NY: Thomas Y. Crowell. Reprint. Hardcover. Blue cloth with gold titles on front cover & spine & decorations in gilt. 452pp. Illus. Gentle ex-lib with couple of stamps. Some underlining by a previous owner. First few leaves browned & somewhat brittle. Good reading copy of a rather scarce edition.
Ashland, OR: White Cloud Press, 1997. q. ARC. Soft cover. Uncorrected Galleys. Pictorial black and white wraps. 102pp. Portraits. "From Crown Heights Brooklyn to Jerusalem, from White Russia to the Andes, we encounter well-known rabbis and unknown holy men through short, poignant stroies of faith, exile, and hope." Fine copy.....
St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1976. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. 4to oblong pictorial wraps. 16pp. Illus. This is a booklet of Christian songs for children with the music. Each one is accompanied by some Biblical material and a box of text called, "Notes to Grown-ups" to instruct adults.....
NY: American Tract Society, 1875. Soft cover. Original leaflet, possibly mid-19th century. About 4 ¼" x 7". "Death is a solemn event to all. It is the sad fruit of sin . . . May you be awakened to a serious concern about Death and Eternity, ere it be for.....
STILLWATER, MINN., Den 19 - 26 Februari 1901. 1901. First Thus. Soft cover. Printed wrappers. 152pp. Light soiling to covers; some page corners with former crease. Printed in Swedish. Moderate backstrip peeling. Nearly very good condition. Very scarce.
Carmel: Ave Maria Bookship & Monitor Pub. 1949. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. Printed blue wraps with thin cloth over the stapled binding. 103pp. Illustrated with half-tone photos. A narrative poem about Junipero Serra. Minor stain spots on fore edge of covers & cloth binding area. Good+.
St. Louis: Concordia Historical Institute, 2002. Hardcover. 21 minute video produced by the Concordia Historical Institute of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS) & narrated by Dr. Karl Barth. NOT A BOOK.
Milwaukee: Agape, 1975. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. Decorated wraps. 151pp. Bibliography. Roster of congregations and pastors. The English District is one of 35 districts of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, and is a non-geographical district. The contributors read like a who's who in Missouri Lutheran theology: Bornemann, Brunn.....
Hauppauge, New York, U.S.A. Barrons Educational Series Inc, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. 4to cloth. Unpaginated. Illus. Glossary. Index. Fine in near fine dj.
St. Louis: The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, 1975. First Edition. Soft cover. Printed wraps. 22pp. A publication of the CTCR (Commission on Theology and Church Relations). Useful, if dated. Vg.
London and NY: Samuel Bagster and Sons. Hardcover. Unstated printing. Cloth. 1130pp + 248pp. Hinge crack following first blank leaf gently reinforced. A very good copy. No dj probably as issued.
Boston: Murray Press, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Orange cloth.124pp. Illus. A rather romantic, but quite readable account of travel to California. Fine. No dj, probably as issued. Scarce.
Nine Mile Falls, WA: Spokane House Enterprises. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. Pictorial trade wraps. 248pp. Illus. Index. Presentation copy signed by Bond. A rather interesting compilation of short biographies of "Firsts" in the Pacific Northwest, by "Firsts" meaning famous and lesser known men including the likes of DeSmet.....
Philadelphia: Parish Life Press, 1980. First Edition. Soft cover. 4to pictorial wraps. Two voumes. Teachers Guide (64pp) & student's book 95pp. Illus. For adult learning. Both volumes fine. Scarce.
TPB, Lehigh Acres (FL), 1980, 1980. First Edition. Soft cover. Spiral bound wraps. 75pp. Fine condition.
St. Louis: Concordia Pub House, 1980. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. Pictorial wraps. 96pp. Study Guide at end. Underlined & marked throughout which meant that the owner regarded it highly enough to read it thoroughly. Owner's signature at top of front cover. Moderate curling to upper corners of most.....
Philadelphia: Running Press, 1996. First Thus. Soft cover. Oblong glossy pictorial 4to stiff wraps with French flaps. (8pp). Gorgeous illustrations in b/w & color, plus text. Both text & illus by the author. Publisher's promo book presenting the promise of the beauty of the regular 144pp book to come. Fine.....
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. Catholic Univ of Amer Pr, 1997. First Thus. Soft cover. Printed trade wraps. 610pp. Extensive Bibliography & Indices. Private library small label lower spine. Owner's label inside front cover. Very scarce item in spite of being of recently published. Fine.
Springfield IL: Privately written, 1970. First Edition. Soft cover. Stiff boards metal bound. 80pp single side. Bibliography. A superb Research Elective paper. Fine.
Boise and Caldwell: Roman Catholic Diocese of Boise & Caxton Printers, 1953. First Edition. Hardcover. 1st printing. Gilt-stamped cloth. 481pp. Illus. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. Appendix. Map(s). Quite small mark on lower front cover. Near fine. No dj. (None issued?). Very scarce.
Salem: Oregon Magazine, 1930. First Thus. Soft cover. 1st printing. Pictorial & decorated wraps. Last date cited in booklet is 1925, but this separate printing in string-tied wraps probably published later. (16pp.). Illus. Scarce. Vg and with original onion skin protector, chipped, browned. Scarce.
St. Louis: Concordia, 1969. First Edition. Hardcover. Gilt-decorated cloth. 152pp. Notes. Bibliography. fos. Written by a noted pastor and thinker in the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Fine in dj.
Boston: Pilgrim Press, 1953. First Edition. Soft cover. 1st printing. Oblong pictorial wraps. 47pp. Illustrated with drawings by Dorothy Bayley Morse. Map. Reading list. A remarkably straightforward and compassionate, religiously-based (Christian) book on living with love for our neighbors around the world. Sample chapters: "Ways Families Have Found to Stop.....
NY: P. J. Kenedy & Sons, 1952. First Edition. Hardcover. We believe this to be a first printing of the first edition although the info on Kenedy & Sons publishers is spare. No additional printing are given. Dj price is $3.00. Drawings by Jo Spier. Signed on the half-title by.....
Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1989. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 74h printing. 4to cloth. 143pp. Indexes. Bibliography. Other scholarly attributes. Fine in dj.