New York (1884): D & J Sadlier & Co. First Editions. Octavo. 372 and 369pp. One of the most powerful arguments against the schism started by the Protestants which inevitably ended in contradictory creeds none of which its most extreme leaders were willing to claim were infallible. Bossuet argues that..... More
New York: Payson & Clark Limited, 1929. First Edition. Thick Large Octavo. First issue. 359 pages, index. A major study of Mexico through its art and major figures from the earliest Codex to the work of Diego Rivera. Her study of early Mexican art shows the interplay between religion and..... More
Grand Rapids MI(2015): William B Eerdmans Publishing. First Edition. Thick Octavo. Volume 3. 946p. index of authors and scripture. bibliography. The work is the most thorough on covering the early growth of Christianity from the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 A.D. to the end of the second century. The scholar..... More
Roma: (Tipografia Poliglota Vaticana), 2006. First Edition. Large Octavo. Volume 2. xlvi, 1174 pages. Index. Bibliography. M. Pilar Fox y Fox is not only an archivist but a major historian, not just on the history of women in the Catholic tradition of Mexico but it has significance for all of..... More
Bruxelles: Societe Des Bollandistes, 2007. 179p. French text. Illustrations (some in color). As the Protestant Reformation often mocked the saints and their representation in statues, the 17th century Jesuit scholar Heribert Rosweyde began to study the sources in ancient monastic libraries rather than the false legends about them, when he..... More
New York; (1992): Crossroads. First Edition in English. Octavo. 664p. index. Translated from the Germany John Bowden. The most important book on defining the preincarnate Christ. Hans Kung noted this was a book I would like to have written myself. He shows a mastery in understanding Harnack, Barth and Bultmann..... More
Washington, D.C. National Catholic Welfare Conference, 1963. First Edition. Small Octavo. 35 pages, bibliographic references included in notes. In contrast to Rolf Hochhuth's play "Der Stellvertreter", defends Pope Pius XII in regard to his role in the Holocaust. Justifies the pope's failure to directly condemn Nazi persecution of the Jews..... More
Roma: Presso Gli Eredi Di Gio Lornzo Barbiellini Stampatori e Mercanti Di Libri a Pasquinto Con Licensa De Superiori, 1753. 3 vol. set. Italian. A defender of the Holy See yet a scholar who tried to reconcile differences not only between the Jesuits and Dominicans but also the troubling Jansenists..... More
Lugduni (Lyon, France): Sumptibus Societatis, 1742. Folio. . xx, 1026 pages, vii, Jacques Marchant (1547-1648) was part of the Catholic revival of spirituality and missionary activity to counteract the Reformation. His special gift was allegory and he was called the French John Bunan. The only two recorded copies in U.S...... More
New York: The MacMillan Co, 1947. Octavo. xii.127 pages, Inscribed:" to Hon. Frances Perkins with kind regards, Myron C. Taylor, April 12, 1947" While she was the first woman in a President's cabinet, her contributions to the unfair conditions in the workplace led to the 40 hour work week, workman's..... More
London: Printed By Rob. White for Henry Mortlock at the Sign of the Phoenix in St. Paul's Church-hard Near the Little North-door, 1665. Quarto. [24] 654 [i.e., 650] pages. [ESTC R1133]. This work represents the major Anglican argument against the growing Catholic influence in England during the reign of James..... More
(Milano, 2009): 5 Continents. Folio. 343 pages, color illustrations. English (with Italian translation on opposite page). Includes bibliographic references (pages. 36-41) and Index (Author's bibliographic sources, pages 334-343). Harry N. Abrams imported a limited number of these beautiful works which presents some of the finest representations of the Crucifixion in..... More