Valentine Pontifex - 1st Edition/1st Printing
by Silverberg, Robert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Fine dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0877955441
- ISBN 13
- 9780877955443
- Seller
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Summerville, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Arbor House. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1983. Advance Review Copy; First Printing. 1/4 Cloth. 0877955441 . A Fine first Printing of the First Edition, Advance Review Copy, in a Fine dust-jacket. The volume contains an insert from the publisher and a phtograph of the author Robert Silverberg; The Valentine Pontifex is the story of Valentine, a young man who is chosen by an angel to become the next Pontifex, or leader of the Catholic Church. Valentine's task is to save the Church from a crisis caused by the growing popularity of Valentine's Day, a holiday that many Catholics believe is pagan. Despite his reservations, Valentine accepts the job and sets out to make the Church more accepting of Valentine's Day, while also trying to figure out his own feelings for the beautiful, mysterious Claudia.The Valentine Pontifex is a charming and romantic story that will delight fans of Silverberg's other novels, such as The Book of Lost Tales: Volume 2 and The Left Hand of Darkness.; 8vo; 347 pages .
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- Seller
- Books Tell You Why, Inc. (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 123043
- Title
- Valentine Pontifex - 1st Edition/1st Printing
- Author
- Silverberg, Robert
- Format/Binding
- 1/4 Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Fine dust jacket
- Edition
- Advance Review Copy; First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0877955441
- ISBN 13
- 9780877955443
- Publisher
- Arbor House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1983
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