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901 |
Beck, Jeanne R. To Do and To Endure: The Life of Catherine Donnelly, Sister of Service
Toronto, Ontario Dundrun Press 1997 155002289X First Edition Hardcover Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket Signed by Author
8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; 329 pp. Rose cloth with gilt lettering on spine and gilt 'SOS' device on front. Sister Donnelly was the foundress of the Sisters of Service (Canada's first English speaking religious order of women) , a religious order dedicated to the vision of Catholic education as being the unity of both the spiritual and intellectual lives giving true form to a person fully alive. Inked note on the front free end paper, signed and dated by the author on the title page. Mapped end papers, b/w frontis of Sister Catherine, extensive notes and index along with a location key of SOS missions to correspond to the end paper maps. Illustrated with 32 pages of b/w photographs and one b/w reproduction of topographic map of the Cariboo region of BC.; Signed by Author 11930
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902 |
Beck, Jeanne R. To Do and To Endure: The Life of Catherine Donnelly, Sister of Service.
Toronto, Ontario Dundrun Press 1997 155002289X First Edition Hardcover Very Good in Near Fine dust jacket
8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; 329 pp. Rose cloth with gold lettering on spine and gold 'SOS' device on front. Sister Donnelly was the foundress of the Sisters of Service (Canada's first English speaking religious order of women), a religious order dedicated to the vision of Catholic education as being the unity of both the spiritual and intellectual lives giving true form to a person fully alive. Signed and dated by the author on the title page. Mapped end papers, b/w frontis of Sister Catherine, extensive notes and index along with a location key of SOS missions to correspond to the end paper maps. Illustrated with 32 pages of b/w photographs and one b/w. Reproduction of topographic map of the Cariboo region of BC. Remains of an attachment (bookplate?) on the free front end paper with some damage to the paper also. 18203
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904 |
Becker SJ., Joseph M. The Re-Formed Jesuits. (Volume I) A History of Changes in Jesuit Formation During the Decade 1965-1975.
San Francisco, California Ignatius Press. 1992 0898704022 Hardcover Very Good
8vo - 20.5 x 13.5 cm.; 422 pp. A detailed history of the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits, in America, during the post Vatican II times. Based on primary sources as Fr. Becker was the Director of the Jesuit Center for Religious Studies at Xavier University at the time of writing. Includes six appendices, a list of references and two indices (names and subjects). Library stamp on the first blank preliminary page and a pocket on the inside of the back cover. No external markings and the book is clean and tight.; Ex-Library 19093
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905 |
Beckett, Barbara The Story of Mowoo: A True Canadian Wildlife Story.
Stittsville, Ontario Privately published 1990 0969500602 Soft Cover Very Good+
8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 38 pp. Pictorial card wraps with a saddle stapled binding.. A true Canadian wildlife story about the rescue of a young white tailed deer. Illustrated with b/w photographs. Covers and text edges show very minor shelf wear. 4728
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906 |
Beckett, Samuel End-Game (Endgame): A Play in One Act followed by Act Without Words: A Mime for One Player.
New York Grove Press. 1981 0802141749 Softcover Very Good
8vo - 20 x 13 cm.; [4] - 91 - [1] pp. First published by Grove Press in 1958, this is the thirty-third printing. Page [3] gives the first performances particulars of both "Fin de partie" and "Acte sans paroles" at the Royal Court Theatre in London in 1957. Both of these plays were originally written in French and translated into English by Beckett himself. Previous owner's name on the inside of the front cover, sticker stain / scar on the front cover at the top fore edge corner and the covers show mild edge / shelf wear. Otherwise, clean and tight. 20748
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907 |
Bedard, Father Bob Companions of the Cross.
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Koinonia Enterprises. 1994 Softcover Near Fine
12mo - 19 x 11.5 cm.; 219 pp. A collection of teachings given to the community of priests that Father Bedard founded, the Companions of the Cross, which are applicable to all who are called to follow Christ. A clean, unread copy. 17760
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908 |
Bedard, Fr. Bob Medjugorje Reflections.
Orleans, Ontario, Canada Koinonia Enterprises 1989 Softcover Very Good
8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 214 pp. Short reflections about his experiences in Medjugorje from 1984 to 1989 by Father Bedard, founder of the Companions of the Cross. Light wear on covers; tight and clean. 16331
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909 |
Bedard, Fr. Bob Mary, Mother of Jesus.
Ottawa, Ontario Koinonia Enterprises 1997 Softcover Very Good
12mo - 18.5 x 11.5 cm.; iv, 87 pp. Subtitled "Why the Controversy?". Father Bedard looks at why the figure of Mary is a point of division between Christian churches. He is the founder of a new order of priests in Canada, the Companions of the Cross. Light wear on cover; binding tight and text pages clean. 16302
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910 |
Bedard, Fr. Bob. The Catholic Disciple.
Ottawa, Ontario. Koinonia Enterprises. 1998 Softcover Good
12mo - 19 x 11 cm.; 245 pp. Fr. Bedard was the founder of the priestly community "The Companions of the Cross". Scattered underlining throughout, not a huge amount and not too obtrusive though it is there. Otherwise the book shows mild shelf wear and has the remains of a previous owner's label on the first page. 21419
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912 |
Bee, Clair Drills and Fundamentals: Book II. (The Barnes Sports Library).
New York A. S. Barnes and Company 1945 Hardcover Very Good
8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; xi - (3) - 111 pp. Brown cloth over boards with dark brown lettering on spine and front. Frist published in 1942, this is the fourth printing from 1945. Illustrated with charts, diagrams and black and white photographs. Shelf and usage wear to the tails of the board edges and the tips of the spine. The text paper is browned as one would expect due to the wartime paper use restrictions and the quality of the paper then available. The interior is clean and the binding is solid. 17203
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913 |
Beebe, Catherine The Christmas Story According to the Holy Gospel
Paterson, New Jersey St. Anthony Guild Press 1959 Soft Cover Very Good Illustrated by Robb Beebe
8vo 20 x 14.5 cm.; 47 pp. This is a sixth printing, first published in 1940. Saddle stapled with pictorial wraps. A simple retelling of the Christmas story with full-page, two-color illustrations for young children. The cover is creased with some light wear on corners and a former owner's name on title page. 4474
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914 |
Beebe, Catherine Days of Praise for Mary Our Mother.
Paterson, New Jersey St. Anthony Guild Press 1949 Soft Cover Good+ Illustrated by Robb Beebe
8vo - 20 x 14.5 cm.; 79 pp. Approbations present. The Guild Press's fine printing with full page, two-colour illustrations. A look, for children, at various Marian feasts. The card wraps have some soiling and stains with edgewear, library markings consist of a stamped name on half-title page and card pocket on verso of back cover. Text pages are clean.; Ex-Library 17696
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915 |
Beeson, Trevor The Bishops.
London, England SCM Press 2002 0334028671 First Edition Hard Cover Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
8vo - 23.5 x 15.5 cm.; 248 pp with an index and a two page bibliography. Brown cloth with gold lettering on spine. Beeson describes some of the greatest and most engaging of the Bishops of the Church of England from the last two centuries, a "lively and entertaining volume". Beeson is a former Canon of Westminster Abbey. 16533
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12.00 USD
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916 |
Begbie, Harold Religion and the Crisis
London, England Cassell And Co. 1913 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good with no dust jacket
12mo - 19 x 12.5 cm.; vii - 126 pp. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine and a full board front paste-on illustrated label. "Life is at a crisis", and says Mr. Begbie, "The religion of Jesus Christ can save this age of tolerance from becoming an age of laxity and finally an age of moral anarchy." He outlines a "reasonable Faith." Very minor wear to the extremities and the end papers are browned as are the margins of the text block. A rather nice copy. 7995
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917 |
Beguin, Louis-Paul Le Miroir de Janus.
Montreal Les Editions Sans le Sou 1966 Softcover Very Good Signed by Author
12mo - 18.5 x 14 cm.; 91 pp. Text is in French. A collection of poetry inscribed by author on first blank preliminary. Pages browning. Card stock covers have some soiling, minor edgewear. ; Signed by Author 13911
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920 |
Behnke, John, CSP 90 Days One Day At a Time: A New Beginning for People in Recovery
New York, New York Paulist Press 1999 0809138816 Softcover Fine
12mo - 17.5 x 12.5 cm.; 158 pp. A companion for recovering persons in their daily struggle with a life soberly lived. This series of brief and sensible reflections springs from the author's own experience in recovery from alcohol and drugs. Behnke is a Paulist Father and has devoted much of his ministry to working with people in recovery. A new and unread / unused book. 3200
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923 |
Beith, Alan The Case for the Liberal Party & the Alliance.
Essex, Great Britain Longman Group 1983 0582295947 Soft Cover Good+
8vo - 20 x 13 cm.; ix - 172 pp. Minor wear and soiling to the wraps with age browning to the text page margins. A look at the underlying principles of traditional British Liberalism and the need to adapt them for the modern age. 6913
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925 |
Belanger, Stephanie A. H. and Karen B. Davis (editors) Transforming Traditions: Women, Leadership & the Canadian Navy, 1942-2010.
Kingston, Ontario. Canadian Defence Academy Press. 2010 1100149392 Softcover Fine
8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; xix - 204 pp. From the acknowledgment / preface: "This volume was planned in recognition of the Canadian Navy Centennial to commemorate, celebrate, and learn from the experiences and perspectives of the women who have contributed to the navy over the past several decades. . . . The women who contributed to this volume came forward and committed their voices and knowledge to the professional development of others, as well as to the future of the navy . . .". A new and unread / unused book. 20633
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926 |
Beldy (Mabel Maugham) Our Lady's Flowers (Our Lady's Book of Flowers).
Dublin Assisi Press. 1958 Hardcover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
16mo - 15.5 x 12 cm.; Unpaginated (89 pp). A lovely little book of flowers chosen for their link with Mary, Mother of God, and painted by artist Mabel Maugham, sister-in-law to Somerset Maugham and daughter of British painter, Heywood Hardy. It was printed as a tribute to Mary and as a souvenir of the Lourdes Year. The book has an introduction by Father Lucius McClean, OFM, with Beldy's explanatory paragraphs done in script by Teresa Avery. It was printed in a limited edition of 2000 copies. There are 41 full-page colored plates of the water-colour painted flowers. Laid-in is a promotion brochure from the publisher. Cloth-covered spine with printed paper-covered boards. Modest shelfwear on boards with some bumping and wear on corners. Dust jacket is soiled with light edgewear. 18058
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320.00 USD
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927 |
Belfrage, Cedric The Frightened Giant; My Unfinished Affair with America
London, England Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd 1957 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good+ in Fair dust jacket
8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 235 pp. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on spine. The first person account of Cedric Henning Belfrage and his battle against deportation during the McCarthy era. He was the editor of the National Guardian and spent 3 months in jail after defying McCarthy during which time he met Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. Previous owner's name (sticker) on ffep. Boards show edge wear - rubbing, more so on the tails and corners. DJ (unclipped and in Brodart) is quite worn on the edges, faded on the spine and has sticker damage on the front, top right corner. 1621
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928 |
Bell, Clive Victor Pasmore (Penguin Modern Painters)
England Penguin Books. 1945 Softcover Very Good
12mo - 18 x 22 cm.; 16, (32) pp. 32 plates, half b/w and half coloured. A series edited by Kenneth Clark and imbued with his presence, i.e., Bell refers to him as the "fairy godfather of young artists". Pasmore (1908-1998) is a pioneer of abstract art in Britain, however, this covers his early development before 1945. Saddle-stapled binding. Covers have some soiling, former owner's bookplate on verso of front; text pages clean. 20590
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931 |
Bell, David N. What Nuns Read: Books and Libraries in Medieval English Nunneries.
Kalamazoo, Michigan Cistercian Publications 1995 0879075589 Hard Cover Fine in Fine dust jacket
8vo- 21.5 x 14 cm.; 300 pp. With notes, comprehensive indices and bibliographies. Cistercian Studies Series No. 158. "A systematic listing of books available to medieval English nuns, and in the process an indication of the wealth, the intellectual level, and the spirituality of English nuns from the Conquest to the Reformation". A new and unread copy. 20602
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28.00 USD
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932 |
Bell, David N. Many Mansions: An Introduction to the Development and Diversity of Medieval Theology West and East.
Kalamazoo, Michigan Cistercian Publications 1996 0879073462 Hard Cover Fine in Fine dust jacket
8vo- 21.5 x 14 cm.; 378 pp. Cistercian Studies Series number 146. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Written for the non-specialis t, this brings to life an exciting and seminal period of the Greek and Latin Church. Bell is Professor of Comparative Religion at Memorial University, Newfoundland, Canada, and the author of several books in the Cistercian Studies series. A new and unread / unused copy. 15665
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933 |
Bell, David N. What Nuns Read, Books and Libraries in Medieval English Nunneries.
Kalamazoo, Michigan Cistercian Publications 1995 0879075589 Hard Cover Fine in Fine dust jacket
8vo- 21.5 x 14 cm.; 300 pp. With notes, comprehensive indices and bibliographies. Cistercian Studies Series No. 158. "A systematic listing of books available to medieval English nuns, and in the process an indication of the wealth, the intellectual level, and the spirituality of English nuns from the Conquest to the Reformation". A new and unread copy. 17283
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935 |
Bellet, Maurice Le Dieu pervers.
Desclee de Brouwer. 1979 2220022196 Softcover Very Good
8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 314 pp. Text is in French. Connivence, collection dirigee par Jean Sulivan. Light edgewear on flapped card stock covers, minimal monastic library markings on first blank page; binding tight, text pages clean. 16939
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936 |
Belloc Lowndes, Mrs. (Marie Adelaide) The Fortune of Bridget Malone.
New York Longmans, Green and Co. 1937 First Edition Hardcover Very Good- with no dust jacket
12mo - 18.5 x 12.5 cm.; [6] - 294 pp. Black cloth with gilt lettering on spine. First edition and so stated. Belloc Lowndes (1868-1947) was the sister of Hilaire Belloc and a prolific writer with some 60 published works including novels, plays and film scripts, the most well known of which is "The Lodger", published in 1913. This particluar book shows mild to moderate shelf wear and scuffing with rubbed corners and mildly worn spine tips. The front board shows two circular stains visible in reflected light. Previous owner's book plate (a cloistered convent) on the front free end paper, actually two bookplates with one pasted directly over the other. Otherwise the book is quite clean with a solid and sound binding. A clear and removable archival cover has been fitted. 18813
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937 |
Belloc, Hilaire The Emerald of Catherine the Great
Bristol, England J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd. 1926 First Edition Hard Cover Good with no dust jacket Illustrated by G. K. Chesterton
12mo - 18.5 x 12.5 cm.; 250 pp. Plus 4 pages of publisher's adverts. Dark green / black cloth with light green lettering on spine and front board. Corners are bumped and the spine is quite faded. Page 118/119 have a marginal tear on the bottom edge not affecting any text. 21 delightful drawings by Chesterton done in a wistful grey. Stated as first published in July, 1926 with no additional printings noted and precedes the American first by Harper's, also in 1926. A clear and removable archival cover has been fitted. 2705
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938 |
Belloc, Hilaire World Conflict.
London, England Catholic Truth Society 1953 Softcover Very Good+
12mo - 18.5 x 12.5 cm.; 8 pp. Light tan wraps with red and black lettering and a saddle stapled binding. Very slight wear and soiling to the covers. Publication number 'Do 268' from the London branch of the Catholic Truth Society. 11974
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939 |
Belloc, Hilaire. The Free Press.
London, UK. George Allen & Unwin. 1918 First Edition Hardcover Good+ with no dust jacket
12mo - 18 x 12.5 cm.; vii - 102 - [2] pp. Wine red cloth over boards with black lettering on spine and front board. Stated as first published in 1918 on the copyright page with no additional printings noted. Mild shelf wear to the boards with a small abrasion on the fore edge of the front board near the top. Previous onwer's names (2 of) on the front free end paper and one stamped again on the title page along with a book store stamp on the bottom of the title page and of the front free end paper. Slight cocking to the binding, otherwise clean and solid. A clear and removable archival cover has been fitted. 21482
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940 |
Belloc, Hilaire. On the Place of Gilbert Chesterton in English Letters.
New York. Sheed & Ward 1940 First Edition Hardcover Very Good with no dust jacket
12mo - 18.5 x 12 cm.; [6] - 84 - [6] pp. Beige cloth over boards with black lettering on spine. Two page list of the chief works of Chesterton compiled by Belloc. The boards show mild wear with slight rubs on the lower fore corners of the boards and the spine tips. General though mild soiling present to the externals while the interior is clean and the binding is solid and sound. 21370
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941 |
Belorgey, Dom Godefroid Dieu nous aime.
Paris Editions du Cerf. 1949 Hardcover Very Good
17.5 x 10.5 cm.; 239 pp. Originally a soft cover edition though now rebound with dark blue cloth over boards and gilt lettering on the spine. Dom Belorgey was the assistant abbot at the Cistercian mother house, Notre Dame de Citeaux. Library markings are minimal and none are external. A previous owner or reader has made copious notes in pencil on the front free end paper and it would seem that the note taking is restricted to that page. A very good copy in a near fine condition with the exception of the minimal library markings.; Ex-Library 20916
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942 |
Belser, Rev. J. E. History of the Passion, Death, and Glorification of Our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Saint Louis, Missouri B. Herder 1929 First Edition Hardcover Very Good
8vo - 20.5 x 13.5 cm.; x - 668 pp. Light olive-green cloth with black lettering on spine and front board. "Freely adapted into English by Rev. F. A. Marks and edited by Arthur Preuss". One of the once popular exegitical commentraies on the Passion. 'Tis wise to remember that with works of this nature, the ascetical motives for writing it are of prime importance when they rub shoulders with the results of historical or critical research. Approbations are present. The work was first published in German as "Geschichte des Leidens und Sterbens der Auferstehung und Himmelfahrt des Herrn nach den vier Evangelien ausgelegt" in 1903 and this English rendition of it is taken primarily from the 2nd German edition of 1913. Previous owner's name on title page. Quite minor wear and soiling to the externals. A removable and clear archival cover has been fitted. 11330
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56.00 USD
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943 |
Belza, Wladyslaw Katechizm Polskiego Dziecka.
Krakow Nakladem Towarzystwa Szkoly Ludowej 1913 Softcover Very Good
15.5 x 12 cm.; 46, (2) pp. Text is in Polish. A collection of 16 short poems by Belza (1847-1913), leading off with the well known title poem, Catechism of a Polish Child; 4 b/w illustrations. Center-staple d in red wraps. Minor soiling and edgewear on wraps. 12570
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944 |
Benbow, John Manuscript & Proof
New York, New York Oxford University Press 1943 Hard Cover Very Good with no dust jacket
8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; x - 122 pp. Brick red cloth with gilt lettering on spine. This is the 3rd edition, first was in 1937. "The preparation of manuscript for the printer and the handling of the proofs". The spine is faded while the interior is clean and tight. 10350
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945 |
Bender, Prof. Carl B. New Holland Grassland Manual
New Holland, Pennsylvania New Holland Machine Company 1962 Hard Cover Very Good
8vo - 22 x 13.5 cm.; [6] - 186 pp. A manual on the growing, harvesting, storage, and usage of hay published as an educational service by the New Holland Machine Company. Charts and black and white photos. The white boards have some light wear and soiling with rubbing to the corners. Interior is clean and the binding is solid. 4339
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6.40 USD
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946 |
Benjamin, Lynne Jacob's Tails (Back-to-the-Land).
Nova Scotia Privately published 2007 0978398106 Softcover Near Fine Signed by Author
8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 156 pp. Glossy pictorial covers. "A true adventure . . ." written from a dog's perspective of two hippie homesteaders and their life in Cape Breton Island. Signed by the author on the title page.; Signed by Author 16452
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12.00 USD
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947 |
Benjamin, Lynne Jacob's Tails (Back-to-the-Land).
Nova Scotia Privately published 2007 0978398106 Softcover Near Fine Signed by Author
8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 156 pp. Glossy pictorial covers. "A true adventure . . ." written from a dog's perspective of two hippie homesteaders and their life in Cape Breton Island. Signed by the author on the title page.; Signed by Author 16451
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12.00 USD
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948 |
Bennett, Charles R. Risks in the Environment: How to Assess Them.
Burlington, Ontario Burloak Publications. 1996 0968043801 Softcover Very Good
8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; [12] - 305 pp. Bennett presents detailed and exhaustive arguments against environmental regulations as they are producing no health improvements for Canadians. Extensive bibliographical footnotes along with five appendices. The lower fore coner of the front cover is creased, else near fine. 19411
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949 |
Bennett, Clifford A. , and Paul Hume - editors Hymnal of Christian Unity
Toledo, Ohio Gregorian Institute Of America 1964 Hard Cover Good+ with no dust jacket
8vo - 22 x 15.5 cm.; xii - 116 pp. Red cloth with gilt lettering on spine and front. This is publication number G-1040A - the choir edition. Includes a general topical index, index of authors, translators and sources, index of composers and an index of first lines. The book has been covered with a clear adhesive plastic folded over the edges of the boards all rather neatly done. 5646
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950 |
Bennett, Clinton In Search of Muhammad.
London, England Cassell And Co. 1998 0304704016 Softcover Fine
8vo - 23.5 x 15.5 cm.; x - 276 pp. Bibliography. The chapter headings are a good indication of how this author approaches his subject. 1. Muhammad of History: the Primary Sources 2. The Sources: a Critical Evaluation 3. Non-Muslim Lives of Muhammad: from the 7th to the 16th Centuries 4. Non-Muslim Lives: from the Renaissance to Todayj5. Muhammad's Significance in Muslim Life and Thought 6. Conversations Islamic, Conclusion: Towards a Postmodern Theology of Religions. Bennett is Associate Professor of Religion at Baylor University, Texas. He has written extensively about Islam and other religions. 3712
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952 |
Bennett, Reginald M. The Church in India: A Canadian Viewpoint.
Toronto, Canada Canadian Council Of Churches 1954 Soft Cover Very Good
12mo - 19 x 13 cm.; x - 157 pp. Tan card stock wraps with dark brown lettering. Mapped end papers. Published by the Inter-Church Committee on Missionary Education, a part of the Canadian Council of Churches. An historical survey of missionary activity in India with emphasis on the intellectual and ecumenical struggles. Illustrated with black and white photogrpahs and a 3 colour fold out map. Previous owner's stamp (small) on title page. Minor shelf wear to the externals. 10041
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953 |
Bennett, Tony. Outside Literature.
London, UK. Routledge. 1990 0415010942 Softcover Very Good
8vo - 21.5 x 13.5 cm.; x - 310 pp. From the back cover: "Bennett suggests the literature be re-defined as an institutionally ordered field of textual uses and effects. In thus questioning literary aesthetics and their associated politics, Bennett engages with the world of Marxist theoreticians . . .". Previous owner's name on the inside of the front cover and the spine shows two light reading creases. 21144
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954 |
Bennett, Tony. Formalism and Marxism.
London, UK. Methuen. 1979 0416708803 Softcover Very Good-
12mo - 18.5 x 12 cm.; xii - 200 pp. A two part look at the Russian Formalists (Shklovsky and Eichenbaum) in contrast to the Althusserian Marxist critics. Minor shelf wear to the externals, previous owner's name on the first page. 21609
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955 |
Benoit, Pierre Axelle (English edition).
New York Dial Press 1930 Hardcover Good with no dust jacket
12mo - 19 x 13 cm.; 316 pp. Blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and blindstamped device on front. Translated into English from the original French with no translator being noted, this being the first English edition. Moderate wear to the externals (worn board corners and spine crown/heel with small tears and material loss at the spine crown and heel) and the spine itself is quite faded. Text block head edge is dyed blue, fore edge is rough cut, all text block edges are darkened. Interior is clean and the binding is solid. 12828
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957 |
Benson, Mary Josephine My Pocket Beryl
Toronto, Canada McClelland & Stewart Ltd. 1921 First Edition Hard Cover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
12mo - 18 x 13 cm.; 127 pp. Green paper covered boards with gilt lettering on spine and front. This Canadian poet writes on a wide range of themes, from lyrical to descriptive, poems on romance and legend, human aspirations, aviation, and the war's aftermath. The text block head edge is trimed while the fore and tail edges are left untrimmed. The board edges show slight shelf wear while the dust jacket is mildly worn on the edges with small creases and nicks. The interior is clean and the binding is solid. 4789
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958 |
Benson, Rev. Robert Hugh Non-Catholic Denominations.
London, UK Longmans, Green and Co. 1910 Hardcover Very Good
12mo - 19 x 12.5 cm.; xv - 217 - [3] pp. Burgundy cloth over boards with gilt lettering on spine and blind stamped lettering and papal crest on the front board. One of the Westminster Library, a series of manuals for Catholic priests and students. The series editor is the Right Rev. Mgr. Bernard Ward. The denominations considered are the Church of England or Episcopalians including the High Church, the Low Church and the Broad Church, Presbyterians, Nonconformists, Baptists, Congregationalists, Wesleyans, Quakers, Salvation Army, Irvingites, Theosophists, Christian Scientists, Mind-Healers, Spiritualists , and in an appendix: Swedenborgians, Plymouth Brethren, Moravians and Unitarians. Previous owner's name on the front free end paper, the end papers are age toned or browned and the externals show mild shelf wear with the spine being a tad faded also. Otherwise, very clean with a solid binding. 20580
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961 |
Berg, Joseph Das Leben und Leiden Jesu Christi.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee Book Co. Hardcover Good
vii, 305, (3) pp. Text is in German Fraktur. Mit fehr vielen Kunstdruckbild ern und Textillustrationen. No copyright date, approbations dated 1910. A richly illustrated and elaborately bound life of Christ printed for German Catholic immigrants to the U.S. Berg was professor at the Provinzial Seminar in St. Francis, Wisconsin. The frontis illustration is in colour, all others are b/w, many with protective tissue guards (many of which are loose and edgeworn). Blue cloth-covered boards with chamfered edges, Art Nouveau decoration and paste-down picture of the head of Christ on front, decoration and title on spine, gilt text block edges, marker ribbon, decorated endpapers. Light edgewear on boards with worn corners, binding shaken with weaknesses noted at front and back hinges and some signatures. 15022
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963 |
Berger, Peter L. (editor) The Human Shape of Work; Studies in the Sociology of Occupations.
New York Macmillan 1964 Hardcover Very Good
8vo - 21 x 14 cm.; vii - 241 pp. Black cloth with gilt and white lettering on spine. Six essays as follows: 1 - "In the Basement - The Apartment Building Janitor" by Raymond L. Gold, 2 - "Manning the Machines - The Assembly-Line Worker" by Ely Chinoy, 3 - "On the Margin - The Engineering Technician" by William M. Evan, 4 - "In the Courts of Power - The Advertising Man" by Ian Lewis, 5 - "On the Pinnacles of Power - The Business Executive" by Kenneth Underwood, 6 - "Some General Observations on the Problem of Work" by Peter L. Berger. Library stamp on all three text block edges, Library bookplate on the front paste down end paper, otherwise the book shows few signs of ever having been used.; Ex-Library 18513
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965 |
Berger. Eric Another Guggenheim.
London, England Hutchinson 1980 0091423503 First Edition Hard Cover Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
8vo - 19.5 x 12.5 cm.; 174 pp. Bright red cloth with gold lettering on spine. A first novel for this English chemical engineer and television playwright. An intrigue set in a fictious Central American country. The DJ has some slight soiling. 4057
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966 |
Bergeron CSC., Henri-Paul Brother Andre CSC: The Wonder Man of Mount Royal.
Montreal, Quebec. Fides 1969 Softcover Very Good+
12mo - 17.5 x 10.5 cm.; 192 pp. Translated from the French by Rev. Real Boudreau, CSC. First published in 1938 and by Fides in 1958, this is the fourth printing of the revised edition. Brother Andre died on January 6th of1937 and over one million pilgrims came by for one last visit in the next three days 'til his burial. Previous owner's name on the first page and the text paper shows a general though mild age-browning. Aside from the previous owner's name, the book appears to have never been used. 20445
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967 |
Berkeley, G. F. H. How to Study a Picture: Hints on Appreciation.
Dublin, Ireland Talbot Press Limited 1927 Soft Cover Good
12mo - 18 x 12 cm.; 29 pp. Frontis illustration of paintings discussed with a preface by G. Luard. In a footnote, Berkeley claims no originality for these "notes" but states that the ideas come from a work by Sir Charles Holmes, "Notes on the Science of Picture-making". Brown paper cover with yapped edges, one single sewn signature. Edgewear on cover and the first blank preliminary is missing. Mild foxing with some marginalia (checkmarks and marginal lines). 6948
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968 |
Berkeley, Sara Facts about Water: New and Selected Poems.
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England Bloodaxe Books 1994 1852242922 Softcover Fine
8vo - 21.5 x 13.5 cm.; 96 pp. Sara is a young Irish poet now living in California and has been awarded the Irish Book Award and the Sunday Tribune Arts Award for her published work. This edition is co-published by New Island Books and the Thistledown Press. 9480
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969 |
Berkeley, Sara Facts about Water: New and Selected Poems.
Newcastle Upon Tyne, England Bloodaxe Books 1994 1852242922 Trade Paperback Fine
8vo - 21.5 x 13.5 cm.; 96 pp. Sara is a young Irish poet now living in California and has been awarded the Irish Book Award and the Sunday Tribune Arts Award for her published work. This edition is co-published by New Island Books and the Thistledown Press. 9481
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971 |
Berkowitz, S. D. and Robert K. Logan (editors) (Jean Chretien, Claude Morin, Eugene Forsey, Anthony Scott, John Harney, Milton Acorn, Royce Firth, Davidson Dunton, Gregory Baum, Marshall McLuhan, Barrington Nevitt, June Corman, Lawrence Felt . . ) Canada's Third Option.
Toronto Macmillan. 1978 0770515894 Softcover Very Good
8vo - 22 x 14 cm.; 282 pp. Collection of writings about unity within Canada, with some unconventional solutions. Authors also include Jan Dukszta, Teresa Berkowitz, Leonard Waverman, John Kinzel, Lorne Tepperman, Ernest Chang, Gale Moore, Edward Harvey, F. Kenneth Hare, Maurice Lamontagne. Minor edgewear, binding sturdy, text pages clean. 19323
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974 |
Bernadot OP., M. V. Our Lady in Our Life.
Westminster, Maryland Newman Press. 1949 Hardcover Very Good
12mo - 19.5 x 13 cm.; [8] - 159 pp. Blue cloth over boards with dark blue lettering on spine and front. Translated from the original French by Mary Ryan. From the author's preface: "In this little book we desire to show that Our Lady gives birth and life to Jesus within us; that it is she who gives us the spirit of Jesus; who makes us know Him in His mysteries and in His sacrifices, and who impels us to imitate Him". Library markings are stamps on the front free and the back paste down end paper and a call number in white on the lower spine. Otherwise quite clean with a solid binding and mild shelf wear to the board corners and the spine tips.; Ex-Library 20729
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976 |
Bernanos, Georges Sanctity Will Out, An Essay on Saint Joan
London Sheed & Ward. 1947 First Edition Hardcover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
12mo - 18.5 x 12.5 cm.; 54 pp. Translated by R. Batchelor. Cloth-covered boards lightly sunned on the top, convent bookplate on front free endpaper, name stamp on half-title, title, and one interior page; text is otherwise clean, binding sturdy. Dust jacket lightly rubbed with bit of edgewear, name stamped on back flap, front flap price clipped. This is a former library book to which no spine stickers or pockets were attached. ; Ex-Library 21583
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977 |
Bernard Of Clairvaux Cistercians and Cluniacs, St. Bernard's Apologia to Abbot William.
Kalamazoo, Michigan Cistercian Publications 1970 0879071028 Softcover Fine
8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm; 69 pp. Translated by Michael Casey, OCSO with an introduction by Jean Leclercq, OSB. Footnotes. Reprinted from Bernard's, Treatises I. Composed by Bernard (a Cistercian) and approved by William (a Cluniac) , this "excoriates monks . . . . Cistercians who had become slanderers, Cluniacs who had grown self-indulgent". Bernard's satirical wit spared no one who had lost sight of the monk's first duty, the love of God and the brethren". A new and unread/unused copy. 13947
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978 |
Bernard of Clairvaux The Parables & The Sentences.
Kalamazoo, Michigan Cistercian Publications 2000 0879071850 Softcover Near Fine
8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 461 pp. Cistercian Fathers Series, no. 55. "Parables" translated with an introduction by Michael Casey; "Sentences" translated by Francis Swietek, introduction by John Sommerfeldt. A new, unread volume, lightly soiled on text block bottom edge. 14488
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979 |
Bernard of Clairvaux On Grace and Free Choice, De gratia et libero arbitrio.
Kalamazoo, Michigan Cistercian Publications 1988 0-87907-070-6 Softcover Fine
8vo; 114 pp. Translated by Daniel O'Donovan, OCSO, introduction by Bernard McGinn. Bibliography, index, notes. "Bernard's first deliberately theological treatise, it demonstrates the conceptual precision, the contemplative insight, and the rhetorical delicacy of which he was capable." A new, unread copy. 13569
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981 |
Bernard Of Clairvaux Cistercians and Cluniacs, St. Bernard's Apologia to Abbot William.
Kalamazoo, Michigan Cistercian Publications 1970 0879071028 Softcover Fine
8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm; 69 pp. Translated by Michael Casey, OCSO with an introduction by Jean Leclercq, OSB. Footnotes. Reprinted from Bernard's, Treatises I. Composed by Bernard (a Cistercian) and approved by William (a Cluniac), this "excoriates monks . . . . Cistercians who had become slanderers, Cluniacs who had grown self-indulgent". Bernard's satirical wit spared no one who had lost sight of the monk's first duty, the love of God and the brethren". A new and unread/unused copy. 17817
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982 |
Bernard Of Clairvaux Cistercians and Cluniacs, St. Bernard's Apologia to Abbot William.
Kalamazoo, Michigan Cistercian Publications 1970 0879071028 Softcover Fine
8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm; 69 pp. Translated by Michael Casey, OCSO with an introduction by Jean Leclercq, OSB. Footnotes. Reprinted from Bernard's, Treatises I. Composed by Bernard (a Cistercian) and approved by William (a Cluniac), this "excoriates monks . . . . Cistercians who had become slanderers, Cluniacs who had grown self-indulgent". Bernard's satirical wit spared no one who had lost sight of the monk's first duty, the love of God and the brethren". A new and unread/unused copy. 17315
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984 |
Bernard Of Clairvaux. The Life and Death of Saint Malachy the Irishman.
Kalamazoo, Michigan Cistercian Publications 1978 087907910X Softcover Fine
8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 170 pp. Cistercian Fathers Series No. 10. Translated and annotated by Robert T. Meyer. Extensive notes, index. Malachy reformed the Church in Ireland and re-introduced monasticism in the late eleventh century. Includes a biograhy, two homilies, an epitaph and a hymn by Bernard in honour of Malachy. A new and unread / unused copy. 9898
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987 |
Bernard, Antoine, C.S.V. Histoire de la Survivance Acadienne, 1755-1935.
Montreal Les Clercs de Saint-Viateur. 1935 Softcover Very Good-
8vo - 24.5 x 16 cm.; 465 pp. Text is in French. Approbations present. Maps, photos, footnotes, bibliography, appendices. Contents: Le Pays Acadien, Les Ruines de 1755, L'Oeuvre de l'Abbe Bourg en Acadie, Les Origines Francaises du Nouveau-Brunswick Oriental, Debuts de la Region de Memramcook (1766-1812), Deputs de la Region de Caraquet (1755-1812), Pale Demi-Siecle au Nouveau-Brunswick (1812-1864), Progres Acadien au Nouveau-Brunswick Oriental (depuis 1864), Le Madawaska-Restigouc he, La Nouvelle-Ecosse, L'Ile du Cap-Breton, L'ile du Prince-Edouard, Les Iles de la Madeleine, Labrador et Anticosti, Regions Acadiennes de la Province de Quebec. Some wear on paper wraps including a 3 cm. closed tear that goes into the margins of the first two pages, former owners' names on first blank page and title page, otherwise a clean, sturdy text. 19380
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988 |
Bernard, Jack F. and John J. Delaney. A Guide to Catholic Reading.
Garden City, New York. Doubleday Image Books 1966 Softcover Good
12mo - 18 x 10.5 cm.; vi - 392 pp. From the cover: "A practical handbook for the general reader on every aspect of Catholic literature with descriptions of more than 750 books of Catholic interest." The books are divided into twenty six subject matters followed by four appendices and a comprehensive index. Mild wear and soiling to the covers and text block edges with a clean interior and a sound binding. Previous owner's inked note on the title page. 18619
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989 |
Bernardo, Don Raffaele, C.PP.S. Saint Gaspar Del Bufalo, Saint of the People.
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada I Team. 1990 1895370000 Softcover Very Good
8vo - 21 x 13 cm.; 175 pp. A later printing. St. Gaspar (1786-1837) was the founder of the Missionaries of the Most Precious Blood and the author of this biography is a member of that order. Illustrated with many full-page coloured pictures. Light wear on card stock cover; binding tight, text pages clean. 17578
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991 |
Bernier, Mgsr. Paul The Marian Congress of Ottawa. June 1947.
Ottawa, Ontario Privately published. 1948 Hardcover Very Good+ in Good dust jacket
8vo - 22.5 x 15 cm.; viii - 346 pp. Blue pebbled cloth over boards with gilt lettering on spine and front along with gilt decorations on front and back. Translated from the French of Fr. Bernier by Emmett O'Grady. A detailed recounting of the Congress along with letters of testimony, programmes, and a list of sponsors for the publishing of the book. Profusely illustrated with twenty three pages of black and white photographs one of which serves as a frontis all printed on a high quality coated paper. The book shows mild shelf wear with minor corner bumps. The dust jacket is worn on the edges and soiled with a tide mark on the front fore edge. 21103
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32.00 USD
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992 |
Bernier, Rev. Joseph (editor) C. Y. A. Holy Hour Booklet Number One.
New York C. Y. A. Center 1950 Softcover Very Good
16mo - 16.5 x 10.5 cm.; 55 pp. Red and white card covers with a saddle stapled binding. Produced by the Catholic Youth Adoration (C.Y.A.), the booklet has three complete hour long services with all the prayers and hymns necessary. The majority of the prayers were composed by high school students. 16382
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994 |
Bernstein, Ellen (editor) Ecology and the Jewish Spirit: Where Nature and the Sacred Meet
Woodstock, Vermont Jewish Lights Publishing 1998 1879045885 First Edition Hard Cover Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; 277 pp. Wine red paper over boards with gilt lettering on spine. Respect for the holiness of Creation, our duty to protect the natural world, reverence for the land - a focus on nature is part of the fabric of Jewish thought. Here is a collection of essays exploring this topic. Contributors are: Jeff Sultar, Shamu Fenyvesi, Neal Joseph Loevinger, Bradley Shavit Artson, Ellen Bernstein, Everett Gendler, Charles Fenyvesi, Eliezer Diamond, Robert Sand, Debra Robbins, Lawrence Troster, Dan Fink, Marc Sirinsky, Ellen Cohn, Eileen Abrams, Neil Gillman, David Ehrenfeld, Victor Raboy, Shira Dicker, Barry Freundel, Philip Bentley, David Gedzelman, Marc Swetlitz. The dust jacket and book show a hint of shelf wear. 7265
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995 |
Berrigan, Daniel (edited by Michael True) Daniel Berrigan; Poetry, Drama, Prose
Maryknoll, New York Orbis Books 1988 0883442744 Softcover Near Fine
8vo - 23.5 x 15.5 cm.; xxix - 352 pp. Edited with an introduction by Michael True. The contents are grouped into eight parts: Beginnings, The Church, Guides and Witnesses, Scriptures, Encounters - Confrontations, On Trial, In Exile - Underground - In Prison, Celebrations. Very slight soiling on text block edges and shelf wear on the corners. 1363
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996 |
Berry, William B. Lost Sierra, Gold, Ghosts & Skis.
Soda Springs, California Western America Skisport Museum 1991 Soft Cover Very Good
4to - 28 x 21.5 cm.; 227 - xv pp. "The legendary days of skiing in the California mining camps with 231 photos and maps." Edited by Chapman Wentworth. Snow, skis, Snow-shoe Thompson, gold, and the Post ("neither rain nor snow nor heat nor gloom of night . . . ") makes for an interesting mix of history. Card covers have mild edgewear and a bit of curl, small stain on text block bottom edge. otherwise the interior is clean and the binding is solid. 9852
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997 |
Berssen, William and June (editors) SCYA Yearbook and Sea Boating Almanac.
California Sea and Pacific Motor Boat Magazine 1973 Softcover Very Good-
8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; 512 pp. Full of maps, charts, photos, information, advertisements. SCYA is the Southern California Yachting Association. Includes the following authored articles: The Painted Cave-Santa Cruz Island by K.O. Emery; How to Catch Corvina by Mike Leonte; Lake Powell by Stanley A. Jones; Fish Infested Baja by Harry Bonner; Short Course in S. Calif. Weather and How to Recognize Cloud Patterns by Emil Kurtz. Light soiling and moderate edgewear on covers, a small stain on the lower corner of some pages. 15001
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998 |
Berthelon, P. (Antoine Chevrier) Le Message du Pere Chevrier
Le Puy Editions Xavier Mappus. Hardcover Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket
8vo - 22 x 14.5 cm.; 167 pp. Approbations dated 1960. Text is in French. B/w photos, excerts from a number of different writings of Father Chevrier (1826-1879) with some notes and introduction by editor. Minor edgewear on boards; a clean and tight copy. Dust jacket rubbed with some edgewear. 20853
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999 |
Berthrong, John H. The Divine Deli: Religious Identity in the North American Cultural Mosaic
Maryknoll, New York Orbis Books 1999 1570752680 Softcover Fine
8vo - 21 x 13.5 cm.; xxvii - 163 pp. Faith Meets Faith Series. Can one legitimately be 60% Christian, 20% Buddhist, and 20% Jewish? Showing that these combinations are happening in varying degrees, Berthrong questions whether the combinations will have the power to stem the forces of impending ecological disaster, give people strength to weather trials, and whether communities and nations will find in them a foundation to make just decisions. Berthrong is associate dean of the Boston University School of Theology and an expert on Chinese religions. A new and unused book. 3366
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1000 |
Bertoniere, Gabriel Through Faith & Fire: The Monks of Spencer, 1825-1958.
New York Yorkville Press 2005 0972942793 Hardcover Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
8vo - 23 x 15.5 cm.; xxvi - 597 pp. Red paper over boards with brown paper on spine and gilt spine lettering. A well researched and documented history (Bertoniere is a professed monk living at Spencer) of St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, Massachusetts. From the beginnings with Dom Augustin de Lestrange leaving France after the Revolution and the suppression of La Trappe, where Dom LeStrange was the novice master, and eventually moving to the New World, first to Nova Scotia and then to Spencer in Massachusetts. The chronicling of the history follows various abbots of Spencer and is profusley illustrated. Well annotated and with an eight page bibliography and a very comprehensive index. The book and jacket show mild shelf wear. However there is one instance of underling in pen on page 375 where four lines of text have underlining present. Aside from that, the book would near fine. 17509
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