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(catholic) . A SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE FOND DU LAC INDIAN MISSION
St. Paul 1914. Article (17pp.), in an issue of Acta et Dicta, A Collection of Historical Data Relating to the Origins and Growth of the Catholic Church in in the Northwest. Complete issue with several other articles. Lg.8vo., wraps. VG, very light wear. (a53503b)
$45.00 (catholic) . FATHER DESMET IN THE ECCLESIASTICAL PROVINCE OF ST. PAUL
St. Paul 1914. Article (15pp.), in an issue of Acta et Dicta, A Collection of Historical Data Relating to the Origins and Growth of the Catholic Church in in the Northwest. Complete issue with several other articles. Lg.8vo., wraps. VG, very light wear. (a53503f)
$45.00 (catholic) . FATHER TOMAS A. JUDGE, C.M. FOUNDER THE MISSIONARY CENACLE FAMILY
Silver Springs 1983. Early Days and Final Days, Monogrpah 2. 8vo., 76pp., wraps. VG. (a41371)
$25.00 (catholic) . JOURNAL OF TRIP TO RED RIVER 1861; LETTER OF REV. L. GALTIER TO BISHOP GRACE
St. Paul 1908. 2 articles (26pp.), in Acta et Dicta, A Collection of Historical Data relating to the Origins and Growth of the Catholic Church in the Northwest. Complete issue with several other articles. Lg.8vo., wraps. Good, light chipping on wraps. (a53502a)
$45.00 (catholic) . LETTERS OF DANIEL J. FISHER, A SEMINARIAN IN ST. PAUL
St. Paul 1907. Article (12pp.), in Acta et Dicta, A Collection of Historical Data relating to the Origins and Growth of the Catholic Church in the Northwest. Complete issue with several other articles. Lg.8vo., wraps with new paper spine. Good, front wrap chipped, inchlong tear in outer margin (not into text) on initial 10 leaves. (a53501b)
$36.00 (catholic) . LETTERS OF RT. REV. MATHIAS LORAS, FIRST BISHOP OF DUBUQUE
St. Paul 1907. Article (16pp., illustration), in Acta et Dicta, A Collection of Historical Data relating to the Origins and Growth of the Catholic Church in the Northwest. Complete issue with several other articles. Lg.8vo., wraps with new paper spine. Good, front wrap chipped, inchlong tear in outer margin (not into text) on initial 10 leaves. (a53501a)
$36.00 (catholic) . NOTES ON THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH IN ST. PAUL; ADDITONAL NOTES ON THE SISTERS OF ST. JOSEPH IN ST. PAUL
St. Paul 1914. 2 articles (23pp.), in an issue of Acta et Dicta, A Collection of Historical Data Relating to the Origins and Growth of the Catholic Church in in the Northwest. Complete issue with several other articles. Lg.8vo., wraps. VG, very light wear. (a53503c)
$45.00 (catholic) . THE CRETIN COLLECTION-CONTINUED
St. Paul 1914. Article (10pp.), a collection of letters written by Rev. Cretin, in an issue of Acta et Dicta, A Collection of Historical Data Relating to the Origins and Growth of the Catholic Church in in the Northwest. Complete issue with several other articles. Lg.8vo., wraps. This one of several articles on this collection of letters. VG, very light wear. (a53503a)
$45.00 (catholic) . THE LEOPOLDINE SOCIETY
St. Paul 1914. Article (16pp.), in an issue of Acta et Dicta, A Collection of Historical Data Relating to the Origins and Growth of the Catholic Church in in the Northwest. Complete issue with several other articles. Lg.8vo., wraps. VG, very light wear. (a53503g)
$45.00 (catholic) . THE MISSION AT ST. ANTHONY FALLS OR EAST MINNEAPOLIS
St. Paul 1914. Article (7pp.), in an issue of Acta et Dicta, A Collection of Historical Data Relating to the Origins and Growth of the Catholic Church in in the Northwest. Complete issue with several other articles. Lg.8vo., wraps. VG, very light wear. (a53503e)
$45.00 (catholic) . THE MISSION IN LONG PRAIRIE
St. Paul 1914. Article (7pp.), in an issue of Acta et Dicta, A collection of historical data relating to the origina and growth of the Catholic Church in in the Northwest. Complete issue with several other articles. Lg.8vo., wraps. VG, very light wear. (a53503d)
$45.00 Birch, John J. . THE SAINT OF THE WILDERNESS ST. ISAAC JOGUES, S. J.
NY 1936 1st Benziger. Hardcover. Small octavo, 236pp., red cloth. VG, no DJ. (a72592)
$20.00 Canedo, Lino Gomez . LAS MISIONES DE PIRITU. DOCUMENTOS PARA SU HISTORIA TOMO I , TOMO II
Caracas 1967. In Spanish. 8vo., 301pp., 351P. original printed wraps. Good plus, wraps a bit soiled. Two volume set: (a56365)
$100.00 Dawson, Christopher (editor) . THE MONGOL MISSION: NARRATIVES AND LETTERS OF THE FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES IN MONGOLIA AND CHINA IN THE THIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH CENTURIES
London 1955 1st Sheed and Ward. Translated by a Nun of Stanbrook Abbey. 8vo., 246pp., red cloth hardcover. A volume with translations of a number of important sources not available elsewhere. Fine in VG DJ, a bit browned. Scarce. (a58573)
$162.00 Del Raey, Sister Maria . IN AND OUT THE ANDES MISSION TRAILS FROM YUCATAN TO CHILE
NY 1955 Scribners. 79 illus. 5 maps. 281p. VG in good DJ. (a11222)
$25.00 Dunne, George H. SJ . GENERATION OF GIANTS THE STORY OF THE JESUITS IN CHINA IN THE LAST DECADES OF THE MING DYNASTY
1962 1st Notre Dame. 8vo., 389pp., index, end paper maps. Fine in VG DJ, light wear. (a36244)
$26.00 Emerson, Dorothy . AMONG THE MESCALERO APACHES THE STORY OF FATHER ALBERT BRAUM, OFM
Tucson 1973 1st Univ of Arizona. 8vo., 224pp., photo illus., index. VG, light wear to tips of boards in chipped DJ. (a28469)
$35.00 Fischer, Edward . MINDANAO MISSION ARCHIBISHOP PATRICK CRONIN'S 40 YEARS IN THE PHILIPPINES
NY 1978 1st Seabury. 8vo., 177pp., hardcover. Fine in Fine DJ. (a16765)
$29.00 Fischer, Edward . MISSION IN BURMA THE COLUMBAN FATHERS' 43 YEARS IN KACHIN COUNTRY
NY 1980 Seabury. 164p. Photo illus. Fine in Fine DJ. (a11259)
$27.00 Furay, H. B. (editor) . JESUIT MISSIONS - NATIONAL MAGAZINE OF THE AMERICAN JESUITS IN THE MISSION FIELDS ASSIGNED THEM BY THE HOLY FATHER - 1967 (12 ISSUES)
1967. 12 issues bound in one volume with original covers. 4to., illustrations, maroon cloth hardcover. Fine. (a70314)
$90.00 Hecker, Isaac Thomas . YANKEE PAUL
Milwaukee 1958 1st Bruce. First completely documented life of Hecker who extablished the Catholic missionary group the Paulist Fathers. Hardcover. Octavo, 508pp., photo illustrations, index, cloth. Fine in Good plus DJ. (a10361)
$20.00 Inama, Adelbert . LETTERS OF THE REVEREND ADELBERT INAMA O. PRAEM
(1928?) Evansville. Reprinted from the Wisconsin Magazine of History. Letters of a Catholic missionary from Tyrol who worked first in New York State and then in Wisconsin in 1840s. Translated from the German. Lg.8vo., 127pp., original hardcover. VG, no DJ. (a57681)
$45.00 Jordan, Rev. John P. . PADRE JOAO & CO. A MISSIONARY VENTURE IN BRAZIL'S HINTERLAND
Dublin 1965. Sm.8vo., 152pp., photo illus. Pictorial boards. Good, some wear to edges of boards. (a31867)
$45.00 Josson, H. . LA MISSION DU BENGALE OCCIDENTAL OU ARCHIDIOC�SE DE CALCUTTA - TOME I
Bruges 1921 1st Sainte-Catherine. Profince Belge de la Compagnie de Jesus. In French. Sm.4to., 496pp., photo illustrations, 2 large foldout maps, several text maps, original printed wraps. Good plus, light cover wear. Volume 1 (of 2) only. (a57009)
$75.00 Launay, Adrien . HISTOIRE DES MISSIONS DE CHINE. MISSION DU KOUANG-SI
Paris 1903 1st LIbrairie Victor Lecoffre. In French. 8vo., 447pp., very large color foldout map of China and Chinese Catholic missions, half cloth with gilt lettering and marbled papercovered boards. Institution stamp on fore-edges. Good, corners a bit worn. Scarce. (a57510)
$150.00 McDonald, Rev. Joseph B. . CATHOLICITY IN NORTH DAKOTA
St. Paul 1908. Article (9pp.), in Acta et Dicta, A Collection of Historical Data relating to the Origins and Growth of the Catholic Church in the Northwest. Complete issue with several other articles. Lg.8vo., wraps. Good, light chipping on wraps. (a53502d)
$45.00 McNulty, Rev. A. . THE CHAPEL OF ST. PAUL
St. Paul 1907. Article (13pp., illustrations), in Acta et Dicta, A Collection of Historical Data relating to the Origins and Growth of the Catholic Church in the Northwest. Complete issue with several other articles. Lg.8vo., wraps with new paper spine. Good, front wrap chipped, inchlong tear in outer margin (not into text) on initial 10 leaves. (a53501d)
$36.00 Monica, Sister . THE CROSS IN THE WILDERNESS A BIOGRAPHY OF PIONEER OHIO
London 1930 Longmans. Octavo, 290pp., illustrations, hardcover. Ex-convent library. VG, no DJ. (a70080)
$22.00 Nolan, Rev J. Francis . THE LIQUOR PROBLEM AND THE JESUIT MISSIONS IN NEW FRANCE
St. Paul 1911. In Acta et Dicta, Vol. III no. 1 July 1911, at pp. 91-142. 8vo., wraps. Whole issue has 4 articles plus notes etc. VG. (a29897c)
$45.00 Oster, Mgr. A. . PERSONAL REMINISCENCES OF BISHOP CRETIN
St. Paul 1907. Article (16pp.), in Acta et Dicta, A Collection of Historical Data relating to the Origins and Growth of the Catholic Church in the Northwest. Complete issue with several other articles. Lg.8vo., wraps with new paper spine. Good, front wrap chipped, inchlong tear in outer margin (not into text) on initial 10 leaves. (a53501e)
$36.00 Oster, Rt. Rev. A. . THE FIRST MASS IN GRACEVILLE
St. Paul 1908. Article (5pp.), in Acta et Dicta, A Collection of Historical Data relating to the Origins and Growth of the Catholic Church in the Northwest. Complete issue with several other articles. Lg.8vo., wraps. Good, light chipping on wraps. (a53502b)
$45.00 Parkman, Francis . THE JESUITS IN NORTH AMERICA IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
Boston 1894 34th Little Brown. Hardcover. octavo, 463pp., brown cloth with black decoration and gilt spine lettering. VG no ownership marks, slight fraying of spine ends. A very nice copy of this finely written narrative history. (a71786)
$55.00 Reardon, Rev. James M. . THE BEGINNING OF THE CATHOLIC TOTAL ABSTINENCE MOVEMENT IN MINNESOTA
St. Paul 1908. Article (11pp.), in Acta et Dicta, in Acta et Dicta, A Collection of Historical Data relating to the Origins and Growth of the Catholic Church in the Northwest. Complete issue with several other articles. Lg.8vo., wraps. Good, light chipping on wraps. (a53502c)
$45.00 Ruiz Blanco, Fr. Matias ; Alvarez de villanueva. . CONVERSION EN PIRITU (COLOMBIA) DE INDIOS CUMANAGOTOS Y PALENQUES ....SEGUIDO DE LOS FRANCISCANOS EN LAS INDIAS POR FR. FRANCISCO ALVAREZ DE VILLANUEVA
Madrid 1892 Victoriano Suarez. Two works bound in one volume. In Spanish. Octavo, 228pp., 76pp., original printed cover bound in later library blue buckram with gilt spine letters and library call number. Number at heel of spine, no other library indications, no stamps, no pocket, no bookplate, no library name. Good, leaves somewhat browned but legible and not brittle. (a76540)
$79.00 Schaeffer, Rev. Francis J. . GROSEILLIERS AND RADISSON THE FIRST FRENCH TRAVELLERS AND LAY MISSIONARIES IN MINNESOTA
St. Paul 1910. Article (22pp., 2 illustrations), in an issue of Acta et Dicta, A Collection of Historical Data Relating to the Origins and Growth of the Catholic Church in the Northwest. Complete issues with several other articles. Lg.8vo., wraps. VG, very light wear. (a53484b)
$45.00 Shanley, John Bishop of Fargo N.D. . THE BEGINNING OF CATHOLICISM IN NORTH DAKOTA
St. Paul 1907. Article (6pp.), in Acta et Dicta, A Collection of Historical Data relating to the Origins and Growth of the Catholic Church in the Northwest. Complete issue with several other articles. Lg.8vo., wraps with new paper spine. Good, front wrap chipped, inchlong tear in outer margin (not into text) on initial 10 leaves. (a53501c)
$36.00 Youngman, Rev. W. E. . GLEANINGS FROM WESTERN PRAIRIES (ORIGINAL EDITION, NOT A MODERN REPRINT)
Cambridge 1882 Jones and Piggott. Life on American prairies, especially on a Roman Catholic mission in Osage country in Kansas. Hardcover. Small octavo, 214pp., cloth. Good, cover worn and a bit soiled. (a9139)
$65.00