Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good indeed. Light rubbing to extremities, especially at foot of spine. Binding square & tight, text clean & bright.
- Seller
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Asheville, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Harissa: Saint Paul Press, 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good indeed. Light rubbing to extremities, especially at foot of spine. Binding square & tight, text clean & bright.. 48mo. 2.625 x 4 in. 158 pp. Original red cloth, titled and ornamented in black; black-speckled edges. Melkite Catholic prayer book from the publishing wing of the Saint Paul Fathers in Harissa, Lebanon. llustrated with 10 full-page reproductions, diverse in style, including frontispiece; vignettes. Illustrations include the Annunciation, the Assumption; St. Thérèse and her mother, receiving her father's blessing, scattering roses, at the time of her death; and the Crucifixion. The plentiful selection of prayers include the Nicene Creed, Morning and Evening Prayers, Acts of Faith, Hope, Love, Prayer to one's Patron Saint, Prayer to one's Guardian Angel; Prayers during Mass, before Communion; Hymns to Mary, to the Holy Ghost, by St. Thérèse; the Litany of Loretto, Litany to St. Thérèse of Lisieux with Novena; the Salve Regina, the Angelus, etc.; and the Psalter of the B.V.M. of St. Bonaventure. Text in Arabic. An exceedingly crisp copy of this illustrated Melkite Greek Catholic Prayer Book, under the Patronage of St. Thérèse of Lisieux and Our Lady of the Assumption, published in Lebanon six years after the Little Flower's canonization and printed entirely in Arabic. A fascinating piece of modern Eastern Catholic history. Rare.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Irving Book Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1126
- Title
- Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good indeed. Light rubbing to extremities, especially at foot of spine. Binding square & tight, text clean & bright.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Saint Paul Press
- Place of Publication
- Harissa
- Date Published
- 1931
Terms of Sale
Irving Book Company
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About the Seller
Irving Book Company
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Asheville, North Carolina
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