Harrison, New York: Roman Catholic Books. Later edition. Small octavo (7 3/4 inches tall), original laminated pictorial boards. Ex-library, sticker removed from foot of spine, small ink-stamps to title page and page 29, embossed blindstamp to corner blank flyleaf, black ink to front and rear pastedowns and page 129, else..... More
New York: Sheed & Ward, 1954. Early edition. Octavo, original brown cloth, original dust jacket. Book fine, several tiny closed tears along edges of bright, clean dust jacket. A nearly-fine copy. "YOU CALL HIM A DUMB OX; I TELL YOU THAT THE DUMB OX WILL BELLOW SO LOUD THAT HIS..... More
New York: Fordham University Press, 1959. First edition. Octavo, original blue cloth, original dust jacket. Lower front corner gently bumped, mild edge-wear, small closed tear to front to price-clipped dust jacket. A near-fine copy. "THE CHURCHES OF THE EAST AND THE WEST HAVE AN AFFINITY BETWEEN THEM THAT GOES MUCH..... More
Denville, New Jersey: Dimension Books, Inc., 1969. First American edition. Octavo, original pale gray cloth, original dust jacket. Sporadic neat pencil underlining, in a bright unclipped dust jacket. A near fine copy. 'DO NOT MAN'S WORDS FLOW OUT OF WHAT FILLS HIS HEART?" First edition of the French..... More
London: Sheed & Ward, 1946. First edition. Tall octavo (9 1/4 inches tall), sewn in original maroon cloth, original dust jacket. Ex-Franciscan library, partial bookplate on endpaper, very minor wear to bright and clean price-clipped dust jacket. "MARY'S SOUL IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING IN GOD'S CREATION" First edition of..... More
Ditchling, Sussex: Douglas Pepler, 1918. First edition. Quarto (10 1/2 inches tall), original cloth spine, gray paper boards, original dust wrapper. Book about-fine, very good original wrapper re-margined and made complete. A wonderful copy. "LEND ME, O LEND ME / THE TERRORS OF THAT SOUND, / THAT ITS MUSIC MAY..... More
St. Louis: B. Herder Book Company, 1925. First edition. Octavo (8 3/4 inches tall), original half white cloth and black paper boards with printed label, original dust jacket. Mild tanning and offsetting to blank endpapers, gentle shelf-wear to corners, minor bumping to top of boards, small loss to upper margins..... More
New York: Random House, 1956. First edition. Large octavo (9 1/4 inches tall), original beige cloth with vignette to front, black spine label, beige endpapers, original dust jacket. Neat early owner signature, mild toning to edges and spine of unclipped dust jacket. A near-fine copy. "WE PASS FROM ST. THOMAS'S..... More
New York: Sheed and Ward, 1964. First edition. Octavo, original navy cloth, original dust jacket. Very gentle bumping to two corners, clean dust jacket with very little toning. Nearly-fine. "WHY DID GOD CHOOSE MARY?" First edition of this meditation by the controversial Dominican theologian on the tension between mysteries and..... More
New York: Sheed and Ward, 1964. Octavo, original brown cloth, original dust jacket. Closed tear and slight edge-wear to upper edges of unclipped dust jacket. Very good indeed. "THIS BOOK WILL BE ABOUT REVELATION, ABOUT THE COMMUNITY GOD HAS ESTABLISHED, AND ABOUT THE SACRAMENTS THAT CONSTITUTE IT" First American..... More
Ditchling: St. Dominic's Press, 1930. First edition. Octavo, original black pebbled cloth spine, charcoal cloth boards, uncut, original glassine wrapper. A crisp, clean book in the substantial remains of scarce original glassine. A nearly-fine copy. "WITHIN THY FATHER'S ARMS / PEACE BE TO DEATH'S ALARMS / AND IN GOD'S MOTHERING..... More
London: Art and Book Company, 1896. First edition. Octavo, original illustrated white cloth stamped in black and silver, uncut. Bookplate. Tanning to blank flyleaves, offsetting from bookplate, slight lean to toned spine, mild fading to mottled front board, corners bumped. Very good indeed. Rare first edition of the prolific English..... More
St. Louis: B. Herder Book Co., 1957. First edition. 12 mo. (7 1/2 inches tall), original black cloth, original dust jacket. Minor wear to lower edges of the boards, short closed tear to upper front panel, gentle toning to spine of dust jacket. A near-fine copy. 'WHEN A MAN IS..... More
New York: Pantheon, 1962. First edition. Octavo, original brick red cloth, original dust jacket. Book fine, dust jacket with minor wear along front fold and two small chips to the upper margin of the front panel. 'A PORTRAIT OF THOMAS AQUINAS AS HE TRULY CONCERNS PHILOSOPHICAL-MINDED PERSONS TODAY" First edition..... More
Ditchling: Saint Dominic's Press, 1928. Limited edition. Original striped paper boards (8 inches tall), mounted printed label, black leather spine, bound with extra blank leaves, uncut. Faint tanning to blank flyleaves, interiors fine, gentle soiling to still-bright boards. A near-fine copy. "A CERTAIN FRIAR WAS SENT FROM HIS PRIORY TO..... More
Ditchling: Pepler & Sewell / S. Dominic's Press, 1934. Limited edition. Octavo (8 7/8 inches tall), original unbleached coarse linen boards, printed in red-and-black, uncut. Ink inscription to blank flyleaf. About Fine. "THE DELIVERANCE OF CONSTANTINOPLE FROM THE BARBARIANS" Limited edition of the Akathistos Hymn—this copy belonged to Father Brocard..... More
New York: P.J. Kenedy & Sons, 1952. First edition. Octavo, original sage cloth, dark green top edge, original dust jacket. Slight toning to book and dust jacket. A near-fine copy. A SPLENDID PORTRAIT OF MID-CENTURY CATHOLIC THOUGHT First edition collecting essays in honor of Father Walter Farrell—a central figure in..... More
London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1957. First edition. Large octavo (9 3/4 inches tall), original white paper vellum boards, gilt spine and front board, original dust jacket. Book fine with only slight offsetting to blank flyleaves, minor peeling and edge-wear to the jacket. A near-fine copy. "ST. DOMINIC'S ROOTS LAY..... More
London: The Harvill Press, 1956. First edition. Octavo, original red cloth, original dust jacket. Small bookseller's stamp, neat ownership signature, slight spotting to top edge, faint toning to price-clipped dust jacket. An excellent copy. "IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO SAY OF GOD WHAT HE IS" First edition of the English Dominican's..... More