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Roma: Marco Pagliarini. Good with no dust jacket. 1771. First Edition. Hardcover. [xiv] + 172 pp. In Italian. Very scarce octavo in 3/4 leather. The first section of the book, up to page155, is Denis the Carthusian (Denis le Chartreux) treatise on the Christian life in the church. The second is the discourse on "the advantage of psalmody" or "De psalmodii bono" which had for many years been attributed, as here, to Saint Nicetius of Trier (513-566) , but which has lately been reattributed to Saint Nicetas of Remesiana (335-414). There are very few recorded copies of this book -- Worldcat has only 2, one in California, one in Lyons (OCLC58887969) and there are no sales or auction records for the book, at all. It is in fairly good antiquarian condition. The leather corners, especially at the top front, are quite worn, brown leather spine cover is chipped and worn with some sort of paper spine label at the top, spine head very chipped. Attractive printed paper covered… Read More

Paris: Librarie Philosophique J. Vrin. Good with no dust jacket. 1948. Hardcover. 2711600912 . 134,[ii] pp. In French. Library bound in black buckram with gilt to spine, library sticker on front board, normal library marks inside. Paper is quite browned, but otherwise clean and unmarked. ; L'eglise Et L'Etat Au Moyen-Age) (French ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 136 pages .

La Real Academia De La Historia. Good with no dust jacket. 1859. Second Edition. Hardcover. + (8) 245 pages +(1) contains illustration, appendix and index, red cloth covers with gold lettering on spine, minor wear to spine, ex-library with usual markings including signs of pocket removal and cover up of library number on spine, pages lightly browned with few showing very minor foxing, otherwise pages clear and unmarked ; Espana Sagrada; Ex-Library; Vol. 25; 245 pages .

Paris: Les Editions Du Cerf. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1991. Softcover. 2204044601 . KB54...323, [x] pp. Bibliography, indices, map. Small octavo. Cream card covers with green text are clean with minor shelf wear. Index has owner ink name on first blank, paper is creamy, otherwise clean and unmarked. Nice copy. Text is in Latin with facing French translation, else French. ; Sources Chretiennes; Vol. 374; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 323 pages .

Oxford: Clarendon Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. 0198200609 . Xvi, 508 pp. Bibliography, index. Map of Gilbertine Foundations. Octavo. Dark blue dust jacket with grey vertical ruling is intact, some bending and wear at edges, a smudge on the front of DJ. Book itself is clean and unmarked, paper creamy, but otherwise very nice. Good copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 508 pages .

Cambridge: University Press. Good with no dust jacket. 1914. Hardcover. viii, 293pp + 2 unnumbered pages. Appendix. Catalogue. Book has burgundy cloth cover with gold text on spine and small embossed design on front cover. Sunning on spine, slight wear on covers, bumping on head and tail, corners are very slightly bent. Slight cracking on front inner hinge. Ex-library with white text on spine, stamps, otherwise text is clear and unmarked. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Saint Louis, MO: The Institute of Jesuit Sources. Good with no dust jacket. 2006. Softcover. 1880810689 . Xxx, 732 pp. Index. Chronology. Octavo. Glossy blue and navy soft covers have just a bit of edge wear, interior clean and unmarked. Good copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 732 pages .

Leuven; Paris; Bristol, CT: Peeters. Good in Good dust jacket. 2019. First Edition. Hardcover. 9042938269 . Xvi, 428 pp. Bibliography; Index biblique, index des sources; index des mots Grecs. Tables. Large octavo. Dark greydust jacket in Mylar, library label at spine. Interior has normal library marks including scar from removed pocket, otherwise clean and unmarked. In French with some Greek. A very usable copy. The Formation of a Post-Origenian Alexandrian Exegesis: Cyril of Alexandria's Commentaries on the Twelve Prophets and Isaiah; Traditio Exegetica Graeca; Ex-Library; Vol. 17; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 428 pages .

Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1992. Softcover. 0879075120 . 241 [ii] pp. Bibliography, scripture index, name index. Octavo. Dull blue glossy card covers with an image of Simeon standing in a pillar. Slightest corner curl, interior clean and bright. Compares different early versions of the Lives. Issued with ISBN 0879075127 but that no. Is invalid. Good copy. ; Cistercian Studies; Vol. 112; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 241 pages .

Budapest & New York: Central European University Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. 9639776939 . X, 325 pp. Contributors, index. Frontis photo of Klaniczay Illustrated throughout w/ b/w figures. Octavo. Purple and olive green dust jacket with white central square, very minor shelf wear. Book itself is clean and unmarked, a very nice copy. The studies in this volume concentrate on a complex set of socio-cultural phenomena, the cult of saints, in a variety of regions from Egypt to Poland, with a focus on Italy and Central Europe. The subjects of the contributions range in time from the 4th until the 18th century. The diversity of approaches adopted by the contributors -- from literary analysis and historical anthropology to archaeology and art history -- represents that open and multidisciplinary historical research that characterizes the work of Klaniczay... "; CE Medievalia; Vol. 12; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 325 pages .

Paris: Les Editions Du Cerf. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1978. Softcover. 2204012777 . 198, [ii]; [xiv] pp. Bibliography, indices. Small octavo. Cream card covers with dark green title are clean, some light shelf wear. Interior is clean and bright. Text in Latin, else French. Sources Chretiennes 249. ; Sources Chretiennes; Vol. 249; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 198 pages .

Chicago: Loyola Pr. Good with no dust jacket. 1962. Reprint. Hardcover. 0829400087 . xv, 859 pp. Index. Frontis portrait of the saint, illustrated with black and white. Title page with illuminated initials. Dark red cloth with gilt and lovely 16th century illuminated initials in gilt. Spine has neat library numbers, minor wear to boards and edges. Interior has minimal library markings, reading room not circulating, book is otherwise clean. A nice copy of this work, reprinted from an earlier edition. ; Ex-Library; 9.50 X 6.60 X 1.70 inches; 859 pages .

New York, ET AL: Oxford University Press. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 0195117220 . KB30...xv, 255 pp. Notes, bibliography, index, tabular comparison of miracle stories in the Lives of Radegund. Octavo. Grey cloth with red to the spine, signs of very moderate shelf wear. Interior is clean and unmarked except for an old pencil price mark at the rear. Includes Venantius Fortunatus, Gregory of ToursSaint Monegund, Saint Radegund, Baudonivia's life of Radegund, etc. Nice copy. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 272 pages .

Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies. Fair. 1989. Softcover. 088844091x . Xiii + 316 pp. 2 appendices, bibliography, and index at rear. English text. Light blue softcover. Book is in fair condition, edges, spine, and corners somewhat bumped/rubbed. Interior is clean. Signed by previous owneri n blue pen on half-title page. Edges of some pages slightly creased. Very usable copy. ; Studies and Texts 91; 10 X 6.75 X 1 inches; 316 pages .

Geneva: Droz. Good with no dust jacket. 1982. First Edition. Hardcover. 573 pp. 3 folding plans, 1 fold map, 9 plates. Entirely in French. Bound in dark red buckram, gilt title, white spine numbers, interior has normal library marks including removed pocket, otherwise clean and sturdy. ; Hautes Etudes medievales et Modernes; Ex-Library; Vol. 47; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 573 pages .

Wolfeboro, NH: The Boydell Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. First Edition. Hardcover. 0851155103 . KB54...xxiii, 484 pp. Index. 60 plates, 34 figures. Endpaper maps. Octavo. Cream paper dust jacket with minimalist brown sketch of Cuthbert with text. Dust jacket is clean, some minor shelf wear and sunning. Book itself is clean, back corners very slightly bumped, owner name on first free endpaper, otherwise clean and unmarked. Hard to find. Heavy for international shipping. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 484 pages .

Vita E Pensiero. Good with no dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. + (6) 207 pages +(3) Italian language, contains bibliography and indices, green cloth covers with gold lettering on spine, minor wear to head and corners, library pocket removed, ex-library with usual markings otherwise pages clear and unmarked ; Studia Patristica Mediolanensia; Ex-Library; Vol. 2; 207 pages .

Fribourg: Henrici Ignatii Nicomedis Hautt,. Good with no dust jacket. 1741. First Edition. Leather. [11] ff, 370 pp, [6] ff. Octavo measuring 8.5" x 6.5". Title page red and black, full page engraving of St. Francis at frontis. Decorated throughout with woodcut initials, chapter marks, etc. In what may be original leather boards, new leather spine with 5 raised bands. Corners are a little rubbed and bumped, some crackling to the leather. End papers were added some time in the 1800s are are quite a splashy red marbled affair. Old seminary library book plate. Title page has bottom edge neatly cut off, just below the printer and date. Some normal institutional library marks . Paper is toned but clean and unmarked, a faint smell of tobacco pipe if you don't mind that. Binding is tight. In Latin. A life of Saint Francis, in verse. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 370 pages .

London: Offices of the Society. Good with no dust jacket. 1928. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. KB50...lii, 204 pp. Index. Octavo. Library bound in dark blue buckram with gilt title to spine, marked out library numbers. Interior has normal library marks including remains of pocket but otherwise clean and sturdy. Prelims in English, text in Latin. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 204 pages .

London: Offices of the Society. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1928. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Lii, 204 pp. Index. Octavo. Dark blue cloth covers ruled in blind, Prelims in English, gilt "C. S." , spine has gilt title, spine a bit sunned. Top corners slightly bumped, interior clean and unmarked, corners of some pages lightly bumped, otherwise a very good copy. Text in Latin, else English. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 204 pages .