8vo - 22 x 13.5 cm.; 98 pp. Translated from the German by Matthew J. O'Connell and edited by John E. Rotelle OSA. Illustrated with 2 black and white photographs, 5 black and white drawings and 10 full colour plates. One appendix, St. Thomas' Marian sermon: "Let Us Place Ourselves Under Mary's Protection". The library markings, none of which are external, are a stamp on the title page and attachment remains on the inside of the back cover and the head margin of the last page. Otherwise clean with a tight binding. View More...
Publisher:
San Francisco, California., Ignatius Press.: 2002
Seller ID: 31140
ISBN: 0898709180
Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Fine
8vo - 20.5 x 13 cm.; 346 pp. First published by the Newman Press in 1959, this is the later Ignatius Press softcover reprint. Four page bibliography and a 10 page index. An as-new and unused book and yes, it really is as-new and unused. View More...
8vo - 21 x 14 cm.; xv - 220 pp. Red cloth over boards with white lettering on the spine. From the dust jacket: "Bernard Basset's purpose in this book is to present a full account of More's life in a way that shows why his star is in the ascendant and why popular respect will almost certainly keep it there," Two pages of notes, a 2 page bibliography and a 4 page index. Previous owner's name crossed out on the front free end paper. The library markings, none of which are external, are a stamp on the title page and a pocket on the back free end paper, otherwise very clean with a sound binding. Th... View More...
Publisher:
New London, Connecticut., Twenty-Third Publications.: 2012
Seller ID: 30961
ISBN: 158595845X
Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Fine
8vo - 21 x 14 cm.; 226 pp. Father Bausch tells the stories of fifty individuals, his categories include Standards (common saints), American Saints, New Saints, Legends and Fables. An interesting collection. An as-new and unused book. View More...
8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 204 pp. Fr. Bedard was the founder of the priestly community "The Companions of the Cross". From the back cover: ". . . (looks) across the spectrum of the Church today and offering hope to those who would despair of the Church ever fulfilling Christ's yearning that we all be one". Sticker scar on the front cover and a previous owner's name on the first page, otherwise clean with a tight binding. View More...
8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 204 pp. Fr. Bedard was the founder of the priestly community "The Companions of the Cross". From the back cover: ". . . (looks) across the spectrum of the Church today and offering hope to those who would despair of the Church ever fulfilling Christ's yearning that we all be one". Very minor wear to the cover edges, else clean and sound. Signed by the author, "Father Bob", on the title page with an inscription to the previous owner.; Signed by Author View More...
Publisher:
London, UK., Constable and Company.: 1992
Seller ID: 30553
ISBN: 0094702004
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
8vo - 23.5 x 16 cm.; 341 pp. Wine-red cloth over boards with silver gilt lettering on the spine. The author recounts the history of the Catholic families of Britain from 1778 (when King George III and Queen Charlotte visited Lord and Lady Petre) to the present day. Profusely illustrated with many black and white photographs and reproductions. Ten pages of "Source References", a 4 page bibliography and an 11 page index. The library markngs, none of which are external, are a stamp on the title page and attachments on the back free end paper. Otherwise clean with a sound binding. The spine tips h... View More...
8vo - 20.5 x 13 cm.; (10) - 134 pp. From a note by one of the authors on one of the preliminary pages: "Here we have a saint who definitely belongs to our western hemisphere. In many ways he reminds us so much of Francis of Assisi, his great love of human beings, of nature and animals." The library markings are label remnants on the lower spine, a stamp on the half title page and attachments on the inside of the back cover and the head margin of the last page, page 134. Otherwise clean with a sound binding and showing only very mild wear to the edges of the covers. View More...
8vo - 22 x 15.5 cm.; 343 pp. First published in Spanish as "Mons. Josemaria Escrivá de Balaguer - Apuntes sobre la vida del Fundador del Opus Dei" in 1976 with no accreditation given for this English translation. The library markings, none of which are external, are a stamp on the title page and attachments on the blank verso of the last page. Mild wear to the edges of the covers, otherwise clean with a sound binding. View More...
Publisher:
Richmond Hill, Ontario., I Team / Society of the Precious Blood.: 1990
Seller ID: 33943
Binding: Softcover
Condition: Very Good
1895370000 8vo - 21 x 13 cm.; 175 pp. Translated by the author from the original Italian. 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. The library markings are a very faint sticker ghost on the lower spine, a stamp on the title page and a pocket on the blank verso of the last page. Otherwise clean with a sound binding. One page general index at the back. Mild wear to the cover edges, otherwise clean and tight. View More...
Publisher:
Ann Arbor, Michigan., Servant Books.: 1991
Seller ID: 33322
ISBN: 0892831936
Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Very Good
8vo - 20.5 x 13 cm.; x - 123 pp. First published in 1984, this is the seventh printing. Two page preface by Fred Lilly. Minor wear to the edges of the covers and sticker remnants/scar on the back cover, else clean with a sound binding. View More...
8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; xv - 122 pp. Cistercian Studies Series, No. 73. A man of contradiction, Shenoute of Atripe (d. 466) , was loved by his followers and venerated as a hero of the faith but is perceived now as erratic and unlovable. His life "casts an important light on a long obscure chapter of Christian experience", that of Coptic Christianity at the time of the Council of Ephesus. A as-new and unused copy. View More...
Publisher:
Paterson, New Jersey., St. Anthony Guild Press.: 1956
Seller ID: 30785
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good with no dust jacket
12mo - 19 x 13 cm.; (10) - 134 pp. Red cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine (quite faded) and on the front board (dulled). Illustrated with 12 black and white drawings by June Driscoll used as chapter head pieces. A biography of Fr. Damien written for younger readers. The library markings are a catologue number in white on the lower spine and tape stains on the paste down end papers. Otherwise clean with a good binding. A clear and removable archival cover has been fitted. View More...
Publisher:
New York., The Crossroad Publishing Company.: 1997
Seller ID: 32886
ISBN: 082451677X
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
8vo - 23 x 15 cm.; 190 pp. Black cloth over boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Translated from the Dutch edition of 1996, "Onrustig zoeken naar God: De spiritualiteit van Henri Nouwen" by David E. Schlaver and Nancy Forest-Flier. Illustrated with 13 pages of black and white photographs. Nine pages of end notes and a 5 page bibliography of works by Nouwen. Other than some very minor scuffing of the dust jacket, the book appears to have never been used. View More...
Publisher:
Vancouver, British Columbia., Alverna Distributors / Evergreen Press.: 1957
Seller ID: 31591
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good with no dust jacket
8vo - 20.5 x 14 cm.; xiv - 277 pp. Blue cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and the front board. The front paste down end paper is mapped with the missions noted. Fr. Boniface (born 1880) joined the Franciscans in 1902 entering the monastery novitiate in Amiens, France. Consecrated a priest in 1908 at the cathedral church in Quebec City, he left shortly afterwards for the "Golden West" serving mainly in that part of Alberta north of Edmonton and in the vicinity of the North Saskatchewan River. Illustrated with many black and white photographs with a short chronology of the development of th... View More...
12mo - 19 x 12.5 cm.; 265 pp. Originally published in French, "Une stigmatisée, Marie-Rose Ferron", this is the English translation done by the author, Jeanne Savard Bonin. Three page "Presentation" or preface by Fr. Francois-Paul Deraspe OSST. Ferron (1902-1936), born in Québec but moved with family to Massachusetts and Rhode Island, is considered America's first stigmatist. This is a biography of her. Illustrated with 16 pages of black and white photographs. The book appears to have been used very little if at all. View More...
8vo - 20 x 13.5 cm.; xviii - 287 pp. Second printing. A novelized biography of Mother Ann Valencia (1854-1936), founder of the St. Francis Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. Spine faded, modest edgewear on boards, library markings consist of a removed spine sticker, card pocket and name stamps on front and back free endpapers. Binding sturdy, text pages otherwise clean. A clear and removable archival cover has been fitted. View More...
8vo - 19.5 x 13 cm.; 206 pp. Green linen over boards with black lettering on the spine. Stated first American edition on the copyright page. Illustrated with sixteen pages of black and white photographs. Printed on a light cream coloured laid paper. Mild wear to the spine tips and the head edge of the text block has some surface foxing. Otherwise clean with a tight binding. The unclipped dust jacket has mild wear to the edges and light scuffing. View More...
Publisher:
Sillery, Quebec., Fondation de la Statue de l'Immaculee.: (1988)
Seller ID: 33957
Condition: Very Good
8vo - 21.5 x 14 cm.; 86 pp. The text is in French. Blue and white wraps in a saddle stapled binding. Articles by Ghislaine Boucher RJM, Gabrielle Noel OSU, Michelle Lamoureux CND, Lise Tanguay AMJ, Therese Payer RHSJ and Marguerite Letourneau SGM. Minor wear and scuffing to the covers, otherwise near fine. The shipping cost for this small item will be reduced after it is ordered. View More...
Publisher:
Bay Shore, New York., Montfort Publications.: 1985
Seller ID: 33195
ISBN: 0910984530
Binding: Soft Cover
Condition: Very Good
8vo - 20.5 x 13 cm.; (6) - 267 pp. Two page foreword by W. Aedan McGrath SSC. Illustrated with black and white photographs most of which are in a 12 page section at the back followed by a 2 page chronology of Frank Duff's life. Minor wear to the covers, otherwise very clean with sound binding. View More...
