Upcoming Puritan Sets from RHB - Thoughts?

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alexanderjames said:
The new book of Calvin's sermons from Banner piqued my interest. I'm quite happy if they continue to move slowly but surely and do things well.
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Perhaps George Swinnock is in that list of updated type sets? Been waiting for him to come back into print for some time. Reading the Puritan treasure "the fading of the flesh" that RHB did by Swinnock was a cold glass of water on how fleeting time is and only what is done for Christ will last.
 
Djmaclean said:
As a Banner of Truth trustee I can confirm we are not sleeping! As had been noted, lots of value adding reprinting and re-typesetting work being done (e.g. William Cunningham, with all Latin translated), fresh Calvin material coming out and some major new projects in the works.
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To me, it's frustrating. Whenever I check the Banner site, they're just reprinting much of the same stuff they've reprinted several times already, over the years. Re-typesetting is good, but it's still the same stuff. Whereas RHB does both - reprinting old stuff AND publishing new books.

On that note, I wish someone would reprint Matthew Henry's six-volume commentary. The last time it was reprinted was about 30 years ago, when Hendrickson did it - and that edition has hundreds of typos in it (I'm reading through it now).
 
Yes, generally any time a set goes out of stock there will be a view as to whether it should be re-typeset. Swinock for sure would be in that discussion.

Like I said, I don’t think the impression of the Banner “sleeping” is fair. Recently we have done Manton and Bridges as new sets for the Banner. We have exceptional “new” material from older writers e.g. Hugh Martin and George Smeaton. We have a stream of new translations of Calvin. We have republished some excellent older biographies (mostly Scottish ministers). Of course when you have a back catalogue of 60+ years, proportionally more of what you do will be managing that.

So, are we doing big multi-year projects like Rutherford? Not quite, but we are working on some big things that we haven’t publicised yet.

I am profoundly thankful for the RHB work and the projects discussed here. I even hope to have some books published with RHB in the future Both RHB and Banner are doing great and exciting things in my view!
 
Djmaclean said:
Yes, generally any time a set goes out of stock there will be a view as to whether it should be re-typeset. Swinock for sure would be in that discussion.

Like I said, I don’t think the impression of the Banner “sleeping” is fair. Recently we have done Manton and Bridges as new sets for the Banner. We have exceptional “new” material from older writers e.g. Hugh Martin and George Smeaton. We have a stream of new translations of Calvin. We have republished some excellent older biographies (mostly Scottish ministers). Of course when you have a back catalogue of 60+ years, proportionally more of what you do will be managing that.

So, are we doing big multi-year projects like Rutherford? Not quite, but we are working on some big things that we haven’t publicised yet.

I am profoundly thankful for the RHB work and the projects discussed here. I even hope to have some books published with RHB in the future Both RHB and Banner are doing great and exciting things in my view!
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Hi, I’m very curious, is there any reason why the newest edition of M’Cheyne’s memoir was not re-typeset?
 
Djmaclean said:
We have republished some excellent older biographies (mostly Scottish ministers).
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Brother I mentioned in an earlier post I have been blest reading Moody Stuart's memoirs. I am thankful that the Banner of Truth republished it in a new edition. Talking of great Scottish ministers would Banner consider reprinting the diary of Kenneth McRae. Christians can learn much from his godly ministry.

Also I love the Bruised Reed by Sibbes in the Puritan Paperback series. Dr Lloyd-Jones was blessed by both The Bruised Reed and The Soul's Conflict. Would you consider producing Sibbes The Soul's Conflict in the Puritan Paperback series. I agree with Dr Lloyd-Jones that both works go nicely together.

Also how is Iain Murray doing healthwise? Like many I have been greatly blest by his ministry; I know he is advanced in age but I trust he is keeping well.
 
Djmaclean said:
Yes, generally any time a set goes out of stock there will be a view as to whether it should be re-typeset. Swinock for sure would be in that discussion.

Like I said, I don’t think the impression of the Banner “sleeping” is fair. Recently we have done Manton and Bridges as new sets for the Banner. We have exceptional “new” material from older writers e.g. Hugh Martin and George Smeaton. We have a stream of new translations of Calvin. We have republished some excellent older biographies (mostly Scottish ministers). Of course when you have a back catalogue of 60+ years, proportionally more of what you do will be managing that.

So, are we doing big multi-year projects like Rutherford? Not quite, but we are working on some big things that we haven’t publicised yet.

I am profoundly thankful for the RHB work and the projects discussed here. I even hope to have some books published with RHB in the future Both RHB and Banner are doing great and exciting things in my view!
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I was glad to see Thornwell's works are available again from Banner.
 
I’m afraid I don’t have insight on M’Cheyne. It is one of our most important books.

Yes, it is remarkable how many have benefited from MacRae’s diary. It definitely needs to come back into print. Helpful suggestions on Sibbes.

Iain is doing remarkably well. His wife went to glory this year, which has been a heavy loss. We hope to have two very significant future works from Iain in the next couple of years.
 
Can anyone speak to the text size in the Baxter set? Is is still the tiny text like in the Hendrickson, Practical Works or the SDG, Christian Directory?
 
PapaGottlieb said:
Hey, davejonescue:

I am 48 and, as you say, "kind of at the close of my book buying." I went the other way, though, and while giving away my excess (i.e., those books I will never read again or that I would never read the first time), I am clinging to the small cache that I have, most in physical form (except for the Spurgeon sermons, of course) and when they carry my body out, they can have my cache.

I wonder if forty-something is the time to lock in and prepare for the last days (of our lives :)
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Heh. You are so young! God brought me to faith in my 40s. Last year I purchased Beeke’s Systematic Theology and use it every week. I also confess I have tons of ebooks that still read well on my now ancient kindle DX.

Edited to add I’m 66 with some infirmities, but still pressing on.
 
I have a sort of selfish request. Is anyone interested in translating these classics into Spanish and other languages? I know many Spanish speaking pastors and congregations thirsting for reformed works.
 
The RP pastor in Vegas, Edgar Ibarra, knows who is or can do this I think. It's the size that is the problem.
 
VictorBravo said:
I have a sort of selfish request. Is anyone interested in translating these classics into Spanish and other languages? I know many Spanish speaking pastors and congregations thirsting for reformed works.
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We have a lot of folks translating into Spanish. Translating well, on the other hand...
 
VictorBravo said:
I have a sort of selfish request. Is anyone interested in translating these classics into Spanish and other languages? I know many Spanish speaking pastors and congregations thirsting for reformed works.
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You can keep an eye out here:

Blog - Valle De Gracia

D. H. Kuiper «Oh Jehová, tú me has examinado y conocido. Tú has conocido mi sentarme y mi levantarme, has entendido desde lejos...
valledegracia.org valledegracia.org

In addition to the things published just online, I expect some announcements about ebooks and POD books fairly soon.
 
Some years back Carl Trueman opined that Thomas Goodwin's works were horribly edited for the 19th century edition that has been in print and that someone needs to go back to the original editions and start again. Congregationalists are not my thing. Anyone know of any plans to actually do that?
 
NaphtaliPress said:
Some years back Carl Trueman opined that Thomas Goodwin's works were horribly edited for the 19th century edition that has been in print and that someone needs to go back to the original editions and start again. Congregationalists are not my thing. Anyone know of any plans to actually do that?
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Is that you volunteering Chris?
 
I wonder if Banner or RHB has ever thought of reaching out to Logos to see if they could work something out procuring some sort of partnership to get all these Puritan works re-typeset? Logos has most if not all the major Puritan sets already converted to formatted and edited text. Taking those and prepping them for books has to be easier than attempting to OCR them and and then have to edit all the OCR's. I dont know how many of their major sets have been re-typeset though?
 
NaphtaliPress said:
Some years back Carl Trueman opined that Thomas Goodwin's works were horribly edited for the 19th century edition that has been in print and that someone needs to go back to the original editions and start again. Congregationalists are not my thing. Anyone know of any plans to actually do that?
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what does horribly edited mean in this context? there are better sources that weren't consulted? they did a lousy job of retyping the good sources? bad references?

I had hoped the new edition of Owen's works would do a better job of chasing down the references when Owen says "of which I have discoursed at length before." Where, I always ask? I've only looked at one of the volumes but the one note I really was curious about did not add a footnote saying what he was referring to. Does Goodwin need the same?
 
chicagophil said:
what does horribly edited mean in this context? there are better sources that weren't consulted? they did a lousy job of retyping the good sources? bad references?

I had hoped the new edition of Owen's works would do a better job of chasing down the references when Owen says "of which I have discoursed at length before." Where, I always ask? I've only looked at one of the volumes but the one note I really was curious about did not add a footnote saying what he was referring to. Does Goodwin need the same?
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I couldn't find the original article; so I can't be certain the exact compliant except for it went to having a faithful text. As far as modern extras, the 19th century editors never were concerned about tracing anything or explaining abbreviated references. It is a shame now to tackle a new edition and not do that when you have the opportunity. Someone suggested recently I should be training editors. There's no training needed; just be OCD about explaining "everything" that makes you go :think: when dealing with the text, including, "as I said befores", "as I deal with elsewheres", classical allusions or quotations, all references, etc.
 
NaphtaliPress said:
I couldn't find the original article; so I can't be certain the exact compliant except for it went to having a faithful text. As far as modern extras, the 19th century editors never were concerned about tracing anything or explaining abbreviated references. It is a shame now to tackle a new edition and not do that when you have the opportunity. Someone suggested recently I should be training editors. There's no training needed; just be OCD about explaining "everything" that makes you go :think: when dealing with the text, including, "as I said befores", "as I deal with elsewheres", classical allusions or quotations, all references, etc.
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Amen! Preach it!
 
Djmaclean said:
I’m afraid I don’t have insight on M’Cheyne. It is one of our most important books.
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I actually mentioned Pastor Moody Stuart, not M'Cheyne, although both were good friends.

I loved Sinclair Ferguson's introduction to the Moody Stuart book. Perhaps Dr Ferguson could also write an introduction to Kenneth MacRae's diaries, and their importance to Christians today, and bring MacRae's diary back into print again. I have recommended these diaries to a number of Christians.

Re Richard Sibbes 'Soul's Conflict', Martyn Lloyd-Jones once said "I shall never cease to be grateful to Richard Sibbes who was balm to my soul at a period in my life when I was overworked and badly overtired, and therefore subject in an unusual manner to the onslaughts of the devil . . . I found at that time that Richard Sibbes, who was known in London in the early seventeenth century as “The Heavenly Doctor Sibbes” was an unfailing remedy. The Bruised Reed and the Soul's Conflict quieted, soothed, comforted, encouraged, and healed me.’

This is why the Soul's Conflict would make a valuable addition to the Puritan Paperback series. Are you able to recommend this to the Banner editor.

I see you are an elder in the
Evangelical Presbyterian Church of England and Wales. One of the ministers in my demonination, Reformed Churches of New Zealand, Chris Kavanagh, has been a minister with the EPCEW.

Sad to hear of the passing of Jean Murray. Iain is doing very well to produce substantial works at his age.
 
Folks, you all must realize the tension publishers have between books we'd LIKE to publish and books we think people will actually buy (and hopefully read). There are books I've published that are sitting in a storage unit. because they have not sold well. They're good books, but unfortunately didn't catch on with the buying public. And it's hard to have money tied up in project that wasn't one that caught on. All the titles mentioned here are good and worthy ones. Whether or not they will sell well still needs to be seen. It's too bad it comes down to a money issue, eh?
 
Don Kistler said:
Folks, you all must realize the tension publishers have between books we'd LIKE to publish and books we think people will actually buy (and hopefully read). There are books I've published that are sitting in a storage unit. because they have not sold well. They're good books, but unfortunately didn't catch on with the buying public. And it's hard to have money tied up in project that wasn't one that caught on. All the titles mentioned here are good and worthy ones. Whether or not they will sell well still needs to be seen. It's too bad it comes down to a money issue, eh?
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Hi Don, out of curiosity, what do you think are some of the best and most under appreciated works or authors sitting in storage?

(I have great admiration for Northampton Press, thank you for all your hard work.)
 
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