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1810 - Gardiner, John Sylvester John (1765-1830). A Sermon Delivered at Trinity Church March 25, 1810, on the Decease of Doctor James Lloyd / by J. S. J. Gardiner. Boston: Printed by Munroe and Francis, Cornhill. 1810. 8vo. 22pp. Original black wraps lightly rubbed. Internally clean and bright. First leaf of text with black smudge, no loss of text. Funeral sermon delivered on the occasion of the death of James Lloyd (1728-1810), eminent Boston physician, and father of James Lloyd (1769-1831) U. S. Senator from Massachusetts. [Isaiah LXIV. 6.] Very Good. Rare. Shaw & Shoemaker 20181 $45

1852 – Geminus. To Frederick Charles Plumptre, D.D. Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford. / A Letter by Geminus. London: R. B., and G. Seeley;... Vincent, Oxford; Wight & Bailey, Cheltenham [printed ... Harbury, Warwickshire], 1852. 8vo. 8 pp. Disbound pamphlet a bit soiled to outer leaves. Very Good. COPAC locate one copy. [Plumptre, Frederic Charles 1796?-1870] [Taking the votes of Electors for representatives in Parliament, etc.] [Oxford – England] $45

1805 - General Regulations for the Gentlemen of the Bar in the State of New Hampshire. Portsmouth: From the Press of J. Melcher. 1805. 12mo. 12pp. Original sewn printed wraps uncut. Lightly toned with vertical crease to center. Fine or close to it. 21 Articles dated Dec. 1804. Signed manuscript note to bottom half of p. 12. : "Hillsborough fs Court of Common pleas March term 1805. At a bar meeting March 24th Upted unanimously to accept the foregoing regulations Attest Ch H Atherton [Seely?]". Later ownership inscription to title and back cover: "H. Chase Goshen Sept Term 1818 Amherst". Charles H. Atherton, father of Charles Gordon Atherton, a prominent New Hampshire lawyer, and State Representative. [Atherton, Charles Humphrey, 1773 - 1853]. Shaw & Shoemaker, 8507. $400

1870 - Gorham, G.M. (George Martyn), 1828-1904. (From the Author.) On the Education Bill and the necessity for definite Religious Instruction: a sermon preached in obedience to the Bishop’s command on Advent Sunday, 1870 / by the Rev. G.M. Gorham. London: W.H. Bartlett & Co., 1870. 8vo. 15 pp. Disbound pamphlet in Fine condition. Includes list of subscribers. [Religious education of children – Great Britain] COPAC and OCLC: 55577352 locate one copy only; Cambridge University [UK]. $80

1796 - Graves, Richard (1763-1829). A Sermon in Aid of the United Charitable Society for the Relief of Indigent Room-Keepers... Dublin: Printed by W. Watson & Son. 1796. 8vo. 40pp. Includes Appendix p. [34]-40. Sewn pamphlet no wraps. Title with small chip to lower margin at gutter. From the collection of Rev. John Jebb. A vivid sermon describing the squalor, misery, and death, faced by these "wretched human beings". [Isaiah lviii. 6 & 7] Very Good. $75

1859 - Gray, I. W. D. A Letter to Members of the Church of England, by I. W. D. Gray. In a reply to a Letter from Edmund Maturin (Late curate St. Paul's Halifax, N. S.) Saint John, N. B. J. & A. McMillan, Printers. 1859. 8vo. 124pp. [First Edition]. A forceful rebuttal of Mr. Maturin's controversial letter regarding the church of England, and "his reasons for quitting the Church" in order to join the "Church of Rome." Original yellow paper wraps lightly rubbed and soiled, contemporary dedication to top of front wrap. Internally Fine or close to it. Better than Very Good. [Maturin, Edward (1812-1881)--Canada--Church of England] Uncommon. $95

1832 - Greenwood, F. W. P. (Francis William Pitt), 1797-1843. The Christian and National Church; A Sermon Preached at the Installation of the Rev. James W. Thompson Over the Independent Congregational Church in Salem, March 7, 1832. By F. W. P. Greenwood. Boston : Gray and Bowen, 1832. 8vo. 39pp. Pamphlet removed from bound volume, no wraps. Errata tipped in p. 22. Includes "Address to the Society, by the Rev. Henry Colman", appendix, order of service and hymn. Title foxed and damp stained which continues through p. 11. Good. $15

[c. 1863] - Gregg, Tresham Dames (1800 - 1881). "The Memorial of Tresham Dames Gregg". In English and Latin: [The Most Reverend, Right Reverend, and Right Honourable the Upper House of,] [The Reverend, the Venerable, and Very Reverend, the Lower House of,] The Convocation of the Province of Canterbury, or of York, of the United Church of England and Ireland; "Convocationis Provincia Cantuariensis del Eboracensis". Includes Memorial to the General Convocation of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America, and Bishops and Clergy throughout Canada and the United States. London: Adams and Gee. [c. 1863]. 8vo. [12]pp. [caption title] Sewn pamphlet no wraps. Few negligible chips to rear leaf. Very good. [Protestant church] Rare. $50

1824 - Griffin, Edward Dorr (1770-1837). A Sermon, in Which is Attempted a Full and Explicit Answer to the Common and Highly Important Question, What Wilt Thou Have Me To Do? Delivered in the Ordinary Course, on One of the Sabbaths in August, 1814, to the Congregation in Park Street, Boston / by Edward D. Griffin. 2d. ed. Boston: Printed by Ezra Lincoln. 1824. 8vo. 12pp. Presentation inscription to top of title: "Presented from Capt. John Evans Boston May 1824". Bound in later marbled boards over cloth spine. Leaves with sporadic foxing, title with small stain. A handsome copy. Very Good. [Existentialism] $75