Catholic
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1641 Annotationes in Libros EvangeliorumAmsterdam: 1641A fascinating study of the Bible, looking through a critical philological lens by Hugh Grotius.
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1893 Coeleste Palmetum. Lectissimis Pietatis Exercitiis Ornatum Studio et OperaCincinnati: 1893A collection of the original Latin devotional prayers by the important Jesuit figure Wilhelm Nakatenus.
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1901 The Messenger of the Sacred Heart of JesusNot Stated: 1901A collection of six consecutive issues of the Roman Catholic periodical 'The Messenger of the Sacred Heart of Jesus', illustrated throughout.
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c1700 La Sainte MesseAnon: c1700A charming, French language Catholic devotional work. With numerous illustrations.
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c1845 Twenty-Two Reasons for Entering the Catholic ChurchLondon: c1845A very scarce Catholic pamphlet written by the controversialist Roman Catholic convert, Thomas William Marshall.
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1824 Martin Luther and the Devil Question Proposed Whether the Devil was the Doctor of DivinityDublin: 1824A very scarce pamphlet which looks at Martin Luther's relationship with the Devil, and considers the possibility that the Devil influenced Luther to trigger the Religious Reformation.
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1910 Saint Ignatius LoyolaLondon: 1910A finely bound copy of this biography regarding Ignatius of Loyola. An association copy, dedicated from the author's Godson and founder of the Nonesuch Press, Francis Meynell.
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1636 Justini Philosophi et Martyris OperaParis: 1636An uncommon Latin and Greek collection of the works of Saint Justin Martyr, illustrated with a detailed frontispiece.
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1635 Commentaria in Duodedim Prophetas Minores with Commentaria in Sex Posteriores Prophetas MinoresParis: 1635An original Latin edition of Cornelius Cornelii a Lapide's important commentary on the minor prophets.
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1623 Annales Ecclesiastici ex XII Tomis Caesaris Baronii S.R.E. Presb. Cardinalis, Bibliothecarii ApostoliciHierati : 1623A scarce second edition of this history of the first twelve centuries of the Christian Church, in the original Latin.
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1617 Les Allumettes d'Amour du Lardin Delicieux de la ConfairieValencienne: 1617A very scarce first edition of this important Catholic mystical work on the Virgin Mary.
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1657 La Beaute du CarmelAngers: 1657An interesting and passionate work about the way of life of the Carmelite Monks.
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1839 A Sermon Preached at the Opening of St. Mary's Catholic Church, in DerbyDerby: 1839A very scarce first edition of this interesting sermon delivered at the opening of a Catholic Church in Derby in 1839, by Nicholas Wiseman.
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1669 Recueil de Diverses Pieces Publiees Pour la Traduction du Nouveau TestamentCologne: 1669A very scarce collection of three French works on the New Testament and the Catholic opinion of a contemporary translation of the Bible.
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1618 The Mount of Caluarie Compiled by the Reverend Father in GodLondon: 1618A smartly bound copy of this scarce religious work by the Spanish chronicler and moralist Antonio de Guevara.
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1712 Unum Necessarium or the Doctrine and Practice of RepentanceLondon: 1712An early edition of Jeremy Taylor's treatise on the doctrine of repentance.
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1615 The First Part of a Treatise Concerning Policy and ReligionDouai: 1615The second edition of Thomas Fitzherbert's treatise on Catholicism.
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1774 The Moveable Feasts Fasts and Other Annual ObservancesLondon: 1774A scarce, first edition copy of Dr Alban Butler's account of the Moveable Feasts in the Catholic.
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1787 A Declaration of my Last Sentiments on the Different Doctrines of ReligionLondon: 1787A very scarce, first English edition of Pierre Francois le Courayer's reflection on Catholic doctrines.
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1737 Origine de la Grandeur de la Cour de Rome et de la Nomination aux EvechesLa Haye: 1737A scarce, first edition volume of Rene Aubert de Vertot's Papal history.
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1615 A Search Made into Matters of ReligionAnon: 1615An extremely scarce treatise on Religion written by the Jesuit Francis Walsingham. It outlines his spiritual pilgrimage, and is said to have 'immortalized his name'.
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1681 An Answer to a Late Pamphlet Entituled Character of a Popish SuccessorLondon: 1681A fine, very scarce political and religious tract written at the peak of the Popish Plot, and therefore ant-Catholic hysteria in England and Scotland.
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1880 Oeuvres de BossuetParis: c1880A smartly bound collection of the works of renowned French bishop and theologian, Jacques-Benigne Bossuet.
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1857 Lettres de PieteParis: 1857A finely bound, two volume set of this work by French bishop and theologian, Bossuet.
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1672 Archiepiscopi Tarraconensis Dialogorum Libri Duo de Emendatione GratianiParisiis: 1672A very scarce edition of the humanist Augustinus' work criticising the Gratian Decree.
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1694 The History of the Church of MalabarLondon: 1694An excellent copy of the scarce first English edition of Aleixo de Menezes' history of the Malabar Catholic church.
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1911 FiorettiSiena: 1911Italian Catholic sermons by the saint Bernardino da Siena, compiled here in a nicely bound volume.
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1746 Spicilegium Concionatorium, Hoc Est: Conceptus Morales Pro CathedraNot Stated: 1746The third edition of this Latin collection of Catholic sermons, written by the obscure Catholic priest Joseph Ignatz Claus.
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1634 Abrege Des Views Des Principaux Fondatevrs Des Religions de L'EgliseAnvers: 1634The first edition of this uncommon, beautifully illustrated work regarding the foundation of the Church and its founding figures.
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1605 Occasio Arrepta Neglecta Huius Commoda Illius IncommodaAntverpiae: 1605The first edition of this uncommon, beautifully illustrated moralistic emblem book. In a contemporary vellum binding.
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1756 Spicilegium Concionatorium Hoc Est Conceptus Morales Pro CathedraAugustae Vindel; Oeniponti: 1756Two volumes of Josephus Ignatz Claus' major work, 'Spicilegium Concionatorium'.
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1793 The Petition of the Catholics of IrelandDublin: 1793A very scarce pamphlet of a petition of Catholic emancipation delivered to King George III in January 1793, housed in a custom folding case.
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1744 Clypeus Theologiae ThomisticaeVenice: 1744A very scarce Latin work by Jean Baptiste Gonet, discussing Thomism and Catholic theology and doctrines, complete here as five volumes bound in three.
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1753-7 Sancti Leonis Magni Romani Pontificis OperaVenetiis; [Venice]: 1753-7A very scarce Latin collection of the letters and sermons of Pope Leo I, Saint Leo the Great, complete here in three volumes.
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1864-7 Oeuvres Completes de S. Jean-ChrysostomeParis: 1864-7Four volumes of the complete works of the Early Church Father John Chrysostom, translated here from Greek into French by L'Abbe Joly.
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1594 Ad Clementem VIII Pont Max Bartholomaei Ugolini IurisconsBononiae: 1594An incredibly scarce Latin work on the censure of the church of the Catholic religion, written by Bartholomeo Ugolini.