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MARTIN LUTHER: CATHOLIC DISSIDENT
Written by Peter Stanford.
Stock no. 1829267
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 2017. Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

An examination of the man, the myth and the mass movement that his act of rebellion in nailing his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg provoked. An intimate portrait of this complex, often charismatic, man of God. The man who risked his life to challenge the corruption and complacency of late medieval Catholicism. Black boards, gilt title to spine. A few b/w illustrations. xiv and 434 pages including index. ISBN: 9781473621664. A few minor marks to boards. Damage to some page corners whereby the book has a few pages with corner tips turned over (relatively minor). Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased at edges.

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THE RELIGIOUS ORDERS IN ENGLAND VOLUME II: THE END OF THE MIDDLE AGES
Written by David Knowles.
Stock no. 1829127
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1st 1955. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

The book covers the period 1336-1485. Navy blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. xii and 405 pages. Text block browned. Foxing to endpapers, contents otherwise clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is heavily foxed, heavily browned to spine with some loss to top & tail, a few minor edge-tears and chips.

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PENSEES
Written by Blaise Pascal; A.J. Krailsheimer; T.S. Eliot.
Stock no. 1829103
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Translated and with an introduction by Krailsheimer. Introduced by Eliot. Black cloth, gilt title and decorations. Colour illustrations. xlvii and 368 pages including index. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is scuffed, and has a small knock to one end.

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THE HISTORY OF THE CHURCH: FROM CHRIST TO CONSTANTINE
Written by Eusebius; G.A. Williamson; Andrew Louth; Rowan Williams.
Stock no. 1829084
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Translated by Williamson, revised, edited and with an introduction by Louth, preface by Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury. Beige pictorial cloth. Colour photos. xliv+398 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is ligthly scuffed (VG+).

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PAGANS AND CHRISTIANS (3 VOLUMES)
Written by Robin Lane Fox.
Stock no. 1829078
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Very good condition.

Three volume set. Brown cloth printed with a black design. Black title outlines to spines. Colour plates. A lovely set contained in publisher's slipcase which is fairly heavily scuffed (VG).

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THE RELIGIOUS ORDERS IN ENGLAND
Written by David Knowles.
Stock no. 1828983
Published by Cambridge University Press. 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book deals with monks and friars in all their activities from 1216 to about 1340. Navy blue cloth boards with gilt title and vignette to front. xvi and 348 pages including index. Reprint. Boards a little grubby and mottled. Edge of boarfds lightly rubbede. Corners bumped. Text block browned. A few minor foxspots. Price-cut yellow dustwrapper is browned, heavily so to spine, slight loss to top & tail of spine, a few marks. Strong musty odour present but contents otherwise clean.

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SCIENCE OF SURVIVAL: PREDICTION OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Written by L. Ron Hubbard.
Stock no. 1828609
Published by New Era Publications. 1st thus 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Dianetics revealed the previously unknown reactive mind that enslaves Man and the auditing procedures to get rid of it. This book is written around the now legendary Chart of Human Evaluation providing a complete description of the reactions, traits, and behavior patters of an individual at any given emotion. Red cltoh boards, gilt title to spine and vignette to front. viii and 729 pages including index. Hubbard Chart of Human Evaluation and Dianetic Processing loosely inserted to rear. ISBN: 9788779897441. A few minor score marks to lower edge of text block else a lovely copy, chart is PRESENT.

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VICTORIAN QUAKERS
Written by Elizabeth Isichei.
Stock no. 1328449
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1970. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Red cloth with gilt title to spine. Oxford Historical Monographs Series. ISBN: 0198218338. Spine slightly bumped. Spine and corners lightly rubbed. Some foxing to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed, faded and slightly grubby to spine with a small mark to edge of rear panel.

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AN INVENTORY OF NONCONFORMIST CHAPELS AND MEETING-HOUSES IN EASTERN ENGLAND
Written by Christopher Stell.
Stock no. 1828430
Published by English Heritage. 1st 2002. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This volume covers an area from the English Channel to the Humber estuary. This is the fourth and final volume which completes the Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-houses. The three previous volumes were published by HMSO. Large format. Red cloth with gilt titles and vignettes. B/w photos and diagrams. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. ISBN: 1873592507. From the library of Ron Brunskill (authority on the history of Architecture). SIGNED by the author with personal dedication to front endpaper. Bookplate of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Contructions of England to front endpaper. Minor foxing to text block. Grubby marks to prelims else contents clean. Blue dustwrapper is scuffed and has foxing to verso (not visible to front). A sweet odour present.

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TWO WELSH REVIVALISTS
Written by Eifion Evans.
Stock no. 1327621
Published by Evangelical Library Of Wales. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

Humphrey Jones, Dafydd Morgan and the 1859 Revivial in Wales. Small format. Cardwraps. ISBN: 1850490147. Minimal rubbing to cover edges. Remains of a small price label to rear cover (covering original printed price).

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THE SEVEN BISHOPS OF MONMOUTH
Written by Arthur Edwards.
Stock no. 1327159
Published by Arthur Edwards. 1st 1996. Very good condition.

In celebration of the 75th birthday of the diocese of Monmouth. White card wraps. B/w illustrations. Covers slightly edge rubbed and grubby. Contents fine.

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PARADISE LOST
Written by John Milton; Peter Ackroyd; John Wain. Illustrated by William Blake.
Stock no. 1827556
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2003. Very good condition.

Large format. Green leather spine with gilt title. Peach silk moiree covered boards. Top edge coloured. A Poem In Twelve Books by Milton with a preface by Ackroyd, an introduction by Wain and colour illustrations by Blake. Spine & top coloured edge lightly faded. Contents lovely. Contained in publisher's slipcase which is lightly scuffed.

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