First Steps to Jesus

New York, Regina Press. Leather. 156p. A small hardcover book bound in bonded black leather with gilt edges. Good condition overall. Spine crinkled and gilt text on cover has grown fainter with age. Small pen mark on front endpaper. Previous owner filled out the First Communion record page. TITLE PAGE TORN OUT, so printing date unknown; owner's inscription is dated 1955. Crayon scribbles and pieces of tape on rear endpaper. Main text clean and binding tight. Traditional Catholic prayerbook for children. Contains the Prayer Before a Crucifix inside the front cover, and lots of color illustrations throughout. Measures approx. 4.5" x 3. Good .

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Book number: 193322

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Manna: The Young Folks' Own Magazine [November 1931]

St. Nazianz, WI, Society of the Divine Savior, 1931. Paperback. 23p. A staplebound booklet in very good condition. Cover foxed and lightly soiled; otherwise clean and tight. A monthly magazine for Catholic children. Very Good .

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Book number: 190820

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Manna: The Young Folks' Own Magazine [January 1932]

St. Nazianz, WI, Society of the Divine Savior, 1932. Paperback. 26p. A staplebound booklet in very good condition. Cover foxed and lightly soiled; otherwise clean and tight. A monthly magazine for Catholic children. Very Good .

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Book number: 190821

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Manna: The Young Folks' Own Magazine [October 1926]

St. Nazianz, WI, Society of the Divine Savior, 1926. Paperback. 31p. A staplebound booklet in FAIR condition. Edges worn, covers detaching, and back cover has a large piece torn off the top. Text unmarked. A fragile but readable copy. A monthly magazine for Catholic children. Fair .

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Book number: 190822

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Patron Saints for Girls

New York, Frederick Pustet & Co, 1905. Hardcover. 248p. A small hardcover book bound in teal-blue cloth. Very good condition for its age. Edges rubbed; light wear at head of spine. Binding slightly cockeyed, but still tight. Early owner's inscription on front endpaper, dated 1919. A few small blemishes on first few leaves, but otherwise, text unmarked and binding tight. The lives of 14 famous female saints, such as Sts. Agnes, Catherine of Siena, Cecilia, Helena, and Rose of Lima. Measures approx. 6.25" x 4.5. Very Good .

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Book number: 193417

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The Young Catholic Messenger: September 12, 1930

Dayton, OH, The Young Catholic Messenger, 1930. Pamphlet. 8p. An unstapled newsletter measuring approx. 13" x 9", folded twice. Very good condition. Soiling on the back; otherwise only mild wear. An issue of a newspaper for Catholic children published in Dayton, Ohio. Contains reporting on U.S. politics, world events, scientific and technological developments, and the Catholic Church. Also features short stories and puzzles. The photo on the front page depicts President Herbert Hoover signing the London Naval Treaty. Mentions the canonization of Robert Bellarmine, Isaac Jogues, and Jean de Brebeuf. Very Good .

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Book number: 190823

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Catherine Beebe

Saint Christopher for Boys and Girls

Milwaukee, The Bruce Publishing Company, 1955. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 54p. A tan hardcover book in very good condition. Edges lightly rubbed, endpapers tanned, and a couple of school stamps inside. Otherwise clean and tight. A scarce book for Catholic children about St. Christopher, with illustrations by Robb Beebe. Very Good .

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Book number: 195310

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Fr. Bonaventura

Gaat Tot Jezus: Een Gebedenboekje Voor Kinderen Met Korte Onderrichtingen over de H. Mis En de Biecht

1908. Hardcover. 264p. A pocket-size hardcover book bound in black cloth with gilt edges and an attached ribbon bookmark. Very good condition for its age! Spine slightly faded; owner's stamps on endpapers. Otherwise clean and tight. Traditional Catholic prayerbook for children, with text in Dutch. No publisher stated; the Imprimatur is dated April 7, 1908. Measures approx. 4.5" x 2.8. Very Good .

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Book number: 191664

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Evelyn M. Brown

Kateri Tekakwitha: Mohawk Maid

New York, Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, 1958. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 190p. A hardcover book in very good condition. Top corners slightly bent at the tips and spine ends lightly rubbed. Endpapers faintly tanned; otherwise clean and tight. Vision Books #34. A Catholic children's book about the famous Native American saint. Very Good .

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Book number: 196498

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Thomas Brown and Sr. Maureen Shaughnessy

We Celebrate Mary's Story for Children Ages 9-12

New York, Sadlier, for the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 1982. Paperback. 31p. A staplebound booklet in near-fine condition. Spine faded and price sticker stain on back; otherwise clean and tight. Briefly explains each of the Marian feasts, with simple reflection questions. Very Good .

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Book number: 194043

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Thomas Brown and Sr. Maureen Shaughnessy

We Celebrate Mary's Story for Children Ages 6-8

New York, Sadlier, for the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 1982. Paperback. 31p. A staplebound booklet in near-fine condition. Spine faded and old price sticker on back; otherwise clean and tight. Briefly explains each of the Marian feasts, with simple reflection questions. Very Good .

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Book number: 194044

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Dorothy T. Bunker

The Boy Jesus

Notre Dame, IN, The Ave Maria Press, 1943. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 198p. A dark red cloth hardcover book in good condition. Binding is cockeyed, but tight. Edges rubbed and spine faded. Text is unmarked. A novel for Catholic children about Jesus' childhood, culminating in the Finding in the Temple at Jerusalem. Good .

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Book number: 191142

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Ann Nolan Clark

Father Kino: Priest to the Pimas

New York, Farrar, Straus and Company, 1963. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. 173p. Ex-library. A hardcover book in good reading condition with dustjacket. The jacket is encased in a mylar cover, which is attached to the book itself, and has a label on the spine. The head of the jacket's spine is torn. The book contains library stamps, librarians' markings, and a card pocket, but the text itself is clean and the binding is tight. An uncommon title in the VISION BOOKS series for Catholic children. Fair .

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Book number: 193489

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Mary E. Doyle

Standard Catholic Fifth Reader for Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Grades

New York, American Book Company, 1909. Hardcover. 480p. A hardcover book bound in decorated tan cloth. Good condition overall. Edges rubbed and cloth faintly soiled. Stamps and student signature on endpapers and title page. Scattered, unobtrusive pencil notes in margins; most pages unmarked, and binding is tight. Vintage reading textbook for Catholic middle school students. Illustrated with occasional color plates. Fair .

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Book number: 194691

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Brother Ernest

Our Lady's Portrait Painter: A Story of Raphael

Notre Dame, IN, Dujarie Press, 1952. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. 94p. A hardcover book in good reading condition with dustjacket. Tape stains on covers and endpapers; school stamps on endpapers as well. Text clean and binding tight. The jacket is heavily dampstained and worn, but still mostly intact. Scarce book for Catholic children about the Renaissance painter Raphael. Fair .

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Book number: 188746

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