Little Office of BVM - Baronius vs CathBookPub

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Ok, so I just do not have the time to properly devote myself to my Christian Prayer: LOTH. I have been reading about the Little Office of the BVM and would like to grab one. I prefer and seem to be drawn more to the “traditional” side of things. Baronius offers a very nice copy for $30 (I was going to get that with the 1962 Missal). But there is also one by Catholic Book Publishing Co. for $12. The CBPC version seems to be a reprint of the LOTH I already have. But the Baronius seems to be much much different.

Can you guys give me some insight and help me decide?
 
The Baronius Press Little Office is similar in construction to their 1962 Missal. Is has both the Latin and English translations of the psalms and prayers side by side for each hour. It also has Gregorian chant notation as well as a little section about the Little Office itself.

I haven’t had much experience with Catholic Book Publishing’s Little Office but I believe it’s based off the current “Ordinary Form” Liturgy of the Hours while the Barionius Press Little Office adheres to the 1962 “Extraordinary Form” Breviary.
 
Baronius are pretty much always the best in my experience hence the price.
 
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Ok, so I just do not have the time to properly devote myself to my Christian Prayer: LOTH. I have been reading about the Little Office of the BVM and would like to grab one. I prefer and seem to be drawn more to the “traditional” side of things. Baronius offers a very nice copy for $30 (I was going to get that with the 1962 Missal). But there is also one by Catholic Book Publishing Co. for $12. The CBPC version seems to be a reprint of the LOTH I already have. But the Baronius seems to be much much different.

Can you guys give me some insight and help me decide?
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Catholic Book Publishing does a lot of photographic re-prints (the books look a bit like the have been photocopied therefore).

Baronius digitally retypsets and reprints. Looks and feels like a new book, cause that is what it is.

Baronius is superior quality a lot of the time.

But more expensive.

And the content will be there either way. Its up to you.
 
I ordered the Baronius…seems meant to last and isnt just a simple reprint of select portions of the LOTH.
 
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