“Only God knows the good that can come about by reading one good Catholic book.”
St. John Bosco
Welcome to My Catholic Library
The home of hand-bound Catholic books that are good for the soul
My Catholic Library breathes new life into old beloved books, as well as publishing new editions of Catholic classics, using traditional bookbinding skills. Who can I help? Well, are you looking for a gift that’s both special and useful? Maybe it’s a present for a godchild for First Holy Communion, or a friend for their ordination? If so, go to the Bookshop to browse our growing list of titles on spiritual reading, liturgy, and more. Since I make all your books by hand, each one has customisable options so that you’ll get a beautiful, durable, and orthodox book.
What if you’ve got a treasured book already in your Catholic library that’s seen better days? Take a look at the Book Repair page to see how I can deal with ripped or loose pages, damaged covers, and torn ribbons using traditional tools and techniques. You can see examples of my book repair and restoration work, and posts about our published books, on my Blog. Finally, if you want to know why I believe you deserve a collection of books you’ll be proud to call “my Catholic library”, you can find out more about my love for this age-old craft on the About page.
In the Bookshop
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Children's Missal
Holy Mass explained in full colour
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Holy Week Missal
with commentary by Bl. Ildephonso Schuster
Book restoration
Bring your treasures back to life with our restoration service
On the Bench
Click on the blog posts below to see how we make and repair your books
Douay Rheims Bible
Re-casing and re-colouring an important Counter-Reformation publication Book repair on the sewing frame Welcome back to On The Bench, where I show you the traditional bookbinding and book repair work
1941 prayer booklet repair
I dealt with mould staining, 80 year old rusty staples, and created a unique case to protect a family heirloom, written by an intriguing priest Some of the books that
1962 altar Missal
1962 Roman Missal...for a hermit! Fr. John has been a dear friend for many years, and when he eventually retired, he decided he wanted to learn to say the Traditional
St. Andrew’s Daily Missal
A surprisingly challenging project to replace the ribbons in this famous 1920s hand Missal, full of stunning illustrations and learned commentary Sometimes, a client's 'simple request' can be fraught with
How buying books used to be…
...and why you deserve some old-fashioned quality in your book collection. In the Victorian era, when you bought, say, the latest novel by Mr. Dickens, it would be posted to