Catholicism::History Books

New York: Sheed & Ward, 1951. Gray cloth hardcover, red title on spine. Dj torn, missing pieces from front top and bottom edges. Back edges of dj chipped. Interior has slight age yellowing and a dog-ear on p. 97/98. A consideration of the possibilities for the reunion of Catholic and Protestant churches, starting with a brief history of how the breach came about.. Cloth. Very Good/Poor. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Karl Adam One Holy Sheed Ward Catholic Church Christianity Religion Apologetics Ecumenism. (more information)

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Baltimore, Md.: Helicon Press, Inc., 1958. Fr. Danielou discusses the historical background of Christianity in the light of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Illustrated with b & w photographic plates. Imprimatur: +Most Reverend Francis P. Keough, D. D., Archbishop of Baltimore, September 11, 1958. Mustard cloth boards with gilt titles in a price-clipped dj. Light soil on endpapers, with a personal 'Ex libris' stamp on the pastedowns, and a gift inscription in ink on the front free endpaper. Dj has minor chipping and two tears at bottom front edge.. Cloth. Good+/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dead Sea Scrolls Scripture Apocrypha Essene Religion. (more information)

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London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1994. Pessimistic assessment of the mayhem wrought on the liturgy and Catholic devotional life in the name of the 'spirit' of Vatican II. Liturgical silliness and downright heresy is documented with first-hand accounts and photographs. Red cloth with gilt titles; white dj with black titles and small photo of the Vatican. Very light rubs are only flaw in dj.. ISBN: 0340586532. Second. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. CHRISTIANITY RELIGION Catholicism pre Vatican II Spirit. (more information)

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London: Robert Hale Limited, 1963. Biography of +Francis Cardinal Spellman, Catholic Archbishop of New York from 1939 to 1967, published within the Cardinal's lifetime. Red cloth hardcover with black titles. Spine has a touch of fading. Copyright page has a black marker line above the publication date. The rest of the book is clean and unmarked.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Religion Catholic Biography Catholicism Christianity. (more information)

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Stratford, Conn.: Orthodox Roman Catholic Movement. Sermons on doctrines repudiated by the Reformers in the 16th century: the Supremacy of the Pope, the Sacrifice of the Mass, the Eternal Priesthood, and the Universal Church. Foreword by +John Cardinal Farley, Reprinted by a schismatic Catholic organization which holds to sedeprivationism (the current Pope is invalid, but could become valid if he repudiates Modernism and restores pre-Vatican II Church practices). 86 p. booklet in flexible blue wraps. Previous owner's address sticker on inside front cover. A few instances of ink underlining and marginalia.. Saddle-stitch. Very Good/No Jacket. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Booklet. Catholic Traditionalist Sedeprivationist Schismatic Pre Vatican II Tridentine. (more information)

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New York: Strand Press, 1939. Deep purple cloth hardcover with gilt titles. No dj. History of the Vatican, from ancient times to modern. Historical and architectural background, with special pictures section (b&w photographic plates). Frontis. of Pope Julius II, who laid the foundation stone of St. Peter's in 1506. Imprimatur: Stephen J. Donahue, D. D., Adm., New York, Jan. 16, 1939. Spine sunned at head and tail; edges sunned. Endpapers yellowing. Owner's name, location and date (1949) inked on ffep.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Vatican Rome Catholic History Architecture Pope Papal Church Chapel. (more information)

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New York: Benziger Brothers, 1917. Biographical sketches of seven famous Catholics: Cardinal Ximenes, Michelangelo, Samuel de Champlain, Oliver Plunkett, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Henri de La Rochejaquelein, and Simon de Montfort. Later edition of a work originally published in 1882. Deep red cloth hardcover with gilt titles. A few spots of very light wear on front cover. Light age-toning of interior. Owner's name in ink on ffep. 'Library of N. C. S. 1918' written in ink on title page, but no other library markings evident.. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Catholic Biography Pre Vatican Ii Religion Christianity. (more information)

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New York: Hawthorn Books, Inc., 1959. A Catholic analysis of the Reformation and its after effects down to the 20th century. Translated from the French by Rachel Attwater. Decorative half-cloth boards in red dj. The book is clean and unmarked. Dj has severe edge wear at the front flap crease, and a 1.5 cm tear near the head of the spine. Part of the Twentieth Century Encyclopedia of Catholicism, issued just before Vatican II. Imprimatur: +Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York, November 4, 1959.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Religion Christianity Catholicism Ecumenism Protestantism Interfaith Pre Vatican II. (more information)

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