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
POPE BENEDICT XVI: FAMILY (SPIRITUAL THOUGHT SERIES)
Washington DC: USCCB, 2009. Softcover. Sticker on spine. Otherwise a clean, tight softcover book in fine condition. 93p. Pope Benedict XVI's reflections on marriage, parenting, and other familial issues. More
POPE BENEDICT XVI: SICKNESS (SPIRITUAL THOUGHT SERIES)
Washington DC: USCCB, 2010. Softcover. Sticker on spine. Otherwise a clean, tight softcover book in fine condition. 66p. A collection of Pope Benedict XVI's reflections on pastoral care of the sick, death, and suffering. More
POPE BENEDICT XVI: THE EUCHARIST (SPIRITUAL THOUGHT SERIES)
Washington DC: USCCB, 2009. Softcover. Sticker on spine. Otherwise a clean, tight softcover book in fine condition. 109p. A collection of Pope Benedict XVI's reflections on the mass, the priesthood, and devotion to the Eucharist. More
POPE BENEDICT XVI: THE FOLLOWING CHRIST (SPIRITUAL THOUGHT SERIES)
Washington DC: USCCB, 2009. Softcover. Sticker on spine. Otherwise a clean, tight softcover book in fine condition. 123p. A collection of Pope Benedict XVI's reflections on the mass, the priesthood, and devotion to the Eucharist. More
POPE BENEDICT XVI: THE PRIESTHOOD (SPIRITUAL THOUGHT SERIES)
Washington DC: USCCB, 2009. Softcover. Sticker on spine. Otherwise a clean, tight softcover book in fine condition. 83p. A collection of Pope Benedict XVI's reflections on the mass, the priesthood, and devotion to the Eucharist. 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
TRIAL AND SELF-CONVICTION OF POPE LEO XIII
St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1903. Paperback. 38p. A light blue staplebound softcover booklet in very good condition. Edges tanned. Sticker on front cover. Otherwise clean and tight. An anti-Catholic essay condemning Pope Leo XIII as an enemy of Protestant religious freedom. 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
CLIMBS ON ALPINE PEAKS
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1923. First American Edition. Hardcover. 139p. A light grey cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Light fading along the top. Initials of former owner on front free endpaper. Otherwise clean and tight. Pius XI was an avid mountaineer before his papacy. This book, written before..... More
DE ECCLESIASTICA POTESTATE
Scientia Aalen, 1961. Hardcover. 215p. Ex-library. A red cloth hardcover book in good condition. Rubbed-out call number on front cover. Card pocket residue inside back cover. A defense of the Pope by medieval Augustinian friar Giles of Rome (1243-1316). Main text in Latin; introduction in German. 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. Allene Gaty Hatch. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 287p. Ex-library copy of a hardcover book and its dustjacket, both in very good condition. Usual library markings and stamps inside and on jacket's spine. The flaps of the dustjacket are attached to the pastedown endpapers. Otherwise, text, clean..... 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
POPE GELASIUS I AND THE LUPERCALIA
Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Adolf M. Hakkert, 1974. 1st Edition. Paperback. 197p. A softcover book in near-fine condition. Price sticker residue and a faint crease on the front cover. Otherwise, text clean and binding tight. A study of the pagan festival of Lupercalia and Pope Gelasius I's response to it. More
MISSION TO FRANCE 1944-1953
New York: McGraw-Hill, 1966. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 216p. A hardcover book in very good condition with a like dustjacket. Blacked-out signature on front free endpaper. Otherwise clean and tight. The jacket is mildly edgeworn, but fully intact. An account of Cardinal Roncalli's time as Papal Nuncio to France. Contains black..... More
THE VATICAN: Behind the Scenes in the Holy City
New York: Farrar, Straus and Company, 1949. Hardcover. 190p. A 1/4 red cloth hardcover book in very good condition. Boards a bit rubbed, but otherwise, interior clean and tight. Illustrated with a multitude of black and white photographs by David Seymour. More
THE PAPAL ENCYLICALS IN THEIR HISTORICAL CONTEXT
New York: A Mentor Book (The New American Library), 1956. 1st Edition. Paperback. 317p. Ex-library. A gold softcover book in good reading condition. Sticker on spine. Call number on front cover. Stamps and markings inside. Light shelf wear, creasing to front cover; text clean and binding tight. Important papal encyclicals..... 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
PRIMAE ROMANAE SYNODI CONSTITUTIONES
Polyglottis Vaticanis, 1960. Paperback. 294p. White cloth. A softcover book in very good condition. Several pages creased and slightly torn across top, otherwise clean and tight. Text in Latin. The constitution of the first Roman synod. More