in original dark brown publisher's cloth with cover designs embossed in blind and with spine title and design in gilt. Light wear to the binding. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Illustrated frontis with tissue guard. Early owner's signature on the front flyleaf of John P. Cushman. No copyright date, but this was printed circa 1840s-1850s. The owner / signer might be John P. Cushman (1784-1848) the American lawyer and politician from New York, or it may be his son. We have several other books from the Cushman family.

New York: The American Tract Society. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo. 108 pages. Hardcover bound in original dark brown publisher's cloth with cover designs embossed in blind and with spine title and design in gilt. Light wear to the binding. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Illustrated frontis with tissue guard. Early owner's signature on the front flyleaf of John P. Cushman. No copyright date, but this was printed circa 1840s-1850s. The owner / signer might be John P. Cushman (1784-1848) the American lawyer and politician from New York, or it may be his son. We have several other books from the Cushman family.

Philadelphia and Jerusalem: Jewish Publication Society, 1994. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Octavo. 344 pages. Hardcover with a blue dust jacket. A new copy, still in shrink wrap.

New York: The American Tract Society. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo. 62 pages. Hardcover bound in original dark brown publisher's cloth with cover designs embossed in blind and with spine title and design in gilt. Moderate wear to the binding, which has some spotting. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Illustrated with a nice woodcut engraved frontis. Some foxing to the text. Early owner's signature on the front flyleaf of John P. Cushman. No copyright date, but this was printed circa 1840s-1850s. The owner / signer might be John P. Cushman (1784-1848) the American lawyer and politician from New York, or it may be his son. We have several other books from the Cushman family.

New York: The American Tract Society. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo. 111 pages. Hardcover bound in original dark brown publisher's cloth with cover designs embossed in blind and with spine title and design in gilt. Light wear to the binding. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. Illustrated with a couple of woodcut engravings in the middle of the book. Some foxing to the text. Early owner's signature on the front flyleaf of John P. Cushman. No copyright date, but this was printed circa 1840s-1850s. The owner / signer might be John P. Cushman (1784-1848) the American lawyer and politician from New York, or it may be his son. We have several other books from the Cushman family.

New York: The American Tract Society. Hardcover. Very Good. 16mo. 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16 pages. Hardcover bound in original brown publisher's cloth with cover designs embossed in blind and with spine title and design in gilt. Light to moderate wear to the binding; the spine is a little faded. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. The text is a little toned but not especially foxed. Each of the 8 titles has a separate title page with a woodcut. Most if not all also have a full-page woodcut engraving frontis and another text engraving. Contains tracts numbered 17 through 24. Early owner's signature on the front flyleaf of John P. Cushman. No copyright date, but this was printed circa 1840s-1850s. The owner / signer might be John P. Cushman (1784-1848) the American lawyer and politician from New York, or it may be his son. We have several other books from the Cushman family.