London: The Westminster Press, 1952. Large folio (30 x 20 inches; 76 x 51 cm). Original color linoleum cut, with text. Slightly curled from having been rolled (but never folded), very light wear at edges, with a couple of tiny nicks and minor edge tears, otherwise. About-fine. THE MARTYRDOM OF... More
London: Longmans, Green and Co. 1957. First edition. Octavo, contemporary three-quarter dark red crushed morocco, two ribbon markers, all edges gilt. Very faint toning to spine, gentle wear to head of spine and one upper corner. About-fine. "COUNTLESS MARTYRS CHEERFULLY LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES RATHER THAN FOREGO THE SAYING OR... More
London: Argo, 1967. Quarto, original 12-inch vinyl recording, original printed insert, original inner sleeve, original cardboard outer sleeve. Very minor wear to cardboard sleeve, small hole punch clean-through sleeve in upper left corner. "THE POET SPEAKS" Original phonograph record of David Jones reading selections from his two most important works... More
Westminster, Maryland: The Newman Press, 1953. Early printing. Octavo, original red cloth, original dust jacket. Nearly-fine book with early owner signature, dated in year of publication, bright dust jacket with only minor wear and soiling. A near-fine copy. "THE WAY OF DIVINE LOVE" Early edition in English of this "amplification"... More
Springfield, Illinois: Templegate Publishers, 1982. First edition. Octavo, original yellow cloth, original dust jacket. A nearly-fine copy. “THE BOOKS WILL ALWAYS BE THERE. THE MILLIONS OF WORDS WRITTEN CAN NOURISH US, ENLIGHTEN US, STRENGTHEN US – IN FACT, BE OUR FOOD JUST AS CHRIST, THE WORD, IS ALSO OUR FOOD.”... More
Norfolk, Connecticut: New Directions, 1949. First edition. Octavo, original burlap boards with two mounted paper labels, original dust jacket. Owner signature to blank flyleaf, instance of finger-soiling to front panel of the dust jacket and gentle creasing to the head of the spine. A near-fine copy. "LET US THROW OFF... More
London: Sheed & Ward, 1949. Second impression. Octavo, original black cloth, original dust jacket. Scuffing to the cloth boards, excellent dust jacket with only a trace of soiling to both panels and faint foxing to the spine panel. A near-fine copy. Second impression of the 1947 Gifford Lectures, delivered at... More
New York: Sheed & Ward, 1954. First edition. Octavo, original navy cloth, original dust jacket. Small tear to bottom front panel of dust jacket. A nearly-fine copy. "WHEREAS CHRIST CAME TO LIGHT THE FIRE OF LOVE UPON EARTH, BUDDHA SIMPLY AIMS TO EXTINGUISH 'THE FIRE OF HATRED, DESIRE AND IGNORANCE... More
New York: Hawthorn, 1961. First edition. Folio, half blue cloth over paper boards, cartographic endpapers, red top edge, bumping to the front corners, mild scuffing to the price-clipped dust jacket, small chip to the base of the back panel. Very good indeed. "A PILGRIMAGE IN WORDS AND PICTURES" First edition... More
New York: P.J. Kenedy & Sons, 1955. First edition. Octavo, original navy cloth, original dust jacket. Book about-fine, dust jacket with a closed tear atop the front flap fold. A near-fine copy. "'GO TO TOUSSAINT' PEOPLE WOULD SAY 'HE WILL KNOW WHAT TO DO'" First edition of this novelistic biography... More
New York: Sheed and Ward, 1941. Early printing. Small octavo, original beige cloth, red top edge, original dust jacket. Small owner inkstamp to front pastedown, short closed tear and gentle toning to the rear panel, chipping to spine head of still bright and unclipped dust jacket. Very good indeed. "THE... More
New York: Herder & Herder, 1968. First English translation. Octavo, original black cloth, original dust jacket. Nearly-fine book with early owner signature to blank flyleaf, price-clipped dust jacket with only minor wear to the corners and spine ends. A near-fine copy. "A BRILLIANT AND FAR-REACHING INTERPRETATION OF A SINGLE ARTICLE... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1929. First edition. Small octavo (7 1/4 x 4 5/8), original yellow paper wrappers with interior flaps, four leaves, stitched as issued. Faint soiling to the edges of the bright yellow wrappers. Near-fine. "THE CROWN OF A SECRET QUEEN:/WHERE THINGS ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM/BUT WHAT... More
New York: Sheed & Ward, 1935. First edition. Small octavo, original yellow cloth, original dust jacket. Minor soiling to yellow cloth and top of textblock, trace of foxing to the fore-edge, dust jacket spine toned with creasing to the ends, modest soiling on both panels. Rare complete with original dust... More
New York: Meridian Books, 1961. Second printing. 12mo., original blue cloth, original dust jacket. Book fine, gentle scuffing to the bright dust jacket, else fine. "ANDREWES IS THE FIRST GREAT PREACHER OF THE ENGLISH CATHOLIC CHURCH" (T.S. ELIOT) Second printing—published a month after the first printing—of Lancelot Andrewes's devotional manual... More
London: The Harvill Press, 1958. First edition. Octavo, original black cloth, illustrated endpapers, original dust jacket. Book fine, mild foxing to the edges of the text block and the rear flap of the bright dust jacket. A near-fine copy. "JESUS, MY WELL-BELOVED, HOW CONSIDERATE YOU ARE IN YOUR TREATMENT OF... More
London: Hollis & Carter, 1950. Second impression. Octavo, original blue cloth, cartographic endpapers, original dust jacket. About-fine book with only gentle toning to the spine, small tape stain to inside flap of the dust jacket. An excellent copy. "FATHER, I ABANDON MYSELF IN YOUR HANDS, DO WITH ME WHAT YOU... More
London: The Harvill Press, 1948. First edition. Tall thin octavo, original stiff green front paper wrapper, original glossy dust jacket. Very modest soiling to dust jacket. Nearly-fine condition. "HOWEVER GREATLY THE PHYSICAL MAY INFLUENCE THE SPIRITUAL SIDE OF ANY MAN, IT CANNOT CREATE IT" First edition in English of Theodor... More
London, Edinburgh, and New York: T. Nelson and Sons, circa 1870. 12 mo. (4 1/2 inches tall), contemporary decorated varnished wooden boards over a gilt maroon morocco spine, blue ribbon marker, owner signatures to blank flyleaf, all edges gilt. An about-fine copy. Pocket-size Victorian New Testament published by Thomas Nelson... More