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Crossing the Threshold of Hope
by John Paul II, His Holiness
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0679440585
- ISBN 13
- 9780679440581
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1994. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4th Printing Stated First American Edition. Hard cover in fine condition with pinkish-maroon cloth boards, gold gilt spine lettering and gold gilt stamped coat of arms on front board. End papers contain Coat of Arms in the background and facsimile handwriting in purple. Text block clean and tight, no writings, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. * Published simultaneously in Italy as 'Varcare la Soglia della Speranza' by Giovanni Paolo II with an introduction by Vittorio Messori. Also edited by Vittorio Messori. Translated from the Italian by Jenny McPhee and Martha McPhee. From the front jacket flap, ""With the humility and generosity of spirit for which he is known, John Paul II speaks directly and forthrightly to all people. His Message: Be Not Afraid.""
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M005191
- Title
- Crossing the Threshold of Hope
- Author
- John Paul II, His Holiness
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0679440585
- ISBN 13
- 9780679440581
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- Catholic Church - Pope - Theology, Pope John Paul II, Catholic Church - Pope, Religion
- Bookseller catalogs
- Spirituality & Religion;
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Elk Creek Heritage Books
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Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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