London: Samuel Bagster and Sons, 1872. 12mo, brown calf leather, gilt tiles, five raised bands, all edges gilt, gilt dentelles, 254pp [Common Prayer], 232pp [Proper Lessons], 296pp [New Testament]. Boards with considerable rubbing to leather, chips to spine edges, loss to luster of edge gilding, ownership dedication to title page.....
John J. Crawley & Co., 1956. 12mo, black leather, gilt titles, green page ribbon, all edges stained gilt, gilt dentelles, pictorial endpapers, 371pp. First issue with Spellman imprimatur, 1956. Minor fading and creasing to leather, hinge exposed at rear. Contents clean, binding sharp and secure. A comprehensive treasury of novenas.....
Fr. Pustet & Co, 1862. 16mo (3 x 4.5), black embossed leather, gilt titles, all edge gilt, 255pp, 188pp [Epistles and Gospels]. Ownership gift inscription to front endpapers, rubbing to leather, crease to leather at rear hinge, front hinge marginally exposed. Pages age toned, binding firm though fragile. A rather.....
Boston: Angel Guardian Press, 1908. 4to, black textured cloth, gilt titles, pictorial stamping, all edges gilt, 252pp. Volume One, containing "An explicit exposition of Catholic doctrine and pious practices." Teachings on sacraments, devotions, prayers and counsels. Bishop William Boston imprimatur. Boards minimally scuffed at edges, binding sharp and secure. Replete.....
Kevelaer, Germany: Burtzon & Becker, 1912. Hardcover. 32mo (3 x 4.5) Corrugated black cloth, cross patterned monogram endpapers, all edges stained red. Gilt embossment of Our Lord with Ecce Panis Angelorum engraved to front. Text entirely in Portuguese. 192pp. A childs first communion and prayer book, compiled by a Portuguese.....
Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1976. 8vo, black cloth, gilt titles, 427pp. Stated second printing. Unpriced dust jacket with moderate rubbing and spotting to panels. Ownership signature to front endpaper. Contents clean, binding sharp and square. A facsimile reprinting (in contemporary Anglicized letters) of the original 1559 Book of Common.....
Chicago: Franciscan Herald Press, 1956. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 1st edition. Aquamarine full cloth with black titles, decorative endpapers, 106pp. Dust jacket is unclipped (two dollars) showing minimal toning and fading to covers. An about fine copy of a scarce Franciscan devotional book detailing the Stations of the Cross of St.....
A.J. Mosack & Sons, 1962. 16mo, black leatherette, IHS blindstamp, all edge gilt, 587pp. 1962 hand missal, prints ordinary of Mass in English - Latin, propers in English, proper of saints brief appendix of prayers and devotions. Corners and spine edges mildly scuffed. Mild toning to pages, rubbing to endpapers.....
Benziger Brothers, 1902. 8vo, burgundy full cloth, gilt titles, 288pp [14pgs advertisements]. Early edition. Ex-parochial library with sticker residue to spine, bookplate and catalog card to endpapers. Contents clean, binding firm. Celebrated book by a French priest of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, a guide to Eucharistic Adoration in.....
Benziger Brothers, 1909. 8vo, burgundy gilt stamped cloth, 497pp plus advertisements. First edition. Front hinge repaired at half title, paper split at rear hinge. Pages are rippled and some show water damage. Contents clean, binding firm. Scarce manual of devotions, novenas and legends of the Virgin Mary and the fourteen.....
Benziger Brothers, 1909. 8vo (5.75x8.25), beige pictorial decorative cloth, 497pp plus eight pages of advertisements, black and white illustrated plates. Early printing, in a variant binding of beige cloth stamped with a variant image from the standard issue burgundy cloth. Corners bumped, spine edges slightly frayed. Binding firm and square.....
Catholic Book Publishing Co., 1951. 16mo, black leatherette, gilt titles, gilt edge stain, 256pp, 158pp [Epistles and Gospels]. 1951 printing of the original 1939 publication. Moderate fading to leather present at spine edges and corners, with a few small creases to endpapers. Contents clean, binding sharp and firm. ‘A Manual.....
Pittsburgh: Archconfraternity of Christian Mothers, 1977. 12mo, black leatherette, gilt titles, all edges stained red, 465pp. 1977 printing. Front and rear hinge lightly exposed, marginal wear to edges of boards. Contents clean, binding sharp and secure. A lengthy treasury of Catholic prayers for mothers, with petitions to various saints, special.....
New York: Benziger Brothers, 1907. Hardcover. Reflections on the General Principles of the Religious Life, on Perfect Charity the End of the Religious Life, on Vocation, the Vows, the Rules, the Cloister Virtues and the Main Devotions of the Church. With an appendix of Maxims and Counsels of Saints and.....
Padova: E.V.AR. 1941. 16mo, brown leather with pictorial ‘bakelite’ front panel, floral endpapers, 206pp. Text in Italian. Minor rubbing to rear panel and fading to corners, light toning to pages. Contents clean, binding sharp and secure. A rather uncommon Italian miniature prayerbook, with devotions for confession and communion taken from.....