At the Edge of the World; Caves and Late Classic Maya World View
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1996. Illus. 4to, black boards, d.w., pages throughout are slightly wavy, otherwise very good. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, (1996). More
RELIGION
Brother Solomon: Martyr of the French Revolution.
New York: Macmillan, 1960. Frontis., illustrated. vi + 181pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Macmillan, (1960). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Saints and Sectarties; Anne Hutchinson and the Antinomian Controversy.
3 illus. 8vo, cloth; (ex-lib, otherwise very good). Univ. of Chapel Hill, (1962). More
Die Katholische Kirche: Unserer Zeit und Ihre Diener, in Wort und Bild.
2 volumes. Color frontis., many b/w and sepia plates and illustrations. Thick, tall & heavy 4to, beautiful gilt-stamped pictorial cloth. Munchen: Allgemeine Verlagsgesellschaft, (1904-7). Text in German. Near fine. Erster Band - ROM: Der Papst die Regierung und die Verwaltung der Heiligen Kirche. 567pp. (1904). Zweiter Band - Die Katholische Kirche auf dem Erdenrund: Darstellung der Kirchenverfassung un Kirchlichen Einrichtungen in Allen Funf Weltteilen. 620pp. (1907). More
A Call to the Unconverted to Turn and Live and Accept Mercy, While Mercy May Be Had, As Ever They Will Find Mercy In the Day of Their Extremity, From the Living God.
Boston: T. Bedlington, 1818. 190 + iii pages. 24mo, full contemporary leather; leather worn at front, edges, and hinges of covers, pencil scribbling on flyleaf, corners of flyleaf torn, some toning and considerable foxing throughout. Boston: T. Bedlington, 1818. A very good(-) copy. Early American imprint. More
Oeuvres Diverses... contenant tout ce que cet Auteur a publie sur des matieres de Theologie, de Philosophie, de Critique, d'Histoire & de Litterature;; excepte son Dictionnaire Historique et Critique.
4 thick folio volumes. [34], 760; [26], 902; [18], 1084; [20], 1039pp with text printed in double columns. Rubricated titles with engraved vignettes in each. Illustrated with some copper engraved plates and other in-text woodcuts; decorative initials and head/tailpieces throughout. Folio, contemporary calf with ornate gilt-decorated spines (extensive and skillful repairs to joints and spine ends; light occasional foxing and toning to text block). La Haye: Chez P. Husson et al., 1727-31. First Edition. Despite the repairs, a solid, complete..... More
Polygamy or, the Mysteries and Crimes of Mormonism. Being a Full and Authentic History of this Strange Sect From its Origin to the Present Time...
1904. Many black & white illustrations, 604 pages, tall thick 8vo, blind stamped burgundy cloth, decorative gilt type. N.p., (1904). Very good (+). More
Der Garten der Luste: Unsere Welt in den modernen Malereien des Hieronymus Bosch.
Cologne: DuMont, 1983. Profusely illustrated in color, 127pp. Thin 4to, black cloth, d.w. Koln: DuMont, 1983. Near Fine. German edition of Beagle's 1982 The Garden of Earthly Delights. More
The Churches of Paris; From Clovis to Charles X
London: W. H. Allen, 1893. Illus. 12mo, original red cloth, cloth lightly soiled, head of spine lightly worn. London: W. H. Allen, 1893. More
Cotton Mather; First Significant Figure in American Medicine.
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins, 1968. Frontispiece portrait. Slim 8vo, green cloth. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Pr., 1968. Top edge foxed, still near fine. More
Mary Baker Eddy.
New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1963. Color frontis. 371 pages. 8vo, black cloth, tattered d.w. New York: Duell, Sloan & Pearce, (1963). A very good(+) copy in a good dust wrapper. More
A Circuit of the Continent: Account of a Tour Through the West and South
New York: Fords, Howard, & Hulbert, 1884. Frontis. 17pp. + 4pp. of ads. 8vo, pr. wrs., wrs. chipped and detached. New York: Fords, Howard, & Hulbert, 1884. First Edition. Being his Thanksgiving Day Discourse at Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, Nov. 29th, 1883, describing his trip through thirty states and territories. More
The Autobiography of Lyman Beecher.
Ed. by Barbara M. Cross. illus. 2 vols. 8vo, cloth, d.w.; (d.w. chipped on vol. II, otherwise very good). Harvard UP, 1961. More
La Cathedrale de Sens. Son Architecture - son Decor.
Lyon: Societe Anonyme, 1929. Preface by Marcel Aubert. 26 full page plates, a few in full color, 136 text illustrations, 4to, stiff printed wrappers. Lyon: Societe Anonyme, 1929. One of only 500 copies. Very good. With a 2" tear in the preface not affecting the text. Small ownership signature of art historian Meyer Schapiro. More
The Cathedral of Palermo
Palermo: Flaccovio, 1976. More than 200 illustrations, a few in color and 6 folding plates. 418pp., folio, red cloth, d.w.; corners and foot of spine slightly bumped, dust wrapper lightly worn in same spots. Palermo: S. F. Flaccovio, (1976). Internally fine, a very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
Duccio La Maesta
Milan: Electa, 1998. Exquisitely and extensively illustrated with reproductions of La Maesta. 363 pages with text in Italian. 4to, tan cloth, d.w. Milano: Electa, (1998). A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper and slipcase. More
The Rediscovery of the Holy Land in the Nineteenth Century
Detroit: Wayne State, 1979. Illustrated. 263 pages, 8vo, cloth d.w.; dust wrapper lightly edgeworn. Jerusalem and Detroit: The Magnes Press and Wayne State University Press, (1979). A near fine copy in a very good dust wrapper. More
The Art of the Renaissance in Northern Europe: Its Relation to the Contemporary Spiritual and Intellectual Movements.
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1947. With 80 b/w illustrations. 174 pages of text. 8vo, black cloth. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1947. Second printing. A very good(+) copy, lacking the dust wrapper. More
Catholic Footsteps in Old New York: A Chronicle of Catholicity in the City of New York from 1524-1808
New York: Schwartz, Kirwin and Fauss, 1909. Illustrated. viii + 499 pages, 8vo, red cloth. New York: Schwartz, Kirwin and Fauss, 1909. A very good(+) copy. More
The Cross; Its History & Symbolism.
New York: Hacker Art Books, 1976. Illustrated in b/w. 197 pages. 8vo, tan cloth. New York: Hacker Art Books, 1976. A fine, unread copy. Reprint of the 1934 original. More
The Churches of Rome
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1981. 32 color and 175 black & white photo illustrations by Roloff Beny. 288 pages. 4to, gray cloth, d.w. New York: Simon and Schuster, (1981). First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust wrapper. More
The Thrones of Earth & Heaven: Photographs & Notes on the Plates by Beny.
New York: Abrams, 1958. Texts by Freya Stark, Jean Cocteau, Bernard Berenson, Rose Macaulay, Stephen Spender. Many fine photogravure plates. Square 4to, pale cloth, chipped d.w. New York: Abrams, (1958). Very good. More
Providence & Patriotism in Early America, 1640-1815
Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1978. 8vo, brown cloth, pencil marks in some margins. Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, (1978). More
A Miscellany, Containing Several Tracts on Various Subjects
London: J. & R. Tonson, 1752. 8vo, contemporary calf, with leather spine label. London: J. &. R. Tonson and S. Draper, 1752. First Edition The book contains 11 tracts, each with a separate title page & date, but only one continuous pagination. The subjects include Thoughts on Tar-water, Proposal for converting the Savage Americans to Christianity by a College to be erected...in Bermuda, Exhortation to the Roman Catholic Clergy of Ireland, Discourse to Magistrates, etc. More
The Diary of a Country Priest.
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1986. Introduction by Robert Coles. Illustrated with full-page black & white wood engravings by Fritz Eichenberg. 262pp. Large 4to, brown morocco-backed natural cloth, board slipcase. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1986. A fine copy in a fine box. Limited edition. One of 1000 copies, signed by the artist. More