[Paterson, N.J.]: [Divine Plan], [197-?]. First edition. Contends that Israel is the elect nation of God that its re-consolidation is the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy. Stapled wrappers (3 ¾” x 7”), 13 p, pen & ink illustration of a Jew in a concentration camp. Our copy with the rubber stamp..... More
Pasadena, California: Ambassador College Press, ©1968. An alarmist pamphlet on rising crime rates due to moral degeneracy and the behavior of black militants, hippies, and wayward youth. Solutions to this epidemic include a return to Christian values, parental discipline, a reliance on the police, and vigilance. Many color photographs and..... More
Pasadena: Ambassador College Press, 1968. A Christian perspective on the hippie subculture and its misguided focus on dropping out, drug use, and political demonstrations. Ambassador College was founded in Pasadena in 1947 by the radio evangelist Herbert Armstrong who was head of the influential Worldwide Church of God. Stapled, illustrated..... More
Sacramento: Jos. M. Anderson, Printer, 1906. First edition. 12mo; stapled, yellow wrappers printed in black and red, 17 pp. An early and scarce publication from the congregationalist pastor, scholar and theologian, Rev. Henry Kendall Booth (1876-1942), who recounts the Biblical story of the apostle Paul and the slave Onesimus. Booth..... More
Philadelphia: Allen, Lane & Scott, 1901. First edition. Octavo (24 cm). Blue buckram with gilt spine; 233 pp.; photographic frontispiece of Rev. Brown; photographs, illustrations, map. The book is organized in two sections: the first containing autobiographical information on Rev. Brown and historical matter on the Presbytery and the second..... More
Los Angeles: American Prophetic League, [n.d., ca. 1950s]. Small stapled wrappers (3½” x 6"), 30 pp. An anti-Catholic pamphlet from the evangelical pastor, Keith L. Brooks, who employs a question-and-answer format to investigate the anti-Christian doctrines of Catholicism. Staples oxidized, else a Near Fine copy. More
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New York: New York: Burr Printing House, 1905. First edition. Octavo (19 cm); 476, [3] pp.; photographic frontispiece of the author. Burgundy cloth with gilt to spine. Presentation inscription by the author on the front endpaper, along with another owner's signature; signed by the author under the frontis. Cloth is..... More
Port of Spain, Trinidad: Education Renewal Action, 1974. A study guide for hip Christian youth edited by Ken Cadette of the Caribbean Conference of Churches. The book was designed to facilitate discussions (“rap sessions”) between Christian youth on questions of morality, social problems, atheism, etc, some of it specific to..... More
n.p. n.p., [1892]. First edition. Thin twelvemo. Publisher's gilt-stamped brown cloth; red-stained page edges; 51 pp.; 1 leaf, two plates. Cummings surveys the various churches and sabbath schools associated with their mother church, the First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia. A Very Good copy with some slight rubbing and dust-soiling to..... More
[Rahway, N. J.]: [1941]. First edition. Tall octavo (23.5 cm); 80 pp.; black and white photographs; dust jacket. Dark blue cloth stamped in gilt to front board; all pages clean, although some pages very loosely stuck together due to ink and papers (easily pulled apart). An uncommon piece of New..... More
Stamford, Conn. Lillian De Waters, 1921. A small pamphlet from the New Thought author and teacher Lillian De Waters on mastering dominion over one’s self. De Waters was a long-time resident of Stamford, Conn. where she churned out New Thought pamphlets and books. Originally raised in Christian Science, she later..... More
Haverhill, Mass.: Destiny Publishers, 1946. 8vo; grey stapled wrappers printed in red, 30, [2] pp. Offprint from Howard Rand’s “Destiny” magazine, in which the author explains how the writings of the Bible came into existence, how they were selected for inclusion, and how they’ve been passed down through the centuries..... More
Boston: Press of Wm. A. Carrie & Co., 1901. First edition. Octavo (23 cm); 57 pp.; [11] leaves of plates : illustrations, facsimile, portraits. Original brown wrappers printed in black. Some light chipping to corners and edges; a thin ribbon of dampstaining across half the text block, although not affecting..... More
Minneapolis: Religion Analysis Service, Inc., 1957-75. First edition. A broken run of fifteen issues of the Religion Analysis Service's "interdenominational heresy-exposing quarterly." The RAS seeks to expose "false teachings," including Christian Science, Mormonism, Jehovah's Witnesses, Christian Identity, occult practices such as automatic writing, but also liberalism, modernism, etc. All issue..... More
Philadelphia: China Inland Mission, [ca. 1912]. Two harrowing testimonies from China Inland Mission missionaries Mr. and Mrs. Fiddler on escaping death during the Boxer Rebellion and in the Chinese Revolution of 1911. Stapled yellow wrappers (5” x 6 ”), 31, [1] p., three poorly reproduced photographs. Staple bleed, some rubbing..... More
Published for the trade, [1903?]. First edition? Illustrated wrappers (5” x 7”), 246 pp., illustrations. Some wear to wrappers with small tear to crown; cheap paper browning with slivers missing from the top corner of the first few leaves; VG. An attack on the Catholic Church by the German-born ex-priest who..... More
New York: American Council of Christian Churches, 1950. Revised. 12mo; plain, stapled wrappers, 24 pp. First published in 1948 by the Fundamentalist pastor, Garman accuses the Federal Council of anti-Americanism, near-Communism, and of being anti-Christian. The Federal Council (or National Council of the Churches of Christ) became a frequent target..... More
[New York]: [The Committee], 1902. 22.5 x 15 cm; 15 pp. Saddle-stapled wrappers in Very Good+ condition. One small closed tear to top edge; two stamps, one embossed. Text clean throughout. This pamphlet is from an anti-union sermon delivered by the Rev. Newell Dwight Hillis (1858-1929) at his church, Plymouth..... More
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Morningside Heights, New York: King's Crown Press, 1948. First edition. Octavo (21 cm); xiii, 184 pp.; dust jacket. With a sentimental inscription by the author on the front pastedown: "To Karla - With unforgettable memories of those beautiful, carefree July days in Eastern Europe in the summer of '73." Maroon..... More
Los Angeles: Christian Freedom Foundation, Inc., 1968-70. A run of what was likely the last 36 issues of this long-running Christian libertarian paper, which was the organ of the Christian Freedom Foundation (CFF). The CFF was founded by millionaire oilman and philanthropist J. Howard Pew in 1950, but run by..... More
Wichita, Kansas: Defender Publishers, 1950. A pamphlet by the daughter of “Jayhawk Nazi,” Gerald Winrod, on the life and activities of Puerto Rican evangelist Dr. Juan Francisco Rodriguez-Rivera. In 1931, Dr. Rodriguez-Rivera invited Gerald Winrod to visit Puerto Rico on behalf of the latter’s ministry, Defenders of the Christian Faith..... More
New London, Conn. [The First Church of Christ, New London], 1946. Sole edition. Octavo (23 cm); ix, 116 pp.; illus. Red cloth stamped in gilt to front board and spine. A hint of rubbing to cloth with one small stain to front board; about near fine. Photographs and illustrations. A...... More
Dallas: The Voice of Healing Publishing Co., 1966. First edition. 8vo; stapled, illustrated wrappers, 36 pp, centerfold chart titled ‘The Amazing War-cycles of America’ taken from “The United States in Prophecy” (1965). The revivalist pastor, [James] Gordon Lindsay, discusses America’s role in Vietnam as the fulfillment of Biblical prophecy. He..... More
Jacksonville, Oregon: Christian Media, 2010. First edition. Glossy wrappers; 58 pp. Lloyd refutes the widely held evangelical belief that the anti-Christ will be a Muslim, a belief which he says characterizes a “global religious deception.” Much Biblical doctrine and chiliastic exegesis follow. A Near Fine copy. No record for this..... More
New York: The East and West Association, 1946. First edition thus. Stapled, illustrated wrappers, 44 pp, eight photographic plates. Corners gently bumped, wrappers slightly rubbed, small splits at spine ends; VG or better. This is a condensation of a section of the book, “A Brother is a Stranger”, by the..... More