Pius IX and the Politics of Persuasion by How the Pope Became Infallible

UsedAcceptable. Shows wear such as frayed or folded edges, rips and tears, and/or worn binding. May have stickers and/or contain inscription on title page. No observed missing pages. Considerable foxing and/or discoloration around edges.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 1981. Hardcover. Acceptable. Disclaimer:Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Doubleday. Used - Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Doubleday. 1st printing thus,1981. Very Good-/Good hard cover. 12mo,boards,383pp,illus. edgewear,scrapes,soiling,tears,chips,scuffing,rubbing,dust jacket. slight spine slant, light shelfwear,spine pulling away from gutter a bit, cover. edges dingy,clean,tight,text. religion.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1981. Edge and corner wear to the dj, small tears at the top and the base of the spine, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are lightly bumped and rubbed, spine is slightly rolled, overall a very clean used first edition! Very very scarce and hard-to-find! Dj is nicely preserved in a brand new protective mylar plastic cover! Extremely rare and out-of-print! Wonderfully well-preserved! 383 very clean, unmarked and uncreased historical pages nicely enhanced by black and white illustrations and photographs! "In a moment of candor and humility, the late Pope Paul VI admitted that the papcy itself----and specifically the doctrine of papal infallibility, fought for so relentlessly by his predecessor, Pius IX----is one of the greatest obstacles to Christian reunion. How that doctrine went from being a minority opinion at the beginning of the nineteenth century to a solemnly defined dogma at the First Vatican Council in 1870 makes for the… Read More

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; 383 pages; VG-/VG-; Red spine with Off White text; Dustjacket protected by mylar covering, mild edgewear and shelfwear, toning to rear cover; Textblock has slight marking in pencil on some pages. NOTE: Shelved in Front Desk Alcove. 1367730. Special Collections.