Booksale: Belloc, Hymnals, Chant Books, etc.

As I continue to run out of shelf space, I have decided to reduce my personal library by some nice volumes that I enjoyed reading but do not feel the need to keep. I have, in particular, a large pool of biographies and other works by Hilaire Belloc, mostly in large-format hardcover editions that are not plentiful anymore on the used book circuit. A few of the following have my bookplate in them, or are inscribed in pen to earlier owners, or have light pencil markings in margins.

If anyone is interested in purchasing several Belloc books, I am happy to oblige by packing them into a single box. I can also answer your questions about which publisher, edition, and year these are. Price is for the book; shipping (Media rate unless you request Priority) is additional.

Cranmer  ($25) sold
Elizabeth  ($25) sold
Charles I  ($40) sold
Cromwell  ($30) sold
James II  ($25) sold

Joan of Arc  ($25) sold
Richelieu  ($30) sold
Louis XIV  ($30) sold
Danton  ($25) sold
Napoleon  ($30) sold

Europe and the Faith  ($25) sold
Crisis of Civilization  ($30) sold
Survivals and New Arrivals  ($20)
Selected Essays  ($30)
The Four Men  ($30)

Also: G.K. Chesterton’s whimsical (as always) A Short History of England  ($30). sold

Then a fairly random selection:
SOLD  Directing the Choral Music Program by Kenneth Phillips. Like new. $20. (List price at Amazon: $92.66.)

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Book Sale — Liturgical, Historical, Reference, and Rare Books

It's that time again: the love of books, which is deeply ingrained in my nature, bids me never sell anything of beauty or scholarly interest, but the practicalities of life often demand it, not to mention the lack of space (as biblioclaustrophobia is an occupational hazard for teachers and writers). For any of the following titles, please feel free to contact me with questions. There are some real gems this time, so I don't want to part too easily with them, but all prices are negotiable. I will also send higher-res photos upon request. NB: Prices do not include shipping, which will be by Priority Mail.

The Treasury of the Sacred Heart, with Epistles and Gospels for All Sundays and Festivals. [SOLD]
Dublin: Charles Eason, 1860. Padded leather cover. Front cover detached. Otherwise pages in good condition. Full of interesting devotional texts. 554pp. $100.

Hymns by John Henry Newman. [SOLD]
New York: Dutton, 1885. Gilt edges. Binding fragile but intact. First signature loosening. Otherwise very good condition. 282pp. $50.

Morning and Evening Prayers of the Divine Office. [SOLD]
Lauds, Vespers, and Compline for the entire year, from the [1961] Roman Breviary, translated completely into English (no Latin in this volume). New York: Benziger, 1965. 846pp. $100.

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Book Sale - Chant, Liturgy, Liturgical Arts, Rare Historic Items [UPDATED]

Update on 8/10/16: Highlighted titles are still available. Will accept best offers.

This sale includes books in the areas of chant, liturgy, and theology, as well as some rare historic items. Several are in German and Latin. Many are out-of-print. I will start with a list of titles, and if you're interested in seeing photos and details, click "Read more..." below. Shipping is additional to the listed prices; I prefer to ship domestic with Priority flat-rate mailers because of durable boxes, insurance, and tracking. To ask about a book, contact me at pkwasniewski@newliturgicalmovement.org.

CHANT

• SOLD Canti per la Messa Ambrosiana. Antiphonale Missarum Schuster-Sunol. Ristampa anastatica parziale. Milano, 2012. Brand new. $40.
• SOLD Graduale Novum. Editio magis critica, iuxta SC 117. Tomus 1. De Dominicis et Festis. Conbrio Verlagsgesellschaft Regensburg/Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 2011. Brand new. $50.
• SOLD Palmer-Burgess, Plainchant Gradual, vols. 1-4 (printed in two paperback books). $30 for the set.
• SOLD Guide to the Graduale Romanum. Preface, Rubrics, and Titles in English to assist in using the Graduale. 6 copies. $10.
• SOLD Chrysogonus Waddell, O.C.S.O. The Twelfth-Century Cistercian Hymnal. Vol. 1: Introduction and Commentary. Vol. 2: Edition. This is available online as a PDF, but original printed copies are extremely rare. $50 for the set.
• SOLD Green and Koch, The Complete Proper of the  Mass, Set to Gregorian Themes and Psalm Tones for Sundays and Feasts of the Liturgical Year. 1957. $50

LITURGICAL

• SOLD Dom Columba Marmion, O.S.B. Words of Life on the Margin of the Missal. Ed. Dom Thibaut, trans. Mother M. St. Thomas. St. Louis: Herder, 1952. 488 pp., hardcover. Mint condition. $40.
• Benedictionale, seu Ritus Servandus in Expositione et Benedictione Sanctissimi Sacramenti. Cui adjunctae sunt quaedam preces in piis exercitiis per annum occurrentibus adhibendae. Cura Rev. J. B. O'Connell. New York/Turnhout: Brepols' Catholic Press, 1950. $100
• SOLD Caeremoniale Episcoporum. Ex decreto Sacrosancti Oecumenici Concilii Vaticani II Instauratum Auctoritate Ioannis Pauli PP. II Promulgatum. Editio typica. Vatican, 1985. It's not even clear whether this is still in print. $80.
• SOLD Marion P. Ireland, Textile Art in the Church: Vestments, Paraments, and Hangings in Contemporary Worship, Art, and Architecture. Nashville/New York: Abingdon Press, 1971. Large format book. $50.
• SOLD Devotions for Holy Communion. Ed. Hubert McEvoy, S.J. Burns & Oates, 1964. Order of Mass (usus antiquior), followed by 30 sets of preparation and thanksgiving prayers and meditations drawn from Scripture, the Fathers, and the mystics. $35.
• SOLD James Monti, A Sense of the Sacred: Roman Catholic Worship in the Middle Ages. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2012. New copy. $19. 

HISTORICAL

• SOLD The Story of the Twenty-Eighth International Eucharistic Congress held at Chicago, Illnois, United States of America, from June 20-24, 1926. Compiled by Rev. C. F. Donovan. The Official Record published by The Committee in Charge at Chicago. 1927. 529 pp. with many illustrations and fold-outs. $50.
• SOLD F. O'Nelis, Rome. The Holy Year 1950. Printed in Italy in 1949 in a limited edition for pilgrims. $30.
• SOLD Carthusiana lot: a set of 18 booklets on a large variety of Carthusian subjects, including the history of the houses and illustrious members, certain letters of Saint Bruno and Guigo, papal documents, meditations by former and current monks, etc. $18.

THEOLOGICAL

• SOLD Johannes Quasten. Patrology. 3 vols. (1950, 1953, 1963), hardcover. Excellent condition. $160. (This same set in a garish paperback edition costs $112.)
• SOLD Fernand Prat, S.J. The Theology of St. Paul. 2 vols. (1956, 1958), hardcover, with dustjackets, not ex-library, excellent condition. $120. (Wipf & Stock wants $119 for a paperback reprint of this work.)
• Summa Theologiae Moralis by H. Noldin, S.J., ed. A. Schmitt, S.J., in 3 hardcover volumes, 1934-36. I: De Principiis; De Censuriis; De Sexto (1936). II: De praeceptis. III: De Sacramentis. Bindings strong, pages a bit fragile. Lovingly and neatly annotated by a cleric and filled with typewritten addenda. $150 or b/o. 
• Saint Thomas Aquinas Meditations for Every Day, drawn from the Summa theologiae and arranged according to the liturgical year. Father E.C. McEniry. Columbus: College Book Company, 1941. 536 pp., hardcover. Very good+. $50.
• Gallus Manser, O.P. Das Wesen des Thomismus. Freiburg: Paulusverlag, 1949. 728 pp., hardcover. $100.
• Otto Hermann Pesch. Die Theologie der Rechtfertigung bei Martin Luther und Thomas von Aquin. Mainz: Matthias-Grunewald Verlag, 1967. 1010 pp., hardcover. $50.
• Josephus Fuchs, S.J. Theologia Moralis Generalis. Pars Prima: Conspectus praelectionum ad usum auditorum. Rome: Universita Gregoriana, 1971. 218 pp., paperback. $30.

IN DETAIL

SOLD Canti per la Messa Ambrosiana. Antiphonale Missarum Schuster-Sunol. Ristampa anastatica parziale. Milano, 2012. Brand new. $40.

Graduale Novum. Editio magis critica, iuxta SC 117. Tomus 1. De Dominicis et Festis. Conbrio Verlagsgesellschaft Regensburg/Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 2011. Brand new. $50.

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Book Sale — Liturgical Manuals, Music, Rare Items

It's been a while since we've offered any books for sale. Here are a few from my collection, a mixture of rubrics, rituals, monasticism, and music. Many of these books are out-of-print. I will start with a list of titles, and if you're interested in seeing photos and details, click "Read more..." below.

• Wapelhorst, Compendium Sacrae Liturgiae, Juxta Ritum Romanum (1931). (sold)
• Mueller, Handbook of Ceremonies for Priests and Seminarians (1950). (sold)
• Fortescue, O'Connell, and Reid, The Ceremonies of the Roman Rite Described (2009). (sold)
• Angrisani, Daily Breviary Meditations: Meditations for Every Day on the Scriptural Lessons of the Roman Breviary (1954). (sold)
• The Priest's New Ritual for the Convenience of the Reverend Clergy in the Administration of the Sacraments and Various Blessings (1927/1941). (sold)
• Officium Parvum Beatae Mariae Virginis, Breviario Romano Excerptum, cum Litaniis Sanctorum (1944). (sold)
• The New Testament of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Confraternity edition (1947). (sold)
• Nicholson, Liturgical Music in Benedictine Monasticism: A Post-Vatican II Survey (1986). (sold)
• To Prefer Nothing to Christ: Saint Meinrad Archabbey 1854-2004 (2004). Still available
• Hood, From Repatriation to Revival: Continuity and Change in the English Benedictine Congregation, 1795-1850 (2014). Still available
• The (Old) St. Basil's Hymnal (1935). (sold)
• The New Saint Basil Hymnal, Accompaniment Edition (1958). (sold)
• The Pius X Hymnal (1956), large format edition. (sold)
• The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book, Complete Edition (1947). (sold)

To purchase any of these or to ask me a question, please use my NLM address (pkwasniewski@newliturgicalmovement.org).

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