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New York: Paulist Press, 1988. First edition. Octavo, original black cloth, original dust jacket. Pencil note to front pastedown: "inscribed to Fr. David Bromfield, professor at CUA." Book about-fine with a near-fine dust jacket with only minor edge-wear to upper corners and spine. First edition of this critical edition of the diaries of Isaac Hecker, covering the years 1843-1845. This particular copy is inscribed by the editor, John Farina: "To David / with appreciation/John Farina / 11/5/88." After spending time at the Brook Farm, Hecker converted to Catholicism in New York in 1844. He was originally ordained (by Nicholas Wiseman) as a Redemptorist in 1849 before founding the Paulist Fathers in 1858. Farina supplements the text of the diaries with the following sections: Preface, General Introduction, notes on Editorial Procedures, Notes to the Diary, List of Emendations, Bibliography, and Indices. From the Paulist's "Sources of American Spirituality" series.

London: William Collins, 1972. First edition. Octavo, original white paper boards, original dust jacket. Fine."AFTER JESUS, PAUL IS THE KEY FIGURE IN THE WHOLE CHRISTIAN STORY" First edition of this extended dialogue on St. Paul between longtime friends Malcolm Muggeridge and Alec Vidler. Based on the five-episode BBC Television series from the previous year, the conversation is divided into sections headed: The Convert, The Christian, The Evangelist, The Missionary, The Martyr. Beautifully illustrated throughout with chapter-opening maps and 24 photographic color plates, including a double-page map, "Paul Journeys," and a frontispiece: "St. Paul being mocked by his audience" (a tenth-century illumination of a codex in the monastery of St. Gallen). The text is prefaced with "Variations on a Theme," a selection of quotes by prominent religious figures and closes with A. L. Lilley's prayer "Soul of St. Paul."

New York: Harper and Row, 1971. Early American edition. Octavo, original red paper boards over black cloth, original dust jacket. Book fine, price-clipped dust jacket nearly-so. "TO ME, MOTHER TERESA REPRESENTS, ESSENTIALLY, LOVE IN ACTION, WHICH IS SURELY WHAT CHRISTIANITY IS ALL ABOUT"Early American edition of Malcolm Muggeridge's lovely tribute to Mother Teresa. Based on the BBC documentary on her life and work, this project proved to be pivotal in Muggeridge's own personal journey from atheistic communism to Catholicism and the impetus for his eventual conversion. Muggeridge's account generated controversy over his assertion of the miracle of the "Divine Light" in the House of the Dying but "the portrait of a believing woman by a nonbeliever brought Mother Teresa international acclaim and attention." (James Martin, My Life with the Saints). Beautifully illustrated with 24 lovely black-and-white photographs (many double-page), by S. K. Dutt of Camera Press London. Consists of several sections:… Read More