New York: Church of Saint Luke in the Fields, 1981. Oblong (measures 8 7/8 by 11 7/8 inches), folded paper wrappers, separate wood-engraved plate (measures 4 1/2 by 7 1/4 inches), signed and captioned in lower margin. Fine. THE CHURCH OF SAINT LUKE IN THE FIELDS Fine wood-engraved print..... More
London: A.R. Mowbray & Co. Ltd. Original brown pebbled cloth (4 5/8 inches tall), blind-stamped with gilt spine, marbled endpapers, red ribbon marker, all edges gilt, original dust jacket. A nearly-fine copy. "ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL" Petite edition of the Book of Common Prayer—together with the English..... More
New York: Sheed and Ward, 1964. Octavo, original brown cloth, original dust jacket. Closed tear and slight edge-wear to upper edges of unclipped dust jacket. Very good indeed. "THIS BOOK WILL BE ABOUT REVELATION, ABOUT THE COMMUNITY GOD HAS ESTABLISHED, AND ABOUT THE SACRAMENTS THAT CONSTITUTE IT" First American..... More
London: Burns Oates & Washbourne, 1946. First edition. Original mauve cloth (7 1/2 inches tall), gilt spine, separate folding map (7 3/8 by 9 7/8 inches). Early owner signature to blank flyleaf, gentle bumping to corner, slight toning to bright spine, two fold lines to map, closed tear along left..... More
New York: 1943. Mass market paperback. Original paperback (6 3/8 inches tall), perfect-bound in original illustrated wrapper, pink endpapers, all edges red. Text tanned but clean, minor edge-wear. Very good indeed. CHESTERTON'S "FAMOUS PRIEST-DETECTIVE" Second World War printing of Chesterton's Father Brown stories—an excellent copy of the Pocket Book..... 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
Ditchling: Saint Dominic's Press, 1928. Limited edition. Original striped paper boards (8 inches tall), mounted printed label, black leather spine, bound with extra blank leaves, uncut. Faint tanning to blank flyleaves, interiors fine, gentle soiling to still-bright boards. A near-fine copy. "A CERTAIN FRIAR WAS SENT FROM HIS PRIORY TO..... 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
Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1961. First edition. Original white cloth (10 inches tall), red cross to front board, spine titled in black, original dust jacket. Small ink-stamp to blank flyleaf, faint spotting to boards and edges, dust jacket with minor creasing and edge-wear. A near-fine copy. THE CROSS: "A HANDBOOK..... More
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1938. First edition. 12 mo. (7 5/8 inches tall), original red cloth, original dust jacket. Slight offsetting to endpapers, ex-libris: faint ink-stamps (St. Paul's Friary Graymoor) to endpapers, tiny signature ("Ad Usum / Fr. Luke, S.A."), mild edge-wear, chipping to ends of toned dust jacket..... More
Humphrey Milford / Oxford University Press, 1931. Early edition. Octavo, original dark brown cloth, original dust wrapper. Gilt bright, slight spine lean, early presentation inscription (dated, "9th Sept. 1931") to blank flyleaf, sporadic light pencil marks and notes, minor wear to toned spine of the original wrapper. Very good indeed..... 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
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1939. First edition. Octavo, original red cloth, original dust jacket. Mild spine toning, gentle soiling and edge-wear to unclipped dust jacket. A near-fine copy. "THE HEAVENLY SECRETS OPENED UPON THEM, AND THERE WAS COMMUNICATED TO THAT GROUP OF JEWS, IN A RUSH OF WIND AND..... More
London: Burns & Oates, 1964. Original black morocco (6 5/8 inches tall), stamped in gilt, rounded corners, three colored ribbon markers, textured cream endpapers, all edges red, original dust dust. Handsome owner inscription to rear blank, fine book complete with a good example of the scarce original jacket. "IT IS..... 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 Murray McCance—the..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1963. Octavo, original red cloth, original dust jacket. Slight wear to jacket. A near-fine copy. "IT IS NOT THE CARDINAL THAT ENNOBLES A MAN; IT IS THE MAN THAT ENNOBLES THE CARDINAL" (CARDINAL GIBBONS) First edition of Francis Beauchesne Thornton's profiles of the hierarchy of the..... More
New York: E.P. Dutton & Company, 1921. First edition. Original brown cloth, gilt title to front board, blind-stamped title to spine, uncut, original printed dust jacket. Last two leaves unopened, upper front corner bumped, slight spine toning, gentle edge-wear, chip to inner front flap. A near-fine copy. "A HARMONY BETWEEN..... More
Cambridge: W. Heffer & Sons Ltd, 1927. First edition. Original white cloth (6 5/8 inches tall), red title stamped within decorated silver border, uncut. microscopic owner signature to front endpaper, small blemish, minor soiling and edge-wear to boards, splits to cloth at base of spine. A bit tender but still..... More
New York: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1964. First edition. Octavo, original blue cloth, original dust jacket. Very faint toning to cloth edges, slight nick to top spine of dust jacket. A near-fine copy. "THE WHOLE FUTURE OF THE EARTH, AS OF RELIGION, SEEMS TO ME TO DEPEND ON THE AWAKENING..... More
New York: Sheed and Ward, 1951. First edition. Original red cloth (7 5/8 iches tall), original dust jacket. Tape repair to verso ends of mildly toned spine. A nearly-fine copy. "THE FIRST AND THE LAST THING THAT CHAUCER WROTE WAS PRAYER. IT FINDS ITS PROPER PLACE IN WORKS BETWEEN"... More
Chicago: Scepter Limited, 1959. Original white paper boards (7 3/8 inches tall) printed in purple and black, original dust jacket. Minor spotting and soiling to original dust jacket. A near-fine copy. "WHOSOEVER WILL BE MY DISCIPLE, LET HIM TAKE UP HIS CROSS DAILY AND FOLLOW ME" First Scepter edition of this..... More
New York: Pantheon, 1950. First edition. Octavo, original blue cloth boards, decorated and lettered in red, original dust jacket. Early owner signature, tiny ink stamp to rear flap, faint edge-wear and toning to unclipped dust jacket. Very good indeed. "WHAT WE NEED, GOD, WHAT WE FINALLY NEED, IS A WOMAN..... More
Westminster, Maryland: The Newman Press, 1959. First edition. Octavo, original sky blue cloth, original dust jacket. Small chip to top front panel, base of the spine of the unclipped dust jacket. A near-fine copy. "GENUINE UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE OF FREE WILL" First English translation of Jacques Maritain's essay—a metaphysical study..... More
Washington D.C. Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, 1984. Octavo ( 8 7/8 inches tall), stapled in stiff pale green wrappers, printed in black. Slight toning to wrappers, else Fine. "THE DESIRE FOR LIBERATION FINDS A STRONG AND FRATERNAL ECHO IN THE HEART AND SPIRIT OF CHRISTIANS" First English..... More
Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1979. First edition. Original red cloth (7 1/4 inches tall), original dust jacket. Neat presentation inscription to blank flyleaf. About Fine. "FOR WE ARE EASTER PEOPLE AND 'ALLELUIA' IS OUR SONG" First edition of this illustrated chronicle of Pope John Paul II's momentous "Pilgrimage of Peace" to..... More