RELIGION RELIGION 
Tamil
PRIMER
Tamil second book. Madras:
Christian Vernacular Education Society, printed at the American Mission Press,
1864. 12mo (13.5 cm; 5.5"). 108 pp., plus wrappers. 
• Publisher's wrappers, but clearly removed from a bound volume. (15126)
A
Handsome
Victorian
Edition
Taylor,
Jeremy. The rule and exercises of holy
living. London: Bell & Daldy Fleet Street, 1857. 8vo. Frontis., xvi, [2],
424 pp. [with the same author's] The rule and exercises of holy dying.
London: Bell & Daldy Fleet Street, 1857. xxvi, [2], 327, [1] pp.
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Binding: Prize binding from King Edward VI's School: Contemporary walnut-brown calf, framed and panelled in blind double fillets with blind-stamped corner crosses and gilt-stamped English Royal coat of arms (with the quarter of France and dragon supporter) as central medallions; spines with gilt-stamped leather title-labels and blind-stamped crosses in compartments.
Provenance: Front fly-leaf of vol. I with inked inscription dated 1863, noting this set's presentation to R.K. Rodwell as an “Extra Prize for the best English Essay.”
• NSTC 2T3717. Bound as above, spines and extremities rubbed. Endpapers and frontispiece lightly spotted. All edges stained red. (21923)
The One NecessityTaylor, Jeremy. Vnum necessarium. Or, the doctrine and practice of repentance. Describing the necessities and measures of a strict, a holy, and a Christian life. And rescued from popular errors. [with his] A further explication of the doctrine of originall sin. London: James Flesher for R. Royston, 1655. 8vo (19 cm, 7.5"). A–Z8Aa–Zz8Aaa4; engr. t.-p., [46], 448, [8], 449–690 (i.e., 746), [6 (index)] pp. (pagination incorrect); 1 fold. plt.
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either image above for an enlargement. The engraved frontispiece by P. Lombart depicts Jesus in shepherd guise, and is followed by a title-page printed in red and black. An oversized, folding plate shows a contrite heart accompanied by scriptural figures and allegorical images; this is also signed, Lombart. Both works came off the press with incorrect pagination, the latter with apparent page count being thrown significantly off.
Provenance: Front pastedown with armorial bookplate of Charles Grave Hudson.
• ESTC R203751; Wing (rev.) T415. Contemporary speckled calf, framed in blind, spine with gilt-stamped leather title-label; leather cracked over joints and spine. Occasional pencilled bracketing.
Much
Funereal
Detail . . .
(Taylor, Zachary). Obituary addresses delivered on the occasion of the death of Zachary Taylor, president of the United States, in the Senate and House of Representatives, July 10, 1850; with the funeral sermon by the Rev. Smith Pyne, D.D. rector of St. John's church, Washington, preached in the
presidential mansion, July 13, 1850. Washington: William M. Belt, 1850. 8vo. Frontis., 107, [5 (blank)] pp. 
• Not in Sabin. Quarter buckram over paper-covered sides. Without the original mourning wrappers. "Mercantile Library Co." blind-stamped on both sides. Paper call number label on spine. Edges and corners worn, tips of spine pulled, with loss. Ownership signature on front fly leaf, and charge pocket and card on rear free endpaper. Dog-eared. (3722)
Adultery & Divorce Tebbs, Henry Virtue. Essay on the “Scripture doctrines of adultery and divorce, and on the criminal character and punishment of adultery, by the ancient laws of England and other countries;” being a subject proposed for investigation by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge in the Diocese of St. David's; and to which that Society awarded its premium of fifty pounds in December, 1821. London: F. C. & J. Rivington (Pr. by J. S. Hughes), 1822. 8vo. xvi, 254, [2 (adv.)] pp.
• Modern quarter tan cloth over light blue paper-covered boards in the style of the early 19th-century, spine with printed paper label; uncut copy. Tear and chips at top margin of title-page, repaired some time ago. Title-page and several early leaves lightly age-toned and with some traces of soiling. Old ink ownership signature on title-page and p. 22, and just a bit of ink smudging at top margin of p. 23. (24445)
The
Scottish
Church Divided(Ten Years’ Conflict & the Disruption). A collection consisting of 63 pamphlets from the pamphlet war conducted before,
during, and after the Disruption. Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, London, and Newcastle upon Tyne, 1837–92. All small 8vo. 
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A good research collection.
• All items are in good to very good condition, disbound, a few with library markings (stamps) but a few only. The strange glossy effect in our “group photo” is the pamphlets' archival mylar folders, reflecting light — nothing worse, and nothing stranger!
Early Apologetics — Copy with Ties to
Social Gospel Tertullianus. Q. Septimii Florentis Tertulliani apologeticus et ad Scapulam liber. Accessit M. Minucii Felicis Octavius. Cantabrigiae: ex officina Joan. Hayes, 1686. 12mo (13.5 cm; 5.25"). [4] ff., 135, [1 (blank)] pp., [1] f., 11, [1(blank)] pp., [33] ff., 74 pp; [1 (ads)] f.
Provenance: Ownership inscription on front fly-leaf: “Ernst Rauschenbusch, Elberfeld, 18 Aug. 1792.” 19th-century signature on front free-endpaper of “A[ugust] Rauschenbusch.” Ernst was the grandfather of Walter Rauschenbusch, he of the social gospel movement; and August was Walter's father.
• Wing (rev. ed.) T784; ESTC R38803. Contemporary vellum over paste boards, vellum age-soiled. Internally very good. (24655)
Thomas
à K for
American
MethodistsOwnership
Marks to Dream On?
Thomas à Kempis. An extract of the Christian's Pattern; or, a treatise of the imitation of Christ. Philadelphia: Pr. by Joseph Crukshank for John Dickins, 1794. 12mo (10.1 cm, 4"). 306, [14 (index & adv.)] pp.
Provenance: An interesting array of ownership inscriptions: “Abigail Davis Book Given her By her Friend [Master?] Vaughan” — “Abigail Davis Book”— “Abigail Davis” — “Abigail Vaughan, Her Book,” this last written largest of all. 
(“Reader, I married him”?)
• Evans 27179; ESTC W33646. Contemporary sheep, binding overall showing scuffs and small cracks. Endpapers and fly-leaf with early inked ownership inscriptions; title-page verso institutionally rubber-stamped. Pages age-toned and spotted, with intermittent pencilled bracketing; a few leaves starting to separate. (20808)
Production Befitting a Man Who Found REST“in Little Nooks with Little Books” Thomas, à Kempis. Opuscula venerabilis Thomae de Kempis canonici regularis. [Venetiis: In officina Divi Bernardini, 1536]. 16mo (11 cm; 4.25"). 398 [i.e., 400] ff.
Click the interior images for enlargements. Present are the following works: De disciplina claustralium, Soliloquium, Sermonum prima pars, Sermonum secunda pars, Sermonum tertia pars, Sermones IX, Dialogus novitiorum, Eiusdem epistolae, De paupertate humilitate & patientia, De vera compunctione cordis, Hortulus rosarum, Vallis liliorum, Manuale parvulorum, Doctrinale iuvenum, and Hospitale pauperum. The volume ends with a brieflife of the author.
The colophon reads: “Venetijs per Dominum Bernardinum Stagninum de Tridino Montifferrati. Anno Domini. M.D.XXXVI.”
Scarce: OCLC locates only the copy at the Folger Library.
• BM, STC Italian, 323.; Adams K17. 18th-century vellum over paste boards, charcoal-colored leather gilt spine label. Title-page damaged with loss of foremargin and area below title-page woodcut, taking imprint (which is here supplied from the colophon); loss very neatly and almost imperceptibly replaced with “matching” paper. Volume very clean, very solid, and very rare. (23329)
The Soul
Thuemming, Ludwig P., praeses. Demonstratio immortalitatis animae ex intima eivs natvra dedvcta; Oder: grundlicher beweitz bon der unsterblicheit der seele... Marpvrgi: Rec. A. O. R., 1773. Small 4to.
• Removed from a bound volume.
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Printed in London — (Re-)Bound inTrentonToone, William. The chronological historian; or a record of public events, historical, political, biographical, literary, domestic, and miscellaneous; principally illustrative of the ecclesiastical, civil, naval, and military history of Great Britain and its dependencies, from the invasion of Julius Cæsar to the present time... Second edition. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1828. 8vo (21.8 cm, 8.55"). 2 vols. I: [1] f., ii, 664 pp. II: [1] f., 747, [1] pp.
Binding: Mid- to late-19th-century binding, with binder’s ticket of the True American Bindery of Trenton, NJ.
• Half morocco with marbled paper–covered sides, spines with gilt-stamped titles and blind-stamped decorative devices; edges and sides moderately rubbed with a bit of paper skinned from cover of vol. II. Most pages with some degree of foxing. Handsome on shelf, solid in hand.
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“Lessons from Insect Life” Tucker, Charlotte Maria (a.k.a., A.L.O.E.). Wings and stings. A tale for the young. London: T. Nelson & Sons, 1876. 12mo. Frontis., added title-page, 159 pp., 6 plts.; illus.
Click the images for enlargements. Provenance: Maggie Smith. Prize for neatness. June 1877
• Publisher's blue cloth; gilt, black and blind stamped; rubbed and abraded in edges and corners. Front free end-paper has ownership inscription. Pages 14–15 and 48–49 have some minor staining in inner margins due to drying petals. Something fell onto p. 99 a long time ago and stained a number of pages on either side. A complete text with with two very nice colored frontispieces. (21691)
By the Author ofThe Maternal PhysicianTyler, Mary Palmer. Miscellaneous writings on religious subjects: Together with some extracts from a diary. Windsor, VT: Alden Spooner, 1807. 12mo (17.2
cm, 6.75"). 119, [1 (blank)] pp. 
Provenance: This copy belonged to Hannah Diggins, whose name is inked on the front and back free endpapers.
• Shaw & Shoemaker 13308. Original “shingle” binding with quarter sheep and paper-covered sides; binding worn and darkened, sides stained, corners chipped, front joint starting from foot. Front free endpaper with inked inscription as above. Pages darkened and stained; one leaf with short tear from lower margin, with loss of a few letters.
Mexican Colonial Imprint — Its Excellent Engraving of aPRESENT Velasco, Alfonso Alberto de. Exaltacion de la Divina Misericordia en la milagrosa renovacion de la soberana imagen de Christo Sr. Nro. crucificado. México: Imprenta del Lic. D. Joseph de Jauregui, 1776. 8vo (20.5 cm, 8"). [7] ff., 112 pp., [1] f.; 1 plt.
Click the interior images for enlargements. This popular work was first published in 1688 (or possibly 1685).
• Palau 357046; Medina, Mexico, 10530. 20th-century Mexican black mottled binding, gilt extra on covers, with gilt inner dentelles; marbled endpapers. Old private ownership stamp on title-page. Occasional spotting. (23965)
Enlightenment-Era Ideals of Religious Tolerance Voltaire, François-Marie Arouet de. A treatise on toleration; The ignorant philosopher; and A commentary on the Marquis ofBecaria's treatise on crimes and punishments. London: Fielding & Walker, 1779. 8vo. [4], iv, 224 [i.e., 234], [2], iii, [1], 86, [2], ii, 50 pp. (lacking frontis. portrait).
Click the interior images for enlargements. Williams, a Welsh philosopher, was a founder of the Royal Literary Fund and a close friend of Oliver Goldsmith.
These collected translations are fairly widely held institutionally, but seldom seen on the market.
• ESTC T51661; Lowndes 2792; Allibone 2736. Recent period-style mottled calf, framed and panelled with gilt rules and gilt-stamped corner fleurons, panelling in contrasting calf, spine with gilt-stamped leather title and author labels, raised spine bands set off by gilt double fillets. Frontispiece portrait lacking. Light foxing; one leaf with tear from lower margin, extending into five lines of text. (23537)
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