Search Results: Americana (Catholic) from Henry Stachyra, Bookseller

Westchester, New York: Saint Raymond Catholic Church, 1982. First Edition . Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. (iv), 24pp., (iv). Actual publisher, date of publication, and place of publication not listed in volume. Bound in original soft covers. Several small bumps and creases to extremities, with light wear and a touch of soiling to exterior, with an approximately 2"x2" slightly more heavily worn area to lower part of front cover. A price ink-stamped to front cover. Text clean. Binding sound. SCARCE

St. Louis, Missouri: Pictorial Church Directories of America, Inc., 1981. First Edition . Spiral Bound. Fair/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 8 pages (text not numbered). In a spiral binding. Several minor dings to extremities of volume, with light soiling and a small worn spot to covers. Additional wear includes a kind of wrinkling appearance to back cover and several pages, though this is not terribly offensive. Text clean. Binding sound. SCARCE

Eden Prairie, Minnesota: Olan Mills Church Directories, 1999. Soft cover. Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Light to medium wear to places on exterior. Text clean and binding sound. Overall, a good, clean, sound copy

Youngstown, Ohio: St. Maron Church, 1982. Soft cover. Good+. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Unpaginated. With program and prayer card laid in. Several minor dings to extremities of volume, with a few tiny wear spots to wrappers at same. Small bump to top-edge of volume. Text clean and binding sound. SCARCE

Detroit, Michigan: St. Maron Church, 1996. Soft cover. Good. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Unpaginated volume, consisting largely of congratulatory letters and remarks. Several minor bumps to extremities. Includes a memento (card with attached holy card), laid in. Several minor bumps to extremities of volume, with light wear and a touch of soiling to exterior, and a small cut to front cover. Text clean and binding sound. SCARCE

East Aurora, New York: Saint John Vianney Seminary, 1962. First Edition . Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This set contains Volumes 1, No. 1; Volumes 2-8; and Volume 9 (1962-1970). Volume 1 appears to be missing 1 issue, while volume 9 is complete in a single issue. Volumes 2-8 are complete in 2 issues each. Sixteen of a possible 17 called for issues (volumes) for these years are present. The set contains an assortment of articles across various disciplines, though tending towards the theological. Additionally, there are many book reviews and lists of "books received," which offers interesting insight in itself. These volumes include the span of years when the Second Vatican Council was taking place and offer a little insight into contemporary thought about aspects of the Council. Additionally, some of the advertisements are quite interesting, including some that advertise lectures and/or conferences. In some cases, articles are heavily footnoted.… Read More

Rochester, N.Y.: Typis Joannis P. Smith Printing Co., 1914. Hardcover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xxvi, 168pp. Ex-library. Most text in Latin, with some in English. Bound in original red cloth. with bright gilt lettering to spine and bright gilt decoration to front cover. Some general light wear and soiling to exterior, with a little heavier wear in a few places to extremities. Mild creasing to lower, outside corners of pages, as well as lower corners near spine. Binding very slightly shaken, though generally remains firm. Text is clean. SCARCE

Portland, Oregon: Sentinel Printery, 1932. Cloth. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 161pp., (i). Text in Latin. Bound in original burgundy cloth, with gilt lettering to spine and front cover. Mild rubbing and fading to gilt, though all lettering is still very easy to read. Light to medium wear in places to exterior, though mostly at extremities. Some minor tearing to paper over front hinge, though binding remains sound. Name in ink to front free endpaper, with no additional writing to volume. A good, sound, and still fairly attractive user friendly copy

Typis Vaticanis, 1900. Leather. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 2 Volumes: cxx, 462pp. (1900); 779pp. (1901). Ex-library. Volumes are uniformly bound in 1/2 brown leather over pebbled boards. Gilt lettering to spines remains clear and bright. Some general light to medium wear to exterior, with a touch of soiling to same. Some heavier wear in a few places at extremities, with an approximately 1/2" x 1/2" chip to head of spine of volume 1. A little foxing to pages. Minor, unobtrusive tears to extremities of just a few pages. Texts are clean and bindings sound. A user friendly and still mostly attractive set

Quebeci: Cancellaria Curae Metropolitanae, 1940. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. (iii), 375pp. Ex-library, bound in red cloth, with gilt lettering to spine and front cover. Binding slightly cocked. Several minor dings and light wear spots to cloth, with just a touch of fading to lettering, which remains easy to read. Text clean and binding firm. A sound, user friendly copy

Baltimorae (Baltimore): Typis Joannis Murphy et Sociorum, 1886. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. cix, 321pp. Bound in original cloth, with clear and bright gilt lettering and decoration to spine. Several small bumps and worn areas to cloth, mainly at extremities. Some general light wear to exterior, with a touch of soiling to same. Several ink-stamps and/or signatures in ink to interior. Else, text clean. Binding sound. An attractive copy

Milwaukiae (Milwaukee): Hoffmann Fratres Typographi Summi Pontificis, 1888. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 52pp., (i). Ex-library, bound in original cloth. Gilt lettering to front cover remains clear and bright. Light to medium wear in a few places on cloth, with a touch of soiling to exterior. Aside from library markings, text is clean. Binding is sound. A clean, attractive and user friendly copy

Neo-Eboraci: Typis Societatis Pro Libris Catholicis Evulgandis, 1886. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. lxviii, 109pp. Most text in Latin. Mildly ex-library, with no exterior library markings. Bound in original brown cloth, with bright gilt lettering to spine and bright gilt decoration to front cover. Several minor dings to extremities and light to medium wear and mild scuffing to cloth, with a little heavier wear (mild fraying) to head of spine. Text clean and binding sound. Remains an attractive copy

Quebeci (Quebec): Typis "L'Action Sociale Limitee, 1912. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. viii, 711pp. The main text is in Latin (Ppg. 1-485); Editio Gallica (French text "Lettre Pastorale des Peres du Premier Concile Plenier de Quebec" Ppg. 486-523); Editio Anglica (English text "Pastoral Letter of the Fathers of the First Plenary Council of Quebec" Ppg. 524-560); Appendix (Latin text Ppg. 561-700); Index (Latin text Ppg. 701-711). Bound in cloth, with gilt lettering to spine. Gilt title on spine remains clear and bright, though date in gilt at bottom of spine is faded. Several minor bumps to extremities of volume, as well as some fraying and tiny tears to cloth, and a little rubbing to exterior. Aside from a previous owner's name in ink to first page, no writing to text. Overall, a good, clean, user friendly copy

Toleti (Toledo): Cancellaria Curiae Dioecesanae, 1941. First Edition . Cloth. Fair/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 274pp. Most text in English, with a small amount in Latin. Bound in original dark red cloth, with gilt lettering to spine and front cover. Exterior is quite worn, with some fading to lettering, though it can all still be read. Name in ink to front free endpaper, with just a few marks in pencil, here and there. Binding sound. A good working copy

Baker, Oregon: Chancery Office Catholic Diocese of Baker, Baker, Oregon, 1955. First Edition . Cloth. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 41pp. Text in English. Bound in original blue cloth with clear and bright gilt lettering to front cover. Several minor dings and tiny worn spots to exterior, with a touch of soiling to same. Text clean and binding sound. An attractive copy

Fitzwilliam, NH: Loreto Publications, 2011. Revised Edition . Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xxxii, 238pp., (ii). Several minor bumps to extremities of volume, including to tail of spine and corners of covers and pages, along with a little light wear to remainder of covers, including several tiny spots to back cover and some soiling from handling, though none of this is terribly offensive. Text clean. Binding sound. Overall, a good, clean, sound copy

New York / Ramsey: Paulist Press, 1981. First Edition . Hardcover. Fair/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xii, 217pp. Volume is ever so slightly cocked, with several minor dings to extremities and light wear to cloth. Text clean. Binding sound. Light edge wear and several short tears and small chips to extremities of dust-jacket. Overall, a clean, sound, user friendly copy

New York: Times Books, Random House, 1997. Third Printing . Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. xiv, 511pp., (ii). Mildly ex-library, with no library treatments to covers. Library sticker has been removed from spine of jacket very nicely, leaving minor wear to jacket. Several minor dings to extremities of volume, with minor wear and a hint of soiling to exterior of book. Several tiny tears and mild creasing to dust-jacket that admits to a touch of soiling. Faint spots to margins with two pages and a name in ink to first page, else, no writing to text. Overall, a nice, clean, sound copy

Munhall, Pa: The Eastern Observer, 1943. Second Edition . Soft cover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. x, 67pp. Biography of Sr. Miriam Teresa. With frontispiece photograph. Ex-library, bound in original soft covers. Volume is intact, but admits to a bit of wear, including Small bumps and creases to extremities, as well as several short tears and small chips, including upper corner of front cover being torn away. Text clean. Binding sound. A good working copy. VERY SCARCE