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  • Letters Exhibiting the Most Prominent Doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
    Orson Spencer
    Author and theologian Orson Spencer was a prominent early intellectual of the Church of the Latter-Day Saints: in this book, he explains the spiritual tenets of Mormonism in a series of fifteen letters.We find here a spirited effort by Orson Spencer to detail the theology of Mormonism for the reader, with reference to the most prominent figures within the denomination. He felt ...
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    12,55 €

  • Gorgias
    Plato
    Gorgias is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato around 380 BC. The dialogue depicts a conversation between Socrates and a small group of sophists (and other guests) at a dinner gathering. Socrates debates with the sophist seeking the true definition of rhetoric, attempting to pinpoint the essence of rhetoric and unveil the flaws of the sophistic oratory popular in Athens at the...
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    25,68 €

  • The Parousia
    James Stuart Russell
    The Parousia is a New Testament commentary by James Stuart Russell, wherein the authority attempts to clarify and explain aspects of prophecy explained in the Gospels and elsewhere in the NT.The term ‘Parousia’ is derived from a Greek word meaning simply, ‘a coming’ or ‘a presence’. In the context of the Bible and Christianity, it refers to the return of Jesus Christ as a core ...
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    19,72 €

  • The Historical Families of Dumfriesshire and the Border Wars
    C. L. Johnstone / CLJohnstone
    C. L. Johnstone offers here a history of Scotland’s noble families through the centuries, noting how they shaped the history and politics of the nation. This edition includes all the illustrations of the ruins that were once their seats of power, and the family trees.A detailed and intensive examination of the family ties which bound Scottish communities together and strengthen...
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    11,29 €

  • An Inland Voyage
    Robert Louis Stevenson
    'For will anyone dare to tell me that business is more entertaining than fooling among boats? He must have never seen a boat, or never seen an office, who says so.'-Robert Louis Stevenson, An Inland Voyage (1878)An Inland Voyage (1878), by Robert Louis Stevenson, describes a canoe trip through France and Belgium that he took with his friend Sir Walter Grindlay Simpson in 1876. ...
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    18,84 €

  • Edinburgh
    Robert Louis Stevenson
    'Half a capital and half a country town, the whole city leads a double existence; it has long trances of the one and flashes of the other; like the king of the Black Isles, it is half alive and half a monumental marble.' ―Robert Louis Stevenson, Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes This edition of Edinburgh: Picturesque Notes (1878) by Robert Louis Stevenson is a travel book by one of...
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    18,84 €

  • Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms
    Fa Xian
    Faxian (337 – c. 422) was a Chinese Buddhist monk and translator who traveled by foot from Ancient China to Ancient India, visiting many sacred Buddhist sites in Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia between 399-412 to acquire Buddhist texts. His journey is described in his important travelogue, A Record of Buddhist Kingdoms, Being an Account by the Chinese M...
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    25,68 €

  • Ancient Society
    Lewis H Morgan
    'Men make progress through ’the gradual evolution of their mental and moral powers through experience, and of their protracted struggle with opposing obstacles while winning their way to civilization.’'-Lewis Henry Morgan, Ancient SocietyAncient Society (1877) by Lewis Morgan is a sequel to the author’s previous book Systems of Consanguinity and Affinity of the Human Family (al...
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    27,65 €

  • Tribes of the Extreme Northwest, and Tribes of Western Washington and Northwestern Oregon
    George Gibbs / W. H. Dall
    'Man does not weave this web of life. He is merely a strand of it. Whatever he does to the web, he does to himself.'-Seattle, Chief of Suquamish and Duwamish tribes (19th Century)Tribes of the Extreme Northwest, and, Tribes of Western Washington and Northwestern Oregon (1877) by William Dall and George Gibbs, is the first volume of a nine-part series entitled Contributions to N...
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    25,83 €

  • Tribes of California
    Stephen Powers
    '[Tribes of California] is one of the most remarkable documents ever printed by any government.'-Alfred L. Krober, Handbook of the Indians of California (1925)The Tribes of California (1877) by Stephen Powers is the third volume of a nine-part series entitled Contributions to North American Ethnology (all available from Cosimo Classics). It is a collection of reports that the a...
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    32,31 €

  • A Simple Soul
    Gustave Flaubert
    For half a century the housewives of Pont-l'Eveque had envied Madame Aubain her servant Felicite.For a hundred francs a year, she cooked and did the housework, washed, ironed, mended, harnessed the horse, fattened the poultry, made the butter and remained faithful to her mistress—although the latter was by no means an agreeable person.Madame Aubain had married a comely yout...
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    15,67 €

  • Diabetes Mellitus
    William Morgan
    Physician and diagnostician William Morgan worked in the late 19th century: this book offers an understanding of diabetes mellitus as it stood at that time.Although many of the diagnostic tenets and symptoms of diabetes were discovered and known, the methods of treating the illness were sorely lacking. The discovery and implementation of insulin was still decades away, and as s...
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    12,46 €

  • Missions
    Alexander Duff
    Alexander Duff explains how missionary work is the very heart and purpose of the organized Christian church.For the author, the establishment and undertaking of church missions is a pursuit which must be undertaken with greater energy and priority. The aim of the mission - to spread the word of Jesus Christ across the world - is encapsulated in the Bible quotations that populat...
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    10,09 €

  • A Miracle in Stone
    Joseph Augustus Seiss
    A Miracle in Stone comprises three lectures on the nature of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt.Notable for serving as an overview of archeological and spiritual investigation of the Great Pyramid as it stood in the 1870s, this book discusses the Egyptian pyramids in a manner which considers their origins and construction methods. After describing both the interior and exterior...
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    10,02 €

  • Ancient Society
    Lewis H. Morgan / Lewis HMorgan
    Renowned anthropologist Lewis H. Morgan examines the origins and history of humanity, sharing abundant insights on the conditions of primitive society.Of particular interest to Morgan is the gradual process by which humans organized into civil societies. Examining a range of contrasting civilizations, from the Mayans to the Iroquois to the Romans, the author attempts to arrive ...
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    20,68 €

  • The Mabinogion
    Lady Charlotte Guest
    The Mabinogion consists of the earliest prose literature in Great Britain, the manuscripts of which originate in 12th century Welsh, with some dating earlier, to the oral tradition of the Middle Ages.Many of the stories in the Mabinogion would become famous anew thanks to the efforts of the translator. Rendered in modern English, the narratives of an era long departed reflect t...
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    12,38 €

  • A Simple Soul
    Gustave Flaubert
    For half a century the housewives of Pont-l'Eveque had envied Madame Aubain her servant Felicite.For a hundred francs a year, she cooked and did the housework, washed, ironed, mended, harnessed the horse, fattened the poultry, made the butter and remained faithful to her mistress—although the latter was by no means an agreeable person.Madame Aubain had married a comely yout...
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    7,32 €

  • Eruptive Fevers
    William Vallancey Drury
    Eruptive Fevers is a collection of lectures, which together describe the medical establishment’s understanding of diseases characterized by fever during the 1870s.In the 19th century, the absence of modern treatments and preventative measures made outbreaks of feverish disease dangerous, with various epidemics claiming thousands of lives. While the medical profession directed r...
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    9,86 €

  • Lectures on Preaching
    Phillips Brooks
    Phillips Brooks, a veteran minister with years of experience at the pulpit, shares guidance on preaching and serving in the ministry in these lectures delivered at Yale University.The nineteenth century was a time of great expansion in the United States, and by extension the churches and Christian movements. Demand for new preachers and ministers burgeoned, that the many new co...
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    12,58 €

  • Mormonism Unveiled
    John D. Lee
    Mormonism Unveiled is John Doyle Lee’s confessional exposé of malpractices in the Mormon Church, including his own role as an assassin responsible for several murders.In chronicling his years as a member of the church, Lee discusses how he came to meet and associate with Joseph Smith; the founder and prophet of Mormonism. The processes by which the charismatic Smith drew in fol...
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    14,93 €

  • The Hidden Life
    Adolph Saphir
    Adolph Saphir’s classic meditation on chapter four, verse eight of the Book of James is treasured for its poignant spiritual assessment of the New Testament.'Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.' is the message at the heart of The Hidden Life. For the author, these words summarize most perfectly the exactness of God’s message through the New Testament. With this as h...
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    12,57 €

  • Lectures on Preaching
    Phillips Brooks
    Phillips Brooks, a veteran minister with years of experience at the pulpit, shares guidance on preaching and serving in the ministry in these lectures delivered at Yale University.The nineteenth century was a time of great expansion in the United States, and by extension the churches and Christian movements. Demand for new preachers and ministers burgeoned, that the many new co...
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    24,29 €

  • The Talmud Selections
    H. Polano / HPolano
    The Talmud is the source of Jewish law, a holy text of enormous significance in Rabbinic Judaism. These selections by scholar H. Polano are poignant, valuable highlights of the Talmudic lore.Beginning with a background history of the Bible, we are given insight into how the Jewish teachings and precepts were altered over time. The social and political upheavals of ancient Judae...
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    14,84 €

  • Robert’s Rules of Order
    Henry M. Robert / Henry MRobert / TBD
    Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised, commonly referred to as Robert’s Rules of Order (or simply Robert’s Rules), is a "Pocket Manual of Rules of Order for Deliberative Assemblies" and the most widely used manual of parliamentary procedure in the United States. It governs the meetings of a diverse range of organizations—including church groups, county commissions, homeowne...
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    21,18 €

  • The Hunting of the Snark
    Lewis Carroll
    'If I had but the time and you had but the brain.' - Lewis Carroll, The Hunting of the Snark (1876)The Hunting of the Snark (1876) is a nonsense poem by Lewis Carroll in the same setting as his novel Through the Looking Glass (1871), the sequel to Alice in Wonderland (1865). The poem features a variety of characters vividly depicted in nine original illustrations by Henry Holi...
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    12,51 €

  • Bronson Alcott’s Fruitlands
    Louisa M. Alcott
    This chronicle of Fruitlands, an agrarian community established in Harvard, Massachusetts, details the philosophy, creation and failure of the settlement.Founded by Bronson Alcott in 1843, Fruitlands was intended to be a utopian commune sustained by its own agriculture. The philosophical concepts of Transcendentalism, and its assertions regarding human morality and the potentia...
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    11,25 €

  • The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life
    Hannah Whitall Smith
    Complete edition of The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life by Hannah Whitall Smith.  This is the early 1885 edition, and has the rarely included 19th chapter, “The Baptism of The Holy Ghost.” The Christian's Secret is a great benefit to us today, as much as it was over 100 years ago.“Can you not remember, some of you, the shout of triumph your souls gave when you first ...
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    8,27 €

  • The Christian’s Secret of a Happy Life
    Hannah Whitall Smith
    Complete edition of The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life by Hannah Whitall Smith.  This is the early 1885 edition, and has the rarely included 19th chapter, “The Baptism of The Holy Ghost.” The Christian's Secret is a great benefit to us today, as much as it was over 100 years ago.“Can you not remember, some of you, the shout of triumph your souls gave when you first ...
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    17,52 €

  • A Short and Easy Method of Prayer
    A. W. Marston / AWMarston / Jeanne Guyon
    Complete edition of A Short and Easy Method of Prayer by Madame Jeanne Guyon and translated by A. W. Marston. The book details evolving thoughts on prayer from around 1700 France, in our closer walk with God through constant prayer. Insightful thinking for all time. 'Prayer is nothing else but the application of the heart to God, and the interior exercise of love. St Paul comma...
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    15,28 €

  • A Short and Easy Method of Prayer
    Jeanne Guyon / A. W. Marston / AWMarston
    Complete edition of A Short and Easy Method of Prayer by Madame Jeanne Guyon and translated by A. W. Marston. The book details evolving thoughts on prayer from around 1700 France, in our closer walk with God through constant prayer. Insightful thinking for all time. 'Prayer is nothing else but the application of the heart to God, and the interior exercise of love. St Paul comma...
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    6,14 €


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