Chicago, IL: Illinois Central (Railroad), 1926. First edition. Softcover. Fantastic views of Chicago in the 1920s. This version was issued by the Illinois Central Railway. The Congress was a gathering of Catholics with multiple ceremonies and masses over several days. One mass at the nearly completed Soldiers Field had hundreds of thousands of people. The mass at the end was held in Mundelein and reports say that almost a million people were in attendance. Includes a great fold out map of Chicago's streets, parks, and train systems including the elevated. A fair copy with extensive tape repairs to the spine and page block holding it into the wrappers which are darkened and have chips to the corners. A very scarce item in any condition. Item #115098 More

Price: $50.00

Dublin and New York: Stone Street Press, 1985. First edition. Softcover. Number 254 from an edition of 500 copies printed from Malachi McCormick's original calligraphy and design. Tercentenary Edition of Berkeley's work. Introduction by David Berman and notes by Padraig O Loingsigh. A near fine copy in wrappers. Signed by McCormick on the limitation page. Despite the size of the edition quite uncommon with only 1 copy listed in OCLC. Item #145991 More

Price: $50.00

New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1962. First edition. Hardcover. 51 pages. The last book in the Bible translated from the Greek by Lattimore. A tight near fine copy in a close to near fine dust jacket with a small edge tear to the top of the front panel. Item #147550 More

Price: $15.00

New York: Herder and Herder, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. 162 pages. A tight near fine in a close to near fine dust jacket with some minor wear and with a couple of pieces of Merton ephemera and a few color photographs laid in. Item #163279 More

Price: $20.00

London: Faber Music Ltd., 1966. First edition. Softcover. 38 pages. A parable set to music by Benjamin Britten. A very near fine copy in wrappers. A very nice copy. Item #128172 More

Price: $25.00

New York: Viking, 2008. First edition. Hardcover. First printing. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by Wills on the title page: "for Lois and Wayne best, Garry Wills." A nice copy as one of the recipients, Lois Wille, was a two time Pulitzer Prize winning Chicago journalist and author. Item #166957 More

Price: $40.00