St. Louis: B. Herder, 1943. 12 mo. (7 5/8 inches tall), original black pebbled cloth, coated endpapers, all edges red. Bookplate. A near-fine copy. "THE SPLENDID EXAMPLES OF SACRED LATIN POETRY FOUND IN THE DOMINICAN MISSAL AND BREVIARY" Handsome Herder edition collecting the Hymns of the Dominican Rite—edited by Aquinas..... More
London and Oxford: James Parker, 1870. First edition. Large folio (17 by 13 1/2 inches), original blind-stamped pebbled blue cloth, gilt titles to spine and both boards, all edges red. Very slight edge-wear, small abrasion to lower rear board, some cracking to interior text block but binding holding firm, corners..... More
Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1970. Early printing. Octavo, original green cloth, original dust jacket. Scratch to front cloth board, clean dust jacket with price sticker to inner flap, short closed tear to front panel, tiny abrasion to back panel. A near-fine copy. "THE THOMIST IDEAL IS A TIMELESS IDEAL. ITS ADAPTATION..... More
London & New York: Sheed & Ward, 1936. First edition. Small folio (12 inches tall), original decorated white paper boards over cloth spine, original price-stamped glassine wrapper. Gentle bumping to lower corners of clean white boards, very scarce glassine wrapper torn and chipped but complete. A bright, fresh copy. "LET..... More
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
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
New York: Oxford University Press, 1953. First edition. Octavo, original red cloth, red top edge, original dust jacket. Gilt bright, gentle bumping to corners, slight bubbling to rear board, mild toning to dust jacket. A near-fine copy. "THE MONASTIC AGREEMENT OF THE MONKS AND NUNS OF THE ENGLISH NATION" First..... More
London: Marcus Ward & Co., 1877. Early printing. Square 12mo. (7 1/2 inches tall), original blind-stamped white paper boards, gilt spine, all edges yapped, marbled endpapers, uncut. Early owner signatures to flyleaf and half-title, minor splitting to hinges and interiors, spine and boards darkened, gilt title still visible, sporadic offsetting..... More
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
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
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