Crises in the History of the Papacy: A Study of Twenty Famous Popes whose Careers and whose Influence Were Important in the Development of the Church and in the History of the World
by McCabe, Joseph
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- vg
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1916. First edition. Hardcover. vg. Large octavo. XIV, [2], 459, [3]pp. Original blue cloth with gold lettering on spine. Remarkable study on the decline of the Papacy. Contents: St. Callistus and the Early Struggle; St. Damasus and the Triumph; Leo the Great, the Last Pope of Imperial Rome; Gregory the Great, the First Medieval Pope; Hadrian I and the Temporal Power; Nicholas I and the False Decretals; John X and the Iron Century; Hildebrand; Innocent III, the Papal Zenith; John XXII, the Court at Avignon; John XXIII and the Great Schism; Alexander VI, the Borgia-Pope; Julius II, the Fighting Pope; Leo X and the Dance of Death; Paul III and the Counter-Reformation; Sixtus V and the New Church; Benedict XIV, the Scholar Pope; Pius VII and the Revolution; Pius IX; Leo XIII. Very minor age toning on spine. Binding in overall good+, interior in very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32324
- Title
- Crises in the History of the Papacy: A Study of Twenty Famous Popes whose Careers and whose Influence Were Important in the Development of the Church and in the History of the World
- Author
- McCabe, Joseph
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - vg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1916
- Keywords
- Papacy, Power of the Catholic Church, Popes and Kings, Popes' influence, First edition, Reference
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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Santa Monica, California
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We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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