London: Sheed and Ward, 1938. First British edition. Original green cloth (7 1/2 inches tall), original dust jacket. Early owner address label to blank flyleaf, mild toning to jacket spine of bright unclipped dust jacket. A nearly-fine copy. "THE CATHOLIC WORKER BELIEVES IN THE GENTLE PERSONALISM OF TRADITIONAL CATHOLICISM" First..... More
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire: The Faith Press, 1973. First edition. Quarto (10 inches tall), original brown cloth, tan endpapers, original illustrated dust jacket. Neat early owner signature to front pastedown, gentle bumping to lower corners, excellent dust jacket with only lightest creasing and spotting. A near-fine copy. "THE WAY OF CHRISTIAN..... More
London: Burns Oates & Washbourne Ltd. Original beige paper boards (7 1/2 inches tall), printed and illustrated in black. Slight edge-wear and gentle toning to boards. A near-fine copy. THE ANCIENT SHRINES OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, AND WALES First edition—in the original paper boards—recounting Peter Anson's pilgrimage to the ruined, isolated..... More
New York: St. Thomas Church, 1965. First edition. Octavo, original paper boards (9 1/4 inches tall) over red cloth spine. Laid-in is a contemporary parish bulletin, detailing the parish activities under the Rev. John Andrew. Very minor blemishes to original boards, including a faint trace of a removed sticker to..... More
Boston and New York: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1896. Limited edition. Octavo, original red parchment, gilt spine and front panel, original red ribbon ties, top edge gilt. Bookplate. About-Fine. "AH! DEAR LORD / MIGHT I SO BEAUTIFY THY WORD!" Edition de Luxe of Friar Jerome's Beautiful Book—a limited edition illustrated..... More
Milwaukee: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1946. Tall octavo (9 1/2 inches tall), original gilt green cloth. Gilt bright, corners sharp, very small religious signature (dated January 1947) on blank flyleaf, four library inkstamps to front and back endpapers, else a crisp copy. FROM THE LITURGICAL MOVEMENT "TO THE CATHOLIC COLLEGIANS..... More
Philadelphia: David Mckay Company, 1929. Quarto (11 1/8 inches tall), original blue cloth, gilt spine and front board. Gilt bright, faint toning to spine, slight bumping to upper corners, mild offsetting from plates, ink inscription to blank flyleaf. A near-fine copy. "CHILDREN, THIS IS THE STORY OF A MAN WHO..... More
circa 1950. Folio leaf (measuring 14 by 9 inches), white cardboard mat, early wooden frame, overall measuring 18 1/2 by 13 inches. Horizontal folded crease, not affecting portrait, to lower margin. THE HEAD OF G.K. CHESTERTON: "THE ORACLE OF OUR YOUTH" Large original illustrated portrait of Gilbert Keith Chesterton, signed..... More
London and St. Louis: Burns & Oates/B. Herder, 1908. Folio (13 1/2 inches tall), original khaki cloth, gilt spine. Slight tanning to endpapers, 1908 Christmas religious inscription, spotting to fore-edges, cloth boards clean, corners sharp. A bright, crisp near-fine copy. "THE CHURCH'S CENTRAL AND ALL-PERVADING RITE" Second—and first illustrated—edition..... More
New York: Sheed & Ward, 1954. First edition. Octavo, original sewn gray cloth, illustrated endpapers, uncut, original dust jacket. Faint tanning to endpapers, gentle toning and edge-wear to clean, unclipped dust jacket. A near-fine copy. THE LIGHTER SIDE OF CLOISTERED LIFE First edition of Brother Choleric's first collection of illustrations..... More
London and New York: Sheed and Ward, 1962. First edition. Octavo, original orange cloth, spine lettered in silver, original dust jacket. Several short closed tears to unclipped dust jacket. A near-fine copy. "THERE IS NO TRUTH IN THE RUMOUR THAT A BROTHER CHOLERIC MEMORIAL FUND HAS BEEN STARTED" First edition..... More
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd., 1921. Fifth edition. Contemporary three-quarter crushed red morocco (6 7/8 inches tall), marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. faint spotting to front cloth board. A nearly fine copy. "AT THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT WE SHALL NOT BE ASKED WHAT WE HAVE READ, BUT WHAT WE HAVE..... More
[Caldey Island, Wales]: Printed by the Community, [1931]. Octavo (8 1/8 inches tall), staple-bound in original decorated paper boards. Faint foxing to preliminary leaves, gentle toning to spine, slight bumping to upper corners, gutter cracked at half title. A near-fine copy. "THE 'ISLE OF SAINTS' AS IT HAS BEEN CALLED..... More
Westminster: Dacre Press, 1958. Clare Dawson. Tall octavo (8 3/4 inches tall), original decorated blue and white cloth, original dust jacket. Book about-fine, original dust jacket with mild toning, small chip to bottom front panel, short closed tear and sticker abrasion to rear panel. A near-fine copy. "IN HIS OWN..... More
Published by the Dean and Chapter, 1948. Small quarto (8 3/4 inches tall, staple-bound in original illustrated wrapper. Gift inscription to a young chorister to half-title, gentle toning to edges, mild spotting to rear wrapper. A near-fine copy. "IN THE QUIRE OF CANTERBURY WE STAND IN THE 'HOLY OF HOLIES..... More
New York: Random House, 1937. Thick folio (12 3/8 inches tall), original black textured cloth, gilt spine, top edge gilt, original dust jacket wrapper with mounted color illustrations, original cardboard slipcase with printed spine label. About Fine. "I WANT PEOPLE TO HEAR MY WINDOWS SINGING" Limited edition of Charles Jay..... More
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Society of Saint John the Evangelist, 1947. First edition. Octavo, original blue pebbled blue cloth, gilt front board, original pictorial dust jacket. Book fine, original dust jacket with faint red stains (the ink used in printing frequently ran or offset, this copy is no exception), several short tears..... More
Boston: Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts, 1948. Octavo (9 inches tall), stapled in original illustrated wrapper. Staples rusted, modest damp-staining to lower margins, illustrations almost entirely clean. Very good indeed. "CHRIST OFFERS THE BLESSED SACRAMENT OF HIS BODY AND BLOOD TO A HEEDLESS WORLD"" First edition of Allan Crite's modern day..... More
[Atlanta]: E.S.C.R.U., [1962]. Single sheet (10 by 15 inches), printed and illustrated on all sides, folded vertically in quarters then horizontally across lower margin of sheet. About-Fine. "SEWANEE NEEDS YOUR CRITICISM FOR IT BELONGS TO THE CHURCH" Scarce 1962 Civil Rights leaflet protesting segregation at Sewanee Divinity School—with 3 anguished..... More
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1925. First edition. Quarto (11 5/8 inches tall), original gilt navy cloth, original dust jacket. Very faint toning to original boards, bumped lower corners, complete dust jacket chipped and torn along the spine folds but intact and sheathed in plastic. Very good indeed. "WHEN WE SPEAK OF..... 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
Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1958. Folio (13 inches tall), original blind-stamped cream boards, uncut, original dust jacket. Bookplate. Small spot to top edge, trace of soiling and toning, very shallow vertical crease, tiny nicks top edge of back panel of bright, unclipped dust jacket. A nearly..... More
[New Haven]: Yale University Library/Arts of the Book Collection, 1985. Quarto (11 inches tall), original paper wrappers."Eichenberg" written in ink at the top of the blank spine. Fine. "MILLIONS OF AMERICANS CARRY IMAGES BY FRITZ EICHENBERG AROUND, EMBEDDED IN OUR PSYCHES" First edition of this handsome exhibition catalogue collecting 50..... More
Maryknoll, New York: Orbis Books, 1995. First edition. Oblong folio (11 1/8 by 14 1/8 inches), 12 loose prints, original folded paper wrappers with illustrations on both panels. Prints and wrappers Fine. POWERFUL WITNESS TO THE EVILS OF VIOLENCE, POVERTY AND RACISM Scarce first edition of this selection of 12..... More
London: Elliot Stock, 1894. Second edition. Contemporary crushed red morocco (6 1/2 inches tall), gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Early owner inscription (August 1894) to blank flyleaf, very light wear to binding, else Fine. "DEATH IS THE CROWN OF LIFE" Second edition of this popular literary anthology of..... More