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
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Histoire de Dom Jean de Palafox, Eveque d'Angelopolis & Depuis d'Osme. Et des differens qu'il a eus avec les PP. Jesuites
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
Ancient Christian Writers, No. 29: St. Augustine on the Psalms, Volume 1
New York: Newman Press, 1960. 354 pages. 8vo, cloth-backed blue boards. New York: Newman Press, (1960). A near fine copy, lacking the dust wrapper. More
Pinacoteca Vaticana: In the Painting the Expression of the Divine Message. In the Light the Root of the Pictorial Creation
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
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 Works of Bernard of Clairvaux: Song of Songs
Kalamazoo: Cistercian Publications, 1971. Four volumes. Slim 8vo, pictorial wrappers. Kalamazoo: Cistercian Publications, (1971). Fine. More
The Apologie of George Brisset (Trans. Out of French Into English, 1610).
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
Sermons du Pere Bourdaloue, de la Compagnie de Jesus pour les Fetes des Saints et pour des Vetures & Prosessions Religieuses.
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
Annotationes Margaritarum Decretalium.; [Annotationes sive reportationes Margaritarum omnium Decretalium secundum alphabeti ordinem].
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
Christianity and Spain.
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
Graces Received: Painted and Metal Ex-Votos from Italy: The Collection of Leonard Norman Primiano
New York: John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, 2012. Color illustrations. 118 pages. Thin 4to, pictorial wrappers. New York: John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, 2012. First edition. A fine copy. Published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name at the John D. Calandra Italian American Institute's Manhattan gallery. More
La Papesse Jeanne, Etude Historique et Litteraire, par Philomneste Junior
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
The Escaped Nun: or, Disclosures of Convent Life; and The Confessions of a Sister of Charity
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
History of the Papacy in the 19th Century: Liberty and Authority in the Roman Catholic Church
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
The California Missions; A Pictorial History.
numerous illus., some in color. 4to, pict. cloth, d.w. Menlo Park: Lane Book, (1964). vg. More
Vindicacion del presbitero Don...de falsas imputaciones que se le han hecho con motivo de haber administrado la parroquia de Esta Iglesia Catedral durante los tres meses de su acefalia
30pp. 8vo, orig. wrs. San Salvador, 1862. A Catholic priest's public defense in a dispute with his ecclesiastical superiors. Not in Palau. More
Diary of an Excursion to the Ruins of Abo, Quarra and Gran Quivira in New Mexico in 1853.
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
Madonnas That Maim: Popular Catholicism in Italy Since the Fifteenth Century
Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University, 1992. Illustrated sparsely in black and white. xiii, 202 pages. Tall 8vo, black boards, d.w. (spine sunned, some wear at upper edge). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, (1992). Lightly bumped at tail, otherwise fine. A near fine copy in a very good(+) dust wrapper. More
Por disposicion del Supremo Gobierno del Salvador, se reimprime el siguiente articulo (La Cuestion de Roma) victoriosamente escrito en Madrid por...y publicado en el periodico "La America" numero correspondiente al 24 de Agosto de 1862.
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
Pilgrim-Walks in Rome; A Guide to Its Holy Places
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
Keepers of the Keys: A History of the Popes from St. Peter to John Paul II.
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
Italian Votive Tablets.
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
Mollie Fancher, the Brooklyn Enigma. An Authentic Statement of Facts in the Life of Mary J. Fancher,; The Psychological Marvel of the Nineteenth Century.
Brooklyn: 1894. A few illustrations. 262 pages. 8vo, original maroon cloth, some fading on spine and several light spots on covers. Brooklyn, 1894. A very good copy. Early pencilled names on fly leaf and verso of frontispiece. More
Art Treasures of the Vatican Library.
New York: Abrams, 1974. Illustrated with b/w and 38 mounted color plates. 183p pages. 4to, red cloth, d.w. New York: Abrams, (1974). A very good(+) copy--cloth damspatained at foot--in a very good(-) price-clipped wrapper, spine edges scuffed and discolored. More
Memoires du Cardinal De Retz, Contenant Ce qui s'est passe de remarquable en France pendant les premieres annes du regne de Louis XIV. Nouvelle Edition exactement revue & Corrigee.
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