Search Results: History of the Papacy from Elk Creek Heritage Books

Random House, 2011. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards, red spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains a section of 8 leaves / 16 pages of glossy black & white and color photographs, portraits, mosaics. Dust jacket very good; ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. * From the jacket, ""A sweeping chronicle of one of the most significant - and controversial - institutions in history.""

San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.: HarperCollins, 2000. Soft cover. Very Good. Original copyright 1997. Stated: 'First HarperCollins Paperback Edition Published 2000.' Softcover in very good condition. Text block clean & tight with slight age toning to the papers. Date 'July-04' written in ink above title on half-title page. Wraps in very good condition with only gentle shelf and edge wear and 1/4"" crease at top front corner.

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… Read More

New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 2003. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing Stated First Edition and complete number line with number one. Hard cover in fine condition with red boards, black spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing; no markings to note. 200 numbered pages. Concludes with Bibliographical references and an extensive Index in addition to several relevant Appendices. Dust jacket likewise in fine condition; no defects to note; not price clipped. * As quoted from the foreword by Monsignor Robert J. Wister, ""The election of the pope is a process unlike any other in the world . . . As the Romans themselves say, 'The pope dies, we make another one."" This is the story of the making of popes.""