[New York]: [New Day Publishing Co.], 1939. First edition. Quarto. Saddle-stapled wrappers with photomontage to front cover; 116 pp.; illus. A single issue of Father Divine's magazine, which largely served to publish his sermons and to raise money through advertising. This was the second Peace Mission organ began by Divine's..... More
Washington, D.C.: Hubbard Association of Scientologists, Int. 1953. First edition. Octavo (22 cm). Perfect-bound paperback; iii, 123 pp.; illus. A scarce first edition of How To Live Though an Executive with the requisite statement: "The manuscript of this book was prepared by Richard deMille [sic] who helped in the development..... More
Brooklyn: Ansaaru Allah Publications, 1988. First edition. Stapled card wrappers (5 ½” x 8 ½”), 36, [11] pp, illus. Vertical crease down the center, some soiling, VG. WorldCat shows one copy of a revised edition at San Diego State, none of this first edition. The black cult leader and convicted child..... More
Huntington, Indiana: Our Sunday Visitor Press, [n.d., ca. 1956]. Small stapled wrappers printed in green; 31 pp. O’Brien refers to Jehovah’s Witnesses as “groping brothers,” which some could accuse the Catholic priests of being in quite a different way. The author, who was a tireless and patient Catholic evangelist, provides..... More
Halifax, N.S.: The Peoples Gospel Hour. First edition. Saddle-stapled wrappers; 21 pp. The author provides an historical background on Jehovah Witnesses, their doctrine of Christ and conception of hell and eternal punishment, and how to convert them to Christianity. Some rubbing to wrappers, Near Fine. More
New York: Depository, A. C. Shepherd, 1867. A refutation of post-Millenarianism as outlined in Dr. Daniel Whitby’s 17th century “New Hypothesis”, and a reconciliation of the imminence of Christ’s return with the protracted interval that has elapsed. The preface and appendix offer particularly detailed discussions of the theological and exegetical..... More
Milledgeville, Ga.: The United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors, 1997. A single issue of this Nuwaubian publication founded four years after the cult located to Eatonton, GA, from Brooklyn. Content for this issue includes a long article, “Education vs. Mis-education” which criticizes contemporary education, European fairy tales and nursery rhymes for..... More
n.p.: The Orthodox Press, 2011. First edition. A critical history of Bareilawi’ism, including biographical information on its founder, Ahmad Raza Bareilawi, his works and writings, and the sect’s beliefs, creeds and teachings. The book concludes with a chapter on the Bareilawis’ takfir of Muslims and the dissemination of their “fairy-tales”..... More