11 volumi - Agiografia e Spiritualità Cattolica - 1930-1980

Lot of 11 volumes of Catholic hagiography and spirituality from the 20th century (roughly 1930s-1980s).

Interesting single-theme nucleus of Italian books (and one translation) devoted to saints, beatified, and masters of spiritual life. All in Italian, with original period bindings and paper covers, some with possession inscriptions.

General conditions with signs of use, small losses or typical abrasions of antique volumes, some binding defects (added tape inside). Overall intact and legible. Ideal for collectors of hagiography, Church history, or 20th-century spirituality.

List of volumes
1 Mons. Carlo Salotti – Saint John Bosco. Official biography of the founder of the Salesians, not yet canonized at the time of publication. First edition (1st–10th thousand). International Publishing Company, Turin-Milan etc.
2 Maria Galli – The Old and the New in the Education of Children. Vita e Pensiero Publishing, Milan. Pedagogical-religious essay with a dedication stamp.
3 Carlo Cardinal Salotti – Saint Anna Maria Taigi, Mother of the Family. Third edition (13th–17th thousand). Pontifical Gregorian University / Missionary Printing Office, Rome. Classic biography of the Roman beatified, very widespread at the time but today rarer in original edition.
4 Raffaello Cioni – Niccolò Stenone. Le Monnier, Florence 1953. Portrait of the famous scientist and Danish bishop (now a saint).
5 A. Tamborini – G. Preatoni – The Servant of Charity. Beato Luigi Guanella. Green cloth binding with gold titles. Biography of the founder of the Guanellian congregations.
6 P. Pietro Conforto S.I. – Meditations for the feasts of the Saints of the Society of Jesus and for the Novena of St. Alfonso Rodriguez. Scuola Tipografica Nigrizia, Verona 1934. Small burgundy-cloth volume; Jesuit spirituality work not easy to find.
7 Memorial of Father Agostino Gemelli of the Friars Minor. Provincial Curia O.F.M., Milan 1960. Commemorative pamphlet of the famous founder of the Catholic University.
8 Don Raimondo Thibaut – A Master of Spiritual Life. Don Columba Marmion, Abbot of Maredsous (1858-1923). First Italian translation. Libreria Editrice Articianelli, Monza. Important biography of the blessed Benedictine abbot, a prominent figure in early 20th-century spirituality.
9 G. Montarino – The Word of God (Catholic Manuals no. 47). Small manual of catechesis and meditation on Scripture.
10 Francis Trochu – Saint Jeanne Antide Thouret. Founder of the Sisters of Charity (God Alone). Ancora Publishing House, Milan. Biography of the French saint (canonized in 1934), with dust jacket.
11 Carlo Cremona – Augustine of Hippo. Reason and Faith. Rusconi. With a presentation by Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini. Modern but sought-after edition; includes reproductions of stained glass windows in Milan Cathedral dedicated to Augustine’s conversion.

This is a coherent set of hagiographies and spiritual texts typical of Italian Catholic culture in the 20th century. Some titles (Salotti on Don Bosco and Anna Maria Taigi, Conforto, Thibaut on Marmion, Cremona on Augustine) hold particular interest for scholars or collectors because of their original editions or early translations. Volumes such as the 1934 Meditations or the Gemelli memorial from 1960 are today scarce on the antiquarian market. The lot offers a significant overview of devotion and edifying literature of the era, with prominent authors (cardinals, religious, and specialized biographers).

Ideal for an antiquarian auction, religious collections, or specialized libraries.