Search Results: Titles starting with T from St. Wulfstans Books

Single leaf from a damaged 1636 edition of the Book of Common Prayer, Church of Scotland. Archivally matted page that gives instruction regarding the reading of the Psalms, including precise instructions for leap years. Heavily decorated with a wide top border and delicately illustrated capital T. An historic leaf from the first printing of the Scottish Book of Common Prayer, which was infulential on the American Book of Common Prayer. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Very good+. Loose-leaf with mat.A nice leaf from the very scarce first edition of the Scottish Book of Common Prayer. Makes an excellent gift. (#2204)

Loose-leaf: "These to be observed for holy dayes, and none other." Fair. Individual leaf from a 1636 book for the Church of Scotland that contained "Usage Instructions from The Booke of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments." The page is in good condition, considering its age. The top third and right side have a water stain that does not impede reading of the text. Two decorated capitals and red ink interspersed with the black (most pages of this edition are black text only). There is also at least one small bookworm hole. These indications of age confirm the authenticity of the leaf and enhance its aesthetics and uniqueness. Each leaf is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Archivally matted for framing and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Makes an excellent gift. Edinburgh: Printed by Robert Young, 1636.

Italy: Gerffert Company, Inc., [late 20th Century]. Loose_leaf. Fine. 2 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches. Front: text printed within floral border on glossy cream colored cardstock, with printing information. Back: blank. Series: Gerffert 186. Gerffert has been a publisher in Long Island City, New York. The card was lithographed in Italy for Gerffert.

London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, [1898]. Original Cloth. Very Good. 4 x 5 3/4 inches. Pagination irregular. Ownership inscription to ffep. All page edges rouged. Bound in publisher's blue cloth with gilt title to front cover and title, author and publisher in gilt lettering to spine. Covers lightly worn. Griffiths 1898/1. A very good copy of this scarce work which contains the BCP text with commentary.

Philadelphia: Franklin Printing House, 1883. First edition. Wraps. Very Good. 6 1/8 x 9 5/8 inches. 32 pages. Pages bright and clean and free from marking, soiling and staining. Bound in original light brown wraps which are detached but present. Edges and corners chipped. An scarce and interesting argument by a parish priest lamenting the canons relating to disputes with a bishop. Passmore was a "penitentiary" at Ives' short-lived monastic community (Brotherhood of the Holy Cross) at Valle Crucis.

Stuttgart: Steinkopf, [c. 1850]. Leather Bound. Very Good. 5 5/8 x 8 3/4 inches. viii + 392 pages. Title page in red and black. Engraved frontispiece and four full page engravings. First few pages loose. Bound with Tägliches Gebetbüchlein with separate title page and pagination. 78 pages. Bound in contemporary black leather. Covers worn. A very good copy.

n.p.: n.p., [c. 1950]. Loose_leaf. Near Fine. 3 x 4 inches. Color printed card. Front: Image of Jesus in manger. Back: Blank. A nicely printed prayer card of the Nativity.

Philadelphia: P.W. Ziegler & Co., 1881. First edition. Loose_leaf. Very Good. 5 x 8 inches. Full page sepia toned engraving from Philip Schaff's The Revised Version of the New Testament. Printed on coated paper. Back: blank. Margins dampstained and a little ragged with. A nice Victorian Biblical scene, suitable for framing.

Loose-leaf. Good -/Fair. Archivally matted and framed decorated page from a damaged copy of the 1636 Scottish Book of Common Prayer, which was influential on the American Book of Common Prayer. The decorated page is very fragile and shows evidence of minor tears in the upper left corner and the bottom right. As is evidenced in the photo, the page is decorated by an elaborate header, more than 1" high. After the page title, follows a delicately illustrated capital T.The text gives instructions on how the Old and New Testaments are to be read throughout the year.Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. A very nice portion of the scarce first edition of the Scottish Book of Common Prayer. Makes an excellent gift. Edinburgh: Printed by Robert Young, 1636. First edition. (#2189)

Waverly, Iowa: Wartburg Publishing House, 1894. Hardcover. Very Good. 3 7/8 x 5 7/8 inches. 87 pages. Confirmation certificate filled out with family name Mensing and dated 1895. Pages otherwise bright and clean and free of marking, soiling and staining. Bound in publisher's paper covered boards with cloth spine. Covers lightly abraded and word at edges. A very nice German American confirmation book (Lutheran).

Philadelphia: Published for the Missionary Thank Offering Committee by George W. Jacobs & Co., 1906. First edition. Original Cloth. Fine/near fine. 4 5/8 x 6 5/8 inches. 153 numbered pages with 12 full page illustrations. Pages bright and clean and free of marking, soiling and staining. Bound in light grey buckram with title on front board and spine. Dust jacket present. Lightly worn at edges. A very good survey of the history of the American Episcopal Church.

Philadelphia: Published for the Missionary Thank Offering Committee by George W. Jacobs & Co., 1906. First edition. Original Cloth. Near Fine. 4 5/8 x 6 5/8 inches. 153 numbered pages with 12 full page illustrations. Ownership inscription inside front cover. Otherwise pages bright and clean and free of marking, soiling and staining. Bound in light grey buckram with title on front board and spine, which is very lightly worn at head and tail. A very good survey of the history of the American Episcopal Church.

Italy: Fratelli Bonella, [late 20th Century]. Loose_leaf. Fine. 2 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. Front: image on left side and bottom with text printed on right side of glossy mottled cardstock. Back: blank except for printing information. Series: ETERNA SERIES. Fratelli Bonella is a publisher of Catholic devotional materials. It was established by brothers Egidio and Aristide Bonella in the early twentieth century in Italy (ca. 1930). It has continued to be a family-run business for three generations, and remains one of the leading producers of religious images in the world.

Italy: Fratelli Bonella, [late 20th Century]. Loose_leaf. Fine. 2 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. Front: image on left side and bottom with text printed on right side of glossy mottled cardstock. Back: blank except for printing information. Series: ETERNA SERIES. Fratelli Bonella is a publisher of Catholic devotional materials. It was established by brothers Egidio and Aristide Bonella in the early twentieth century in Italy (ca. 1930). It has continued to be a family-run business for three generations, and remains one of the leading producers of religious images in the world.

Italy: Gerffert Company, Inc., [late 20th Century]. Loose_leaf. Fine. 2 3/4 x 4 3/4 inches. Front: text printed within floral border on glossy cream colored cardstock, with printing information. Back: blank. Series: Gerffert 103. Gerffert has been a publisher in Long Island City, New York. The card was lithographed in Italy for Gerffert.

Detroit, MN: The Record Steam Print, 1894. Wraps. Very Good +. 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches. 16 pages. Pages bright and clean and free from marking, soiling and staining. Bound in original light gray wraps which are lightly soiled. One corner slightly bent and chipped. pencil note on front cover. A very good copy of this scarce pamphlet on the Pullman strike, a seminal labor movement and the genesis of Labor Day, given contemporaneously with the strike.

Leipzig: Julius Klinthardt, 1853. 4 3/4 x 7 1/8 inches. ix + 260 + [2] pages. Moderate foxing. Otherwise, pages clean. Bookplate of Wilhelm Sauber dated 1855. Bound in contemporary black boards with black cloth corners and spine. Spine with gilt title and rules. Covers lightly worn. A scarce work.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1843. First edition. Wraps. Very Good. 5 7/8 x 9 5/8 inches. 54 + [2] pages. A few scattered stains (mostly at lower margin). Otherwise, pages bright and clean and free from marking, soiling and staining. Bound in original light blue wraps. Wraps lightly soiled. Rear cover chipped at top. Corners curled and creased. A scarce collection of material concerning the controversial ordination of Arthur Carey (1822 - 1844), a twenty year old priest who was ordained by Bishop Benjamin Treadwell Onderdonk. Carey was accused of being Catholic. The controversy continued after Carey's death the following year, this time targeting the Bishop of New York who ordained him.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1843. First edition. Wraps. Very Good +. 6 x 8 3/4 inches. 46 pages. A little light foxing. Otherwise pages bright and clean and free from marking, soiling and staining. Bound in original cream colored wraps. Stamp and label of Library of the Bishop of Vermont to front cover. A few spots on covers. A very good copy of this scarce pamphlet opposing the ordination of Arthur Carey because of his leanings toward the Roman Church (he later converted as did one of those who was examining him). A fascinating insight into the pre-Civil War liturgical and high church/low church dispute.