91. D’Sousa, Charles S.

Loving and Living – For the Guidance of Youth.

Bombay, Better You Books, 1990. 12 cm x 18 cm. 175 pages. Original illustrated softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor staining on endpaper.

92. Davison, John.

Considerations on The Poor Law. [Sammelband with Legal Tracts].

First Edition. Oxford, University Press for J. Parker, 1817. Octavo. IV, 122 pages. ‘Sammelband’ with title on spine reading ‘Tracts’. Original, early 19th century half leather. The very rare, first edition, bound with two more titles. Front free endpaper cleanly detached. Spine starting but binding still firm. Binding slightly rubbed. From the library of Daniel Conner (Connerville / Manch House), with his Exlibris / Bookplate to pastedown.

93. De Caussade, J.P.

Self-Abandonment to Divine Providence. Translated from the standard French edition of Father P.H. Ramiére, S.J. by Algar Thorold. Revised by Father John Joyce, S.J. with an introduction by David Knowles Emeritus Professor of Modern History in the University of Cambridge.

Glasgow, Collins, 1972. 10.5 cm x 18 cm. 160 pages. Original illustrated softcover. Very good- condition with only minor signs of external wear. Pages discoloured. Foxing to edges.

94. De Caussade, Jean-Pierre / Muggeridge, Kitty (Translator).

The Sacrament of The Present Moment. From the original text of the treatise on Self-Abandonment to Divine Providence.

Glasgow, Collins, 1982. 11 cm x 18 cm. 128 pages. Original Softcover. Very good- condition with only minor signs of external wear. Pages discoloured. Minor foxing to edges and endpapers.

95. de Sales, Francis / de Chantal, Jane.

Letters of Spiritual Direction.

New York / Mahwah, Paulist Press, 1988. 15 cm x 23 cm. XII, 296 pages. Original softcover. Excellent condition with minor signs of external wear. Some wear at corners and discolouration of page edges. Clean inside with intact binding. [The Classics of Western Spirituality]

96. De Wohl, Louis.

Set All Afire – A Novel of St. Francis Xavier. The biblical quotations are in the translation of Ronald Knox.

London, The Catholic Book Club, 1953. 13 cm x 19 cm. 256 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Minor discolouration to page margins, edges but mostly to endpapers. Ephemera loosely inserted as Catholic Book Club flyer. Last page creased slightly.

97. Derham, William [Philosopher and Scientist] / [John Senex (Cartographer)].

Astro-Theology: or, a Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, From a Survey of the Heavens [Including a Chapter on the “Attraction of Gravity”].

Sixth Edition. London, W. Innys, 1731. Octavo. [16], LVI, [8], 246 pages,[10 pages of Index], [with 3 astronomical foldout engravings by english Cartographer and Explorer John Senex / The Engravings show the Ptolemaic Geocentric System with the Earth as centre of the Universe and discuss other models as well by pointing to pages within the text that reflect on the illustrations / Two of the Engravings are showing the Stars and Constellations over Europe, the Mediterranean, Asia Minor, Asia etc.]. ]. Original Hardcover / bound in contemporary panelled calf. The book has been sympathetically rebacked to style. Besides a spot of hard green adhesive to the front board in very good condition. The armorial 18th century bookplate of one Dr. Blackett appears on the first pastedown [″A coat of arms divided into three portions, with three stars and three scallop shells throughout. At the helm is the head of an eagle, and elaborate mantling, flowers, and leaves surround the crest. Below is the motto ‘Nous Travailler ons dans L’Esperance’”] / The text of this rare and notoriously underrated book is complete and clean with the three foldout engravings of the cosmos to the rear with only a small archival paper restoration to one of the engravings.

98. Dillistone, F.W.

The Novelist and The Passion Story.

London, Collins, 1960. 14.2 cm x 20.7 cm. 128 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket by Michael Harvey in protective collector’s Mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Moderate discolouration and foxing to edges and dustjacket. Spine of dustjacket slightly faded. Minor discolouration to front and rear pastedown enpapers and enpapers. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen’s Translator Erik Haugaard.

99. Dymond, Jonathan.

An Enquiry into the Accordancy of War with the Principles of Christianity and an Examination of the Philosophical Reasoning by which it is Defended: with Observations on some of the Causes of War, and on Some of its Effects. Contempt prior to examination, however comfortable to the mind which entertains it, or however natural to great parts, is extremely dangerous; and more apt than almost any other disposition, to produce erroneous judgments both of persons and opinions.

Third Edition. London, Longman, Hurst & Co., 1824. 19.5cm x 11.5cm. xii, 227 (3) pages. Original Hardcover (blue publisher’s boards with spinelabel). Spinlabel and boards a little rubbed. Overall very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Very scarce. One of few 19th century writings on pacifism.

100. Edwards, Jonathan.

A careful and strict Enquiry into the Modern Prevailing Notions of that Freedom of Will, which is supposed to be essential to Moral Agency, Virtue and Vice, Reward and Punishment, Praise and Blame.

First British Edition. Boston / London, Re-Printed for Thomas Field, 1762. Octavo. IX, [5], 414, [8] pages plus two pages of advertising for Jonathan Edwards’ “Treatise concerning Religious Effections”. Hardcover / Original 18th century calf, rebacked with new spine and spinelabel. Interior all original and besides some minor signs of foxing in very good condition. Name of preowner in ink on titlepage. Binding overall excellent with only minor signs of external wear. A very rare and important book.