Analecta Bollandiana. Volumes 1 to 113 (contiguous).

Brussells: La Societe des Bollandistes, 1882-1995. First edition. Octavos. Volumes 1-83 in full gray [publisher's?] cloth; Volumes 83-113 in publisher's printed wrappers. A few inoffensive institutional stamps but no library markings. A very good set indeed.Includes the Table Generale des Articles Publies en 80 Ans 1882-1961 (1962) and Inventaire Hagiographique des Tomes (1983). "Among the many current periodicals in the world, very few can claim such an authority, that even the oldest issues keep all their usefulness one century after their publication. That is however the case for Analecta Bollandiana, a journal of critical hagiography, edited and published since 1882 by the Société des Bollandistes in Brussels. Since the very beginning, the journal was conceived as a continuous updating of the prestigious Acta Sanctorum series, as well as an entirely new instrument devoted to hagiographical research. Every issue contains both critical editions of hagiographical texts (Greek, Latin, Oriental...), and fundamental studies about hagiography. The articles are published in modern international languages (English, French, German or Italian), although an English summary has been appended in the latest issues to all the contributions which are not written in English. About one fifth of each issue is devoted to book reviews and bibliography on hagiography." (Societe des Bollandistes). It continues to be published to the present day.