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WATERLOO QUEBEC CLERICAL LENDING LIBRARY.
Collection of 17th-18th century British theological texts.
London: 1700-1727..
5 complete books in 6 volumes (enumerated below) plus 8 odd volumes. each octavo volume with printed & manuscript bookplate: 'This book was given by the Associates of the late Rev. Dr. Bray, to the Clerical Lending Library of Waterloo In the County of And Diocese of Quebec 1845, 52, Hatton Garden', rubberstamp of the 'The Library of Dr. Bray's Associates' on title & gilt stamp on spines, and printed 'Rules for the Preservation of Dr. Bray's Lending Libraries' on rear paste-down. Thomas Bray [1656-1730]. The English clergyman and abolitionist helped establish the Church of England in Maryland, as well as the Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge, and the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. He established a scheme for establishing parish libraries in England and America, and in 1723 he formed a group of associates to carry on his work. The Waterloo Clerical Lending Library in Waterloo, Quebec, was founded in 1845; twenty years later the library was moved to the parish of Dunham. The five complete texts are as follows (the odd volumes are works by John Conant, John Sharp, and John Tillotson): NEWTON, Robert. A Practical Exposition Of The Church-Catechism; In Twenty Four Lectures Read In the Parish Church of St. Augustine. pp. viii, 392. woodcut ornaments & initials. contemporary paneled calf (worn, front cover detached, foxing to outer leaves). London: Printed by J.Willis and T.,Pettet for J. and J.Bonwicke..., 1727. First Edition. NICHOLS, William [1664-1712]. A Conference With A Theist; Containing an Answer To all the most usual Objections of the Infidels Against The Christian Religion. 2 Volumes. pp. xvi, 516, [14; 2 p.l., 486, [10]. 2 folding engraved plates. woodcut ornaments & initials. contemporary paneled calf (spines & corners worn). early ownership entry of William Woldish, Cambridge. London: Printed for J.Holland, and J.Bowyer..., 1723. Third Enlarged Edition with two additional conferences, one with a Machiavelian and the other with an Atheist. PARSONS, [Robert] [1546-1610]. His Christian Directory, Being a Treatise of Holy Revolution... 2 Parts in 1, continuous pagination. pp. 4 p.l., 490, [4]. contemporary paneled calf, rebacked (binding worn, some browning). early ownership entries of Thomas Spencer Browne & Jonathan Browne. London: Printed for Richard Sare, 1700. Wing P567. ST. JOHN, Pawlet. Fourteen Sermons On Practical Subjects. pp. 12 p.l. (incl list of subscribers & errata), 451. woodcut ornaments. contemporary paneled calf (worn, front joint cracked, foxing to outer leaves). London: Printed by J.Bettenham, and sold by ABettesworth and C.Hitch, 1737. First Edition. [SHARP], John, Archbishop of York [1645-1714]. Fifteen Sermons Preached on Several Occasions. pp. 3 p.l., 472. engraved frontis. portrait. contemporary paneled calf (worn, spine ends chipped, some foxing). London: Printed for Walter Kettilby and sold by Richard Wilkin, 1709. Third Edition.
$700 USD Book Number: elala5776 Order / Enquire

WEBSTER, W[illiam] [1689-1758].
The sin of being ashamed of our Religion, explained: From Mark VIII. 38.A Sermon Preached July 10, 1737. At Kingston upon Thames.
London: Printed by C.Jephson For J.Clarke and E.Littleton, 1737..
8vo. pp. 2 p.l., 27. woodcut head & tailpiece & initial. disbound. First Edition.
$51 USD Book Number: TBSeWEBS62 Order / Enquire

WESLEY, John [1703-1791].
Preservative Against Unsettled Notions In Religion.
Bristol: Printed by E.Farley, 1758..
12mo. pp. 246. (gathering K misbound before gathering I). woodcut ornaments & initials. modern calf (lower edge closely trimmed, sometimes cutting into footnotes - page references, paper lightly embrowned, 2 marginal repairs to R3 -- no loss of text). First Edition. A 22-page 4th edition of a 1765 Wesley sermon, 'The Lord Our Righteousness', is bound in at end (title defective).
$900 USD Book Number: elala5915 Order / Enquire

WHATELY, Richard [1787-1863].
Miscellaneous Remains From The Commonplace Book Of.Late Archbishop Of Dublin. Being A Collection Of Notes And Essays Made During The Preparation Of His Various Works. Edited By Miss E.J.Whateley. New Edition, With Additions.
London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green, 1865..
8vo. pp. xvi, 406. with half-title. contemporary half calf (binding worn but sound). Second Edition (first: 1864).
$59 USD Book Number: elala3800 Order / Enquire

WILKINS, John [1614-1672].
Of The Principles and Duties Of Natural Religion.To which is added, A Sermon preached at his Funerals, by William Lloyd.
London: Printed for R.Chiswell., 1710..
8vo. pp. 7 p.l., 410, [2], 36. engraved frontis. portrait by R.White. contemporary paneled calf (head of spine torn). Sixth Edition.
$300 USD Book Number: elala2061 Order / Enquire

WISEMAN, Nicholas [Patrick Stephen] [1802-1865].
Conferenze Sopra La Connessione Delle Scienze Con La Religione Rivelata Tenute In Roma.
Naples: Vincenzo Manfredi, 1851..
2 Volumes in 1. 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., [v]-xxvi, 250; xxix, 216, [1 leaf]. with half-title in Vol. II only. 1 folding hand-coloured engraved map & 3 folding engraved plates. contemporary quarter roan (front joint rubbed). Second Edition of the Italian Translation by Giacomo Mazio.
$154 USD Book Number: TSEnfWIS37 Order / Enquire

WOLLEH, Lothar & Emil SCHMITZ.
The Council: The Second Vatican Council.
New York: Viking Press, [1966]..
large folio. pp. 120, xvii, [7]. profusely illus. in colour. cloth (slight wear to extremities, very small stain on upper spine). First Edition of the English Translation by Angus Malcolm. Preface by Francis Cardinal Spellman.
$75 USD Book Number: dola2739 Order / Enquire

YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. LONDON.
Lectures Delivered Before The Young Men's Christian Association, In Exeter Hall, From November, 1858, To February, 1859.
London: James Nisbet And Co., Hamilton, Adams, And Co., 1859..
8vo. pp. viii, 442, 46, 8(ads). original blind-stamped cloth (spine faded, corners frayed, hinges cracked).
$51 USD Book Number: UNctYOUN62 Order / Enquire

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