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This is a stunning antique prayer book. The full title reads: “The Garden of the Soul A Manual of Catholic Devotion, of Spiritual Exercises and Instructions for Christians Who, Living in the World, Aspire to Devotion”.  The book is 621 pages and contains many prayers, devotions for confession, holy communion, the ordinary of the mass and much, much more.

The book is bound in celluloid with a beautiful decorative silver inlay on the cover and gilded page edges. There is no publishing date given but the first year in the Table of Movable Feasts is 1878.

Condition: The latch is broken and the end pages are flaking along the edges.Please see pictures.

Dimensions: 4.25” tall x 3” wide and 1.5” thick

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Item ID: B19011.16

This is a vintage publication on Catholic teaching. It is a booklet that discusses the Catholic arguments against contraception. It is presented in the format of the Baltimore Catechism with questions put forth followed by the Church’s answers. This was published in 1949 well before the encyclical Humanae Vitae (Pope Paul VI, 1968) proving that this is a long-standing church teaching.

Dimensions: 7.5” x 5”, 62 pp

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Item ID: B19006.9

This rare vintage prayer book is in excellent condition. The full title is “Paroissien Romain Tres-Complet” and it contains many daily prayers, litanies, prayers for confession and communion, as well as the Mass in Latin with the propers for feast days and all Sundays from Christmas through Pentecost. 

The book is bound in black leather with gilded pages and decorative detailing. It has 1094 pages with many illustrations. 

Condition: The binding is still tight but the cover corners show wear. Please See Pictures.

Dimensions: 6” tall x 4” wide and 1.5” thick

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Item ID: B170430

This is a rare vintage Catholic Prayer book. The title in German is “Ehre Sei Gott” or “Glory Be To God’. It includes the propers of the mass in German and Latin for all Sundays and feasts of the year as well as many other prayers, devotions, and songs.

There is no publishing date but the calendar of moveable feasts starts in 1953. The covers are leather with gilded page edges.

Condition: The first page is torn with on old repair. Please See Pictures.

Dimensions:6” tall x 4” wide and 1” thick

Item ID: B19000-5

This is a beautiful antique book print of the famous statue of Saint Peter on his throne by  Arnolfo di Cambio (1245-1302). It is a chromo lithograph with the bronze statue colored a subdued gold. It was originally bound in the German Encyclopedia Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon (14th ed.) 1896–1908.

Condition: There is some foxing. Please see pictures.

Dimensions: 9.5” long x 6.5” wide

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Item ID: B160512

This is a vintage children’s prayer book. The French title is “Petite Paroissien Pour Enfants Orne De Magnifiques Gravures Coloriees” or “Little Prayer Book for Children Adorned with Beautiful Colored Engravings.” It is 96 pages long and includes many prayers, including the Holy Mass, confession, the stations of the cross, and the rosary.

The cover shows a beautiful image of Christ holding a chalice and giving communion to a young girl with two small angels watching. The small book slips into a matching case that includes carrying straps.

Dimensions: 4” tall x 2.75” wide

Item ID:B170406