New York: P.J. Kenedy & Sons, 1914. 12 mo. (7 inches tall), original gilt purple cloth, top edge gilt, uncut. Gilt boards bright, early owner signature, slight browning to text, tanning to early and later leaves, crack to inner gutter but text and binding holding. Very good indeed. "THE SPUR..... More
Cleveland: The Rowfant Club, 1953. First edition. Original patterned paper boards (11 1/8 inches tall) over gray cloth spine, top edge gilt, uncut. Very faint offsetting from plates. About fine. "FRANCIS, GO, REPAIR MY HOUSE THAT THOU SEEST IS ALL IN RUINS" Limited illustrated edition of the Legends of Francis..... More
Flansham: Pear Tree Press, 1930. First edition. Twelvemo, deckle-edged, handmade paper with watermark, uncut and unbound sheets in two sections each measuring 8 1/2 x 18 inches, each folded to measure 6 x 4 1/2 inches. Housed in a custom clamshell box. Fine. THE JOYFUL MYSTERIES, THE SORROWFUL MYSTERIES, THE..... More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1963-1966. Mixed edition. Four volumes. Octavo, original brick red cloth, yellow top edges, uncut, original photographic dust jackets. "MOTHER CHURCH REJOICES!" Mixed American edition of Xavier Rynne's Letters from Vatican City series, a rare complete set of the Debates and Decrees of Vatican Council..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1971. First edition. Quarto, original charcoal grey cloth, original dust jacket. Slight creasing to upper front panel of the dust jacket. Nearly-fine. "THE FRANCISCAN BASILICA AT ASSISI IS MORE THAN THE SHRINE OF THE MOST BELOVED OF MEDIEVAL SAINTS: IT IS NO LESS THE CRADLE..... More
Rome: Venantium Monaldini, 1748. Quarto (12 1/8 by 9 3/4 inches), modern navy morocco, gilt spine, uncut. Copper-engraved on fine deckle-edged paper and mounted on tabs, bold impressions with several discreet marginal repairs not affecting plates. Fine. AD MAJOREM DEI GLORIAM INQUE HOMINUM SALUTEM ("FOR THE GREATER GLORY OF GOD..... More
London: Geoffrey Bles/The Centenary Press, 1948. First edition. Octavo, original navy cloth, original dust jacket. Cloth boards bright, early owner signature, two small ink stamps, very gentle wear to corners and spine ends. A near-fine copy. "I COME TO SPEAK IN THE NAME OF A HUNDRED MILLION RUSSIAN CHRISTIANS, IN..... More
San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1934. Limited edition. Folio (10 7/8 inches tall), marbled boards over a half cloth spine. printed paper spine label, uncut. Sharp corners, fully intact paper spine label. Very modest wear and soiling to original boards. A nearly-fine copy. "HIS SPIRIT WILL LIVE FOREVER IN THE..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay, 1944. First edition. Small octavo, original illustrated cloth, original dust jacket. A fine book in a near-fine dust jacket. Rare complete and in this overall condition. CHRISTMAS IN POST-WAR AMERICA. First edition of Philip Van Doren Stern's classic Christmas story, the genesis for director Frank Capra's film..... More
New York: Meridian Books, 1961. Second printing. 12mo., original blue cloth, original dust jacket. Book fine, gentle scuffing to the bright dust jacket, else fine. "ANDREWES IS THE FIRST GREAT PREACHER OF THE ENGLISH CATHOLIC CHURCH" (T.S. ELIOT) Second printing—published a month after the first printing—of Lancelot Andrewes's devotional manual..... More
London: Collins, 1981. First edition. Octavo, original cloth, original dust jacket. Minor creasing to inner front flap of jacket. A fine copy. "EVERY PERSON'S CONCEPTION OF GOD IS TOO SMALL. THROUGH HUMILITY WE CAN BEGIN TO GET INTO TRUE PERSPECTIVE THE INFINITY OF GOD. THIS IS THE HUMBLE APPROACH" A...... More
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1922. First American edition. Large octavo (9 inches tall), original gilt red cloth, original pictorial dust jacket, decorated blue endpapers, top edge gilt, uncut. Bookplate. Plates and text bright and clean. A lovely copy. "ALL THINGS BETRAY THEE, WHO BETRAYEST ME" First American printing..... More
London: Burns Oates & Washbourne Ltd., 1909. First edition. Thick octavo (8 3/4 inches tall), original moss green cloth gilt, satin ribbon marker. Corners sharp, tiny tears to head of gently toned spine, faint foxing to pastedowns. A near-fine copy. "MANY A SOLDIER READING THIS BOOK MAY YET BURN TO..... More
London and Boston: John Lane at the Bodley Head/Copeland and Day, 1895. First edition. Small quarto (8 inches tall), original gilt-decorated bevelled brown cloth, uncut. Bookplate. Boards toned, splitting to front joint, original tissue-guard partially detached, gilt bright and corners sharp. A lovely copy. "THEY SAY EARTH'S BEAUTY SEEMS COMPLETEST..... More
New York: Hawthorn Books, 1961. First edition. Small folio (10 1/8 inches tall), original half gold and magenta cloth, original dust jacket. Book fine, dust jacket with minor wear to the spine ends, two closed tears, a small chip and gentle creasing to the base of the back panel. A...... More
London: Burns Oates, 1952. First edition. Octavo, original navy cloth, navy top edge, original dust jacket. Embossed academic blindstamp, slight tanning to blank flyleaves, minor edge-wear, gentle toning to spine of excellent dust jacket. A bright, fresh copy. "THE LUMINOUS PHENOMENA OF MYSTICISM" First edition of the English Jesuit's studies..... More
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1990. Limited edition. Quarto (10 1/4 inches tall), original gray paper boards, gilt red morocco spine, original plain white paper dust wrapper titled in ink. Fine. "A VERY IMPORTANT STEP IN THE TRANSMISSION OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE TO OUR TIME" Limited first edition..... More
London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1920. First edition. Octavo, original blue cloth, blue top edge, original dust wrapper. Book near-fine, chipping to corners and spine ends of rare original wrapper. "CHRISTIANS BELIEVE IN A GOD IMMANENT AND INCARNATE, WHO TRANSFUSES THE WHOLE OF THE LIFE HE HAS CREATED, AND CALLS..... More
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1927. First edition. Octavo, original blue cloth, bottom edge uncut, original printed dust jacket. Cloth bright and fresh, offsetting to front and rear endpapers. Mild toning and spotting to spine of dust jacket. A near-fine copy. "THE DEEPEST CRAVINGS OF THE SPIRITUAL CONSCIOUSNESS" First edition..... More
London: Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1924. First edition. Tall octavo (10 inches tall), original black cloth, top edge gilt, uncut, original dust jacket. Book nearly-fine, rare dust jacket with minor foxing on the front panel and moderate foxing on the back panel. A splendid copy. First edition of this two-part..... More
Chicago: Regnery, 1955. First edition. Large octavo (9 3/4 inches tall), original white paper boards with gilt papal arms, original dust jacket. Offsetting to blank flyleaves, light edge-wear to unclipped dust jacket. A near-fine copy. "EVEN DURING HIS LIFETIME LEGENDS BEGAN TO GROW AROUND HIM" First American edition of this..... More
London: Constable, 1936. First edition. 12 mo. (7 3/4 inches tall), original blue cloth, original illustrated dust jacket, original glassine wrapper. Mild spotting to the fore-edge of nearly fine book, very scarce original glassine wrapper worn and chipped but complete. A near-fine copy. "THESE MEN, BY THE VERY EXAGGERATION OF..... More
New York: Sheed & Ward, 1943. First edition. Octavo, original teal cloth, original dust jacket. Penciled signature to blank flyleaf of about-fine book, scarce unclipped dust jacket with minor wear to spine ends and corners. "THE BOOK IS LARGE BECAUSE THERE IS NO OTHER WAY OF GETTING CHESTERTON ON TO..... More
London: John Murray, 1958. Third edition. Small octavo, original yellow cloth, original dust jacket. Near-fine book with offsetting and bookseller notation in pencil to endpapers, small circular price-sticker residue to front panel of bright dust jacket. Hard to find in this condition. "FOR THE TRUTH IS THAT IN ZEN AS..... More
Boston: Little, Brown & Co., 1950. First American edition. Octavo, original tan cloth, original pictorial dust jacket. Staining to joints and hinges of book, wear to spine ends of dust jacket. Very good indeed. "FOR JIM POWERS/WITH WARM REGARDS/FROM/EVELYN WAUGH" First American edition of Waugh's historical novel, published in..... More