Life of Leo XIII from an Authentic Memoir furnished by His Order written with the encouragement, approbation and blessing of His Holiness The Pope
by O'Reilly, Bernard
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued
- Seller
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Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
New York: Charles L. Webster. Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 1887. Hardcover. New York: Charles L. Webster, 1887 [rubber stamp of C. A. Sheehy & Co. Publishers and Booksellers, Washington, D.C.] below imprint on title page. Large 8vo. 603pp, Index. Full red cloth, spine letters gilt, letters on front cover in black, with gilt coat-of-arms. Very good plus condition, covers clean, slight wear at edges, pattern endpapers with letters "Jubilee Edition", minor front hinge crack stabilized with archival glue. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Pope Leo XIII, several other illustrations sent from Rome expressly for this book and appearing in print for the first time.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 603 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Dale A. Sorenson
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14202
- Title
- Life of Leo XIII from an Authentic Memoir furnished by His Order written with the encouragement, approbation and blessing of His Holiness The Pope
- Author
- O'Reilly, Bernard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ with No dust jacket as issued
- Publisher
- Charles L. Webster
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1887
- Keywords
- Popes, Religion, Catholic Church
Terms of Sale
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Dale A. Sorenson
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Silver Spring, Maryland
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