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Precious and sacred texts from around the world. Angels dancing on heads of pins, and arcane discussion of every sort.
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1804 Anno Doloroso Che Contiene le Meditazioni Giornali Sopra La Vita e Morte di Gesu CristoNapoli [Naples]: 1804A delightfully illustrated and very scarce volume of meditations on the life and death of Christ, arranged in twelve months.
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1679 Schutz-Mantel Mariae Der Allzeit Gebenedeiten Jungfrauen Und Mutter GottesNürnberg [Nuremberg]: 1679A very scarce German language edition of this religious work by Alessandro Sperelli, consisting of fifty-two canonical tales.
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1829 2 vols Letere ed Altre Opere di Clemente XIV GanganelliFirenze: 1829Two lovely volumes of the letters and works of Pope Clemente XIV.
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1917 Saint François d'Assise: Sa Vie et Son OeuvreParis: 1917A later edition of this biography of Francis of Assisi and his work, translated into French.
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1932-1933 Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Commentarium OfficialeRomae [Rome]: 1932-1933Two 1930s volumes of the official gazette of the Holy See and Vatican City State.
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1683 Diurnum MonasticumVenetiis [Venice]: 1683A very scarce late seventeenth century account of the diary of Pope Paul V, head of the Catholic church between 1605 and 1621.
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1769 Du Salut, Sa Necessite, Ses Obstacles, Ses MoyensParis: 1769A very scarce contemporary edition of Martin Pallu's discussion of the concept of salvation within the Catholic faith.
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1768 Elevation a Jesus-Christ Notre-Seigneur Sur Sapassion Et Sa MortParis: 1768A smart copy of a mid eighteenth century edition of French Jansenist theologian Pasquier Quesnel's theological work.
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1742 Collegium Universi Juris CanoniciVenetiis [Venice]: 1742A smart copy of the eighth edition of Ludwig Engel's informative work on the canon law of the Catholic Church.
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1762 Nouvelle Version des Psaumes Faite sur le Texte HebreuParis: 1762The first edition of this scholarly edition of the psalms of David, the result of a collaboration of several orientalists, but generally credited to Louis de Poix.
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1724 Hugo Grotius: De Veritate Religionis ChristianaeHagae Comitis [The Hague]: 1724An early eighteenth century edition of Hugo Grotius's popular politico-theological work on the Christian religion.
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1797 Benedicti XIV. Pont. Opt. Max. Olim Prosperi Card. De LambertinisVenetiis: 1797A religious text on the important practices of Pope Benedict XIV, the fifth Latin edition.
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1695 Instructissima Bibliotheca Manualis Concionatoria in qua de VirtutibusAugsburg; Dillingen: 1695Tobias Lohner's essential extensive manual for preaching and other Jesuit practices.
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c1874 l'Imitation de Jesus-ChristTours: [c1874]An attractive, illustrated copy of The Imitation of Christ. Translated into French.
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1713 Benedizione Dell'acqua nel Giorno dell' Epifania Solita Farsi Nella Chiesa dellaRoma: 1713A very scarce Italian pamphlet discussing the rite of the blessing of water on the eve of the Ephiphany.
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1979 Extracts from The Idiot in Four BooksLondon: 1979A very scarce translated reprint of Idiota de mente by the learned philosopher and theologian Nicholas of Cusa.
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1827 The Testimony of the Early Church against the Latin Doctrine of TransubstantiationLondon: 1827A very scarce first edition pamphlet concerned with the doctrine of transubstantiation by GS Faber.
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1827 The Catholic Doctrine of TransubstantiationLondon: 1827The first edition of this very scarce pamphlet concerned with the catholic doctrine of transubstantiation by the Rev George Corless.
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1851 Ordinationes et Decisiones Capitulorum GeneraliumRome: 1851A detailed account of the ordinances of the Order FF. Min. SS. Francis of the Capuchins, in the Latin language.
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1928 Un Giorno Nella Casa di S. BenedettoMontecassino: 1928A first edition of this uncommon volume on the entangled history of Monte Cassino and the Benedictine order. Published in Italian.
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1845 Abrege de l'Histoire de Sainte Elisabeth de Hongrie, Duchesse de Thuringe: 1207-1231Brussels: 1845A mid-19th century biography of Sainte Élisabeth de Hongrie, written by the French historian Charles Forbes René de Montalembert.
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[1872] Oeuvres Choisies de Massillon. Petit carême, Suivi de Sermons DiversParis: 1872A leather bound collection of Lent sermons by the popular eighteenth century Catholic preacher.
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1886 Lettres de L'Abbe Henri Perreyve 1850-1865Paris: 1886A collection of the letters of Henri Perreyve, in the original French language.
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1750 Dissertationem Theologicam, De Argumentis Sacrae ScripturaeHolmiae: 1750A very scarce mid eighteenth century theological dissertation, from Nils Kjerner who studied theology at Uppsala University.
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1905 Le Parfum de RomeParis: 1905A smart copy of the two volume fifteenth edition of Veuillot's essays defending the Catholic Church and authority of the Pope.
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1683 Histoire du Concile de TrenteAmsterdam: 1683A scarce late seventeenth century French language translation of Paolo Sarpi's discussion of the role of the Papal Curia.
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1773 Delle Opere de S. Francesco di Sales Vescovo, e Princope di GenovaVenice: 1773A scarce edition of this collection of works by Francis de Sales, in the original Italian language.
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1834 Dei Doveri Degli Uomini Discorso ad un GiovaneVenezia: 1834The second edition of Silvio Pellico's series of thirty-two maxims on life, written in the original Italian.
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1779 Manuale Sacrarum Caeremoniarum Juxta Ritum S. Romanae EcclesiaeVenetiis [Venice]: 1779A late eighteenth century collection of Catholic sacred rites and ceremonies, authored by the French Catholic priest Michaele Bauldry.
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1693 Vita et Doctrina Jesu Christi Ex Quatuor Evanvelistis CollectaAntverpiae [Antwerp]: 1693A smart and scarce late seventeenth century edition of Nicola Avancini's work on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
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1751 Histoire Ecclesiastique, Tome Vingt-CinquiemeParis: 1751The twenty-fifth volume only of this thirty-six volume edition of Claude Fleury's ecclesiastical history, in a full vellum binding.
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1947 Ordinationes of Statuten en Usuale of Gebruicken van de Nederlandse MinderbroedersprovincieNot Stated: 1947A smart copy of this very scarce Dutch language guide to the rules, statutes and orders of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.
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1792 2 vols Istoria della Sagra PassioneRome: 1792A complete two volume set of the story of the Passion Festival, a first Roman edition.
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1931 Regula et Testamentum Seraphici Patris S. Francisci et Constitutiones Fratrum Minorum CappuccinorumRomae: 1931The scarce second edition of this account of the rule and testament of the Oder of Friars Minor Capuchin, in the Latin language.
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1684 Les Lettres de S. Augustin, Traduites en FrancoisParis: 1684A scarce complete six volume French language edition of the religious letters of Saint Augustine.
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1784 SS. Ecclesiae Rituum Divinorumque Officiorum ExplicatioRome: 1784A very scarce first edition study on the rites of the Catholic Church, written in the original Latin.