Octavo (8 7/8 inches tall), contemporary gilt-paneled vellum binding, bookseller's ticket, early owner's blind-stamp. Slight bumping to lower front corner, minor soiling to contemporary gilt vellum boards. A near-fine copy. THE PRINTED RITUAL BOOKS OF THE ENGLISH USES Unique copy—printed and bound in vellum—of this important Anglican liturgical bibliography. This..... More
London: Chapman and Hall, 1951. First edition. Quarto, original cream linen cloth. Only very gentle edge-wear to top of front board, faint offsetting to free endpapers. A clean, near-fine copy. "SO WE MAY SAY IN A TRUE SENSE THAT THE PRIEST'S HANDS ARE GOD'S HANDS AND THAT, IN THE GREAT... More
London: Challoner Publications, 1957. First edition. Octavo, original black cloth, original dust jacket. Corners bumped, early owner signature to front pastedown, gentle wear to folds of bright and clean dust jacket. Very good indeed. "WHENEVER THE CHURCH, AS THE 'PEOPLE OF GOD,' COMES BEFORE GOD IN PRAYER WE HAVE LITURGY"... More
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1964. First edition. Octavo, original green cloth, black top edge, original dust jacket. Neat owner signature, dated "Christmas 1963" in upper corner of front endpaper. About-fine. "THE PERFECT CHURCH SERVICE WOULD BE ONE WE WERE ALMOST UNAWARE OF. OUR ATTENTION WOULD HAVE BEEN ON GOD" First edition... 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
Baltimore: Helicon Press, 1961. First edition. Octavo, original light green cloth, original dust jacket. Only minor creasing and wear to spine ends of bright, unclipped dust jacket. A nearly-fine copy. "THE TRADITIONAL GREGORIAN CHANT, USED BY PRIEST, CHOIR AND PEOPLE, OCCUPIES THE FIRST PLACE IN CHURCH MUSIC" First English translation... More
London: Burns & Oates/Anthony Clarke Books, 1964. Early edition. 16mo. (6 5/8 inches tall), original black leatherette with gilt spine titling, original gold dust jacket. Paper label pasted at bottom of title page, a fine book in a price-clipped, nearly-fine dust jacket. "THIS BOOK HAS HAD FAITHFUL FRIENDS THROUGH TWO... More
New York: Hawthorn Books, 1958. First edition. Small folio (10 inches tall), original maroon cloth over paper boards, original dust jacket. A nearly-fine copy. "INTROÏBO AD ALTARE DEI" First edition in English of this pictorial narrative of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, as celebrated by Bishop Fulton J. Sheen... More
London: Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1924. First edition. Tall octavo (10 inches tall), original black cloth, top edge gilt, uncut, original dust jacket. Book nearly-fine, rare dust jacket with minor foxing on the front panel and moderate foxing on the back panel. A splendid copy. First edition of this two-part... More