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Catania, Italy: Giuseppe Maimone Editore, 1990. Hardcover. GOOD+. Both book and dust jacket as new except for a coffee stain on the top of the back cover which dribbled inside the dust jacket and stained both inside and outside of cover. Lovely black silk faille with debossed title and paste-down illustration on front cover. Guidebook to the Benedictine Monastery of San Nicolò l'Arena in Catania written by Francesco-di-Paola Bertucci in 1846. The monastery is a jewel of the late Sicilian Baroque, founded by a Cassinese (Benedictine) congregation in 1558. 120 annotated pages + 15 full page illustrations with description on facing pages. Text in Italian.

NY, NY: C. Harrison Conroy Co.. (4th edition). Oversize Paperback. FINE. As new except for faintest rubbing to corners. 60 pages of text and photos of the history, art and architecture of the Cathedral. Double front cover with the silver photo on the outside and the stained glass and black with the title underneath. The back cover is a portrait of the Cathedral with a fold-out flap revealing a map floor plan of the Cathedral and map of the associated buildings.

London, UK: B.T. Batsford, 1912. Hardbound. Tight, faintest age tnaning of pages, clean interior, faint age soil to exterior. Navy blue with very good gilt lettering and shields on front cover and spine. Rubbed edges and spine ends softened and beginning to fray. 493 indexed illustrated pages. "Illustrated by over 200 reproductions from photographs and a series of ground plans to a uniform scale."

Missenden, UK, 1951. Trade Paperback. GOOD+. Tight, clean pages have slight age toning, light age soil to covers. Rubbing to stapled edge and a corner crease on front cover. 32 staple-bound, indexed pages illustrated with 5 black and white photos and a centerfold floor plan of the church. CONTENTS: Foreword; The Fabric; Wall paintings; Brasses; Bells; Timbered roofs; Other features of interest; Windows; Other recent additions; Written records; Incumbents (listed from 1182-1950); Churchwardens (1576-1951); Parish Clerks (1574-1948); Measurements. The author was the Vicar from 1922-1950.

NY: Thames & Hudson / Norton, c1976. Hardbound. VERY GOOD+/ Near Fine. As new except for slight softening of top of spine and fade line along top and bottom edge of green cloth cover. Dust jacket is clipped and has a stain on inside only of back flap. "The story of Irish eccleasiastical architecture is in many ways the story of Ireland itself...comprehensive and first hand account of some three hundred surviving abbeys and churches..."208 indexed pages illustrated throughout with mostly black and white photos. ISBN: 0393044416.

Uppsala, Sweden: Almqvist & Wiksells Boktryckeri, 1962. (6th edition). Paperback. VERY GOOD+. As new except for faintest age soil to exterior and light foxing at center staple seam. 29 page, staple-bound, illustrated with 17 black and white photos. 4.75x7.25"

Paris, France: Henri Laurens, 1966. Trade Paperback. NEAR FINE. As new except for faintest of age soil to white covers. 49 pages with 30 black & white photos + Bibliography and Indices. Text in French

Milan, Italy: Veneranda Fabbvrica del Duomo, 1954. Paperback. VERY GOOD+. Tight, clean and square but has sunned spine and age tanning to page and cover edges. Beginning of sketch on back cover. 64 pages with 32 high-quality, full-page, black and white photos. Extensive descriptions of architectural details and interior appointments. 6-1/2x4-5/8" (16.5x11.8cm).

France: Editions Houvet, 1975. Trade Paperback. NEAR FINE. As new, unread, except for tiny chip on top spine corner. 128 page guide to the Cathedral with map and many photos. Text is in French.

Norwich, UK: The Canterbury Press Norwich, 1997. Paperback. FINE. As new. A 56 page, pocket size, illustrated guide to the Cathedral. Start your tour with the map and follow the descriptions along the pilgrim's walk with a prayer or hymn verse at each stop. "discover a hidden dimension of this great building - a dimension that is more than its history, architecture or heritage...the response of the human spirit to a sacred place where the presence of God can be felt and known..." ISBN: 1853111805.

Hackensack, NJ: Custombook, 1972. (Limited edition). Oversize Hardbound. GOOD-. Tight, bright, clean and square but spine ends and cover corners are rubbed through to the boards. History of the Cathedral and picture essay on the new cathedral built after the 1962 fire.