Search Results: Titles starting with E from Rosley Books

Strongville, Ohio: J. S. Carey, 1988. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good Plus. Large Octavo. FIRST EDITION. STRONGVILLE : 1988. [ This is the first printing. No publisher given; British Library states Strongville as place of publishing. Title-pages states it as printed in Germany. Author writes the Introduction at Gartmore, Scotland.]. Paperback. Original red printed covers. No owner name or internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. VERY GOOD INDEED. (xxii), 265 pages. Index. Lg.8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE.

New Jersey: Loizeaux Brothers , 1978. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. NEW JERSEY : 1978. EZEKIEL. Hardback. Black cloth; gilt lettered spine. Black end-papers. No owner name or internal markings. Tight, bright and clean. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1957. First Edition . Hardcover. Good. 8vo. With Illustrations, Maps, Facsimiles and a Bibliography. FIRST EDITION. CAMBRIDGE : 1957. Hardback. Illustrated; plates and facsimiles. Dark blue cloth; gilt lettered spine. Minimal library markings. Tight, bright and clean. Minor wear to spine. GOOD. (viii), 169 pages. Index. Bibliography: p. 160-161. CONTENTS: Introduction: the quest -- The earliest printed pictures -- Nicolas de Lyra -- The Italian Bible of 1490 and its successors -- The Lubeck Bible; the Czech Bible of 1506 -- Luther's Bibles -- The German Swiss Bibles -- French and Dutch Bibles -- The English Bibles: history -- The English Bibles: illustrations. SUMMARY: Mr Strachan was asked if he could identify or explain the illustrations in an edition of the English Great Bible of 1541. Some were simple, others quite baffling. He set out to discover their meaning and history, and succeeded in tracing their derivation. At each stage a possible influence or… Read More

Pinner, Middx: Christian Brethren Research Fellowship Occasional papers No.3, 1970. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. PINNER : 1970. Green and white printed card covers; saddle-stitched. Double-column text. No owner name or internal markings. Binding bright, tight and clean. 28pp. SCARCE. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. Christian Brethren Research Fellowship Occasional papers Number 3. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Everyman, Keswick, Inklings, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]

Ulverston : Hume Kitchin, 1908. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Large Octavo. Plates & Maps. FIRST EDITION. ULVERSTON : 1908. The Rare first printing. **Author's Presentation Copy**. Hardback. Engraved frontispiece. Two maps (one folding to the rear), portrait, plans, facsimiles (total of 23). Original black strong-grained cloth; gilt lettered spine and cover. Untrimmed edges as issued. Bookplate of Emmeline Garnett. Author inscription to fly-leaf dated 1908. Inserted is the original 4pp Prospectus for the work dated 1907. No internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. NEAR FINE. (xviii), 464 pages. Index. List of Subscribers to the rear (total of 157 printed copies). The author has initialed this copy; No. 132. A.F. CONTENTS: pt. 1. The mines -- pt. 2. The woodlands -- pt. 3. The works -- pt. 4. Masters and men -- pt. 5. The trade -- pt. 6. Furness ironmasters in Scotland. Lg.8vo. Large heavy vbook; extra postage needed. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for… Read More

Ulverston : Hume Kitchin, 1908. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Large Octavo. Plates & Maps. FIRST EDITION. ULVERSTON : 1908. The Rare first printing. **Author's Presentation Copy**. Hardback. Engraved frontispiece. Two maps (one folding to the rear), portrait, plans, facsimiles (total of 23). Original black strong-grained cloth; gilt lettered spine and cover. Untrimmed edges as issued. Bookplate of Emmeline Garnett. Author inscription to fly-leaf dated 1908. Inserted is the original 4pp Prospectus for the work dated 1907. No internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. NEAR FINE. (xviii), 464 pages. Index. List of Subscribers to the rear (total of 157 printed copies). The author has initialed this copy; No. 132. A.F. CONTENTS: pt. 1. The mines -- pt. 2. The woodlands -- pt. 3. The works -- pt. 4. Masters and men -- pt. 5. The trade -- pt. 6. Furness ironmasters in Scotland. Lg.8vo. Large heavy vbook; extra postage needed. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for… Read More

London: T&T Clark, 2005. First Edition . Soft cover. Fine. Large Octavo. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 2005. [ Romans Through History and Cultures ]. Paperback. Blue-green printed covers. No owner name or internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. FINE. (vi), 237 pages. Indexes. CONTENTS: Introduction : Romans in light of early patristic receptions by Kathy L. Gaca and L.L. Welborn -- Paul's uncommon declaration in Romans 1:18-32 and its problematic legacy for pagan and Christian relations by Kathy L. Gaca -- A response : Reading Paul in a frontier context : moral criticism and Paul's picture of "gentiles" ' by Halvor Moxnes -- Jewish salvation in Romans according to Clement of Alexandria in Stromateis 2 by Michael Joseph Brown -- A response : Is Clement of Alexandria a supersessionist? by Kathy L. Gaca -- The soteriology of Romans in Clement of Alexandria, Stromateis 2 : faith, fear, and assimilation to God by L.L. Welborn -- A response : elucidating Romans in Stromateis 2 by… Read More

London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. [ Everyman ], 1925. Reprint . Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Good Slipcase. Small Octavo. LONDON : 1925. [ First published in this series 1907. ]. Everyman's Library of Romance. Hardback. Introduction by Alfred Noyes. Original dark-red full leather, lettered & decorated spine in gilt to upper spine. Square corners. Gilt decorative motif to cover. Decorative end-papers. **in rare printed card slipcase** Bright copy; internally crisp and clean. Neat owner name dated 1942. No internal markings. Minor wear to head and foot of spine only. VERY GOOD INDEED. **Slipcase worn and slightly marked, but sound. Printed text within decorative border; 'This volume is bound by craftsmen. The public is drawn to the following facts - {listing three areas the method of crafting, the materials and the gold lettering etc.,}. Stating that around 250 'selected' titles are available in leather.** (xviii), 320 pages. Bibliography: p. [xviii]. Index. Nice copy in its rare… Read More

London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd. [ Everyman ], 1910. Second Impression . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Small Octavo. LONDON : 1910. [ First published in this series 1907. ]. Everyman's Library of Romance. Hardback. Introduction by Alfred Noyes. Original dark-brown leather spine; dark-brown cloth sides; gilt lettered panel to spine in gilt to upper spine. Square corners. Reinforced linen end-papers as issued end-papers. Bright copy; internally crisp and clean. No owner name or internal markings. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED. (xviii), 320 pages. Bibliography: p. [xviii]. Index. Nice copy. SCARCE. Printed at 'The Temple Press, Letchworth, England'. See Seymour's Guide to Everyman, 2005 No. 732.0. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. Sm.8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Literature, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. Dent Everyman Library No. 261.

London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1903. One-Volume Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. Morrris Woodcut Colophon. LONDON : 1903. [ First published in 4 volumes 1868-70, then 10 volumes 1872 and 1895 in one volume.]. Hardback. Morris Woodcut Colophon to title-page. Original black full calf-leather; Raised bands; gilt decorated. Red leather label gilt lettered to spine. Marbled edges. No owner name or internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD INDEED. A very nice copy.(viii), 445 pages. THE EARTHLY PARADISE BY WILLIAM MORRIS is an epic poem. It is a lengthy collection of retellings of various myths and legends from Greece and Scandinavia. It was begun in 1868 and several later volumes followed until 1870. The Earthly Paradise was generally well received by reviewers: according to one study it 'established Morris's reputation as one of the foremost poets of his day'. Morris uses a frame story concerning a group of medieval wanderers searching for a land of… Read More

London & Glasgow: Pickering & Inglis, 1920. Reprint . Hardcover. Good Plus. 8vo. LONDON : c1920. Hardback. Original black pebble-grained cloth. Lettered spine. A tight and clean copy. Minor wear. Neat owner name, internal markings and underlining. A little foxing. GOOD. (xxviii), 494 pages. Index. 2pp adverts. This book has had a profound influence on many over the ages since first publication in 1876. This includes author - Arthur C. Custance. Even though the book had various printings it is now uncommon. [ Rosley Books for Theology and Church History. ] 8vo.

Chicago: The Chicago Institute of Theology and Culture, 1979. First Edition . Soft cover. Near Fine. Lg Quarto. FIRST EDITION. CHICAGO : 1981. Paperback. Green linen style printed covers. Apart from minor bumping to corners - a near fine copy. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. 81 pages. Contains a two-page 'Tribute to Charles Strong'.**Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 4to. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

Darlington: Darlington Carmel, 1984. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo. Illustrated. FIRST EDITION. DARLINGTON : 1984. Paperback. Illustrated; 7 leaves of plates. Cream pictorial covers. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name; no internal markings. Minor wear only. Feint stains to covers; not affecting contents. Mark where price label was removed to rear cover. VERY GOOD. (iii), 159 pages. Includes bibliographical references. Indexes. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].

London: Printed for Samuel Gellibrand, 1659. Not Given . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. LONDON : 1659. Hardback. Plain old cloth spine; marbled boards. Neat contemporary owner name of John Bovey, 1664; no internal markings. Tight, bright and internally clean. Slight browning to half-title. Minor wear to spine. VERY GOOD INDEED. (v), 137 pages. Index. JOHN WILKINS, FRS (1614-1672) was an Anglican clergyman, natural philosopher and author, and was one of the founders of the Royal Society. He was Bishop of Chester from 1668 until his death. Wilkins is one of the few persons to have headed a college at both the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. He was a polymath, although not one of the most important scientific innovators of the period. His personal qualities were brought out, and obvious to his contemporaries, in reducing political tension in Interregnum Oxford, in founding the Royal Society on non-partisan lines, and in efforts to reach out to religious nonconformists. He was one… Read More

Cambridge : Cambridge Camden Society; ECCLESIOLOGIST, 1848. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Large Octavo. FIRST EDITION. CAMBRIDGE : 1848. Pamphlet; paper-covered spine. FRagment; Article on the Use of Piscinas. No Title-page; printed cover. Untrimmed edges as issued. No owner name; no internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD. p329-360. A PISCINA is a shallow basin placed near the altar of a church, or else in the vestry or sacristy, used for washing the communion vessels. The sacrarium is the drain itself. Lutherans and Anglicans usually refer to the basin, calling it a piscina. For Catholics and Lutherans, a sacrarium is special sink used for the reverent disposal of sacred substances. This sink has a cover, a basin, and a special pipe and drain that empty directly into the earth, rather than into the sewer system. Precious or sacred items are disposed of, when possible, by returning them to the ground. They are in some cases used to dispose of materials used… Read More

Letchworth: Commission of the Churches for International Friendship, 1942. First Edition . Soft cover. Good Plus. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. LETCHWORTH : 1942. [ Confidential Report ]. 20pp pamphlet; stapled. Owner initials and marginal marks and notes. Very interesting 'Confidential' report published for private circulation in Wartime. GOOD copy of a rare item. 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History.] SCARCE

London & York: Burns & Oates ; Herder & Herder, 1967. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine. Large Octavo. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. LONDON & NEW YORK : 1967. [ Originally published as Le proble`me ocume?nique. Paris, E?ditions de Centurions, 1962.]. Hardback. Black cloth; gilt lettered spine. Bright, tight and clean. No owner name or internal markings. NEAR FINE. (x), 533 pages. Indexes. Bibliographical footnotes.Lg.8vo. **Heavy book; extra postage needed outside the UK. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE.

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2000. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. FIRST EDITION. CAMBRIDGE : 2000. Hardback. Black cloth; gilt lettered spine. In blue printed dust-jacket. No owner name or internal markings. Bright, tight and clean. FINE in like jacket; now in a clear protective sleeve. (x), 221 pages. CONTENTS: 1. common life -- 2. Communion: Anglicans, Roman Catholics, and ecumenical consensus -- 3. Plato's vision -- 4. Aristotle's revisionism -- 5. Covenant and community -- 6. Little communities and the Catholic church -- 7. Cappadocian koinonia -- 8. Augustine and the story of communion -- 9. Ecumenism and the practice of communion. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. 8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature

London: Collins (Fontana), 1958. First Edition Thus . Soft cover. Very Good Plus. Small Octavo. LONDON : 1958. Essays taken from 'Edifying discourses' and other works. Paperback. Black, white and colure striped printed covers. Neat owner name; no internal markings. Tight, bright and clean. Spine not creased. Slight browning to paper. VERY GOOD INDEED. 253 pages. Includes bibliographical references. CONTENTS: The expectation of faith. -- Every good and perfect thing is from above .-- Love shall cover a multitude of sins. -- The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord. -- Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth. -- The expectation of an eternal happiness. -- Man's need of God constitutes his highest perfection. -- Love conquers all. -- The narrowness is the way. -- The glory of our common humanity. -- The unchangeableness of God. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. Sm.8vo. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman,… Read More

Edinburgh: Edinburgh Corporation Transport Department., 1931. No Binding. Good Plus. 8vo. Two-colour map. FIRST EDITION. EDINBURGH : 1931. [ Undated; NLS dates as 1931.]. Scarce; only one copy recorded; National Library of Scotland. Minor wear and neat reinforcements to folds. Large folding map printed in two colours. Printed adverts to reverse. No owner name or internal markings. GOOD. Size approx ; 693 x 947 mm. Scale 1:18,624. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]. SCARCE.