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Inserted is a leaf bearing the bookplate of George H. Yenowine, journalist and owner of the Milwaukee newspaper, and also the signature of the author. Octavo, bound by Sickles in 3/4 green levant & marbled boards, with the monogram of Charles Edward Ballard, hotelier and circus owner, gilt-stamped on the upper front panel, gilt-decorated spine, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, ix, [iii], 305 pp. The paper is much better than your average Burt imprint. Very Good; a stain along part of the fore-edge not affecting the interior pages; otherwise, very clean and tight.
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The World and How to Take It. With Sketch of the Author's Life by John M. Gaut, of the Nashville Bar, and President of the Board of Publication of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church.

By: Baird, Rev. A., D. D.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Nashville, Tenn.: Cumberland Presbyterian Publishing House, 1891.

Seller ID: 17499scs

Square octavo, orange illus. cloth (hardcover), gilt letters and decoration to upper cover, xxix, 376 pp. Very Good, with former owner information and foxing (age darkened spotting) to endpapers. Beautifully decorated covers. Section Headings: The World; The Home; Society; Manners and Habits; Business; Personal Virtues; Personal Vices; Closing Scenes.
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John Henry Barrows, A Memoir. By His Daughter.

By: Barrows, Mary Eleanor.

Price: $125.00

Publisher: Chicago: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1904. First edition.

Seller ID: 71258bd

Presentation copy, inscribed and signed by the author: ÒFor Clara E. Laughlin, to whom / the ÔLight of Asia's' heart went out / from the first time he met her / till the end of his life; with / the admiring love of // Mary Eleanor Barrows / Christmas 1904.Ó Clara E. Laughlin (1873-1941) was the author of more than 35 books, headed a Travel Service with offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and Paris, and published a monthly magazine with a circulation of more than 80,000. The subject of the biography, John Henry Barrows, was the senior pastor at First Presbyterian Church, Chicago, at...
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On Waiting Well: Moving From Endurance to Enjoyment When You're Waiting on God.

By: Baurain, Bradley.

Price: $4.00

Publisher: Chicago: Moody Publishers, (2020).

Seller ID: 9949gcs

Octavo, softbound (slick green wrappers), 167 pp + ads. Fine (As New). From lower cover: The world is fast-paced... why isn't God? In a society conditioned for instant gratification, we're startled -- even frustrated -- when anything tests our patience or requires us to wait. For the Christian, it's crucial to consider how this rapid tempo of living can distrot spiritual living, steal joy, and threaten faith when we find ourselves waiting on God. On Waiting Well invites you to reimagine waiting as both a crucial part of following God and a beautiful opportunity to experience His faithful...
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A Call to the Unconverted. With an Introductory Essay, by Rev. Thomas Chalmers.

By: Baxter. Rev/ Rocjard/

Price: $20.00

Publisher: New York: American Tract Society, n.d. (ca. 1841).

Seller ID: vas5338

Duodecimo, original calf, calf label, 159 pp. Good.
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Recovering the Congregation's Role as Actors and Leaders in Public Worship. A Doctoral Report Submitted to the Faculties of the Schools of Atlanta Theological Association in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Degree of Doctor of Ministry at Candler School of Theology, Emory University, 1983.

By: Beaver, Alan Lorenzo.

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Candler School of Theology, Emory University, 1983.

Seller ID: m2743

Signed & inscribed by author to Bishop T. Otto Nall. Quarto, hardcover (red cloth), gilt letters, 194 pp. Fine (As New). From Abstract: This project is concerned with the laity's role as active participants in public worship along models extant in documents of the New Testament and the Early Church. The study seeks to understand what roles are filled in public worship and what persons fill the roles. It also asks what it means to participate in public worship. The project was designed to formulate a plan for the revamping of morning worship at the First United Methodist Church, Okeechob...
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And It Came to Pass: Legends and Stories about King David and King Solomon. Told by Hayyim Nahman Bialik. Translated by Herbert Danby, Professor of Hebrew, University of Oxford, England. With Woodcuts by Howard Simnon.

By: Bialik, Hayyim Nahman; Danby, Herbert; Simon, Howard.

Price: $6.00

Publisher: New York: Hebrew Publishing Company, n.d.

Seller ID: 9952gcs

Octavo, softbound (slick, illustrated brown & tan wrappers), 281 pp. Fine (As New).
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Make Your Voice Heard in Heaven: How to Pray with Power.

By: Black, Barry C.; Chaplain of the United States Senate.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Tyndale Momentum, (2018).

Seller ID: 9998gcs

Duodecimo, purple boards (hardcover), gilt letters, x + 155 pp + ads. Fine (As New) in a Fine (As New) dust jacket. From dust jacket: At the 2017 National Prayer Breakfast, US Senate chaplain Barry Black delivered a powerful speech that sparked cheers and brought thousands of attendees to their feet. IN order to make ourselves heard in a way that really changes things, he said, we must start by calling upon God -- the one who holds the ultimate power. As followers of Jesus, we need to realize that when we come together to pray, we invite the palpable presence of Almighty God into our mi...
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Learn to Read New Testament Greek.

By: Black, David Alan.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Nashville, TN: Academic, (2009).

Seller ID: 9652gcs

Octavo, hardcover (slick black boards), 258 pp. Near Fine. From lower cover: An academic staple updated for the first time in fifteen years, David Alan Black's user-friendly introduction to New Testament Greek keeps discussion of grammar as nontechnical as possible. The simplified explanations, basic vocabularies, and abundant exercises are designed to prepare the student for subsequent courses in exegesis, while the linguistic emphasis lays the groundwork for later courses in grammar. Revisions in this third edition include updated discussions and scholarship, further vocabulary referenc...
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Prince of Democracy: James Cardinal Gibbons.

By: Boucher, Arline and John Tehan.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Garden City: Hanover House, (1962). First Edition.

Seller ID: 3614bd

Signed & inscribed by Arline Tehan. Octavo, cloth (hardcover), 308 pp. Very Good, in a slightly chipped, mylar protected dust jacket.
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Theological Essays. From the Larger Collection of His ÒSelect Pieces.Ó Now Published Separately. New Edition.

By: Bowdler, John, Jr.

Price: $45.00

Publisher: London: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, n.d. [ca. 1845].

Seller ID: 51658bd

Duodecimo, full mottled calf (leather, hardcover), red calf label, ÒSociety for Promoting Christian KnowledgeÓ blind-stamped in center of front cover, [iv], 234 pp, [2 pp ads]. Fine.
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An Essay: Wesley and Methodism. The Relations of the Wesleys to the English Church and to Methodism. John Wesley Not the Founder of the Methodist Church.

By: Brown, Rev. B. F.

Price: $100.00

Publisher: Titusville, Florida: Florida Star Printing House, 1891.

Seller ID: ess4374

6 3/4 inches x 5 inches. Paperbound, 19 pp. Rectangular area, 1 1/2 inches high, of upper cover, just above title, has been removed; otherwise, a nice copy, internally clean and sound, with edgewear that includes light chipping and a hairline tear to lower corner of upper cover. ÒThat acute thinker, J. Stewart Mill, says, ÔEven in the best State that society has yet reached, it is lamentable to think how great a proportion of all the efforts and talents in the world are employed in neutralizing one another.' He adds, ÒIt is the proper end of government to reduce this wrteched waste to the s...
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The Family Prayer-Book, Or, The Book of Common Prayer, and Adminstration of the Sacraments, and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the PRotestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America; Accompanied by a General Commentary, Historical, Explanatory, Doctrinal, and Practical: Compiled from the Most Approved Liturgical Works, with Alterations and Additions, and Accommodated to the Liturgy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America.

By: Brownell, Thomas Church.

Price: $300.00

Publisher: New Haven: J. Babcock and Son, 1823. Sidney's Press.

Seller ID: 9384gcs

Quarto, original polished calf (hardcover, leather), calf label, [2], 2, lvii, [1 blank], 676, [2 List of Authors], [2 duplication of 315-316] pp. A duplication of pages 315-316 (a portion of the Communion service) has been bound at the rear. Very Good; joints slightly tender, some foxing.
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John: The Gospel of Wisdom.

By: Card, Michael.

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP Books, (2014).

Seller ID: 9992gcs

Octavo, softbound (slick, full-color illus. wrappers), 234 pp. Fine. From lower cover: With time and experience comes wisdom. John, the longest surviving of the apostles, recorded in his Gospel a portrait of Jeus that reflects the depth of years of reflection on who Jesus is and what he means to the world. Writing in light of the philosophies of his day, John describes Jesus as the incarnate Word, the divine Logos, the embodiment of all truth and wisdom. In this last volume of the Biblical Imagination Series, Michael Card completes his work on the four Gospels. He shows how John stands ...
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Category: Religion