CLOSING SPEECHES VATICAN COUNCIL II December 7-8, 1965
Boston: St. Paul Editions, 1965. Paperback. 36p. A staplebound softcover book in fine condition. More
Catholic Popes
CONCILIUM PROVINCIAE AVENIONENSIS, Avenione Habitum Anno Domini MDCCCXLIX Mense Decembri, IV Autem Pontificatus Pii Papae IX
Avenione: L. Aubanel, 1851. Paperback. 113p plus 94p appendix. Ex-library copy of a large softcover book in acceptable condition. Library markings on front cover and first few pages. Large sticker inside front cover. Some pages uncut. Mild foxing throughout. The cover is tanned, lightly stained, and quite chipped on the..... More
JOHN PAUL II PASTORAL VISIT : Archdiocese of Detroit Sept. 18-19, 1987
Archdiocese of Detroit, 1987. Paperback. 80p. A large softcover book in fine condition, apart from a very faint crease along the spine. Clean and tight. Photo-filled chronicle of Pope John Paul II's pastoral visit to the Archdiocese of Detroit in 1987. Measures approx. 10.75" x 8.4" More
THE PAPACY
San Diego: Catholic Answers, 1999. Paperback. 80p. A staplebound book in near-fine condition. Owner inscription on title page; otherwise clean and tight. From the Catholic Century Learning Series. More
SOME TIMELY COMMENTARIES ON A GREAT ENCYCLICAL: A Symposium on "Reconstructing the Social Order" (Encyclical of Pope Pius XI)
Washington DC: The Social Action Department, National Catholic Welfare Conference, 1932. Paperback. 22p. Ex-library. A staplebound pamphlet in poor condition. Library markings inside and on front cover. The covers are completely detached, but the main pages are still stapled together. Underlining on page 5. A damaged but readable copy. Seven..... More
CLIMBS ON ALPINE PEAKS
London: T. Fisher Unwin Limited, 1925. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. 136p. Blue cloth. A hardcover book in very good condition. Previous owner's name, pages rough-cut, otherwise clean and tight. By Abate Achille Ratti, otherwise known as Pope Pius XI. Translated by J.E.C. Eaton. Includes b/w photographs. A biography of Pope Pius..... More
THE PAPACY; Its Historic Origin and Primitive Relations with the Eastern Churches.
New York: Minos Publishing Co. Hardcover. 383p. A black cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Faint stains on front cover, and scribbled-out signature on front endpaper. Otherwise clean and securely bound. Vladimir Guettee (1816-1892) was a French Catholic priest who converted to the orthodox faith. Undated reprint of this..... More
POPE PAUL VI IN THE HOLY LAND
New York: Herder and Herder, 1964. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 199p. An oversize hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Head of spine lightly bumped. Stamp on front free endpaper. Otherwise clean and tight. The jacket has several small closed edge tears, but is otherwise intact. Filled with..... More
THE STORY OF POPE JOHN XXIII
New York: Wonder Books, 1966. Softcover. A clean, tight softcover book in very good condition. 48p. A biography of Roncalli from his birth to papacy. With black/white and color photographs. More
A MAN NAMED JOHN: The Life of Pope John XXIII
New York: Hawthorn Books, 1963. 3rd Printing. Hardcover. 287p. A fine hardcover book in a very good, lightly rubbed dustjacket. Text, clean, binding tight, and jacket fully intact. Illustrated with drawings by Allene Gaty Hatch. Also contains three sections of black and white photographs. More
POPE PAUL VI
New York: Random House, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 279p. Ex-library. A hardcover book in good condition with dustjacket. Stamps on foredges and title page. Card pocket in back. Otherwise, text clean and binding tight. The jacket has a sticker on the spine, and the flaps are attached to the inside..... More
CALENDAR OF ENTRIES IN THE PAPAL REGISTERS Relating to Great Britain and Ireland: Papal Letters, Vol. XVI; Alexander VI (1492-1503); Lateran Registers Part One: 1492-1498
Dublin: Stationery Office for the Irish Manuscripts Commission, 1986. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 869p. A red cloth hardcover book in fine condition, lacking the dustjacket. A reference volume containing Vatican archive documents pertaining to British and Irish history. More
THE POPE IN IRELAND: A Pictorial Record
New York: Mayflower Books, Inc., 1979. Hardcover. 64p. An oversize pictorial board hardcover book in very good condition. Edges rubbed and spine slightly crooked. Otherwise clean and tight. Color photographs chronicling Pope John Paul II's visit to Ireland in September-October 1979. Measures approx. 12.2" x 8.75" More
GOD'S BROKER: THE LIFE OF JOHN PAUL II
Richardson & Snyder, 1984. Hardcover. A 3x1" piece missing from front of dustjacket and a 2" tear at back. Otherwise a clean, tight hardcover book in very good condition with a dustjacket in acceptable condition. 483p. A biography of JPII in his own words and through the accounts of his..... More
BLACK POPES: Authority - its Use and Abuse
New York: Sheed & Ward, 1954. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 139p. A very good hardcover book in a good dustjacket. Jacket chipped along edges, top right corner of jacket torn, otherwise pages clean and tight. An examination of power and authority in the Church and its proper place and use. More
BLACK POPES: Authority - Its Use and Abuse.
NY: Sheed & Ward, 1954. First edition. Hardcover; original cloth. Ex-library book with various stamps and markings. Spine edgeworn. Text clean. Book in good condition. More
PREVIEWS OF THE NEW PAPACY
London: Tradition in Action, Inc., 2001. Paperback. 285p. A softcover book in fine condition. A Traditionalist Catholic publication criticizing ecumenical actions of recent popes, especially John Paul II. Consists mainly of captioned black and white photographs. More
ST. PETER'S ON THE VATICAN
New York: Strand Press, 1939. Hardcover. 215p. A very good hardcover book in a good dustjacket. Jacket chipped on corners, jacket dirtied, previous owner's name on endpaper, otherwise pages clean and tight. Includes b/w photographs. An account of St. Peter's on the Vatican church, along with a history and details..... More
A REPORTER LOOKS AT THE VATICAN
New York: Coward-McCann, Inc., 1962. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 316p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Edges minutely rubbed. Otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is very lightly rubbed along the edges, but otherwise fully intact. An American reporter to Rome describes the inner workings of..... More
THE CHURCH AND SOCIAL PROGRESS: Background Readings for Pope John's Mater et Magistra
Milwaukee: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 248p. A hardcover book in fine condition with a dustjacket in very good condition. The book is clean and tight. The jacket is lightly chipped and faded, but otherwise intact. Essays studying Pope John XXIII's encyclical MATER ET MAGISTRA. More
THE CHURCH AND SOCIAL PROGRESS: Background Readings for Pope John's Mater et Magistra
Milwaukee: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 248p. Ex-library. A red cloth hardcover book in good condition. The only library indicator is a card pocket inside the back cover. Edges of cloth dotted with scuff marks. Text clean and binding tight. An excellent reading copy. An analysis of..... More
LIFE OF LEO XIII
London: Sampson Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1887. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Ex library decorated red cloth. Plates. 603p. Gilded page edges. Papal coat of arms printed on cover. Other than a few old library markings, book is clean, tight, unmarked. Good reading condition. Pope Leo XIII (Italian: Leone XIII), (born..... More
THE PAPACY
New York: Columbia University Press, 1992. Hardcover. 330p. A hardcover book in fine condition with a like dustjacket. Schimmelpfennig examines the influence of the papacy during the Middle Ages. He traces its rise and evolution from the fall of the Roman Empire to the dawn of the Renaissance. Included is..... More
POPE PAUL IN THE UNITED STATES: His Mission for Peace on Earth... October 4, 1965
New York: Hawthorn Books Inc., 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 97p. A large hardcover book in fine condition with a very good dustjacket. The book is clean and tight. The jacket is lightly edgeworn, but otherwise intact. Captioned black and white photographs chronicling the visit of Pope Paul VI to the..... More
BENEDICT OF BAVARIA: An Intimate Portrait of the Pope and His Homeland
Circle Press, 2008. First Edition, First Printing. 224 pgs. A hardcover book in fine condition. A look into the influence that Pope Benedict XVI's Bavarian heritage and culture has had on his life, his papacy, and on the Church. Several color photo plates in the center. More