London: Sheed and Ward, 1938. First British edition. Original green cloth (7 1/2 inches tall), original dust jacket. Early owner address label to blank flyleaf, mild toning to spine of bright, unclipped dust jacket. A nearly fine copy. "THE CATHOLIC WORKER BELIEVES IN THE GENTLE PERSONALISM OF TRADITIONAL CATHOLICISM"... More
Greenwich, Connecticut: The Seabury Press, [1953]. Oblong quarto (7 7/8 by 11 inches), original pictorial wrappers, illustrated calendar, three pages of text. A nearly-fine copy. "FEAR NOTHING: I BRING GOOD NEWS OF GREAT JOY TO YOU AND ALL MANKIND" First American printing of this lovely Advent Calendar—a collaboration between Dorothy..... More
San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1926. Limited edition. Small quarto (6 x 7 1/2 inches), original vellum binding. Bookplate, printed card laid-in. Slight toning and wear to spine but title lettering still visible. A beautiful copy. Splendid limited edition of Valenti Angelo's The Book of Ruth, a notable achievement by..... More
Octavo (8 7/8 inches tall), contemporary gilt-paneled vellum binding, bookseller's ticket, early owner's blind-stamp. Slight bumping to lower front corner, minor soiling to contemporary gilt vellum boards. A near-fine copy. THE PRINTED RITUAL BOOKS OF THE ENGLISH USES Unique copy—printed and bound in vellum—of this important Anglican liturgical bibliography. This..... More
New York: The De Vinne Press, 1909. Limited edition. Thick quarto (11 7/8 inches tall), contemporary crushed navy morocco, blind-stamped pictorial panels, gilt spine, gilt dentelles, navy watered silk endpapers, all edges gilt. Upper corner bumped, modest wear to joints and edges, else Fine. "EVERY STONE YOU LAY, AND EVERY..... More
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire: The Faith Press, 1973. First edition. Quarto (10 inches tall), original brown cloth, tan endpapers, original illustrated dust jacket. Neat early owner signature to front pastedown, gentle bumping to lower corners, excellent dust jacket with only lightest creasing and spotting. A near-fine copy. "THE WAY OF CHRISTIAN..... More
New York: Fordham University Press, 1940. First edition. Quarto (10 3/4 inches tall), original red cloth, illustrated cartographical endpapers, uncut, original paper dust wrapper, original lidded paper board box. Short tear to base of wrapper. About-Fine. "SHE BUILT AN ORATORY WITHIN HER HEART WHICH SHE NEVER QUITTED" Splendid first edition..... More
St. Louis: B. Herder Book Company, 1925. First edition. Octavo (8 3/4 inches tall), original half white cloth and black paper boards with printed label, original dust jacket. Mild tanning and offsetting to blank endpapers, gentle shelf-wear to corners, minor bumping to top of boards, small loss to upper margins..... More
Birmingham: Cornish Bros. 1895. First edition. Quarto (10 1/2 inches tall), original slate blue paper boards, uncut. Bookplate. Boards lightly toned, corners bumped, spine ends worn, minor abrasion to rear joint, plates fine. An excellent unrestored copy. "THEREFORE, CHRISTIAN MEN, BE SURE / WEALTH OR RANK POSSESSING / YE WHO..... More
Mount Vernon: Peter Pauper Press, circa 1950. Octavo (10 inches tall), contemporary three-quarter crushed red morocco, colored endpapers, top edge gilt. Early owner signature, very modest toning to upper edges of boards, plates fine. An excellent copy. "TURN US, O GOD OF HOSTS, SHOW US THY COUNTENANCE, AND WE SHALL..... More
London and Glasgow: Blackie & Son Limited, [1933]. Original blue cloth (5 5/8 inches tall) with gilt title, illustrated endpapers, original dust jacket. Fine. "LET EVERYTHING THAT HATH BREATH PRAISE THE LORD" Lovely mid-century retrospective of the great English hymns of the Victorian era—illustrated for younger readers by Cicely Mary..... More
London: Basil Montagu Pickering, 1874. Original illustrated mustard cloth (5 5/8 inches tall), stamped in black, blank spine, all edges red. Mild tanning to endpapers. Very good indeed. "CHRIST COMMANDED THE CHILDREN TO BE BROUGHT UNTO HIM" Early printing of this popular illustrated Anglican liturgy for Victorian children—a lovely copy in..... More
London: Burns & Oates, 1906. Quarto (11 inches tall), original illustrated stitched wrappers. Expert reinforcement to spine, modest soiling and toning, front corners worn, interiors quite clean, coloring bright. A near-fine copy. "MAKE FRIENDS WITH THE SAINTS, FOR THE SAINTS ARE GOD'S FRIENDS" Early edition of this exquisitely illustrated ABC—dedicating..... More
New York: Macmillan, 1937. First edition. Octavo, original black cloth lettered in white, original dust jacket. Bookplate removed from front endpaper of fine book, moderate wear to spine and rear panel of price-clipped dust jacket. An excellent copy. "DOES IT MATTER? GRACE IS EVERYWHERE" First American printing of the first..... More
New York: The Douay Bible House, 1953. Octavo, original blind-stamped black cloth with gilt spine, black endpapers, all edges red, original dust jacket, original cardboard box with white printed upper lid. Book fine, bright dust jacket with faint stain to front panel, original box sound with only modest wear and..... More
London: Sheed & Ward, [1927]. First edition. 12mo. (7 1/8 inches tall), modern full crushed chocolate brown morocco, tan flyleaves, four ribbon markers, bindery ticket. Sporadic faint spotting to text, binding fine. "SCRIPTURE IS BEST EXPLAINED WITH SCRIPTURE" (ST. BERNARD) First edition of this explanatory edition of the 1582 Rheims..... More
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New York: Sheed & Ward, 1950. Three volumes. Octavo, original gilt black cloth, original dust jackets. A nearly-fine set. "IN OMNIBUS GLORIFICETUR DEUS" Complete three-volume set of Ronald Knox's collected translation of the Vulgate, in matching illustrated dust jackets—rarely encountered in such pristine condition. Monsignor Knox's singular translation of the..... More
London: Sheed and Ward, 1956. First Edition. Octavo, original red cloth, original dust jacket. Contemporary prayer card laid-in to fine book, minor edge-wear, short closed tears, modest loss top spine of bright and unclipped dust jacket. A near-fine copy. "THE RITES TRADITIONALLY CANONIZED BY THE CHURCH AS HER OWN PRAYER..... More
London and St. Louis: Burns & Oates/B. Herder, 1908. Folio (13 1/2 inches tall), original khaki cloth, gilt spine. Slight tanning to endpapers, 1908 Christmas religious inscription, spotting to fore-edges, cloth boards clean, corners sharp. A bright, crisp near-fine copy. "THE CHURCH'S CENTRAL AND ALL-PERVADING RITE" Second—and first illustrated—edition of..... More
Cambridge: At the University Press, 1934. Original black cloth (6 3/4 inches tall), gilt and blind-stamped spine and front board, original dust wrapper. Book fine, early owner signature, scarce original wrapper with loss of lower spine but unclipped and complete. An excellent copy. "MOST ENGLISHMEN ARE OUTSIDE THE PAPAL FOLD..... More
New York: R.H. Russell, 1902. Small folio (11 1/8 inches tall), original decorated paper boards. Expert reinforcement to spine, lacking original ties, moderate toning, mild edge-wear. A near-fine copy. "MY BELOVED IS MINE, AND I AM HIS" Limited edition of Edward Burne-Jones's illustrations for the Song of Songs—one of only 875..... More
London: Sheed & Ward, 1926. First edition. Original black cloth (7 1/8 inches tall), two printed orange paper labels, original printed dust wrapper. Tiny glue mark to front paper label, mild spotting to fore-edge, early presentation inscription to blank flyleaf, gentle toning to edges of dust wrapper. A near-fine copy..... More
New York: 1938. Archive of five items. Typed manuscript with title page and 7 sheets, housed in a blank envelope, three postcards, 4-page printed program. Manuscript folded in thirds, fastened with a rusting paper clip. blank envelope worn, embrowned and splitting. Postcards embrowned but quite legible. Program folded in quarters..... More
London: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1924. First edition. 12 mo. (7 11/16 inches tall), original orange paper boards, orange cloth spine with printed paper label, uncut, original dust jacket. Corners sharp, paper spine label bright, mild staining to boards, jacket slightly worn along toned spine, small chip at base of front..... More
London: Hollis & Carter, 1951. First edition. Octavo, original brown cloth, original dust jacket. Minor creasing and wear to corners and spine ends of dust jacket. A fresh, bright copy. "TO REPAY MY DEBT BOTH TO ALMIGHTY GOD AND TO MY PARENTS, FOR LETTING ME LOOSE IN SUCH A WORLD..... More