Language: English
Published by Benziger Brothers, New York, 1898
Seller: Black Letter Books, LLC., Stillwater, MN, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Very Good-. "Illustrated by pen and pencil". 8vo, 120pp. Publisher's color advertisement bound in at rear. Illustrated with black & white plates. Hardcover, bound in original brown cloth with decorative red & black lettering and illustration to front cover. In very good minus condition. Binding and hinges are intact and firm. Owner's name to front endpaper, otherwise contents are crisp, clean, and bright. One of the plates has a slight vertical crease to fore-edge. Mild shelf-wear to extremities including a small chip to head of spine. All in all, a nice solid copy. Scarce biography of St. Anthony of Padua.
Published by Salem Press, Massachusetts, 1905
Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Facsimile.
Published by Benziger Brothers, New York, Ciincinnati, Chicago, 1898
Seller: Frank J. Raucci, Bookseller, Wallingford, CT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Cloth Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Original 1898 First Edition. The life, times, dedication, accomplishments, and lasting importance of Saint Anthony of Padua. A bright, clean, tight copy. From the Preface: "If ever man, if ever saint received the Holy Spirit abundantly, it was unquestionably the saint whose life we now present for the edification of the faithful. It was by the Holy Spirit and His sevenfold gifts that St. Anthony accomplished those great wonders which we admire in his life." LAID-IN: 3 Catholic cards: "Ecce Homo," "Gloria in Excelsis Deo," and The Virgin Mary - receiving Holy Communion. Blue cloth boards with gold gilt lettering on spine. 119 pages followed by 8 pages of advertisements for other Benziger Brothers religious publications. LH7.