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VATICAN:; a novel
by Martin, Malachi
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0060154780
- ISBN 13
- 9780060154783
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York Cambridge Philadelphia San Francisco London Mexico City Sao Paulo Singapore Sydney: Harper & Row, Publishers, 1986. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth and boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. SIGNED by the Author on the front free endpaper, tall thick 8vo (9 1/2" x 6 1/2" x 2"), red sixth cloth with gold lettering on spine over gray boards, archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a young priest standing between the Pope and St. Peter's.. and above two young women & an older man and young nun painted by Hodges Soileau; 657 pages + [2] About the Author. Weight: 2 lbs. 7 oz. Krochs & Brentanos' "1st Edition Circle" bookmark. Malachi Martin (1921 - 1999), was an Irish-born American Traditionalist Catholic priest, biblical archaeologist, exorcist, palaeographer, professor, and prolific writer on the Roman Catholic Church.<br /> <br /> "Monumental saga with a scope and daring that slice through the protective secrecy of the Roman Catholic Church to reveal as never before the lives of men and women entangled in the extraordinary battle between faith and power."-jacket<br /> <br /> A young Chicago-born priest is called to serve in Rome and is soon drawn into an international intrigue involving bishops, bankers, and the highest levels of the Catholic Church.<br /> <br /> SIGNED & in VERY FINE Condition! Tight, bright, clean copy in comparable dust jacket (unclipped). No previous owner or remainder marks.
Synopsis
Malachi Martin's fictional account of the Vatican - specifically, it's bureaucratic and financial network which is maintained by a mysterious figure known as the Keeper. It follows Richard Lansing, a young priest from Chicago, who joins the Vatican in 1945, and rises into the confidance of several popes, sees the fall of Mussolini, the murder of a pope, and more intrigues smoothed over by the history of the Vatican.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8657
- Title
- VATICAN:; a novel
- Author
- Martin, Malachi
- Format/Binding
- Cloth and boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0060154780
- ISBN 13
- 9780060154783
- Publisher
- Harper & Row, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York Cambridge Philadelphia San Francisco London Mexico City Sao Paulo Singapore Sydney
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- Pope, cardinals, jesuits, sex, power, nazis, love, duty, jesus, celibacy, money, guilt, ,
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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