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Christianity and Literature (Volume 58, No. 3 Spring 2009)
Malibu CA Pepperdine University 2009 Soft cover Very Good Journal 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Quarterly journal on Christianity and Literature, this is the Spring 2009 issue (Vol. 58 No. 3). Articles include examinations of Elizabeth Barrett's devotional poetry, Therese of Lisieux, Religious language and practice in Edith Wharton's Summer, and George Eliot's early fiction, and more. Also includes a Memoriam for John Updike (who passed away in 2009). A great issue ! Book Condition : Good+; curling to cover corners; some light creasing at edges to first few pages; no internal markings.
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Nineteenth Century Questions Clarke, James Freeman
Boston MA Houghton, Mifflin & Co.; The Riverside Press 1897 Probable First Edition Hardcover Good Minus No Dust Jacket Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Collection of essays represents Clarke's thinking on a variety of subjects - Literary Studies, Religious and Philosophical, and Historical and Biographical. Essays include : Voltaire, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Dualism in National Life, The Rise and Fall of the Slave Power in America, and more.Book Condition : Good-; Ex-Seminary Library; separation beginning inside front and rear covers, all pages intact; bookplate inside front cover, slip and pocket removed inside rear cover; light age discoloration at outside page edges, no markings to text; catalog labels at bottom spine and right top rear cover.
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Recompense: Streams, Summits and Reflections Irwin, Brian
U.S.A. Xlibris Corporation / Privately Published 2009 1441545565 / 9781441545565 Soft cover Good Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
This is a collection of nature writings and reflections form an experienced hiker and climber. The book is divided into three sections. Places discussed include Mount Washington in New Hampshire; Jackson, Wyoming; and Denali National Park in Alaska. Book Condition : Good; no internal marks; significant rubbing to covers; some shelf wear to cover edges.
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The American Essays of Henry James James, Henry (Edited with Introduction by Leon Edel)
New York Vintage Books 1956 First Edition Hardcover Good No Dust Jacket Book 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall
This compilation volume includes "all of Henry Jame's essays on American letters together with certain of his miscellaneous writings on American subjects". Inscribed by Editor on half title page : "Harold and Frederica Landon (?) , with the affectionate good wishes of the editor and annotater, Leon Edel, Martha's Vineyard, 30 August 1956." Small hardback - red cloth with gilt lettering. 288 pages plus Index. Vintage Books K-40, 1956, first edition stated. Book Condition : Good; pages are very lightly aged, clean, unmarked, no tears. Top left corners of first several chapters have a small crease. Cover has light wear to spine and corners. Hinges are intact and pages secure.
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The Notion-Counter: A Farrago of Foibles, Being Notes About Nothing by Nobody Nobody
Boston MA The Atlantic Monthly Press 1922 Hardcover Good Plus No Dust Jacket Book 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall
1924 4th printing. Collection of humorous essays, centered on marriage and family life, which first appeared in The Atlantic Monthly. Book Condition: Very Good; no text marks; binding tight; rubbing to fabric covered boards near spine; light age toning to text block; spot on rear of half-title page. No Dust Jacket as issued.
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Three Essays Ralph Waldo Emerson
Camden NJ The Haddon Craftsmen 1939 Hardcover Good Plus No Dust Jacket Book 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Limited Edition of 1100 copies, unnumbered. WWII dedication page in this specific copy. Essays on Self-Reliance, Courage, and Experience, plus An Appreciation by Van Wyck Brooks - Emerson in Concord. Book Condition : Good+; no text marks; sunlight fading to spine and around cover edges; small water stain to rear free end paper. No Dust Jacket as issued.
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Literature and the Christian Life Sallie McFague TeSelle
New Haven CT Yale University Press 1966 Hardcover Fair No Jacket Book 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Hardcover, 238 pp. Reading copy. Yale Publications in Religion, 12. Sections include : Religion and the Arts; The Nature and Function of Literature; The Christian Life; and, Literature and the Christian Life. Topics include : Christian Aesthetics, Discipleship, Christian Discrimination, and more. Book Condition : Fair; underlining/margin notes throughout; stains at top left rear free end paper & bottom front end paper; spotting to text block; light bumping to spine ends. No Dust Jacket.
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Studies in the Literary Imagination Spring 1985 (Interconnections between Religious and Literary Visions) Various
Atlanta GA Georgia State University 1985 Soft cover Very Good Journal 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Volume XVIII, No. 1. Spring 1985. 7 articles explore the need for dialogue between theologians and literary critics. Entries include : The Spiritual Significance of the French Symbolists in the Aesthetics of Jacques Maritain; Theodore Roethke as Meditative Poet; Hagiography and Imagination; The Relations of Literature and Religion in the Wake of Deconstruction; and more. Book Condition : Very Good; no internal marks; ink writing on spine; light cover corner curling; mild creasing to top rear cover.
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