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
New York: Harper and Row, 1977. First edition. Octavo, original half gray cloth and teal paper boards, original dust jacket. Gentle fade to the upper margins of blue boards, in an excellent dust jacket. A nearly-fine copy. "ALL GREAT WORKS OF ART ARE 'ABOUT GOD' IN THE SENSE THAT THEY..... More
New York: Hawthorn Books, 1958. First edition. Small folio (10 inches tall), original maroon cloth over paper boards, original dust jacket. A nearly-fine copy. "INTROÏBO AD ALTARE DEI" First edition in English of this pictorial narrative of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, as celebrated by Bishop Fulton J. Sheen..... 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
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: Harper & Brothers, 1959. Early printing. Octavo, original blue cloth, uncut, original dust jacket. Clean cloth boards, unclipped and unfaded dust jacket with closed tears to top edge and upper flap of front panel, very faint stain to center of back panel, very slight speckling to spine of..... 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 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
New York: Sheed & Ward, 1943. Third printing. Octavo, original red cloth, original dust jacket. Minor shelf wear to bottom of cloth boards, toning to spine, gentle scuffing to still bright dust jacket. A handsome copy. "THE BOOK IS LARGE BECAUSE THERE IS NO OTHER WAY OF GETTING CHESTERTON ON..... 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
New York: G. P. Putnam's, 1905. Second printing. 12 mo, original gray paper boards over blue cloth spine, paper spine label, top edge gilt, uncut. Very slight toning to spine. About-fine. 'IT IS MAN'S SOUL THAT CHRIST IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR. HE CALLS IT 'GOD'S KINGDOM,' AND FINDS IT IN..... More
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1961. First edition. Octavo, original brown cloth with black spine label, original dust jacket. Both book and price-clipped dust jacket are about fine. "PETRARCH WAS THE MOST REMARKABLE MAN OF HIS TIME; AND HE IS ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE MEN OF ALL TIME" First..... More