New York: Harcourt Brace and Company, 1949. First edition. Octavo, original black cloth, original dust jacket. About-fine. "CULTURE CAN NEVER BE WHOLLY CONSCIOUS—THERE IS ALWAYS MORE TO IT THAN WE ARE CONSCIOUS OF; AND IT CANNOT BE PLANNED BECAUSE IT IS ALSO THE UNCONSCIOUS BACKGROUND OF ALL OUR PLANNING" First..... 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
New York: Oxford University Press, 1944. Contemporary full crimson morocco (5 5/8 inches tall), gilt panels, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Very faint toning to spine, else Fine. "THIS CHURCH IS FAR FROM INTENDING TO DEPART FROM THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN ANY ESSENTIAL POINT OF DOCTRINE, DISCIPLINE, OR WORSHIP" Oxford..... 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
Ditchling, Sussex: S. Dominic's Press, 1923. Limited editon. Octavo (7 1/4 inches tall), marbled paper boards over black cloth spine, printed paper label, uncut. Fine. "THE CHURCH ALONE HAS SUCCEDED IN MOULDING THE PEOPLE UNTO BEAUTY" First English translation of Jacques Maritain's meditations on the nature of Art and Poetry—with..... 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
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London: The Westminster Press/Faber and Faber Limited, 1952. First edition. Poster: Large original broadside (30 by 20 inches; 76 by 51 cm) with central color linoleum cut, very light edge-wear with a couple of tiny nicks and tears, custom matted and framed. Book: Small quarto (9 1/2 inches tall), original..... 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
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
Ditchling, Sussex: Douglas Pepler, 1918. First edition. Quarto (10 1/2 inches tall), original cloth spine, gray paper boards, original dust wrapper. Book about-fine, very good original wrapper re-margined and made complete. A wonderful copy. "LEND ME, O LEND ME / THE TERRORS OF THAT SOUND, / THAT ITS MUSIC MAY..... 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 of Hymns..... More
London: Sampson, Low, Son and Marston, 1867. First edition. Octavo (9 inches tall), original green pebbled cloth, extra gilt spine, gilt-and-blind-stamped beveled boards, yellow coated endpapers, all edges gilt. Bookplate, bindery ticket. Very gentle bumping to corners. About Fine. "BISHOP HEBER'S HYMNS ARE TREASURED AS SACRED HOUSEHOLD WORDS WHEREVER THE..... 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
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode (Bible Warehouse) Ltd., c.1905. First edition. Quarto (10 1/8 inches tall), original gilt-stamped beveled black cloth, top edge gilt. Gilt bright, very minor wear to spine ends and corners. A bright, sharp-cornered copy. "AND LO, I AM WITH YOU ALWAYS, EVEN UNTO THE END OF THE..... More