Urbs et Orbis or The Pope As Bishop and As Pontiff
by Humphrey, William
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +
- Seller
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edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Thomas Baker, 1899. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. 8vo, green cloth boards with embossed titles on front and gilt titles on spine. Xviii + 497pp, plus publisher's catalogue at rear. A detailed treatise of the Papacy in action with some account of the machinery by which the Supreme Pontiff has governed and governs the visible Church. The members of the Papal household, the structure of the Catholic church, historical governance and characters etc. Contemporary previous owner's pictorial bookplate on front pastedown. Endpapers age toned, slight edge wear to spine. Lovely and clean and in excellent condition inside.
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- Bookseller
- Bird's Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2204
- Title
- Urbs et Orbis or The Pope As Bishop and As Pontiff
- Author
- Humphrey, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Thomas Baker
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1899
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- catholic church, pope, papal history, church history, ecclesiastical history
- Bookseller catalogs
- Historical & Antiquity; Ecclesiastical & Religious;
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