N.p. The Society for Experimental Studies, 1978. 8vo. [12] pages. Arabic words facing the text in English. Sewn in original printed wrappers, illustrated with a diagram from the manuscript of Ibn al-Arabi. A fine copy. FIRST EDITION, one of 150 copies only. Scare: no copies in Worldcat/OCLC.
Tehran: Enteshar Publication Co., 2002. First edition in English, one of 1,000 copies. 8vo. 456pp. Original cloth; dust jacket. Translated from the Persian into English by Mamak Nourbakhsh. Edited by Houshang Pirnazar. Born in Tehran in 1924, Ashtiani founded the "Monotheist Socialists" in 1943, a group aimed at cultivating thought.....
London: John Murray, 1848. 3 volumes, 8vo. Half-titles. Contemporary half black pebbled morocco, pebbled cloth. A very good copy with light wear at extremities and spotting to endleaves. Fourth edition. The author was sent to Spain as an agent for the Bible Society for the purpose of printing and circulating.....
Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, [1973]. First edition. 8vo. 417pp. Illustrated by Shirley Triest. Original cloth; dust jacket. William Buck's fine retelling of the Indian epic, probably the largest ever composed.
New York: M'Elrath and Bangs for Carvill, Bliss, Collis et a, 1828. 8vo. 304pp. Original mottled sheep, red morocco lettering-piece. A collection of 16 sermons from the minister at Heydon Hall, Middlesex.
Edmonds, WA: Holmes Publishing Group, 2000. 8vo. 40 pages. Original printed wrappers. A very good copy with several small marginal stains. FIRST EDITION. A Gurdjieffian pamphlet.
Strassburg: Johann Mentelin, not after 1474. Large folio (410 x 292 mm). Gothic types, 3 columns, 66 lines. Collation: the following gatherings all have stamped signatures a: [a–i^10 k l^8 m^10]; stamped signatures b: [2a–d^10 e^8+1 f^10 g–l^10]; stamped signatures c: [3a–h^10 i^12]; stamped signatures d: [4a–h^10 i^8 k^12]. 415 leaves (of 417, lacking preliminary and terminal blanks).....
New York: Cooper Square Publishers, 1964. 8vo. 130, [6]pp. Original cloth; acetate. Acetate with losses, the volume fine. FIRST EDITION.
Paris: La Tradition, 1943. 4to (11 x 9 inches). 282 pp. 33 fine etchings by Hertenberger in text, some full-page; DELUXE ISSUE WITH AN ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWING AND SUITE OF 66 PROOF IMPRESSIONS. Contemporary red morocco, gilt-ruled and -lettered on spine, top edges gilt, others uncut, original printed wrappers bound.....
Paris: René Juillard, 1960. 8vo. Original printed wrappers, uncut. Slight wear, overall near-fine. FIRST EDITION IN FRENCH, translated from the Russian by Jeanne de Salzmann with the assistance of Henri Tracol.
New York: Edward H. Fletcher, 1862. 8vo. 4], xiv, [3], 18-220 pp, 11-page advertisements at end. Complete with engraved frontispiece portrait of Bertram, portrait of the author, and engraved title by J. Bannister. Original embossed brown cloth, gilt-lettered on spine. Binding worn, pale browning and dampstaining. Provenance: James L. Ward.....
London: J. Whiston and B. White, 1755. First edition. 8vo. 324 pp. Title printed in red-and-black. Contemporary English calf, spine gilt, red morocco lettering-piece. Joints rubbed and partly split at ends, headcap broken. Provenance: Wilmot Vaughan, 3rd Viscount Lisburne (d. 19 January 1766), styled Hon. Wilmot Vaughan until 1762 (armorial.....
Amsterdam: Printed for J. S. [John Starkey], 1687. 12mo (143 x 82 mm). 167 pages. Modern calf antique, spine gilt. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH of this treatise of persecution by Lactantius, often referred to as the "Christian Cicero." This is apparently also the first appearance of any of Lactantius' works.....
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1977. Limited edition, number 605 of 1600 copies. Folio. Original black morocco-backed patterned boards; original glassine; publisher's slipcase.
Antwerp: Henrick Eckert van Homberch, 1503. Small folio (254 x 184 mm). Collation: A8 a-f6 g4 h-z 8 8 A-Z Aa-Gg6. 336 leaves. 41 lines, double columns. Gothic types. Title in nine lines (the first a xylographic block) over a cut of Salvator Mundi flanked by two blocks of architecture.....
Berkeley, CA: [The Matsuura Family], 1986. 8vo. 186 pages. Black-and-white photographs. Printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Collecting Matsuura's writings detailing her life as the wife of Japanese Reverend Issei Matsuura of the Buddhist Churches of America.
Sandpoint, ID: Sandpoint Press, 2009. 8vo. 57pp. Original maroon wrappers. Slightly creased at the spine, otherwise a fine copy. FIRST EDITION.
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London and New York: The Nonesuch Press / The Dial Press, 1924-1927. Five volumes, 4to. Engraved titles and endpieces by Stephen Gooden in each volume. Original parchment boards, gilt-lettered and -ruled. FIRST NONESUCH EDITION, number 146 of 1250 copies (vol. 1), the remainder one of 1000 copies, all on on.....
New York: Samuel Weiser, 1969. 8vo. 254 pages. Black-and-white photographs in text. Original blue cloth. FIRST EDITION.
Philadelphia: New Church Congregational Union, 1870. 12mo (18.5 x 12 cm). 29 pages. Original printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION. Parsons's paper was originally printed in 'New Jerusalem Magazine.' He has added further text to correct certain misapprehensions of the original text, and to supplement it with text that would have made.....
Philadelphia: New Church Congregational Union, 1870. 12mo (18.5 x 12 cm). 29 pages. Original printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION. Parsons's paper was originally printed in 'New Jerusalem Magazine.' He has added further text to correct certain misapprehensions of the original text, and to supplement it with with text that would have.....
London: W. B. for A. and J. Churchil, R. Sare, and J. Tonson, 1704. 8vo (177 x 113 mm). Translated from the French into English by Basil Kenet (1674-1715). [1], lviii, [12], 392 pp. 2-leaf manuscript index at end (wear at edges). 18th-century half calf, marbled boards, smooth spine gilt.....
London: R. Knaplock, D. Midwinter, B. and S. Tooke and Rob. Gosling, 1723. Folio in 4s (320 x 202 mm; 12 5/8 x 8 inches). [10], 398, [10] pages. Roman, italic, Greek and Hebrew type. Engraved frontispiece portrait by D. Loggan. Title and frontispiece ruled in red. Contemporary English paneled.....
Paris: Pierre-Guillaume Simon, 1762. Two volumes, 12mo (165 x 97 mm; 6 1/2 x 3 3/4 in.). Half-titles. xii, 436; viii, 479 pages. Contemporary French cat's-paw sheep, the spine in six compartments with five raised bands, tan morocco lettering-pieces in two, a repeated floral panel in the remaining. A very.....
London: R[oger] N[ortron] for A[ndrew] Crook, 1670. 8vo (174 x 110 mm). [32], 221 pages. Lacking the engraved frontispiece portrait. Modern half red morocco, gilt-lettered on spine. Third edition of Sanderson's treatise on oaths. ESTC R34127; Wing S484.