New York: The Barry Vail Corporation, 1931. Limited edition. Quarto (12 1/2 inches tall), original three-quarter red crushed morocco, marbled boards, top edge gilt, uncut. Partially unopened, very minor edge-wear and faint toning to top of front board. A wonderful copy. "HOW GREAT IS THE DIGNITY OF CHASTE WEDLOCK, VENERABLE... More about On Christian Marriage; In the Original Latin with English Translation
London: Faber and Faber, 1934. First edition. Narrow and slender (7 1/8 inches tall), original blue cloth, uncut, original dust jacket. Small original owner signature (dated in year of publication), mild offsetting to margins of front and rear blanks, faint stain to front panel, two short closed tears to rear... More about The Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ; According to the Four Evangelists
Lyon: Petri Rigaud, 1607. Early edition. Small octavo (6 3/4 inches tall), contemporary brown morocco, rebacked with original spine laid down, central coat of arms within a lozenge design of small leafy tools, corners with sprigs, fillet border. Calligraphic ink inscription in Latin dated 1611 to blank flyleaf, mild dampstaining... More about De Vita B. Francisci Xavierii; Qui primus è Societate Iesu in Indiam & Iaponiam Evangelium...
Dickinson, Texas: The Angelus Press, 1985. Octavo pamphlet, original stapled pictorial wrappers. Gentle crease to rear corner of bright, clean original wrappers. Nearly-fine. AD ORIENTEM ("TOWARD THE EAST") Second printing of Michael Davies' affirmation of the traditional Roman liturgy, enlarged to assert that "no legal barrier exists, or has existed... More about The Legal Status of the Tridentine Mass
London: Burns Oates, 1952. Early edition. Small octavo, original green cloth, dark top edge, original dust jacket. Bookseller's ticket. Very faint pencil marks to the margins of the preface, toning to folds and spine of the dust jacket. A near-fine copy. "HEARKEN MY SON TO THE PRECEPTS OF THE MASTER... More about The Rule of Saint Benedict; In Latin and English
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1971. First edition. Quarto, original charcoal grey cloth, original dust jacket. Slight creasing to upper front panel of the dust jacket. Nearly-fine. "THE FRANCISCAN BASILICA AT ASSISI IS MORE THAN THE SHRINE OF THE MOST BELOVED OF MEDIEVAL SAINTS: IT IS NO LESS THE CRADLE... More about The Assisi Problem and the Art of Giotto; A Study of the Legend of St. Francis in the Upper...