London: Chapman and Hall, 1951. First edition. Thin quarto (10 inches tall), original gilt cream linen cloth. Very gentle edge-wear to top of front board, faint offsetting to free endpapers. A clean and sharp-cornered copy. "IN THE GREAT MYSTERY OF THE MASS, NOT ONLY THAT WHICH IS OFFERED, BUT HE..... More
New York: The Viking Press, 1973. First edition. Square octavo (8 3/4 inches), black cloth spine, original gray paper boards, maroon endpapers, gift inscription to front flyleaf, minor wear to spine ends and front corner, spot of tape residue, closed abraided tear and crease to bottom of front panel, small..... More
London: John Murray, 1957. First trade edition. Octavo (8 3/4 inches tall), original red cloth, gilt titles to front board and spine. Very faint bump to upper corner. About Fine. "AN ANCIENT WISDOM EXORCISING THE MEMORY OF THE CONFLICT AND BLOODSHED OF THE INTERVENING CENTURIES" First trade edition of..... More
New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1958. First edition. Small folio (10 inches tall), original maroon cloth over paper boards, original dust jacket. Book fine, short closed tears, moderate wear and creasing to bight, unclipped dust jacket. "OUR LORD CAME TO DIE" First edition in English of this pictorial narrative of..... More
Sevilla: Litografia-Imprenta Gomez Hnos, 1931. First edition. Octavo (8 1/2 inches tall), original decorated paper wrappers. Spine toned, soiling to edges of front wrapper, corners creased, interiors clean, plates bright. Housed in a clear, folding wrapper. Very good indeed. "A MAYOR GLORIA DE DIOS Y A MAJOR GLORIA DE SU..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1952. First edition. Quarto, original blue cloth, original dust jacket. Faint tanning to flyleaves, minor edge-wear to price-clipped dust jacket. A nearly-fine copy. "THE GENIUS FOR ORDER AND BEAUTY OF THE TWELFTH AND THIRTEENTH CENTURIES" First edition of this photographic survey of the sites and local..... 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
Paterson, New Jersey: St. Anthony Guild Press, 1958. First edition. Octavo, original stamped blue cloth, decorated endpapers, original dust jacket. Book near-fine, modest creasing and edge-wear to bright, unclipped dust jacket. An excellent copy. "MEXICO IS A LAND WITH DEEP AND WIDESPREAD DEVOTION TO MARY" First edition of this lovely..... More
Louisville, Kentucky: Trappist, Kentucky, U.S.A., 1949. First edition. Folio (12 inches tall), original gilt blue paper wrappers with mounted illustration, russet endpapers. Early owner signature to flyleaf and half-title, gentle toning to edges, slight wear to mounted illustration, not affecting image. A near-fine copy. "THIS BOOK IS A SONG OF..... More
New York: Sheed & Ward, 1956. First edition. Quarto (11 1/4 inches tall), original cloth spine, marbled paper boards, original dust jacket. Book fine, small chip to upper rear upper panel of the excellent dust jacket. "CHURCH ART TODAY—AS AT ANY OTHER PERIOD—WORKS WITH THE FORMS, COLOURS AND MATERIALS OF..... More
New York: Ridge Press/Odyssey Press, 1964. First edition. Small folio (11 3/4 inches tall), original stamped gold cloth. Imperceptible wear to spine ends and corners. A beautiful copy. POPE JOHN XXIII'S "PACEM IN TERRIS" First edition of this elegant illustrated printing of Pope John XXIII's "Pacem in Terris," the dying..... More
New York: Ridge Press/Odyssey Press, 1964. First edition. Small folio (11 3/4 inches tall), original stamped gold cloth. Top of spine bumped, closed tear and minor wear to clipped dust jacket. A near-fine copy, rare in the dust jacket. "EVERY BELIEVER IN THIS WORLD OF OURS MUST BE A SPARK..... 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
London: Hutchinson, 1965. First edition. Royal octavo (9 1/4 inches tall), original beige cloth with black spine roundels, blue top edge, printed endpapers, original dust jacket. Fine. "I HAVE ATTACKED NOBODY, UNLESS THEY FIRST ATTACKED ME" First edition of Dame Edith Sitwell's tart autobiography, published shortly after her death, with..... More
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1957. First edition. Octavo, original white paper boards, original dust jacket. Nearly-fine book with only mild offsetting to free endpapers. Dust jacket with moderate edge-wear. Very good indeed. First edition of this splendidly illustrated biography of the founder of the Order of Preachers and a...... More