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Humbly offered here are a few of our more noteworthy acquisitions from the three months of our short existence since taking over ownership of the Portland location of Windows Booksellers and reincorporating as Arches Bookhouse. This list reflects our continuing commitment to scholarly books in theology, philosophy, and history, while also showing our new trajectories in broader humanities fields as well as antiquarian and collectible books. Some things we are particularly excited by include the first appearance of Shelley's "Ozymandias," an early American song book, a First American E. P. Thompson, and Bertrand Russell's History of Western Philosophy with dust jacket printed on a wartime map of Düsseldorf. We have been profoundly encouraged by the support from our friends and neighbors since opening for in-store browsing in mid-August. Since then, we have been busy building this website and cataloging our large backlog of scholarly titles. This catalog, finally, represents the final stick of our three-legged bookselling stool: fine, rare, and antiquarian books. In addition to paying some rent with big-ticket items, these catalogs aim to feature some more fun and accessible books that will reflect the character of our shop. We hope you enjoy the browse. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  | THE VILLAGE COMPILATION OF SACRED MUSICK.
Belknap, Daniel.
Boston: J. T. Buckingham for the Author, 1806. FIRST EDITION. Quarter Leather. Oblong 4to: a-t4, vii, [1], 10-152pp. Quarter sheep over paper covered wood-ply boards. A few splotches to front... (#1294)
Price: $650.00 | |  |  | TREE AND LEAF.
Tolkien, J. R. R.
London: George Allen & Unwin, 1964. Second Impression. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. [11], 12-92, [4] pp. 16mo, green cloth, green head, gilt spine lettering, facsimile signature to title page. Just... (#1293)
Price: $300.00 | | |  | THE ROOTS OF FUNDAMENTALISM.
Sandeen, Ernest R.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1970. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. xix, 328pp. 12mo, goldenrod cloth, gilt spine lettering. A pristine copy, fresh and clean. DJ tips shows some... (#1049)
Price: $75.00 | | | | | | | | |  | THE LOVE OF LEARNING AND THE DESIRE FOR GOD.
Leclercq, Dom Jean;.
New York: Fordham University Press, 1961. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. x, 415 pp. 12mo, green cloth, white stamped spine lettering. Catharine Misrahi trans. Spine and sliver of head... (#1276)
Price: $175.00 | | |  | HISTORY OF WESTERN PHILOSOPHY.
Russell, Bertrand.
London: George Allen and Unwin, 1946. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. [4], 5-916 pp. 8vo, grey heather cloth, yellow lettering on maroon stamped label panels. A bit of toning... (#1192)
Price: $500.00 | | |  | ROSALIND AND HELEN A Modern Eclogue, with Other Poems; bound with THE CENCI: A Tragedy.
Shelley, Percy Bysshe.
London: C. and J. Ollier, 1819. Leather. vi, [2], 1-92; [4], vii-xviii, 1-103. 8vo, finely bound by Francis Bedford in full polished tan calf, with raised bands, gilt borders and... (#970)
Price: $1,650.00 | |  | VESPER FLIGHTS (*Entombed Signature*).
Macdonald, Helen.
New York: Grove Press, 2020. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. ix, 261 pp. 12mo. Signed first edition commissioned by the publisher. The signed front endpaper was mislaid, leaving a.... (#1295)
Price: $30.00 | | | |  | ANGELS CAN'T DO BETTER [SIGNED FIRST EDITION].
De Vries, Peter.
New York: Coward-McCann, 1944. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. [8], 181 pp. 12mo, dark navy cloth, bold and bright red letting. Spine leaning just slightly, blind impression of a.... (#1280)
Price: $350.00 | | |  | ANECDOTES OF DESTINY.
Dinesen, Isak.
New York: Random House, 1958. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 244, [6] pp. 12mo, kahki cloth, two tone navy and maroon spine lettering, navy head edge. Extremities a bit... (#1193)
Price: $35.00 | | |  | ORIGINS OF INTELLIGENCE SERVICES.
Dvornik, Francis.
New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1974. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. xvi, 334 pp. 8vo, burgundy cloth, blue stamped label with gilt lettering and borders. A pristine copy––clean... (#1206)
Price: $150.00 | | |  | THE NEW DEMONS.
Ellul, Jacques.
New York: Seabury, 1975. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. viii, 228pp. 12mo, red cloth, silver gilt spine lettering. A pristine copy; DJ price clipped, crisp and bright otherwise... (#1122)
Price: $65.00 | | |  | FROM CLERGYMAN TO DON.
Engel, A. J.
New York: Oxford, 1983. 0198226063. Hardcover. xi, 301 pp. Author signature and inscription to FFEP, “For my friend and colleague, with the compliments of the author.” The colleague in question... (#1289)
Price: $100.00 | | |  | THE BREAKS OF THE GAME.
Halberstam, David.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1981. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. xi, 362pp. Quarter black cloth over gray boards, silver gilt spine lettering and author's monogram to front cover... (#760)
Price: $20.00 | | |  | THE LIBRARY OF ENNO LITTMANN 1875-1958.
Hofner, Maria.
Leiden: Brill, 1959. Paperback. xxiv, 355 pp. With list of prices pamphlet 22 pp. and cover letter. Frontispiece, six black and white plates, a bit worn, sound and unmarked otherwise... (#381)
Price: $50.00 | | |  | IDEOLOGY AND UTOPIA.
Mannheim, Karl.
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION. Hardcover. xxxi, 318. 12mo, navy cloth, yellow stamped spine lettering and borders, blind stamped publishers device to front cover. A.... (#1121)
Price: $75.00 | | |  | THE POVERTY OF PHILOSOPHY.
Marx, Karl; Friedrich Engels preface; H. Quelch trans.
Chicago: Charles H. Kerr & Company, 1910. Hardcover. 227pp. 12mo, blue cloth, black stamped spine and cover title, blindstamped torch insignia to front cover. Tips rubbed, spine a bit sunned... (#1013)
Price: $45.00 | | |  | SOCINIANISM IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND.
McLachlan, H. John.
Oxford: Clarendon, 1951. FIRST EDITION. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. viii, 352pp. 12mo, navy cloth, gilt spine lettering. Numeral notation to head of FFEP in pen, light bump to center head... (#1050)
Price: $150.00 | | |  | SCIENCE AS SALVATION.
Midgley, Mary.
London: Routledge, 1992. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. x, 239. 12mo, black cloth, silver gilt lettering. A pristine copy, extremely tight and fresh. DJ crisp and sharp, wrapped in mylar. Her... (#816)
Price: $75.00 | | |  | THE ANTICHRIST.
Nietzsche, F. W.; H. L. Mencken trans.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1931. New Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. 182pp. 12mo, blue cloth, gilt spine lettering, blind embossed device to front cover, "Borzoi" endpapers. Discreet bookplate hidden... (#1016)
Price: $75.00 | | |  | WORKS OF ALEXANDER POPE.
Pope, Alexander; Warburton ed.
Philadelphia: Willis P. Hazard, 1856. Leather. viii, 9-504pp. 16mo, full dark-green morocco leather with full ornate gilt embossing, all edges gilt, frontispiece and 11 B/W engraved plates. Tide mark to... (#1014)
Price: $95.00 | | |  | INFINITE CITY.
Solnit, Rebecca.
Berkeley: University of California Press, 2010. Sandow Birk, et al. Paperback. vii, 157. Large 8vo. Signed by the author with majuscule monograms to half-title. Extremities show some very light rubbing... (#1171)
Price: $75.00 | | | | | | | | |
