Bidspirit auction | North Central Catholic Fine Press

North Central Catholic Fine Press Collection: Vatican II, Benedictine Works & Numbered Editions - Three North Central Publishing Company titles come together in a richly varied lot spanning Catholic reflection, Vatican II history, and Benedictine literary tradition. Included is Moods and Moments by Leo A. Pursley, copyright 1980 by North Central Publishing Company of St. Paul, Minnesota. Also featured is The Church in the World, presenting the inaugural address of Pope Paul VI at the Second Session of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, delivered September 29, 1963. Edited by Father Vincent Yzermans and designed by Jane McCarthy, the volume was completed on the Feast of St. Lucy in 1963 and is number 225 of 1,500 copies. A decorative card by Al and Florence Muellerleile accompanies the book. Completing the grouping is The Great Theatre of the World by Clarence J. Graves and Cuthbert G. Soukup, monks of the Benedictine Abbey of Saint John the Baptist at Collegeville, Minnesota. Artwork and format are by Brother Placid of the same abbey. Published by North Central Publishing Company and completed on the Feast of Saint Thomas the Apostle in 1957, this copy is number 98 of 1,000. Together, these volumes offer an appealing cross-section of North Central’s mid-century and later Catholic publishing. North Central Publishing Company, Frank Kacmarcik & Fine Press, North Central Catholic Fine Press Collection, Vatican II, Benedictine Works, Numbered Editions, 1980, 1963, 1957, Frank Kacmarcik, fine press, book arts, typography, limited edition books, numbered edition, limited edition, Cross, St. Paul Minnesota, Second Vatican Council, Catholic history, book, books, church, Catholic books, Christian theology, liturgy, devotional reading, church history, religious studies, North Central Catholic Fine Press Collection: Vatican II, Benedictine Works & Numbered Editions, Leo A. Pursley, Vincent Yzermans, Jane McCarthy, The Benedictine Abbey of Saint John the Baptist, Collegeville