New York: Sheed and Ward, 1963. First edition. Thick octavo (8 1/2 inches tall), original russet cloth, spine lettered in black, original pictorial dust jacket. Very slight wear and toning to unclipped dust jacket. A nearly-fine copy. "THE CARMELITE SAINTS ARE NOTHING IF NOT TEACHERS OF A PRACTICAL SPIRITUALITY"... More
Ditchling, Sussex: Douglas Pepler, 1918. First edition. Quarto (10 1/2 inches tall), original cloth spine, gray paper boards, original dust wrapper. Book about-fine, very good original wrapper re-margined and made complete. A wonderful copy. "LEND ME, O LEND ME / THE TERRORS OF THAT SOUND, / THAT ITS MUSIC MAY..... More
New York: Paulist Press, 1988. First edition. Octavo, original black cloth, original dust jacket. Pencil note to front pastedown: "inscribed to Fr. David Bromfield, professor at CUA." Book about-fine with a near-fine dust jacket with only minor edge-wear to upper corners and spine. First edition of this critical edition of..... More
Old Saybrook: Konecky & Konecky, 2005. First edition thus. Octavo, original navy paper boards, ribbon marker, original dust jacket. Gentle creasing to edges of dust jacket, book and dust jacket both about-fine. Modern small press edition of The Little Flowers. A smart reprint of the 1915 edition, translated by H...... More
Madison, New Jersey: The Golden Hind Press, 1931. Limited edition. Original green marbled paper boards (6 inches tall) with mounted printed label, uncut, original plain paper wrapper with identical mounted printed label. Very slight toning and edge-wear to wrapper. About Fine. "COME HITHER, BROTHER WOLF; I COMMAND THEE IN THE..... More
New York: Sheed & Ward, 1955. First edition. 12 mo. original brown cloth spine lettered in white, original dust jacket. About-fine book, short closed tear to bottom front panel of bright, unclipped dust jacket. An exceptional copy. 'THE WORLD'S SORROW, WITH WHICH I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN OBSESSED...IS ONLY A SHADOW..... More
New York: Sheed & Ward, 1955. First edition. 12 mo. (7 1/2 inches), original red cloth, original dust jacket. Christmas inscription to blank flyleaf, upper corner of page 109 torn away but present, unclipped dust jacket bright and fresh. About Fine. "HER MEDITATIONS ARE ALL THE MORE POIGNANT BECAUSE SHE..... More
New York: Herder and Herder, 1965. Octavo, original blue gray cloth, original dust jacket. Fine book, modest wear and toning to bright, unclipped dust jacket. Very good indeed. More
London: David Nutt, 1914. First edition. Small quarto (8 inches tall), original blue cloth gilt, top edge gilt, uncut. Small bookplate and bookseller's label to front pastedown. Gentle spine toning, mild wear to corners and ends, scattered foxing, text block cracked but boards clean, corners sharp, gilt bright. A near-fine..... More
San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1934. Limited edition. Folio (10 7/8 inches tall), marbled boards over a half cloth spine. printed paper spine label, uncut. Sharp corners, fully intact paper spine label. Very modest wear and soiling to original boards. A nearly-fine copy. "HIS SPIRIT WILL LIVE FOREVER IN THE..... More
London: The Fortune Press, 1939. Limited edition. Thick octavo (9 inches tall), original red cloth, gilt spine, uncut, original dust wrapper printed in red. Modest spine toning and creasing to bright, unclipped original wrapper. A near-fine copy. "ROMANTICISM IS, IN EFFECT, A SUPERNATURALISM, AND THE HIGHEST FORM OF ROMANTICISM, IN..... More
New York: Harper & Row, 1965. Octavo (8 5/8 inches tall), original blue cloth, spine and front board lettered in silver, gray endpapers, original dust jacket. Fine. "LET US LEAVE THE SURFACE AND, WITHOUT LEAVING THE WORLD, PLUNGE INTO GOD" (PENSÉES 66) Early edition of Hymn of the Universe—collecting..... More
Peiping: 1937. Original soft orange cloth (7 7/8 inches tall) wrappers over stiff card, lettered in black. Faint cup ring, minor creasing, modest wear to corners, fraying to edges of original cloth. Very good indeed, now housed in a custom clamshell box. "CHRISTIANITY IS NOTHING MORE NOR LESS THAN THE..... More
Westminster, Maryland: Harper & Brothers, [1959]. Octavo, original blue cloth, original dust jacket. Mild staining to cloth boards but lettering still bright, slight toning to spine of the clean, unclipped dust jacket. Very good indeed. "ALONE, UNCONDITIONALLY ALONE IN THE WORLD TODAY, CHRISTIANITY SHOWS ITSELF ABLE TO RECONCILE, IN A...... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1953. First edition. Octavo (8 3/4 inches tall), original red cloth, original dust jacket. Slight bump to lower corner, very faint tanning to blank flyleaves, gentle toning to price-clipped dust jacket. A nearly-fine copy. "THE GREATEST WOMAN IN SPANISH HISTORY AND ONE OF THE GREATEST IN..... More
London: Burns Oates, 1953. First edition. Octavo, original navy cloth, navy top edge, original dust jacket. Early owner signature to front flyleaf, mild creasing to spine ends and two short closed tears to price-clipped dust jacket. A near-fine copy. "THE MODERN GHOST, AND ESPECIALLY THE TYPE THAT FREQUENTS OLD COUNTRY..... 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 MOST BRILLIANT AND FASCINATED ACCOUNT OF THE PHENOMENA OF THE SAINTS"..... More
London: William Heinemann, 1907. First edition. Original charcoal cloth (7 3/4 inches tall), lettered in orange with Gothic decoration to front board, uncut. Ink inscription to blank flyleaf, slight crack to inner paper hinge, lettering bright, boards sharp and mostly clean. A near-fine copy. "PAUL UNFORTUNATELY DISPLAYED AN ANNOYING TURN..... More
Monterey, California: Monte Regio Press, 2001. 16 mo. (5 1/4 by 3 3/4 inches), original burgundy leatherette, printed labels to spine and front board, goldenrod endpapers. Spine label lifting slightly, else Fine. "BE SILENT ABOUT GREAT THINGS...BEFORE ALL GREATNESS BE SILENT — IN ART, IN MUSIC, IN RELIGION: SILENCE"... More
London: John Murray, 1958. Third edition. Small octavo (7 1/2 inches tall), original yellow cloth, original dust jacket. Near-fine book with offsetting and bookseller notation in pencil to endpapers, small circular price-sticker residue to front panel of bright price-clipped dust jacket. A near-fine copy. "IN ZEN AS IN LIFE THERE..... More
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1943. Octavo, original blue cloth, gilt spine, original dust jacket. Book about fine, closed tear to front panel, mild toning to spine of unclipped jacket. A near-fine copy. "IT WILL—GENERALLY SPEAKING—BE AN UNFORTUNATE DAY FOR ROMANTIC THEOLOGY IF IT EVER GETS IN THE HANDS OF..... More