Description
Offered here is a rare two-volume Catholic seminary set from 1950-1951, previously owned and annotated by Saverio C. Matti of the Seminary of the Immaculate Conception, one of the leading Catholic seminaries in New York during the mid-20th century.
Titles Included:
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Cosmology: Elements of a Critique of the Sciences by Rénnoit Coffey (1949)
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Epistemology by Van Steenberghen & Flynn (1950)
Key Features:
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Both volumes published by Wagner, bound in matching cloth with gilt spine titles.
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Ownership inscriptions dated 1950 and 1951, with seminary affiliation noted.
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Contains handwritten annotations and marginalia from Matti’s seminary coursework.
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Includes original loose papers – likely class notes or related theological materials – offering unique insight into how these texts were studied at the time.
A valuable set for collectors of Catholic theology, students of Thomistic philosophy, or researchers studying the educational history of American seminaries. The personal notations and documents make this more than just a reading copy – it’s an archival glimpse into postwar Catholic intellectual life.
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