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: S.P.C.K., 1961. Early printing. Tall octavo (8 3/4 inches tall) original red cloth, gilt spine, red top edge, original dust jacket. Nearly fine in an unclipped dust jacket. "THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IS THE BODY, NOT THE SUM, OF ALL THE FAITHFUL" Early printing of Martin Thornton's pastoral theology..... 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..... 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 Ltd., 1919. First edition. Octavo (8 1/2 inches tall), original blue cloth, gilt spine and front board, dark top edge. Faint tanning to prelimiaries, very short tear to inside rear hinge. A near-fine copy. "APART FROM HIS LITERARY SIGNIFICANCE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF FRANCISCAN FEELING..... 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"... More
London: Nisbet & Co. Ltd., 1936. First edition. Octavo, original navy cloth, original dust jacket. Modest toning to original dust jacket. A near-fine copy. "WHEN WE EXPLORE BENEATH THE SURFACE, WE FIND THAT THE WHOLE LITURGIC LIFE OF CHRISTENDOM IS BUILT ON A DOUBLE FOUNDATION: THE BIBLE AND THE EUCHARIST"..... More
New Fairfield, Connecticut: Bruce Rogers, 1957. Limited edition. Original black cloth (9 1/2 inches tall), gilt and blind-stamped boards with colored gilt shield, original glassine wrapper. Fine. "THYS BLESSYD AND HOLY MARTYR SAINT GEORGE IS PATRONE OF THYS ROYAUME OF ENGLOND, AND THE CRYE OF MEN OF WARRE" Limited edition of..... 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
London: Burns Oates & Washbourne Ltd, 1935. Octavo, original black cloth, gilt spine, red top edge, original dust jacket. Slight offsetting to endpapers, gentle foxing and toning single tape repair to verso of price-clipped jacket. An excellent copy. "AS WE READ THESE PAGES OF ST. BEDE, WE HAVE SET BEFORE..... More
Brighton, Sussex: The Dolphin Press Limited, 1959. 12 mo. (7 1/4 inches tall), original staple-bound pamphlet, buff pink paper wrappers. Slight toning to paper, very faint wear and toning along spine. About Fine. "A HOLY VESTURE FOR GLORY AND FOR BEAUTY" Scarce example of an illustrated trade brochure for..... 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: Longmans, Green and Co., 1957. First edition. Large octavo (9 3/4 inches tall), original white paper vellum boards, gilt spine and front board, original dust jacket. Slight offsetting to blank flyleaves of Fine book, minor peeling and edge-wear to the jacket. 'ST. DOMINIC'S ROOTS LAY IN SPAIN IN THE..... More
New York: Sheed & Ward, 1943. Third printing. Thick octavo (8 5/8 inches tall), original red cloth, original dust jacket. Minor shelf wear to bottom of cloth boards, gentle scuffing and toning to unclipped, still bright dust jacket. A near-fine copy. "THE BOOK IS LARGE BECAUSE THERE IS NO OTHER..... More
Henry Schuman, 1950. 1950. Original pearl gray cloth (8 3/4 inches tall), cream endpapers, original dust jacket. Owner ink stamps to rear endpaper, top and bottom of text block, modest insect-wear to bright, unclipped jacket. Very good indeed. "THE STORY OF EASTER IS NOT SIMPLY A CHRISTIAN STORY" First edition of..... More
London: Hollis and Carter, 1952. Octavo, original navy cloth, original dust jacket. School prize bookplate, minor tanning to blank flyleaves, modest toning to spine of price-clipped dust jacket. A near-fine copy. "THE HUNTED, TRAPPED, MURDERED PRIEST IS AMONG US AGAIN, AND THE VOICE OF CAMPION COMES TO US ACROSS THE..... 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
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1961. First edition. Octavo, original brown cloth with gilt black spine label, original dust wrapper. Early owner signature, both book and price-clipped, toned wrapper are nearly Fine. "PETRARCH WAS THE MOST REMARKABLE MAN OF HIS TIME; AND HE IS ONE OF THE MOST REMARKABLE MEN..... More
London: John Philp, 1861. First edition. Small thin quarto (8 3/8 inches tall), original blindstamped purple cloth, pale yellow endpapers, all edges gilt. Blindstamp, Bindery ticket. Slight toning and spotting to boards, very gentle wear to spine ends and corners, occasional foxing to interiors. A nearly-fine copy. "HE WHO HEARS..... More
New York: Sheed and Ward, 1951. First edition. Octavo, original brick red cloth with paper spine label, uncut. Upper front corner bumped, scattered foxing to edges of the text block, gentle toning, creasing to spine ends of bright, unclipped dust jacket. A nearly-fine copy. "THE CATHOLIC DEVOTION TO THE BLESSED..... More