Prophecies of St. Malachy and St. Columbkille. Introductions by Archbishop H.E. Cardinale & Canon W. Coslett Quinn, and Joel Wells. Gerrards Cross: Colin Smythe, 1979. Fourth Edition. Bound in half red morocco, cloth boards; raised bands to spine, compartments lettered & with devices in gilt.

One of three copies specially bound by E.A. Daly, H.M. Bookbinder at Windsor Castle.

Author’s copy with his bookplate to front pastedown.

Saint Malachy was a 12th century Irish monk, who, while on a visit to Rome had a vision of all the popes who would ever reign.  Malachy “saw”-and committed to paper- a series of Latin phrases describing the popes to come. He catalogued each one with an epigrammatic verse.