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The Kasidah of Sir R.F. Burton; H.S. Nichols' Precious Tomes, Entitled by Him, The Lay of the Higher Law.

By: N/A

Price: $75.00

Publisher: New York, H.S Nichols: 1924

Seller ID: 016926

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Original printed blue cover with gold letter that is written in Arabic that translates to English reads "The Lay of the Higher Law by Abdu the Traveller."4 X 5 inches. 176 pages. Gilt edges. An Ex Libris sticker on the inside of the front cover of a previous owner. Several previous owners names are written on the inside first preface page with a date of Dec. 1928. Copy has a picture of Sir Richard Burton. Front and back covers are slightly worn, corners are slightly bumped. Copy is clean, tight and complete. A beautiful collectors piece.
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Charge Book of a Rebekah Lodge. Under the Jurisdiction of The Sovereign Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

By: N/A

Price: $37.50

Publisher: The Sovereign Grand Lodge of the I.O.O.F: 1937

Seller ID: 017561

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Original green cloth. 4 X 6 1/2 inches. 93 pages. The contents that are featured are, general laws, objects and purposes, diagram of a lodge room, general instruction, visiting by card of otherwise, regulations for opening, conducting business, and closing, the Rebekah Degree, ceremony to observed on the admission to membership of a brother or sister by deposit of card, ceremony for the installation of officers of Rebekah Lodges. Light scuffing on covers. Pages are very clean and complete. Binding is tight.
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Certificate of Membership. Catholic Mutual Beneficial Association of The Archdiocese of San Fransicso.

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Seller ID: 017598

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Fine

Catholic Mutual Beneficial Association of The Archdiocese of San Fransisco. Executed Certificate of Membership. San Francisco, June 30, 1881. Issued to John Dempsey of Smartsville, Yuba County Ca. Signed by J.B. Mc Nally, President, and attested to by Edward Gilson, Secretary. Certificate numbered 2621. Printed on gold colored paper. 7 3/4 X 9 inches. The Catholic Mutual Benefit Association of The Archdiocese of San Francisco was founded on February 1, 1880. Its basic premise was that upon the death of one of its members, that member's designated beneficiary was to receive an amount of money e...
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The Letters Of Jacob Baegert. 1749-1761. Jesuit Missionary In Baja California

By: N/A

Price: $37.60

Publisher: Los Angeles, Ca, Dawson's Book Shop: 1982

Seller ID: 018199

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Original green cloth with black decorations of angels on the front cover. Gilt lettering on spine. 5 3/4 X 8 1/2 inches. 236 pages. From the Baja California Travels Series, Number 45. From the colophon, "600 copies designed and printed by The Castle Press, Pasadena, 1981-1982." Baegert (1717-1772) was Jesuit missionary in Baja California. Copy contains 10 black and white illustrations and 2 color pictures. Contents include 10 letters Baegert wrote during 1749-1761. Copy is very clean and complete. Binding is tight.
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Rose Of Canada. The Reverend Pierre Duchaussois. Life Of Mother Marie Rose

By: N/A

Price: $37.50

Publisher: Outremont, Montreal, Mother House Of The Sisters Of The Holy Names: 1934

Seller ID: 018518

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Original light tan wrapper with black and red lettering on the front cover. Black lettering on the spine. 5 1/2 X 9 inches. 309 pages. Copy contains 1 black and white map, 13 small black and white illustrations and 26 black and white photographs. Marie Rose Durocher (1811-1849) was a Canadian Catholic Religious sister, who founded The Sisters Of The Holy Names of Jesus and Mary. She was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church in 1982. This copy tells of her life and the creation of the Sisters Of The Holy Names Of Jesus and Mary. Copy is very clean and complete. Binding is tight.
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The Smallest Bible in the World (cover title)

By: N/A

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Dayton, Ohio, The National Cash Register Company: 0

Seller ID: 018896

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

No date, but published in 1966, Original sewn white wrappers, with lgiht soiling The Bible is contained on a single "photochromatic micro-image" slide contained in a holder after two pages of explanatory text. The technique was invented by NCR. The Bible contains both Old and New Testament and all 1245 pages. The slide is in fine condition. 2 1/2 x 3 1/16 inches.
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Original Cabinet Card Photograph - "Koln: 842. Der Dom."

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Dresden, Germany, Rommler and Jonas: 1893

Seller ID: 020355

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Fine

Original cabinet card on beige board. Black and white photograph. Text is in German. Board measures 4 1/4" x 6 1/2"; photograph measures 3 5/8" x 5 1/8." Cabinet card is very clean and intact with minimal age wear and two pieces of tape on back. A fine copy. This is a beautiful photograph that shows the Cologne Cathedral (German: Kolner Dom) from its right side looking north. "Koln" (Cologne) is printed at the top. Rest of title printed beneath photograph. "Verlag v. Rommler & Jonas, K. S. Hof-Photogr., Dresden, 1893" printed at the bottom. Rommler & J...
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Original Cabinet Card Photograph - "Koln: 804. Der Dom. Westportal."

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Dresden, Germany, Rommler and Jonas: 1893

Seller ID: 020356

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Fine

Original cabinet card on beige board. Black and white photograph. Text is in German. Board measures 4 1/4" x 6 1/2"; photograph measures 3 3/4" x 5 3/4." Cabinet card is very clean and intact with minimal age wear and two pieces of tape on back. A fine copy. This is a beautiful photograph with excellent contrast that shows the west portal of the Cologne Cathedral (German: Kolner Dom). "Koln" (Cologne) is printed at the top. Rest of title printed beneath photograph. "Verlag v. Rommler & Jonas, K. S. Hof-Photogr., Dresden, 1893" printed at the bottom. Ro...
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Original Cabinet Card Photograph - "Koln: 807. Inneres des Domes."

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Dresden, Germany, Rommler and Jonas: 1891

Seller ID: 020357

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Fine

Original cabinet card on beige board. Black and white photograph. Text is in German. Board measures 4 1/4" x 6 1/2"; photograph measures 3 3/4" x 5 3/4." Cabinet card is very clean and intact with minimal age wear and two pieces of tape on back. A fine copy. This is a beautiful photograph that shows the nave of the Cologne Cathedral (German: Kolner Dom). "Koln" (Cologne) is printed at the top. Rest of title printed beneath photograph. "Verlag v. Rommler & Jonas, K. S. Hof-Photogr., Dresden, 1891" printed at the bottom. Rommler & Jonas was a German art ...
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Original Cabinet Card Photograph - "828. St. Martinskirche."

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Dresden, Germany, Rommler and Jonas: 1892

Seller ID: 020363

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Fine

Original cabinet card on beige board. Black and white photograph. Text is in German. Board measures 4 1/4" x 6 1/2"; photograph measures 3 3/4" x 5 7/8." Cabinet card is very clean and intact with minimal age wear and two pieces of tape on back. Small black dot in upper-right corner of photograph. A fine copy. This is a beautiful photograph that shows the Great St. Martin Church in Cologne. The church features Romanesque architecture and has foundations that date back to 960 CE. While the church was severely damaged in World War II, restorations were made and completed...
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Y.M.C.A. Song Book

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Brea, CA, Ed P. Eason: 0

Seller ID: 020741

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Original publisher's black wrapper with staple binding. Orange lettering on front and back covers. No date, circa 1915. 3 5/8" x 6 1/2." Forty-eight pages, complete. Former ownership inscription in black ink on title page in top margin: "Elizabeth Ford (tent 3), Live Oak, Calif." Pages and covers are very clean and intact. A collection of 148 Y.M.C.A. songs, many of which have a Christian basis. The songs are fairly brief with about three or four songs on each page. On Page 41, a former owner, presumably Elizabeth Ford, has written their own song in black ink in the bo...
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Merced County; Sunday School, Christian Endeavor, and Epworth League Unions. Annual Conventions to Be Held from August 28 to September 3, 1900 at Convention Grove, on the San Joaquin River, Near Santa Rita Ford.

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: 1900

Seller ID: 020949

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Very Good

Original publisher's program printed on beige paper. Folded into thirds. 3 1/4" x 5." Six unnumbered pages (one leaf folded into three double-sided panels), complete. Paper is very clean and intact. Contains a schedule of events for the annual Christian conventions held in Merced County, California. The schedule includes lectures, speeches, and addresses, among other events, given by different Christian societies and religious members. There are three conventions, "Sunday School Day" from August 28-30, "Epworth League" on August 31, and "Christian Endeavor Da...
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Fortieth Annual Sunday-School Convention, Fresno, April 10, 11, 12, 1907.

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: 1907

Seller ID: 020951

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Very Good

Original publisher's pamphlet printed on beige paper. 6 5/8" x 9 3/4." Six unnumbered pages (one leaf folded into three double-sided panels), complete. Two blue and white illustrations, complete. One of the illustrations is a reprinted photograph of "Mariposa Street, Fresno," where the convention might have been held. There is an advertisement on the inside of the front cover for "The New Book Store" at "2436 Telegraph Ave., Berkeley, Cal.; At 23 Grant Ave, S. F. before the fire." which sold Sunday School books and supplies. One of the panels advertises t...
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Small Broadside - "The Twelve Signs of the Zodiac"

By: N/A

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Chicago, IL, Earl L. Crabb: 1934

Seller ID: 021188

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

Original small broadside printed on beige paper. 8 1/2" x 11." One page, complete. Paper is clean and intact overall but there is slight splitting at the folds and a mark left of center that slightly affects text. This broadside shows an illustrated wheel with the twelve astrological zodiac signs and a brief description of astrology.
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The South-Boston Unitarian Ordination.

By: (Parker, Theodore)

Price: $500.00

Publisher: Boston, Mass, Saxton & Peirce: 1841

Seller ID: 12975

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Collectible-Very Good

64 pages; gray paper wrapper (5 1/2 x 9 1/4 inch). Annotated by the Rev. David Fosdick, Jr., circa 1853. Theodore Parker (1810-1860) was a Unitarian theologian and clergyman as well as a social reformer. He emphasized a rational approach to religion that was considered radical for its time. Parker came out with his thinking in a sermon preached at an ordination in South Boston in 1841. The sermon: "The Transient and Permanent in Christianity" set off a firestorm of criticism among the traditional clergy, who considered it anti-Christian. This pamphlet, published nine days after the ser...
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Original Advertisement and Order Form - The Meaning and Value of Life by Rudolf Eucken; Translated by Lucy Judge Gibson and W. R. Boyce Gibson

By: Adam and Charles Black?

Price: $15.00

Publisher: London, England?, Adam and Charles Black?: 0

Seller ID: 021657

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Fine

Original brochure printed on white paper in the style of a dust wrapper containing an advertisement for a book by Rudolf Eucken. No date, circa 1909. 5" x 7 3/4." Four pages, complete. One leaf folded in half and printed on all sides. Black and white plate on front panel, complete. This plate is a portrait photograph of Rudolf Eucken. A back flap is included to mimic the appearance of a dust wrapper. The inside of the back flap is a blank order form. The brochure is very clean and intact. A Fine copy. This advertisement is for Rudolf Eucken's The Meaning and Value of Life, a...
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Original Advertisement - The Great Didactic of John Amos Comenius: Setting Forth the Whole Art of Teaching All Things to All Men; Translated and Edited by M. W. Keatinge

By: Adam and Charles Black?

Price: $15.00

Publisher: London, England?, Adam and Charles Black?: 0

Seller ID: 021661

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Collectible-Fine

Original brochure on beige paper containing an advertisement for a book published by Adam & Charles Black. No date, circa 1896. 5 1/4" x 8." Four pages, complete. One leaf folded in half and printed on all sides. Brochure is very clean and intact overall. A few faint foxing spots. A Fine copy. This brochure is an advertisement for The Great Didactic of John Amos Comenius, a book translated and editred by M. W. Keatinge. John Amos Comenius (1592-1670) was a Czech pedagogue, philosopher, and pedagogue who is considered by many to be the "father of modern education." Thi...
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Elegant Anecdotes and Bon-Mots of the Greatest Princes, Politicians, Philosophers, Orators and Wits of Modern Times.... A New Edition Greatly Enlarged

By: Adams, The Rev. John, A.M.

Price: $100.00

Publisher: London, Printed for G. Kearsley: 1790

Seller ID: 018879

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Attractive three quarter leather with raised bands and gilt lettering. Marbled boards. (i)-xii; (1)-454 (i). Complete. 4 1/4 x 7 inches.
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Lucy Larcom: Life, Letters, and Diary

By: Addison, Daniel Dulany

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Boston, MA, Houghton, Mifflin and Company: 1894

Seller ID: 020849

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Original publisher's blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Top edge gilt. 5 1/8" x 7 1/4." 295 pages, complete. One black and white frontispiece portrait, complete. Index in the back. On the flyleaf facing the verso of the front free endpaper, there is a former ownership inscription in black ink dated "February 189_[?]" but it is partially erased. Pages and coves are very clean and intact. Very minimal age wear to the covers. Binding is tight. A Fine copy. A biography of Lucy Larcom that incorporates her personal writings. Lucy Larcom (1824-1893) was ...
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Single Blessedness and Other Observations

By: Ade, George

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Garden City, NY, Doubleday, Page and Company: 1922

Seller ID: 021227

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Original publisher's blue cloth binding with orange dust wrapper in mylar. 5" x 7 1/4." 224 pages, complete. Former ownership inscription on front pastedown that reads, "Dr. L. G.[?] Mudd - Easter 1923," and a poem, presumably written by the same owner, on the front and back of front free endpaper. Inscription and poem are written in black ink. Pages and covers of the book are pristine and intact. Binding is tight. Dust wrapper is clean and intact overall but is price-clipped and has slight darkening on the spine and chipping at the head and tail of spine. No remainder...
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Category: Philosophy and Religion