New York: The Golden Cross Press, 1935. Limited edition. Quarto (11 1/4 inches tall), original three-quarter light brown morocco, paper boards, spine stamped in brown, uncut, original cardboard slipcase covered in mottled gold foil. A nearly-fine copy. "WHEN JESUS HAD ENDED THESE SAYINGS, THE PEOPLE WERE ASTONISHED" Fine Press signed..... More
London: Heath Cranton Limited, 1938. Octavo, original oatmeal cloth, spine lettered in brown, red top edge, original pictorial dust jacket. Spine toned, owner signature and ink-stamp, modest soiling and toning to edge-worn dust jacket. Very good. "NO MATTER WHERE WE CAME ACROSS TINKERS OR GIPSIES DURING OUR WANDERINGS THROUGH ENGLAND..... More
New York: St. Thomas Church, 1965. First edition. Octavo, original paper boards (9 1/4 inches tall) over red cloth spine. Laid-in is a contemporary parish bulletin, detailing the parish activities under the Rev. John Andrew. Very minor blemishes to original boards, including a faint trace of a removed sticker to..... More
Birmingham: Messrs Cornish Bros. 1895. First edition. Quarto (10 1/2 inches tall), original slate blue paper boards, front board decorated in black, uncut. Partially unopened, mild tanning to blank flyleaves, gentle toning to interiors, small chip to lower front board with very slight wear to corners and spine ends. A...... More
London: Oxford University Press, 1929. Original navy cloth (6 7/8 inches tall), gilt spine and front board. Early owner signature, mild tanning to blank flyleaves, cracking to textblock, else Fine. "DOMINUS ILLUMINATIO MEA" First edition of the College Arms of Oxford University—illustrated by the "Herald-Painter" Major Thomas Shepard with a...... More
Milwaukee: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1946. Tall octavo (9 1/2 inches tall), original gilt green cloth. Gilt bright, corners sharp, very small religious signature (dated January 1947) on blank flyleaf, four library inkstamps to front and back endpapers, else a crisp copy. FROM THE LITURGICAL MOVEMENT "TO THE CATHOLIC COLLEGIANS..... More
London: George Allen, 1896. Second edition. Small quarto (9 inches tall), original gray paper boards decorated in red, oatmeal cloth spine lettered in black, uncut. Small blindstamp to blank flyleaf, boards with minor spotting and soiling and bumping, light tanning to endpapers but interior text and illustrations fine. Very good..... More
London: 1915. Small quarto (8 3/4 inches tall), original green cloth, gilt spine and pictorial front board, uncut. Occasional light foxing, slight toning to spine, corners sharp, gilt bright. A near-fine copy. "THE RUSSIAN NATION HAS BEEN FREQUENTLY DESCRIBED AS THE MOST RELIGIOUS IN CHRISTENDOM" First edition of this..... More
Philadelphia: David Mckay Company, 1929. Quarto (11 1/8 inches tall), original blue cloth, gilt spine and front board. Gilt bright, faint toning to spine, slight bumping to upper corners, mild offsetting from plates, ink inscription to blank flyleaf. A near-fine copy. "CHILDREN, THIS IS THE STORY OF A MAN WHO..... More
circa 1950. Folio leaf (measuring 14 by 9 inches), white cardboard mat, early wooden frame, overall measuring 18 1/2 by 13 inches. Horizontal folded crease, not affecting portrait, to lower margin. THE HEAD OF G.K. CHESTERTON: "THE ORACLE OF OUR YOUTH" Large original illustrated portrait of Gilbert Keith Chesterton..... More
New York: Sheed & Ward, 1954. First edition. Octavo, original sewn gray cloth, illustrated endpapers, uncut, original dust jacket. Faint tanning to endpapers, gentle toning and edge-wear to clean, unclipped dust jacket. A near-fine copy. THE LIGHTER SIDE OF CLOISTERED LIFE First edition of Brother Choleric's first collection of illustrations..... More
London and New York: Sheed and Ward, 1962. First edition. Octavo, original orange cloth, spine lettered in silver, original dust jacket. Several short closed tears to unclipped dust jacket. A near-fine copy. "THERE IS NO TRUTH IN THE RUMOUR THAT A BROTHER CHOLERIC MEMORIAL FUND HAS BEEN STARTED" First edition..... More
Smethwick: Camm Studios, 1901. Quarto (10 by 8 inches), single sheet of watermarked paper, folded in half. Small auction house sticker to upper corner of blank rear panel, light soiling to outer panels, interiors fine. Scarce. "HEARTIEST GREETINGS / CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR" Large Nativity Scene, splendidly illustrated by..... More
[Berkeley Heights, New Jersey]: The Sower Press, [1935]. Stitched in original paper wrappers (5 inches tall), printed front panel, illustrated rear panel. Slight crease to lower corner A nearly-fine copy. THE STATIONS OF THE CROSS The Stations of the Cross—an early work by Jean Charlot illustrated with his cartoon-style..... More
London: Hodder & Stoughton Limited, 1926. First illustrated edition. Original russet cloth (7 7/8 inches), gilt spine and front board with mounted color illustration, pale gray endpapers, original dust wrapper with mounted color illustration. Gutter cracked at p.130 but holding, slight foxing to edges and earliest and last leaves, modest..... More
London: Elkin Matthews, 1896. First edition. Original green laminated pictorial boards (5 7/8 inches tall), blank white cloth spine, uncut. Bookplate with pencil signature, slight toning to spine, faint offsetting to blank flyleaves, minor bumping corners. A near-fine copy. "IN BOOKS, OR WORK, OR HEALTHFUL PLAY, / LET MY FIRST..... More
New York: Random House, 1937. Thick folio (12 3/8 inches tall), original black textured cloth, gilt spine, top edge gilt, original dust jacket wrapper with mounted color illustrations, original cardboard slipcase with printed spine label. About Fine. "I WANT PEOPLE TO HEAR MY WINDOWS SINGING" Limited edition of Charles..... More
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1948. First edition. Quarto (11 1/4 inches tall), original teal cloth, spine and front board stamped in black, original dust jacket. A nearly fine book, modest edge-wear to unclipped original jacket. "DEDICATED TO MY RACIAL ANCESTORS, WHO THROUGH THEIR SUFFERING HAVE LEFT US SO VALUABLE..... More
Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1958. Folio (13 inches tall), original blind-stamped cream boards, uncut, original dust jacket. Bookplate. Small spot to top edge, trace of soiling and toning, very shallow vertical crease, tiny nicks top edge of back panel of bright, unclipped dust jacket. A nearly..... More
[New Haven]: Yale University Library/Arts of the Book Collection, 1985. Quarto (11 inches tall), original paper wrappers."Eichenberg" written in ink at the top of the blank spine. Fine. "MILLIONS OF AMERICANS CARRY IMAGES BY FRITZ EICHENBERG AROUND, EMBEDDED IN OUR PSYCHES" First edition of this handsome exhibition catalogue collecting 50..... More
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New York: The Thistle Press, 1954-1955. Two volumes. Portfolio (17 1/2 by 12 5/8 inches), original loose plates printed on laid paper, eight prints in each portfolio, original printed thick card wrappers. About Fine. "A NEW STRENGTH AND MEANING TO OUR CONCEPTION OF RELIGIOUS ART" Rare Thistle Press fine-arts..... More
London: Elliot Stock, 1894. Second edition. Contemporary crushed red morocco (6 1/2 inches tall), gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Early owner inscription (August 1894) to blank flyleaf, very light wear to binding, else Fine. "DEATH IS THE CROWN OF LIFE" Second edition of this popular literary anthology of..... More
London: Faber and Faber, 1952. First edition. Small quarto (9 inches tall), original mauve cloth, spine blocked in pale blue and silver, original dust jacket. Faint offsetting to endpapers, inner jacket flap price-clipped. A near-fine copy. "A CHRISTIAN MARTYRDOM IS NEVER AN ACCIDENT. SAINTS ARE NOT MADE BY ACCIDENT" First..... More
London: Ginn and Company Ltd., 1938. Original limp green cloth (6 5/8 inches tall), gilt titles, cartographic endpapers. Early owner signature to half title, faint rubbing to joints. A nearly-fine copy. "THE MAIN THEME OF THE BIBLE IS THE DEALINGS OF GOD WITH MAN" First edition of this introduction to..... More
Capel-Y-Fin: Francis Walterson, 1928. Limited edition. 12 mo. (7 7/8 inches tall), original blue paper boards, gilt black cloth spine, uncut. Bookplate and ink inscription. Interiors fine, minor toning to boards, lower corner bumped. Very good indeed. "MARRIAGE IS THE MOTHER OF THE WORLD" Limited edition of two seventeenth-century sermons..... More