Philosophy & Religion from John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller

1938. San Francisco: Wallace Kibbee & Son, 1938. Printed broadside measuring 9.5 x 13. 5 inches, with hand colored ornaments, enclosed in a plain maroon paper folder with printed colophon on blue paper tipped inside. Fine. § A beautiful printing of the text of Corinthians, Book 1, verses 1-13, "Though I speak with the tongues of… Read more about this item

1786. Printed at Worcester, MA, by Isaiah Thomas, and sold at his book-store... 1786. 8vo, 224, (1, ads)pp. Contemporary calf, marbled endpapers; boards considerably worn and darkened with loss of gilt tooling, rehinged, evidence of removal from rear pastedown, contents toned, tear with loss of text to foot of. pp.217-224. Bookplate of William John MacDonell. §… Read more about this item

1980. London: August, 22, [1988?] and January, 26, 1989. 2 letters and a stitched booklet. First letter, 1pp. dated August 22nd [1988?], c.26 handwritten lines on personal letterhead, fine condition. Second letter, 1pp. dated January 26, 1989, 17 typewritten lines on Temenos letterhead with the original stamped envelope, fine condition. What is Man? Cambridge: Golganooza Press, 1980:… Read more about this item

1818. London: Published by the Proprietor, J. P. Neale, 1818. 2 vols, 4to (large paper?). Vol. 1: (18), [1-3], 4-72, (10), [1]-227, (19)pp. with engraved title, frontispiece, separate title page, 10 plates as called for plus one not mentioned in the Directions to the Binder ("Doorway to Oratory"). Vol 2: (2), [1-3], 4-304, (40)pp, with engraved title,… Read more about this item

1932. Haarlem: Printed by Joh. Eschede en Zonen for Harrison of Paris, 1932. 323 x 144 mm (9 1/8 x 5 5 /8 inches), 239, [1] pp. Handsome modern black morocco by Betty Lou Chaika (stamp-signed "B E C K" on rear turn-in), covers with raised lines forming a grid of 12 squares, six squares on each… Read more about this item

1812. London: R. Ackermann, 1812. 2 vols, large 4to, [i-xx], [1]-330 including appendix, [6, index]; [i-iv], [1]-275, [1, blank],[4, index]pp. 83 plates in all, viz: 1 plan and 1 portrait both uncolored, 1 colored line engraving and 80 full-page aquatints. Old half red morocco, rebacked preserving original gilt-pannelled backstrip, marbled sides and endpapers, top edges gilt, bookplates.… Read more about this item

1970. Kentfield: The Allen Press, 1970. Folio, [56] leaves unpaginated. With 24 engravings by Blair Hughes-Stanton. Original "Fortuny" cloth, slipcase, near fine with slight dulling to backstrip. Bookplate on half title. § Limited to 140 copies printed on Umbrian paper and decorated with Hebrew calligraphy at the head of each page. Blair Rowlands Hughes-Stanton was a… Read more about this item

1665. London: Printed for J. Field for Will. Graves over against Great S. Maries Church in Cambridge, 1665. Sm. 8vo, (32), 408; (8), 136, (8, contents, errata, and blank) pp. (Collation: A8, a8, B-Cc8, Dd4, A-I8, K4.) Later half calf with marbled paper boards, expertly rebacked with dyed tissue. First three leaves remounted, others with gutter repairs.… Read more about this item

1935. n.d. c.1935? Bound carbon copy typescript, 4to (20 x 25 cm). 316 leaves typed on versos only and numbered in three parts: 103; 96; 117 pp. 8 leaves with pencil annotations. Paper watermarked "Charles Martin Extra Strong." Bound in three quarter calf and red cloth over boards, backstrip lettered in gilt, edges stained red. Light wear… Read more about this item

1935. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1935. 3 vols. 8vo. Original blue cloth, decorated in gilt, top edge stained blue. A very good copy, vol.1 cloth slightly sunned in the original, lightly worn, card slipcase. § Edition of 1500 copies designed for reading by George Macy and printed at the printing office of the Limited Editions… Read more about this item

1718. Wittenbergae recusa: Literis Jo. Godofredi Meyerus, 1718. Sm. thin 4to, [88]pp. Later blue-grey wrappers, browned throughout. § Only edition, very rare, of this treatise on the history and technique of foot-kissing the Pope. Two copies in the USA, Concordia and Chicago. No copy located as ever having been sold. A black tulip for foot or… Read more about this item

1930. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1930. 4to, [xx], [264] pp. Illustrated. Original blue patterned cloth and card slipcase. Faint occasional spotting; a very good copy in a slipcase that is somewhat toned and worn. § Number 666 of an edition of 1500 copies signed by the illustrator. The first English translation, revised & emended by… Read more about this item

1676. London: H. Bruges for M. Widdows, 1676. Sm 8vo, [viii], 128 pp. Old calf ruled in blind, rebacked with old backstrip laid down. Boards rubbed, tips worn, lacking pastedowns and endpapers but with text complete (A B-I ), title-page toned. A good copy with the bookplate of Richard Benyon of Englefield House in Berkshire. §… Read more about this item

1935. San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1935. 12mo, 10 pp. Original marbled paper covered boards and printed backstrip label. Label browned, otherwise a fine, unopened copy. § One of a hundred copies printed for private circulation. A celebratory printing by Nash of an account of the church service held upon the twenty-fifth anniversary of the consecration… Read more about this item

1654. Venetiis: Apud Guerilios, M.DC.LIV. [Printed in Venice by Guerilios, 1654]. Folio, frontis, [38], 487, lxxxix, [3] pp. Frontispiece after Van Dyck, engraved title vignette and five full page engraved plates by De Loisy. Printed in red and black throughout with numerous ornamented initials. Music notation on 4-line staves in red (about 50 pages, many full page).… Read more about this item

1954. New York: Bollingen Foundation, 1954-1960. 4 vols. thick 8vo, pp. xvi, 492, with 3 b/w plates; xvi, 476, with numerous b/w plates and line drawings; x, 414, with 4 b/w plates; xxi, 506, with numerous line drawings. Original quarter cloth and hessian boards, dust-jackets, signature in each volume of Jacqueline Campbell and occasional pencil notes in… Read more about this item

1611. London: Robert Barker, 1611. Single leaf 15 1/2 x 11", printed on both recto and verso in two columns, with woodcut initials. Foxing to outer margins, top-edge has some tears and curling; good. § From either the first or second state of the first edition. Ecclesiasticus: 27:1-30, 28: 1-26, 29:1-6.

1763. Cambridge: Printed by John Baskerville, Printer to the University, 1763. Royal folio, 573 unnumbered leaves. A2, 1, B-13D2, *a-*e2, *f1. English binding of contemporary full blue-green morocco, covers with elaborate gilt border, backstrip richly gilt with red morocco lettering pieces stamped in gilt "HOLY BIBLE" and at the foot "BASKERVILLE", gilt edges, marbled endpapers. Inevitable slight… Read more about this item

1780. London: Harrison and co., [1780-81]. Single plate, 10 x 7.5 ins. Browned and foxed. § First edition thus, issued originally in parts and perhaps thus of great rarity. The last copy to change hands was in 1993 when Essick bought his copy; he has not recorded another copy in the marketplace since. That rarity is… Read more about this item

1780. London: Harrison and co., [1780-81]. Single plate, 10 x 7.5 ins. A little browned and foxed. § First edition thus, issued originally in parts and perhaps thus of great rarity. The last copy to change hands was in 1993 when Essick bought his copy; he has not recorded another copy in the marketplace since. That… Read more about this item