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.....
Doubleday, 1952. 8vo, black cloth, white titles, 312pp. Later printing. Unclipped dust jacket (3.00) with minor loss to spine crown and top edge of front panel, moderate toning to panels. Contents clean, binding sharp and square. The life of Junipero Serra, Franciscan friar and missionary to California, by the renowned.....
Baltimore, MD: Maryland Historical Society, 1874. Soft cover. Tall 8vo. Softcover sewn wrappers, uncut pages, 128pp. Wrappers rubbed especially at rear with light chipping and a closed tear to crown of spine. Contents clean, binding firm. A handsome copy. Narrative of a Voyage to Maryland by Father Andrew White, S.J......
California Catholic Conference, 1976. Hardcover. 8vo, light blue cloth with gilt titles, 163pp. Without dust jacket as issued. Near fine with only a few minor residue marks to lower edge of rear board. A collection of essays exploring the legacy of the Catholic Church in the state of California, edited.....
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.....
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 .....
Diocese of Covington, 1954. Large 8vo, kelly green cloth, gilt stamping, photographic endpapers, 1054pp. First edition, issued without a dust jacket. Boards moderately rubbed with fading to corners and spine ends. Contents clean, binding sharp and firm. Parochial history printed to mark the centennial of the Diocese of Covington, with.....
The Catholic Editing Company, 1913. Hardcover. 4to (9 x 11.5), dark brown embossed leather with gilt titles and bordering, marbled endpapers, all edges stained gilt. Vol II & III only. Vol II: The Religious Communities of Women, Vol III: The Province of Baltimore and The Province of New York, Section.....