Religion & Theology
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Ancient Religions (1)
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Buddhism (29)
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Christianity (96)
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Hinduism (5)
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Islam (11)
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The Message of the Buddha
$50.00 Add to cartK. N. Jayatilleke
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1975.
A posthumous work edited by Ninian Smart. -
The Restraining Hand: Captivity for Christ in China
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First Edition. Inscribed by Author
19cm x 12cm. 288 pages, 6 plates. Blue cloth, blue lettering, no jacket.
China Inland Mission. Mr. and Mrs. Bosshardt were captured by the Red Armies in Kweichow. Mrs. Bosshardt was liberated almost immediately, though Mr. Bosshardt was held in captivity for 560 days, forced to accompany the Red Army on the Long March. This fresh account published the same year as his freedom. This copy inscribed on a pasted in sheet to the half-title, To our good friend Gordon, with our best wishes for the New Year 1937. Rose & Alfred Bosshardt.
Shelf worn with a few holes to upper board, chipping to spine head and tail, and slight discolouration to spine. Tanning to endpapers, some foxing to first and last few leaves, thin dampstain to fore-edge of first few leaves. Good Condition. -
The Holy Bible: King James Version
$30.00 Add to cartGustave Dore
New York: Barnes & Noble, 2012.
The Barnes & Noble gift edition now out of print. This copy in the original wrapping. Illustrated by Gustave Dore with an introduction by David Whitford. -
Davadi: Fruit, Wine and Religion
$50.00 Add to cartIgnatius (Ian) Bonaccorso
Brisbane: Ignatius (Ian) Bonaccorso, 2020.
The story of the Catholic Father of the Fruit and Wine Industry of Stanthorpe, Queensland. -
The Storm Lantern’s Travels: Missionary Work Amongst Australian Aborigines
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First Edition.
22.5cm x 15cm. viii, 213 pages, black and white illustrations. Black cloth, gilt lettering, pictorial jacket.
As told by Dora Wakerley who served with United Aborigines Mission of Australia.
Minor foxing to edges and endpapers. Small chips and tears to shelf worn jacket, foxing to verso. Good Condition. -
Awakening a Curate’s Library: The Rev. William Arderne Shoults (1839-1887): His Life, His Book Collection, and his Legacy to New Zealand
$65.00 Add to cartDonald Jackson Kerr
: The Bibliographical Society of Australia and New Zealand, 2022.
“This book is the first to provide an account of the life of Rev. William Arderne Shoults (1839-1887) and his book collecting. It is also the first detailed examination of a true survivor, his book collection of some 5600 items, including medieval manuscripts, incunables, books on ecclesiastical history and primitive church rites and rituals, philology, bibliography, science, travel, and Arabic and Persian texts. The contents cover Shoults’s early years at St. John’s College, Cambridge University, his work in some of the poorer ritualistic parishes of London, his association with the Rev. Joseph Leycester Lyne (1837-1908), the controversial, enthusiastic, revivalist known as ‘Father Ignatius’, his work on Latin hymns, his marriage, and his travel overseas, which included visiting the Vatican Library. After Shoults’s death at 48, his collection was gifted to Selwyn College, Dunedin, arriving in New Zealand in 1893. The survival of this collection is remarkable and it exists as a fine example of what a nineteenth-century curate could collect.” (publisher’s blurb) -
Divine Horsemen: Voodoo Gods of Haiti
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Second Printing.
21.5cm x 14cm. xvii, 350 pages, [16] pages of black and white illustrations. Pictorial wrappers.
Study of voodoo and the folk beliefs of Haiti. Foreword by Joseph Campbell. Originally published in 1953 and here reprinted for the first time.
Foxing to top edge, minor to others and jacket verso. Tape stains to jacket flaps and endpapers. Crease to front free endpaper. Small closed tear to jacket at spine crown, with tape repair. Good Condition. -
Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
$40.00 Add to cartMaya Deren
New York: Documentext Mcpherson & Company, 2004.
Study of voodoo and the folk beliefs of Haiti. Foreword by Joseph Campbell. -
A Fatal Experiment
$60.00 Add to cartTom M. Olson
Chicago: T. M. Olson, No date.
A short account of the death of Thure B. Wagelius, a young Brooklyn chemist, who accidentally killed himself with ether as he was “trying to look into the hereafter”, together with an explanation that the correct way to do so is with the revelation of God. Unrecorded in OCLC. -
The Law of Sinai, and Its Appointed Times
$300.00 Add to cartMoses Angel
London: William Tegg & Co., 1858.
Headmaster of the Jewish Free School, London, Moses Angel was a significant figure in 19th century Anglo-Jewish religious and secular education, ‘The Law of Sinai, and Its Appointed Times’ aimed to promote better understanding between Jewish and Christian peoples. This copy with the bookplate of Australian rabbi Leib Aisack Falk, and the binder’s ticket of Westley’s & Co., London. -
History of the Catholic Church in Australasia (2 Volumes)
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Deluxe Edition..
26.5cm x 20cm. [iv], xix, 1003 pages, 62 plates (including colour frontispiece in vol. 2). Full padded black leather, dentelles, top edge gilt, rebacked retaining partial original spinebacks, new endpapers.
From Authentic Sources. Containing many original and official documents in connection with the church in Australasia, besides other from the archives of Rome, Westminster, and Dublin, which are here presented to the public for the first time. The Edition de Luxe copy No. 8, bound in 2 volumes of padded leather, with a dedication sheet in vol. 1 signed by the author, the Archbishop of Sydney, New South Wales. Variant binding of FERGUSON 12784.
Rebacked with black leather, retaining half of the original spinebacks and the original boards. Ownership stamp of A. Zakroczymski [likely Anatole Zakroczymski]. Occasional foxing. A few minor corner creases. Very Good Condition. -
The State of Religion and Education in New South Wales
$200.00 Add to cartWilliam Westbrooke Burton
London: J. Cross and Simpkin and Marshall, 1840.
This copy from the collection of Melbourne bibliophile Rollo Hammet, with his label, and the ownership signature of W. Champion Hackett. FERGUSON 2943. -
The Harmony of the Evangelists
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First Edition.
21cm x 17cm. [iv], 630 pages. Half leather, marbled papered boards, gilt lettering, marbled endpapers.
Being The Whole Text of the Four Gospels dispos’d according to the Order of Time in which the Things related in them were done. Each Gospel being rang’d in a Separate Column, exhibiting at one view the Concurrence or Variation that is between them in every Circumstance. With a Paraphrase underneath, in which the Four Evangelical Histories of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, are digested into one intire Narration; and the difficult Passages occuring in any of them, explain’d. With Useful Disserations.
Spine crown chipped with headband loose, binding still very firm. Some rubbing to leather and boards. Occasional foxing to interior, mostly minor, and the occasional minor soil. Very Good Condition. -
The Universal Family Bible: or a Complete Exposition and Commentary on the Holy Scriptures, Containing the Sacred Text of the Old and New Testaments;
$800.00 Add to cartJames Cookson
London: For the Author, and Sold by W. Nicoll, 1784.
With the Apocyrypha at Large Illustrated with Notes and Observations, Theological, Critical, Moral, Historical, Practical, Chronological, and Explanatory. The first edition of the Rev. James Cookson’s folio Family Bible, illustrated with 30 engravings. At the time of publicatoin Cookson had recently become master of Churcher’s College, Petersfield. “He was of eccentric habits, and is said once to have announced in church, ‘I have forgotten my sermon, but I will read you a true account of the battle of Waterloo.’ In 1814 he was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.” (Dictionary of National Biography). This copy with the family ownership markings of the Robbins and then Gilbert families, the latter being a theatrical family, relatives to W. S. Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan, then the Ripper, and finally McCarthy family, 1784-2010. -
Blind Moses: Aranda Man of High Degree and Christian Evangelist
$30.00 Add to cartPeter Latz
Canberra: IAD Press, 2014. -
Bodies in Balance: The Art of Tibetan Medicine
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First Edition.
30.5cm x 25cm. x, 325 pages, colour illustrations. Blue cloth, silver lettering, illustrated jacket.
“The first comprehensive, interdisciplinary exploration of the triangular relationship among the Tibetan art and science of healing (Sowa Rigpa), Buddhism, and arts and crafts.” (publisher’s blurb)
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The Cakrasamvara Tantra (The Discourse of Sri Heruka) (Sriherukabhidhana)
$60.00 Add to cartDavid B. Gray
New York: The American Institute of Buddhist Studies, Columbia University Center for Buddhist Studies, 2007.
A Study and Annotated Translation by David B. Gray. Treasury of Buddhist Science Series. -
The Kalacakra Tantra: The Chapter on Sadhana Together with the Vimalaprabha Commentary
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First Edition.
23.5cm x 15.5cm. xiii, 379 pages. Maroon cloth, gilt lettering, illustrated jacket.
Translated from the Sanskrit, Tibetan, and Mongolian, Introduced and Annotated by Vesna A. Wallace. Treasury of Buddhist Science Series
Very minor shelf wear. Very minor foxing edges. Near Fine Condition. -
Niguma, Lady of Illusion
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First Edition.
23.5cm x 15cm. xviii, 374 pages. Quarter blue cloth, grey papered boards, gilt lettering, illustrated jacket.
Near Fine Condition in Very Good Jacket. Minor shelf wear. Minor foxing to jacket verso. Near Fine Condition. -
Ornament of Stainless Light: An Exposition of the Kalacakra Tanra
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Second Printing.
23.5cm x 15.5cm. xvi, 708, [8] pages. Tan cloth, black lettering, illustrated jacket.
The Library of Tibetan Classics Volume 14. Translated by Gavin Kilty.
Fine Condition in Good Jacket. Foxing to jacket verso. Fine Condition. -
Brilliant Illumination of the Lamp of the Five Stages
$100.00 Add to cartRobert A. F. Thurman
New York: The American Institute of Buddhist Studies, Columbia University Center for Buddhist Studies, 2010.
(Rim Ing rab tu gsal ba ‘i sgron me) Practical Instruction in the King of Tantras, The Glorious Khapa Losang Drakpa. Introduction and Translation by Robert A. F. Thurman. Edited by Thomas F. Yarnall. Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences series. Tengyur Translation Initiative. Jey Yabsey Sungbum Collection. -
A Marvelous Garland of Rare Gems: Biographies of Masters of Awareness in the Dzogchen Lineage
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First Edition.
24cm x 18cm. xlvii, 687 pages. Cloth, gilt lettering, illustrated jacket.
A Spiritual History of the Teachings of Natural Great Perfection.
Foxing to top edge and verso of frontispiece and jacket. Very Good Condition. -
Van de Waarheid des Christelyken Godsdiensts.
$300.00 Add to cartHugo de Groot [Hugo Grotius]
t’Amsteldam: Hendrik Boom en de Weduwe van Dirk Boom, 1728.
Of the truth of the Christian religion. Contained in six books. Translated from Latin … . In many places considerably helped … . By Joachim Oudaan Franz. Added to which is a seventh book, described in English by Dr. Simon Patrik … and translated into Dutch … with the Comments, and two arguments by Joannes de Clerk. -
French Book of Hours: Making an Archive of Prayer, c. 1400-1600
$80.00 Add to cartVirginia Reinburg
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012. -
Memoirs and Reminiscences of the Late Prof. George Bush
$100.00 Add to cartGeorge Bush; Woodbury M. Fernald
Boston: Otis Clapp, 1860.
Being, for the Most Part, Voluntary Contributions from Different Friends, Who Have Kindly Consented to this Memorial of His Worth. -
Lost – But Not For Ever. My Personal Narrative of Starvation and Providence in the Australian Mountain Regions
$100.00 Add to cartR. W. Vanderkiste
London: James Nisbet & Co., 1863.
The account of a reverend lost in the Dungog and Maitland districts while on a missionary tour. -
The Glory of the Future Life
$40.00 Add to cartNorman S. Millar
Brisbane: Committee of the Norman Millar Memorial Fund, 1938.
Sermon preached by The Rev. Norman S. Millar, B.A. at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Brisbane on 25th September, 1938. -
Augustus Short: First Bishop of Adelaide: A Chapter of Colonial Church History
$80.00 Add to cartFred T. Whitington
Adelaide: E. S. Wigg & Son, 1887. -
Hagia Sophia – A Vision for Empires
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First Edition.
41.5cm x 31.5cm. 178 pages, colour illustrations. Black cloth, pictorial onlay, green lettering, pictorial slipcase.
Minor foxing to inside of slipcase, edges, endpapers, and final glossy page. Discolouration to spine. Presentation plate to half-title. Good Condition. -
The Spirit Of The Child
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Second Edition.
21cm x 15.5cm. 227 pages, 12 plates, 12 advertisements. Original blue cloth, gilt lettering, gilt and blind decoration, no jacket.
“Only the loving are passionately happy!” This and many other pearls of wisdom did Tullie C. Wollaston seek to pass on to his children and the children of others in this earnest, thoughtful book for all ages. Filled with love of nature and the earth, Wollaston writes accessibly and with humour about what he believes every child should grow up understanding about truth, charity and the nature of a good life.
Minor flecking to cloth. Minor discolouration to spine. Previous owner’s stamp to front pastedown. Very Good Condition.