Oxford and London: Oxford University Press, 1953. 32mo. (5 1/2 inches tall), original red textured paper boards, glassine wrapper, gilt and blind-stamped, central white diamond with gilt crest, red ribbon marker, all edges gilt. Housed in original card slipcase textured paper boards, mounted label printed in white. Early owner signature..... More
New York: The Barry Vail Corporation, 1931. Limited edition. Quarto (12 1/2 inches tall), original three-quarter red crushed morocco, marbled boards, top edge gilt, uncut. Partially unopened, very minor edge-wear and faint toning to top of front board. A wonderful copy. "HOW GREAT IS THE DIGNITY OF CHASTE WEDLOCK, VENERABLE..... More
New York: Taplinger Publishing Company, 1979. Octavo, black cloth, gray boards, original dust jacket. Early owner signature, closed tear to back panel, gentle crease to rear flap of clean, unclipped dust jacket. "NOW YOU ARE GOING TO PERFORM THE MOST PAINFUL ACT OF LOVE THAT HAS EVER BEEN PERFORMED" Second..... More
London: Faber & Gwyn Limited, 1927. First trade edition. Original yellow paper wrappers (7 1/4 inches tall) with inner flaps, original paper mailing envelope. Fine. "GLORY TO GOD IN THE LOWEST / THE SPOUT OF THE STARS IN SPATE— / WHERE THE THUNDERBOLT THINKS TO BE SLOWEST / AND THE..... More
Detroit, Michigan: The University of Detroit Press, 1962. Early edition. Oblong quarto (8 1/2 inches tall), sewn in original black cloth, original dust jacket. Two short closed tears to upper rear panel of jacket. A nearly-fine copy. "NO MATTER HOW CROOKED I SET IT DOWN, GOD WRITES IT STRAIGHT" Third..... More
London: Geoffrey Cumberlege / Oxford University Press, [1953]. 24mo. (5 5/8 inches tall), contemporary full caramel brown calf, central gilt monogram, gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Fine. "THE ENGLISH HYMNAL IS A COLLECTION OF THE BEST HYMNS IN THE LANGUAGE" Beautifully bound mid-century edition of The English Hymnal—monogrammed..... More
London: Burns Oates & Washbourne Ltd., 1960. Eleventh edition. Small folio (10 inches tall), original gilt blue cloth, black endpapers, red top edge, ribbon marker, original dust jacket. Tiny early owner signature to half-title, small blemish and gentle toning to upper edge of front board, tape repair and minor loss..... More
1929: Sheed & Ward, London. First edition. Octavo, original paper boards over cloth spine, original dust jacket. Top edge slightly dusty but boards are sharp and clean, mild offsetting to gutters and early owner signature to free front endpapers, toning to spine of dust jacket. "OF ALL GREAT HEARTS, THE..... More
Mount Vernon: The Peter Pauper Press, n.d. Limited edition. Small quarto, original 3/4 red morocco with patterned paper boards, top edge gilt, original paper slipcase. Book near-fine with some wear to intact original slipcase. Handsome limited edition of the "Fioretti di San Francesco," decorated by Valenti Angelo with a title-page..... More
San Francisco: Printed at the Nueva California Press, 1934. Limited edition. Quarto (11 1/4 inches tall), original gray paper boards with printed paper labels, uncut, original dust jacket. Bookseller's ticket. Fine book partially unopened, early owner signature, modest creasing to top margins of slightly toned dust jacket. About-fine. "THE CHARACTER..... More
New York: A Crossroad Book / The Seabury Press, [1965]. Octavo, original marbled boards, brown leatherette spine titled in silver, original decorated cardboard slipcase. Early owner signature to fine book, gentle edge-wear, modest peeling to upper corner of slipcase. A nearly-fine copy. "THE JESUS PRAYER" Handsome later printing of The..... More
New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1958. First edition. Small folio (10 inches tall), original maroon cloth over paper boards, original dust jacket. Book fine, short closed tears, moderate wear and creasing to bight, unclipped dust jacket. "OUR LORD CAME TO DIE" First edition in English of this pictorial narrative of..... More
Oxford and London: A.R. Mowbray & Co., 1899. First edition. Large octavo (10 inches tall), original textured beveled cloth, decorated front board stamped in black, gilt spine. Bookplate, spine toned, gilt bright. A near-fine copy. "YOU HAVE IN YOUR HANDS THE FRUIT OF FIVE-AND-THIRTY YEARS OF MY WORK IN ONE..... More
Ditchling, Sussex: Douglas Pepler, 1918. First edition. Quarto (10 1/2 inches tall), original cloth spine, gray paper boards, original illustrated dust wrapper. Book about-fine, very good partially restored original wrapper. A wonderful copy. "LEND ME, O LEND ME / THE TERRORS OF THAT SOUND, / THAT ITS MUSIC MAY ATTEND..... More
New York: Random House, 1956. First edition. Large octavo (9 1/4 inches tall), original beige cloth with vignette to front, black spine label, beige endpapers, original dust jacket. Neat early owner signature, mild toning to edges and spine of unclipped dust jacket. A near-fine copy. "WE PASS FROM ST. THOMAS'S..... More
New York: Sheed and Ward, 1948. First American edition. Octavo, original red cloth, original dust jacket. Very gentle spine lean, early gift inscription (dated April 1949) to free front endpaper, toning to spine and faint soiling to fore-edge of dust jacket. An excellent, near-fine copy. "TO READ DANTE IS A...... More
New York: Pantheon, 1957. First edition. Quarto, original navy cloth spine over light blue cloth boards, original dust jacket. Mild toning, slight edge-wear to dust jacket. A near-fine copy. "THIS IS NOT A PHILOSOPHICAL APPROACH TO PAINTING, BUT, RATHER, A PICTORIAL APPROACH TO PHILOSOPHY" First book edition collecting the 1955..... More
New York: The Grolier Club, 1931. Limited edition. Quarto (11 1/4 inches tall), original gray textured paper boards, gilt white parchment spine, uncut. Very faint toning to spine, partially unopened. About-Fine. "AN ALMOST ENDLESS NUMBER OF DELIGHTFUL BITS OF ORNAMENT, EACH DRAWN WITH AMAZING CERTAINTY OF LINE AND PRECISION OF..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1934. First edition. Narrow and slender (7 1/8 inches tall), original blue cloth, uncut, original dust jacket. Small original owner signature (dated in year of publication), mild offsetting to margins of front and rear blanks, faint stain to front panel, two short closed tears to rear..... More
San Francisco: The Church Book Shop, 1932. Small quarto (8 1/4 inches tall), original white card pasted in original decorated dust wrappers, uncut. Very mild wear to corners. About Fine. "KEEP THOU THE RADIANT VISION OF THY FACE / UNDIMMED BEFORE MY SIGHT" First edition of this Octave..... More
New York: P.J. Kenedy and Sons, 1955. First American edition. Octavo, original brown cloth, original dust jacket. Early owner signature to blank flyleaf, very minor edge-wear to dust jacket. A nearly-fine copy. "I SUDDENLY SAW THAT ALL THE TIME IT WAS NOT I WHO HAD BEEN SEEKING GOD, BUT GOD..... More
Chicago: Scepter Limited, 1959. Original white paper boards (7 3/8 inches tall) printed in purple and black, original dust jacket. Minor spotting and soiling to original dust jacket. A near-fine copy. "WHOSOEVER WILL BE MY DISCIPLE, LET HIM TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY AND FOLLOW ME" First Scepter edition of this..... More
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1962. First edition. Octavo, original pale grey cloth lettered in yellow, original dust jacket. Book fine, gentle edge-wear, neat tape reinforcement to verso folds of price-clipped dust jacket. A near-fine copy. "POVERTY IN AMERICA FORMS A CULTURE, A WAY OF LIFE AND FEELING" First edition of..... More
London: Nonesuch Press, 1927. Limited edition. Octavo (10 inches tall), original brocade cloth woven in scarlet and silver thread, renewed endpapers, gilt edges, uncut. Fine. "A HEART ALONE / IS SUCH A STONE / AS NOTHING BUT / THY POWER DOTH CUT" Superb Nonesuch Press edition of The Temple—an exceptional..... More
London: Eveleigh Nash, [1907]. FIrst edition. Small quarto (9 5/8 inches tall), original pictorial paper boards. Light offsetting to free endpapers, gentle crease to inner margin of title page, gutter cracked at p.32, minor edge-wear and spotting to boards. A splendid copy. "JIM, WHO RAN AWAY FROM HIS NURSE, AND..... More