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:

• Cosmology: Elements of a Critique of the Sciences by Rénnoit Coffey (1949)

• Epistemology by Van Steenberghen & Flynn (1950)

Key Features:

• Both volumes published by Wagner, bound in matching cloth with gilt spine titles.

• Ownership inscriptions dated 1950 and 1951, with seminary affiliation noted.

• Contains handwritten annotations and marginalia from Matti’s seminary coursework.

• 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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