Opusculo acera de la Custion Clerical.
12pp. 8vo, orig. wrs. San Salvador, 1862. Essay on church-state relations, with a strong anti-clerical orientation. Not in Palau. More
12pp. 8vo, orig. wrs. San Salvador, 1862. Essay on church-state relations, with a strong anti-clerical orientation. Not in Palau. More
1690. (22), 548, (2)pp. 24mo, contemporary calf, gilt spine, lacks half-title page, spine and edges of corners lightly worn, corners bumped. blank page near end is chipped, some pages with a small amount of foxing, mostly to margins. N.p., 1690. Juan de Palafox y Mendoza was Bishop of Puebla Mexico from 1640 to 1655. He was against the conversion methods of Jesuits in Mexico and placed an interdict on them in 1647. In response, the Jesuits excommunicated Bishop Palafox y...... More
Milan: Fabbri, 1992. Hundreds of exquisite full color reproductions. 471pp., thick, oblong 4to, grey cloth, d.w., slipcase. Milan: Fabbri, (1992). A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
illus. square 8vo, boards, d.w.; (boards spotted, d.w. sunned). Doublday, (1951). Juvenile Edition. More
Edinburgh: Privately Printed, 1884. Edited by Edmund Goldsmid. 29pp. 8vo, 1/4 red morocco, g.t.; original parchment wrappers bound in. Edinburgh: Privately Printed, 1884. Very good (+). One of only 75 Large Paper copies. Violent invective against the "trayterous Papists (who) have so long governed the commonwealth of France." More
Liege: Bassompierre, 1784. 2 volumes, 12mo, full mottled calf, rubricated edges, ornately gilt spines, extremities chipped. Small early inked name on title pages. Liege: J.F. Bassompierre, 1784. Nouvelle Edition. Exactment Revue et Corrigee. Very good (+). More
Basel: Nicolaus Kessler, 1496. An alphabetical digest of the Decretals of Gregory IX, edited by Sebastian Brant. Printed in Gothic Letter with double columns on 54 lines. 42 un-numbered leaves (including the final blank), with spaces preserved for decorative initials, but with small printed guide letters. Short folio, bound in contemporary wooden boards with decorative blind-stamped calf backstrip. Basel: Nicolaus Kessler, circa 1496 [printing place and printer's name from Sebastian Brant's verse address on leaf 1b]. Some light toning &..... More
London: United Editorial, 1937. 81pp. 8vo, pr. wrs., wrappers soiled, bottom margin throughout wrinkled from exposure to dampness, but not dampstained, several pages with pencil annotations in margin. London: United Editorial, (1937). With a preface by Revd. Canon Charles E. Raven. More
Paris: Jules Gay, 1862. 156 pages. 16mo, handsomely bound in full polished calf with gilt spine & dentelles; marbled end-papers. Paris: Jules Gay, 1862. Limited First Edition. Number 23 of only 54 copies on Hollande paper. More
New York: De Witt, 1855. 344pp. + ads, 8vo, blind-stamped brown cloth, decorative spine; foxing, some heavy at rear of book. New York: De Witt & Davenport, 1855. A very good copy. More
New York: Schocken, 1964. Edited by R. H. Murray. Introduction, epilogue and bibliographical notes by Frederick C. Grant. xxxiv + 217pp., 8vo, purple cloth, d.w.; minor tearing to dust wrapper. New York: Schocken Books, (1964). A very good copy in a very good (-) dust wrapper. B. More
numerous illus., some in color. 4to, pict. cloth, d.w. Menlo Park: Lane Book, (1964). vg. More
30pp. 8vo, orig. wrs. San Salvador, 1862. A Catholic priest's public defense in a dispute with his ecclesiastical superiors. Not in Palau. More
Frontis. 61pp. 12mo, cloth, d.w. Santa Fe; Stagecoach Press, (1965). vg Excursion to the ruins of 17th century Franciscan missions. Later edition of Wagner-Camp 251 and Eberstadt 115:1084. One of 750 copies. More
38pp. 12mo, stitched. San Salvador, (1862). Essay by a prominent Spanish writer and politician on the history of church-state relations. Reprinted on orders of the Salvadoran government. Not in Palau. More
London: Manresa Press, 1905. Photo Illus., folding street map of Rome. xvi, 464pp. 12mo, green cloth, front cover very lightly soiled, lacks front flyleaf, half-title page browned, a few pages lightly foxed in margins. London: Manresa Press, 1905. Author was a member of the Jesuit Order. Internally, a tight bright copy. More
New York: Scribner, 1982. Illustrated. viii + 340pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper rubbed, a few small tears. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, (1982). A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Udine: Doretti, 1960. With 116 mounted color illustrations. 283pp with text in English. Tall thick 8vo, pictorial cloth, mylar wrapper, slipcase. Udine: Doretti, (1960). A fine copy. Limited edition of 500 copies in English, not intended for sale but as gifts for Christmas. More
Brooklyn: 1894. A few illustrations. 8vo, maroon cloth, head of spine lightly worn, bottom of spine and edges rubbed and darkened; some margins at top are toned. Brooklyn, 1894. A good only copy. More
Geneva: Chez Fabry & Barillot, 1777. Text in French. Four volumes. 472, 510, 500, and 480 pages, respectively. 16mos, contemporary calf; binding sturdy but leather scuffed and worn on all volumes, with volumes 3 & 4 showing the most wear, front hinge of volume 4 considerably weak, spine labels present but worn. Geneva: Chez Fabry & Barillot, 1777. A very good(-) copy. More
Durham: Duke University Press, 1999. Color and b/w Illus. 8vo, black cloth, front cover slightly warped, some pages slightly wavy. Durham: Duke University Press, 1999. More
Scibners, 1955. Illustrated with black and white photos. 8vo, cloth, dust wrapper (a bit worn). N.Y.: Scribner's 1955. A very good copy in a very good dust wrapper. Written by a nun. More
Amsterdam: Henricum Wetstentium, 1685. Engraved title depicting a court jester on a pulpit before his congregation. [7], 152 pages. Slim 16mo, early vellum-backed marbled boards with morocco spine label (binding well-rubbed but sound and attractive; ownership inkstamp on verso of title which has offset on recto, otherwise a rather clean copy with wide margins). Amsterdam: Henricum Wetstentium, 1685. An early edition of this uncommon book. Translated into English as "In Praise of Folly," these are satirical treatises on Catholic Church..... More
Boston: Marshall Jones, 1925. 50 tipped in color plates. Small folio, deckled edges, full brown crushed morocco, heavily git spine and covers, inner dentelles, silk moire end papers and fly-leaves (front hinge beginning to separate), t.e.g. Boston: Marshall Jones, 1925. Autographed Limited Edition. Very good (+). Number 38 of only 225 numbered and signed copies. Bookplate. More
Albuquerque: University of New Mexico, 1960. 47 black & white plates. 122pp. 4to, tan cloth, d.w. (Albuquerque): University of New Mexico Press, 1960. First Edition. A fine copy in a worn dust wrapper. More
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