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Selecting the Pope: Uncovering the Mysteries of Papal Elections
by Tobin, Greg
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0760740321
- ISBN 13
- 9780760740323
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
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.""
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M000275
- Title
- Selecting the Pope: Uncovering the Mysteries of Papal Elections
- Author
- Tobin, Greg
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0760740321
- ISBN 13
- 9780760740323
- Publisher
- Barnes & Noble Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- Popes - Election, Religion - Christianity - Catholic
- Bookseller catalogs
- History of the Papacy;
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About the Seller
Elk Creek Heritage Books
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Toms River, New Jersey
About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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- Gilt
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