Search Results: Catholicism from Flamingo Books

Helicon, 1962-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1962 signed and inscribed first edition Helicon (Baltimore, Maryland), 5 3/4 x 8 5/8 inches tall gray cloth hardbound in publisher's unclipped dust jacket, silver lettering to spine, xiii, 288 pp. Very mild bumping to upper tips of covers, with slight rubbing. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - in a slightly sun-faded dust jacket, nicely preserved in a clear archival sleeve. ~P~ An important review of problems and solutions in mission work.

Truro, Josep Pollard (London), 1893-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1893 first edition, Joseph Pollard (Truro, England), xxx, 208pp., 6 x 9 inches tall x 1 inch thick. Black hardbound with gilt lettering to spine, engraved frontispiece with tissue guard, fore and bottom page edges untrimmed. Copy slightly cocked. Covers badly bumped at the tips, with rubbing and edgewear. Apart from minor foxing to the prelims the interior is pristine, with many drawings - clean, bright and unmarked. ~OO~

Burns, Oates & Washbourne, 1927-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 1927 first edition thus, 4 x 6 inches tall green cloth hardbound, no dust jacket, gilt design to front cover, gilt lettering to spine, top page edges gilt, decorative green orchard design endpapers, xix, 55 pp. plus publisher's ads for series. Very slight staining, rubbing and edgewear to covers. Ink prior owner name to upper margin of front pastedown, with a tiny Berkshire, England bookstore label to the bottom margin. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean and unmarked - of a scarce first edition of this newly edited and revised version of a popular work by Richard Rolle. OCLC (No. 504574452) locates only one copy at institutions worldwide, at The British Library, St. Pancras, in London. ~SP14~ Volume 5 of the 'extra' volumes of the 'little Orchard' series of Catholic devotional/mystical works issued by the British publisher Burns Oates in the 1920s. Eventually the renowned 'little Orchard'… Read More

F. Pustet, 1902-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. In Latin. 1902 first edition thus, Friderici Pustet (Ratisbonae / Regensburg, Germany), 4 3/8 x 6 3/8 inches tall red cloth hardcover, no dust jacket (as issued), gilt lettering to spine, xvi, 158 pp. Slight staining, rubbing and edgewear to covers. Slight sun fading to top and bottom margins of front cover. Very slight staining to upper margin of first few pages. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this rare edit of an important work by Catholic devotional author Jacob Merlo Horstius. OCLC (No. 781166913) locates only one copy at institutions worldwide. ~UUU~ [1.0P] In Latin. One of the rarest imprints of an uncommon title by seventeenth century German Roman Catholic theologian and devotional writer, Jacob Merlo Horstius (1597-1644). Edited by Redemptorist priest and scholar Fr. Joseph Aloysius Krebs ('textum recensuit adjectisque precibus ante et post missam denuo edidit Jos. Aloisius Krebs; praemittitur vita auctoris una… Read More

Patmos-Verlag. Very Good. In German. 1976 ninth edition Patmos-Verlag (Dusseldorf, Germany), 5 3/4 x 8 1/4 inches tall pictorial hardbound, no dust jacket, filled with wonderful full-color illustrations by Johannes Gruger, 96 pp. Slight rubbing and edgewear to covers. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce children's Bible book. ~FF~

Methuen & Co. LTD, 1898-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. No date, but circa 1898 Frederick A. Stokes (NY) 4 x 6 inches tall, 298 pp. Embossed green cloth hardbound, gilt design to front cover and gilt lettering to spine. Covers stained, especially along spine with white numbers ('248') to book back cover. Rubbing, bumping and edgewear to covers. Lacking front free-endpaper. Prior owner's name and date (1917) to Preface page. Tiny stain to top of edge of front cover and tips are a tad frayed. Otherwise, a good complete copy - clean and unmarked copy of a scarce title.~TT~Includes the calendar of instructions, morning and evening prayers, occasional and intercessory prayers, selected collects from the prayer-book, devotions for holy communion, prayers for the principal days of the year, devotions for the seasons of the church, penitential devotions, devotions for the sick, psalms for various occasions, meditations and prayers which may be used at any time.~TT~

S. Low, Son, and Marston, 1867-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1867 Sampson Low Son and Marston. Signed presentation copy from translator, John W. Hamersley, bound by renowned London bookbinder Edmonds and Remnants in full vellum, with designs in red to spine and both covers, which have yapped edges. All page edges red, printed on fine paper. This book was presented by the translator to the American Bible Society, which placed a small accession number on the spine and stamped the title page. The presentation plate on the front pastedown has made some offsetting marks on the facing front free-endpaper. The vellum is characteristically yellowed and grubby-looking. Otherwise, the book is very good+ to near fine.~DD~

Libraria Gebaueria, 1825-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. In Latin. Two books by German theologian Heinrich Ernst Ferdinand Guericke (1803 - 1878) bound in one volume: 'De Schola Quae Alexandriae Floruit Catechetica,' 1824 first edition E. Libraria Ed. Antonii (Halle, Germany), 119pp. plus 'Corrigenda' page, together with 'De Scholae Alexandrinae Catecheticae Theologia,' 1825 first edition Typis Gebaueriis (Halle, Germany), 84pp., 4 7/8 x 7 7/8 inches tall, handsomely bound by renowned London binder Sangorski and Sutcliffe (signed by binder on top of interior front free-endpaper) in green cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Edgewear to covers and bumping to lower tips, with residue from a removed piece of tape across the spine. Bookplate of renowned 20th century book collector Howard Lehman Goodhart to front pastedown. Notes in pencil to front free-endpaper (including notation that these works were 'originally presented as a thesis at the Academia Fridericiana at… Read More

Gaume Freres, 1835-01-01. Hardcover. Good. In French. Volume 2 only, of 2 volumes. 1835 third edition Gaume Freres (Paris), 3 1/2 5 1/8 inches tall embossed pebbled leather hardbound, gilt lettering to spine, 724 pp. Covers slightly bumped at tips, stained, rubbed and chipped. Former owner name to front free-endpaper. Foxing to prelims, including title page. Otherwise, apart from very slight age toning and an occasional crease to a page tip, a very good copy - clean and unmarked - of this important early edition of this devotional manual, focusing on the Eucharist and the Confessional. ~B~

Matica Hrvatska. Very Good. In Serbo-Croatian. 2000 Matica Hrvatska (Metkovic, Croatia), 7 x 9 3/4 inches tall pictorial hardcover, no dust jacket, illustrated with black-and-white photographs, 688 pp. Slight soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers. Presentation sheet tipped in to blank front free-endpaper. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce life of Croatian Roman Catholic priest and martyr Radovan Jerkovic. Note that this is a heavy and oversized book, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~F~ [3.5P] In Serbo-Croatian. Issued on the hundredth anniversary of his birth, describes the life and work of Croatian Roman Catholic priest and martyr Radovan Jerkovic (1900-1950).

Richard Coyne. Good. 1807 reprint of 1688 edition Richard Coyne (Dublin, Ireland), 8 3/4 x 10 5/8 inches tall marbled paper-covered boards over leather spine, five raised bands and gilt-lettered red leather label to spine, refreshed endpapers, [8], 17, 115, [1] pp. This copy contains the four-page subscribers list, often lacking. Newly rebound in quarter calf. Bookplate of St. Marie's, Sheffield, England, to front pastedown and 'Sheffield Catholic Library' stamps to title page and at least three interior pages. Prior owner name in ink to front free-endpaper and title page. Pages soiled and thumbed at edges. Association copy: Armorial bookplate of Joseph Gillow (1850-1921) to front free-endpaper. Best known for his authorship of the Biographical and Bibliographical Dictionary of the English Catholics (5 vols, 1885-1902), Gillow was an English Roman Catholic antiquary and bio-bibliographer, referred to by Thomas Bridgett in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography as 'the Plutarch… Read More

Carmel of Mary Regina. Good. 1987 first English edition Carmel of Mary Regina (Eugene, Oregon), 5 3/8 x 8 3/8 inches tall stapled paperbound, illustrated with black-and-white photographs, ii, 38, [1] pp. Moderate to heavy soiling, rubbing and edgewear to covers. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce book. OCLC (No. 224462552) locates only one copy at institutions worldwide, at Catholic Institute of Sydney, Veech Library, in Strathfield, Australia. ~SP41~ Contents: Imprimatur (Catholic Church approval); Preface; A Short Sketch; Souvenirs and Testimonies; Spiritual Notes of Sister Frances of the Redemption, 1977 - 1979. A translation of Fascinee par Dieu l'Aventure Spirituelle d'une Hippie. 'This is the story - rather the spiritual adventure - of a girl who lived most of her life as a hippie and died in 1979, aged 32. The last three years of her life were spent as a Carmelite nin in India. 'Odyssey' might be a very evocative term to describe her… Read More

s.n. (Antwerp / Munich), 1680-01-01. Leather Bound. Very Good. 1680 second edition of this significant emblem book by Flemish priest and Latin poet Michel Hoyer (1593-1650), s.n. (Munich, Germany), 3 1/8 x 5 1/8 inches tall full blind stamped leather bound, hand lettering to spine, two functioning leather and metal clasps, all page edges green, elaborately engraved title page, 25 full-page engraved emblems, several engraved printer's devices, [4], 199, [9] pp., complete (including blank endpapers). Cracking to bottom and top of front hinge, but all holds, and the binding is quite firm. Contemporaneous ink notations, marked out, to verso of half title. 3/8-inch piece excised from bottom of title page and 1/2-inch square chip from lower tip of the next two leaves (F. Timothy Mayr's dedication) - none impacting text or illustration. Small bit of worming to two blank rear free-endpapers. Otherwise, a very good copy - unusually clean and bright, devoid of marks. A re-issue of the 1629 Antwerp… Read More

Burns and Oates, 1876-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 1876 first edition Burns and Oates (London) 5 x 7 1/4 inches tall, brown hardbound with intricate gilt and black design to front cover and mark at the spine. Prior owner's name to half title page. Spine caps and tips are a tad frayed. Otherwise, a good copy of this scarce issue - clean, bright and unmarked. ~A~

Chez Ganeau, 1770-01-01. Leather Bound. Good. In French. 1770 first edition thus Chez Ganeau (Paris), 3 7/8 x 6 1/2 inches tall full leather bound, five raised bands and gilt design and lettering to spine, 162, [2] pp. Covers bumped to tips, rubbed and edgeworn. Front free-endpaper lacking and half title adhered to front pastedown. Title page has notations and ownership inscription of the Benedictine Nuns of Our Lady of Angels in Princethorpe, near Rugby, Warwickshire, England, where they established a monastery after fleeing the persecution in France during the Revolution. Otherwise, apart from occasional minor creasing to a couple of pages, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce early edition of a popular book of parables. OCLC (Nos. 716986715 and 785848105) locates only two copies worldwide - one at the Bibliotheque Cantonale in Fribourg, Switzerland, and one at the Universitatsbibliothek Eichstatt in Germany. ~CC~ Bonaventure Giraudeau (1697-1774), was a Jesuit French,… Read More

Presso Gio. Battista Combi, 1624-01-01. Leather Bound. Very Good. In Italian. Three scarce Catholic devotional works by Cesare Franciotti (1557-1627), from the same Italian printer, Giovanni Battista Combi (Venice), two published 1624 and one 1619, a pocket-sized volume, 2 1/4 x 4 1/8 inches tall full leather binding (recently rebound), gilt lettering to spine, marbled endpapers, three engraved title pages, two full-page engravings of Christ on the cross, 108, 121, 248 pp. Minor rubbing to covers. Prior owner ink inscriptions to front free-endpaper, including one dated 1680. Otherwise, apart from occasional light staining or foxing, a very good copy of three scarce works. Franciotti, a priest in a holy order (I chierici regolari della Madre di Dio) in the Republic of Lucca on the central Italian peninsula, was the author of numerous works. The three bound together here are: (1) Il Peccatore A' Piedi Della Croce Su'l Monte Calvario, Cioe Meditazioni Sopra La Passione Di Nostro Signore [1624];… Read More

Ghaqda Biblika Maltija, 1970-01-01. Pamphlet. Very Good. ~IN MALTESE~1970 Rare work by Franciscan Priest and Maltese religious author Fr. Guido Schembri, Ghaqda Biblikq Maltija (Malta), Stapled pamphlet, 40 pp., 5 x 7 inches tall white covers with green lettering to front cover. Covers soiled, especially front cover, with some foxing. Front tip is curled a tad. Inside, apart from age-toning to paper and minor foxing to the title page, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked..~SS~

St. John Eudes Center, 1994-01-01. Paperback. Acceptable. 1994 first edition St. John Eudes Center (Buffalo, New York), 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches tall paperbound, illustrated with black-and-white engravings, 215 pp. Minor to moderate rubbing and edgewear to covers, with slight creasing to the lower tip and a bit of 'cover curl' to the fore edge of the front cover. Small marginal notation and check marks on two pages in the first chapter. Small notation to blank rear free-endpaper. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce issue. OCLC (No. 48914755) locates only three copies at institutions worldwide - at the Saint John Vianney Theological Seminary in Denver, the Duquesne University Library in Pittsburgh and Bibliotheque de l?Universite Laval in Quebec. ~MM~ [1.0P] The letters of Saint John Eudes, translated from the French by Louis Levesque. Eudes (1601-1680) was a French Roman Catholic priest and the founder of both the Eudists and the Order of Our Lady of… Read More

Letouzey et An, 1903-01-01. Leather Bound. Very Good. 1903 Letouzey Et Ane, Brown leather spine over marbled boards, 360pp., 4 x 6 inches tall. Pastedowns and end-pages marbled blue, four raised bands and gilt lettering to spine. Engravings and maps on nearly every page. Covers rubbed, bumped and edgeworn, especially at tips. Otherwise a very good copy.~DD~

Ad. Leclere et Cie, 1827-01-01. Leather Bound. Good. In French. 1827 first edition Ad. Leclere et Cie (Paris), 4 1/4 x 6 7/8 inches tall full leather bound, blind stamp diamond pattern and floral gilt border to both covers, gilt design and lettering to spine, gilt pattern to all edges of both boards, marbled endpapers, engraved frontispiece with tissue guard, small engravings of chalice to title page and lectionary to end of text, xxiv, 180 pp. Covers rubbed, scratched and slightly edgeworn. Approximately 1/2-inch square of chipping to front cover. Sun-fading to covers, especially to spine. Small marginal dampstain to upper tip of the last ten pages of text. Occasional very light foxing throughout. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked - of this scarce first edition. OCLC (No. 407056305) only locates two copies of this 1827 first edition worldwide, both in France - one at the Bibliotheque Nationale de France (BnF) in Paris, and one at the Bibliotheque Municipale in Lyon. ~CC~ The… Read More