Osogbo, Oyo State, Nigeria: A.P.I. Production, (1989). First edition - Presents selections from Odu Ifa concerning Obatala, the Yoruba God of creativity and arch-divinity.The author is a Yoruba and Nigerian writer, poet, author, linguist, and an Ifa priest, who has been recognized for his pursuit of the preservation of Yoruba culture and heritage. Illustrated, notes, glossary. 90 pp. ISBN: 0-916299082.

New York: American Tract Society, n.d. (ca 1860). Hardcover - Moral and cautionary tales for children. One of many books produced by the American Tract Society for use in Sunday schools, now all quite hard to find. A small volume measuring 6 3/4 by 4 1/2 inches, bound in original dark red cloth with gilt lettering and black decorations on the spine. 3 attractive engraved plates. 171 pgs.

New York: New Directions, (1968). Includes all of the poems included in the 1948 New Directions book of this title, plus all of the early poems not included in that volume and his work from 1946-1948. Introduction by Kenneth Rexroth. Bibliographical note, indexes. xvii, 238 pp.

Berkeley, CA: Privately Printed, 1927. First edition - Introduction by J. C. Rowell, university archivist at Berkeley which states "This little book corrects serious errors in California histories.. . Although merely a comment on another book [The Presbyterian Church in California, 1849-1927 by E. A. Wicher], this book has been so written as not only to correct those mistakes but also to give a large amount of valuable information." Chapters include the Protestant Church Beginnings in San Francisco, Working Relations of Congregationalists and Presbyterians, Church Work Situation in San Francisco in 1848 and 1849, The College Idea Pioneers, The College of California and the Presbyterian Relation Thereto, Mills College and The First Public Schools, etc. 89 pp

New York: Putnam, (1996.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Author's third novel, the story of a young girl who moves from an abandoned citrus grove in Florida to a transient motel in the city where she meets Miss Zora, a healer. SIGNED on the title page. 272 pp. ISBN: 0-399141294.

New York: Putnam, (1996.). First edition - Author's third novel, the story of a young girl who moves from an abandoned citrus grove in Florida to a transient motel in the city where she meets Miss Zora, a healer. 272 pp.

New York: HarperCollins, (1992.). First edition - The story of Saint Paul Community Baptist Church in Brooklyn New York and its controversial pastor, the Reverend Johnny Ray Youngblood, and the work it has done in the community in building affordable housing, creating a school, programs for drug addicts and more. Bibliography. 548 pp.

New York: HarperPerennial, (1994.). The story of Saint Paul Community Baptist Church in Brooklyn New York and its controversial pastor, the Reverend Johnny Ray Youngblood, and the work it has done in the community in building affordable housing, creating a school, programs for drug addicts and more. Bibliography. 273 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0924594.

New York: HarperCollins, 1993. dj. Hardcover first edition - The story of Saint Paul Community Baptist Church in Brooklyn New York and its controversial pastor, the Reverend Johnny Ray Youngblood, and the work it has done in the community in building affordable housing, creating a school, programs for drug addicts and more. 373 pages. ISBN: 0-06-016610X.

London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co, n.d. [1914]. Hardcover first edition - A collection of poems, many with religious themes, described by contemporary reviewers as 'quaintly mystical, audaciously simple' and 'lit with pleasant capriciousness.' Includes some translations of French folk-songs. 88 pp plus 4 pp of publisher's ads.

Waco, Texas: Word Books, (1967.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The dust jacket cover promises "Entranced by narcotics... sordid sex... an empty life ahead." Memoir of a reformed drug addictI , John Gimenez, a Puerto Rican from the Bronx, who survived drug addiction and prison to found a ministry with his wife Anne. Includes a two-page 'Junkie's Glossary' at the beginning of the book 167 pp.

Palm Desert, CA: Best-West Publications, (1966) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Poems about St. Francis, with a brief introduction by Alvin Gordon. Illustrated throughout with paintings and drawings, including many full-page, full color plates, by Ted De Grazia. SIGNED on the front endaper by Gordon and also INSCRIBED and dated in the year of publication by De Grazia. Tall, slim format.

Boston: Beacon, 1969. dj. Hardcover first edition - A serious attempt to deal with the problems children may face in a divorce, written for both parents and professionals who work with children. Each chapter deals with a different aspect, and is written by someone in that field - among them are chapters giving the points of view of a minister, rabbi and priest, parents without partners, legal aspects, etc. Notes, references, bibliography. 253 pp.

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, (1988.) dj. Hardcover first edition - Twenty stories of life, beliefs and customs of the Nzema tribe of southern Ghana in Western Africa. The Nzema inhabit the forests and lagoons along the Atlantic coast, and Grottanelli was the only anthropologist to live among them - as he did intermittently over a period of more than 30 years. Map, phototgraphs, an appendix on "Witchcraft as an Allegory," notes, glossary, index. xi, 223 pp. ISBN: 0-226310051.

Chicago & London: University of Chicago Press, (1988). Hardcover first edition - Twenty stories of life, beliefs and customs of the Nzema tribe of southern Ghana in Western Africa. The Nzema inhabit the forests and lagoons along the Atlantic coast, and Grottanelli was the only anthropologist to live among them - as he did intermittently over a period of more than 30 years. Map, phototgraphs, an appendix on "Witchcraft as an Allegory," notes, glossary, index. xi, 223 pp. ISBN: 0-226310051.

Fresno, California: Academy Library Guild, 1962. dj. Hardcover first edition - The third volume of a planned tetralogy (the first two dealt with San Francisco and California), this contains brief pieces on American symbols across the country - from the natural like the Grand Canyon to the Liberty Bell, the buffalo nickel, the donkey and elephant for political parties, the black robes of the Jesuit missionaries and more. Illustrated with drawings by Albert Cunningham. 170 pp.

Newberg, OR: Barclay Press, (1974) dj. Hardcover first edition - Short biographies of heroic Quakers through the years from George Fox and Margaret Askew Fell Fox to the Penningtons, William Penn, Levi Coffman (president of the Underground Railroad) and more. Illustrated. Bibliography. xiii, 160 pp. ISBN: 0-913342-025.

New York: Harper Collins, (2001.) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A collection of essays, in which Hansen "talks about his novels, his childhood and family, and about such mentors as John Gardner. He explores prayer, stigmata, twentieth-century martyrs, and the Eucharist. A profile of his grandfather, a "tough-as-nails, brook-no-guff Colorado rancher," finds a place alongside a wonderfully informative portrait of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. A brilliant reading of a story by Leo Tolstoy follows an appreciation of the poetry of Gerard Manley Hopkins." SIGNED on the title page. List of works cited. 267 pp. ISBN: 0-06-0196661.

San Diego: DreamGrinder Press, (2017). First edition - Autobiography of a two-time World Series champion who reached the pinnacle of Major League Baseball before retiring at age thirty-six in 2012, but who balanced these victories with the crippling demons of addiction, divorce, anxiety, depression, and feelings of inferiority. v, 257 pp. ISBN: 978-1944903176.

New York: Thomas Whittacker, 1903. Hardcover - Collection of poetry by this noted 19th century Anglican priest and theologian (among other things he was a significant influence in the revision of the Book of Common Prayer). Frontispiece portrait. Note in which he addresses the circumstances behind the poem "Does America Hate England" and defends himself against the 'flavor' of plagiarism surrounding the last poem (referring to Tennyson's Crossing the Bar.) 104 pp.

New York: Brentano's, (1930). Hardcover - Although Anne Hutchinson, who immigrated to Boston in 1634 with her husband and eleven children became known for her weekly religious meetings, her relationship with the local ministers soon became acrimonious - and in 1637, she was tried, convicted and banished from the colony, as a heretic, an instrument of the devil, and a danger to all. The group was initially welcomed by Roger Williams into what became Rhode Island. Despite the condemnation of the ministers at the time, she is now considered an important figure in the history of religious freedom in the colonies - and of women speaking truth to power. Illustrated with a frontispiece and four internal plates. Bibliography, index. 320 pp.

Menlo Park, CA: Lane Book Company, (1966.). Hardcover first edition - A Sunset Book - "A comprehensive, readable text enhanced by historical illustrations, the lavish use of new photographs, maps, decorative renderings, plans and drawings." Large format. Bibliography, index. 322 pp.

Chicago: J. L. Regan & Co., Printers, 1885. Hardcover first edition - The title poem retells in verse a story first told by the 'heroine' sixty years ago - that is, it was a story of travel over 400 miles of rough mountains by two young women, courting and love, set on the Virginia - Ohio border in the 1820s. The other poems had been published in such magazines as Scribner's, The Century, etc. Engraved frontispiece, one other illustration of Prospect Hill (by Baker), a few decorative tailpieces. 79 pp.

New York: North Point Press (Farrar Strauss), (2004.) dj. Hardcover first edition - "An Incisive Portrait of Europe's Most Beautiful, Most Disconcerting Country" - In 1999, Jones emigrated to Italy and the country he discovered there turned out to be far from the pastoral bliss described by centuries of travel writers, and instead he found one beseiged by almost unfathomable terrorism and paranoia. Notes, index. 314 pp. ISBN: 9780865477001.

New York: Ballantine, (1994). First edition - A collection of modern-day interpretations on the Bible's book of Ruth - "an amazingly eclectic group of Jewish novelists, essayists, poets, rabbis, psychologists, and scholars - including Cynthia Ozick, Marge Piercy, Francine Klagsbrun, Alicia Ostriker and Nessa Rapoport - explore one of the most beloved stories in the Bible. In lively essays, poetry, fiction, and personal narrative, the gamut of women's experience in the modern world is illuminated by this ancient story." (Judith Plaskow) Notes.xxiii, 385 pp.

Rome, Italy: INSTITUTUM HISTORICUM SOCIETATIS JESU, 1954. Hardcover first edition - In addition to being a Jesuit missionary, Kino was a geographer, explorer, cartographer and astronomer. During the last 24 years of his life he worked in the Pimera Alta (modern-day Sonora in Mexico and southern Arizona in the United States) where he explored the region and worked with the Native American population, including primarily the Tohono O'Odham. He led an overland expedition to the Baja California Territory to prove that it was not an island but a peninsula. Index, 135 pp plus a supplement on glossy stock which includes black and white plates of the Kino's original documents plus a fold out map, complete.

New York: The Jonathan David Company, 1948. Hardcover first edition - An uncommon early book dealing with Jewish nomenclature - both Hebrew names and secular names. In addition to discussing the history behind choosing names, this includes long lists of names with comments on the significance and roots of them. Includes an index to Hebrew names. 288 pp.

Reno and Las Vegas: University of Nevada Press, (1987) dj. Hardcover - A reissue of Laxalt's first novel, originally published in 1964 - a sometimes shocking story told simply and concisely. "Father Savio Lazzaroni is obsessed with a vision of evil. Mayor Manuel Cafferata is only concerned with his own standing in a tiny village peopled with Italian immigrants. Into their isolated town comes Smale Calder, the first outsider to set up business in the tightly knit society. The events that befall these three men and the villagers reveal the chilling ways in which people deal with fear and prejudice. When Calder's secret passion for rattlesnakes is discovered, the lives of all involved are changed in a dramatic sequence of emotions and events." 178 pp. ISBN: 0-87417130X.