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The Making of the Popes 1978: The Politics of Intrigue in the Vatican
by Greeley, Andrew M
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0836231007
- ISBN 13
- 9780836231007
- Seller
-
Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Kansas City, Kansas: Andrews and McMeel, Inc., 1979. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing First Edition per copyright 1979 with no other printings noted. Hard cover in very good condition with light red boards, gold gilt spine lettering, and the Vatican Coat of Arms stamped in gilt on bottom right of front board. End papers contain a map of Vatican City. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains three sections of four leaves / eight pages each of black & white photos. 302 numbered pages. Concludes with sections of Notes, Appendices, and an Index. Dust jacket very good with light shelf & edge wear, rubbing to the folds, age toning to the white of rear panel, especially top inch. Not price clipped; price on front flap at bottom center. * From the front jacket, "" . . .an epic, which will not be equaled during modern times - a chronicle of the death of two popes and the election of their successors in the space of only two months. Only through this first-hand and inside analysis will the questions behind the headlines ever be answered. . . .""
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M000998
- Title
- The Making of the Popes 1978: The Politics of Intrigue in the Vatican
- Author
- Greeley, Andrew M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0836231007
- ISBN 13
- 9780836231007
- Publisher
- Andrews and McMeel, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- Kansas City, Kansas
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Popes, Popes - Election, Pope John Paul I - 1912-1978, Pope John Paul II - 1920
- Bookseller catalogs
- History of the Papacy;
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About the Seller
Elk Creek Heritage Books
Biblio member since 2015
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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