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Secret memoirs of a renaissance Pope : the commentaries of Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini Pius II : an abridgement / translated by Florence A. Gragg ; edited with an introduction by Leona C. Gabel
by Pius II, Pope (1405-1464)
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About This Item
London : Folio Society, 1988. Folio edition. Hardcover. Very good cloth copy with gilt-blocked leather label. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 373 p., x p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm. Originally published, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1959; London: Allen & Unwin, 1960. Includes index. Subjects: Pius II, Pope - 1405-1464. Popes - Biography. Renaissance - Italy.
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- Title
- Secret memoirs of a renaissance Pope : the commentaries of Aeneas Sylvius Piccolomini Pius II : an abridgement / translated by Florence A. Gragg ; edited with an introduction by Leona C. Gabel
- Author
- Pius II, Pope (1405-1464)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Folio edition
- Publisher
- London : Folio Society
- Date Published
- 1988
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