Cistercian Contemplatives
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair/No Jacket
- Seller
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cremona, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Trappist, Kentucky: The Monks of Our Lady of Gethsemani, 1948. 62 pp. includes many b/w photographs. A Guide to Trappist Life. Chapters include: Monastic Life, Three Monasteries, The Contemplative Life.The Cistercian Ideal, A Hundred Years of History, Our Lady of the Holy Ghost Our Ldy of the Most Holy Trinity, A Visit to the Abbey of Gethsemani, Summary of the Cistercian Observance, Joy in Austerity. Grey paper on boards cover has some edge rubbing, some staining and wear to top and bottom of spine, dust soiling to spine. Retired from Retreat library, stamps in several places. Interesting inscription on half-title page. Text is clean and unmarked.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fair/No Jacket. 9 x 6.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ghost River Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004064
- Title
- Cistercian Contemplatives
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Monks of Our Lady of Gethsemani
- Place of Publication
- Trappist, Kentucky
- Date Published
- 1948
- Bookseller catalogs
- Christianity;
Terms of Sale
Ghost River Books
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About the Seller
Ghost River Books
Biblio member since 2004
cremona, Alberta
About Ghost River Books
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