London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1928. First illustrated edition. Tall octavo (9 inches tall), original gilt russet cloth, top edge gilt, uncut. Mild tanning to blank flyleaves, gentle wear to corners and, slight fraying to head of the spine. A near-fine copy. "AND THOUGH THEY SCATTER NOW AND GO /..... More
Chicago: Henry Regnery Comapny, 1954. Early printing. Tall octavo, original black cloth, original dust jacket. Early owner inkstamp to rear blank flyleaf, small chip, mild creasing to edges of unfaded and unclipped original dust jacket. A lovely copy. "NONE OF THE GREAT THINGS IN HUMAN LIFE SPRINGS FROM THE INTELLECT;..... More
London: Burns and Oates, 1963. First edition. Quarto (11 3/4 inches tall), original dark red beveled cloth boards with gilt vignette, pink endpapers, dark red top edge, uncut, original dust jacket. Small bookseller's ticket. Gentle bumping to rear corners, faint tape mark to blank flyleaves, touch of crimping to spine..... More
Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 1995. First edition. Oblong folio (11 1/8 by 14 1/8 inches), original illustrated folded paper wrappers. Prints and wrappers fine. "THE WORLD WILL BE SAVED BY BEAUTY" (DOSTOEVKSY) Scarce first edition of this selection of 12 wood-engraved prints by Fritz Eichenberg, an extraordinary anthology of..... More
Newport, Rhode Island: John Stevens, 1938. Limited edition. Octavo (9 inches tall), original staple-bound orange paper wrappers. Modest soiling along spine. A near-fine copy. "MY THESIS IS THAT HUMAN CULTURE IS THE NATURAL PRODUCT OF HUMAN LIVING AND THAT HUMAN LIVING IS NATURALLY A MATTER OF HUMAN WORKING" Limited first..... More
Ditchling: St. Dominic's Press, 1930. First edition. Octavo, original black pebbled cloth spine, charcoal cloth boards, uncut, original glassine wrapper. A crisp, clean book in the substantial remains of the original wrapper. A nearly-fine copy. "WITHIN THY FATHER'S ARMS / PEACE BE TO DEATH'S ALARMS / AND IN GOD'S MOTHERING..... 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
London: John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1908. First edition. Octavo (7 1/2 inches tall), original light-green cloth, top edge gilt, uncut. Tiny bookseller's ticket. Penciled presentation inscription to blank flyleaf, mild toning to spine and top front board, corners sharp, boards clean, gilt bright. A handsome copy. "TRADITION MEANS GIVING..... 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 dust jacket. A nearly-fine copy. "THE CATHOLIC DEVOTION TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN..... More
London: Burns & Oates, 1959. First edition. Tall octavo (8 3/4 inches tall), original magenta cloth, original dust jacket. Mild bump to front upper corner of clean boards, tape marks to blank flyleaves and blank inner flaps, short closed tear to upper front panel of the bright dust jacket. A...... More
New York: Sheed and Ward, 1946. First edition. 12mo. (7 5/8 inches tall), original gray cloth, original dust jacket. Owner blind-stamps, dust jacket chipped, toned, and marked but unclipped and largely unfaded. Very good indeed. "I CAME INTO THE CHURCH LIKE ONE OF THOSE TIMID SWIMMERS WHO CLOSES HIS EYES..... More
Philadelphia: David McKay Company, n.d. Early edition. Original straight-grained blue cloth (5 5/8 inches tall), marbled endpapers, clear glassine wrapper, original patterned paper slipcase with printed label. Book fine, glassine creased, slight abrasion to printed label, minor edge-wear to slipcase. A handsome, near-fine copy. "EACH MAN KILLS THE THING HE..... More
Philadelphia: The Church Historical Society, 1941. First edition. Tall octavo (9 1/4 inches), original pebbled violet cloth with gilt titles. A nearly-fine copy. "AMERICAN HIGH CHURCHMANSHIP" First edition of this history of the High Church in America in the original violet boards. This volume was publication No. 12, issued by..... More
London: Faith Press Ltd., circa 1926. Original staple-bound soft illustrated cloth wrappers (4 1/8 inches tall). Plates and text clean, gentle edge-wear, minor spotting to original wrappers. THOMAS NOYES-LEWIS AND THE FAITH PRESS Pocket liturgical missal with color illustrations by Thomas Noyes-Lewis, scarce in the original illustrated cloth wrappers. Much..... More
Cambridge: University Press, 1924. Second edition. Original navy cloth (6 5/8 inches tall), gilt-stamped front panel, blind-stamped rear panel. Early owner signature, spine largely worn, boards toned and mottled but gilt bright and corners sharp. A sound, very good copy. "WE OF THE OLD CHURCH CANNOT DO BETTER THAN SING..... More
London: Marcus Ward & Co., 1877. Early printing. Square 12mo. (7 1/2 inches tall), original blind-stamped white paper boards, gilt spine, all edges yapped, marbled endpapers, uncut. Early owner signatures to flyleaf and half-title, minor splitting to hinges and interiors, spine and boards darkened, gilt title still visible, sporadic offsetting..... More
New York: Pelligrini & Cudahy, 1952. Octavo, original green cloth, original dust jacket, uncut. Trace of speckling to top edge, touch of creasing to the head of the bright clean dust jacket. A splendid copy. "I WAS HUNG UP AGAIN. THE PAIN WAS INTENSE NOW BUT I FELT GREAT CONSOLATION..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1953. First edition. Octavo, original light brown cloth, original dust jacket. Faintest toning to dust jacket spine. About-fine. "IT IS THE DUTY OF THE SON TO COVER THE SHAME OF HIS FATHER; AND THE CATHOLIC OWES IT TO THE CHURCH TO DEFEND HER AGAINST EVERY..... More
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1958. First edition. Octavo, original black cloth, original dust jacket. A near-fine copy. "THE GLOW FROM THE HEAVENLY CITY, FAR FROM BLURRING THE EARTHLY CITY IN A HAZE, MAKES IT CLEAR AND REAL" First edition by the noted English Thomist tracing the development of medieval..... More
Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1970. Early printing. Octavo, original green cloth, original dust jacket. Scratch to front cloth board, clean dust jacket with price sticker to inner flap, short closed tear to front panel, tiny abrasion to back panel. A near-fine copy. "THE THOMIST IDEAL IS A TIMELESS IDEAL. ITS ADAPTATION..... More
Milwaukee: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1949. First edition. Octavo, original black cloth, original dust jacket. Front corner gently bumped, dust jacket with minor wear to top of the spine and front corner, short closed tear to upper rear panel. A near-fine copy. "THE DEEPEST ASPIRATIONS OF THE ENGLISH SOUL" First..... More
Westminster, Maryland: Newman, 1954. First edition. Octavo, original yellow cloth, original dust jacket. Gentle soiling to pale boards, minor spotting to front and spine panel of bright, price-clipped dust jacket. A near-fine copy. 'INSTAURARE OMNIA IN CHRISTO" ("RESTORE ALL THINGS IN CHRIST") First English translation of this Italian Life of..... More
Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1959. First edition. Octavo, original mottled rust cloth, silver papal arms, original dust jacket. Dust jacket tanned with tidelines on the verso. A near-fine copy. "POPE PIUS XII WILL LIVE IN THE FUTURE AS THE APOSTLE OF LOVE" First edition of this warm memorial tribute to..... More
New York: P.J. Kenedy & Sons, 1963. First edition. Octavo, original pink cloth, original dust jacket. About-fine. "LIFE IS A GREAT GIFT, AND THE WAY IT IS PASSED ON FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION IS ONE OF THE GREATEST OF GOD'S MIRACLES" First edition of this illustrated book on the cycle..... More
London: T.C. & E.C. Jack, 1906. First edition. Large octavo (9 1/2 inches tall), gilt decorated russet cloth with mounted illustration, illustrated endpapers, top edge gilt, uncut. Partially unopened, corners gently bumped, endpapers tanned, spotting to fore-edges of the text block, gilt cloth bright. "DEAR CHILD, JESUS WAS NEVER NEARER..... More