Santa Fe: School of American Research, 1949. Soft cover. Small staplebound pamphlet, paginated continuously from the previous volume. About fine with mildest of wear to wraps. Feature article is a geography of places named after Catholic saints in the state of New Mexico. A nice example of New Mexican and.....
Pacific Novelty Co. Postcard book, staple bound. Brown softcover wrappers, pastedown plate of Junipero Serra to front wrap. Contains 24 sepia toned postcards of the Franciscan Mission churches in California. Undated, likely 1910s. San Diego de Alcala postcard is tipped in, all others adhered to binding. A nice copy of.....
San Francisco: Arion Press, 2000. Folio, black staple bound paper wrappers, gilt titles, 12pp. Wrappers faintly creased at corners. Prospectus for a fine binding of the Bible summarizing publisher specs and bibliographic details. Tipped in is a four page foldout with printed excerpts from Genesis, Psalms, Job and John, along.....
Rogers Peet & Co, 1902. 16mo, textured paper boards, red edge stain, uncut pages, 87pp. Boards show abrasion and chips to edges, bumps to corners, loss to backstrip of spine. Contents clean, binding firm. ‘Being some account of Ecclesiastical Vestments their origin and early form together with a price-list of.....
London: Catholic Truth Society, 1931. 8vo, blue pictorial wrappers, 32pp. Wrappers mildly creased with small chips, curling to corners. From Ada to Zoe, an alphabet of female saints with brief biographies. “It is thought that the compilation may be found useful by parents wishing to select the name of a......
1964. 8vo, yellow pictorial staple bound paper wrappers, 32pp. Ex-library copy with stickers to spine edge of wrappers, stamping to title page. Mild damp stain to wrappers. Brief history of the Catholic Church in Owen County, Kentucky, the state’s center of cultivation of Burley tobacco. 1819-1962. Preliminary remarks by the .....
Benziger Brothers, 1931. 16mo, staple bound softcover pamphlet, 48pp. Ostensible later printing. Pages age toned, yet crisp and clean. Wrappers in excellent condition. A pocket guide for altar boys on the rubrics of serving a low mass according to the Tridentine missal. “Containing a pictured explanation of the vestments, altar.....
Paulist Press, 1928. 8vo, pictorial white staple bound pamphlet, 32pp. First American Issue, reprint from the original Catholic Truth Society edition, London. Wrappers show mild toning and discoloration, creasing to edges. Mild toning to pages and a few faint crayon marks in margins. Five part essay by the British priest.....
Franciscan Herald Press, 1945. Staple bound softcover pamphlet, 16pp. Wrappers toned, mild creasing to corners. Small devotional keepsake gathering the authentic ‘lauds’ from the writings of St Francis, including his annotation of the Our Father, salutation of the Blessed Virgin, and prayer to obtain divine love. A nice copy.
Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1956. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Small pamphlet (5 x 7.25) Staplebound wrappers, 32pp. Wrappers show some fading to edges, else a nearly fine copy, preserved in shrink wraps. Merton s brief essay on the praying of Psalms, with drawings contributed by the Grailville Art Center.....