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Author: John Pope-HennessyBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, London, 1985Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive overview of the life and artistic achievements of Benvenuto Cellini. Cellini...

Author: John Pope-HennessyBinding: HardbackPublished: Phaidon, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis art history volume presents a commanding series of studies on major currents in Italian sculpture, illustrating stylistic development...

Author: John Pope-HennessyBinding: HardbackPublished: Phaidon, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsItalian High Renaissance And Baroque Sculpture presents a comprehensive analysis of sculptural masterpieces from...

Author: James Pope-HennessyBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1981Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a self-portrait of James Pope-Hennessy. Peter Quennell edits the compilation. The...

Author: Peter QuennellBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling literary biography, A Lonely Business: A Self-Portrait Of James Pope-Hennessy, uncovers the intricate life...

Edition: 3rd imp.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous owner"Queen Mary, 1867-1953" is a definitive royal biography that chronicles the life of one of the British monarchy's...

Author: James Pope HennessyBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsJames Pope Hennessy's acclaimed biography, Anthony Trollope, chronicles the intricate life and literary...

Author: James Pope HennessyBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape Ltd, 1971Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Clean text,James Pope Hennessy's acclaimed...

'A scary portrait of put-upon servants and potty aristos ... this is arguably the most riotously funny volume published this year' Max Hastings, Sunday Times 'One of the funniest, most...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA richly detailed biographical work, Meriol Trevor's Pope John chronicles the remarkable life of Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, the peasant-born cardinal...

John L. Allen, one of the most trusted reporters at the Vatican, brings together the first biography of the new pope, taking an in-depth look at his background and opinions....

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: SignedHe was the pope who threw open the windows of the Church and let the world breathe — and Peter Hebblethwaite's definitive biography, John...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew documents in modern religious history carry the intimacy and spiritual gravity of Journal of a Soul, the lifelong private diary of Angelo Giuseppe...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA compelling work of religious biography, Apostle For Our Time: Pope Paul VI chronicles the life, vision, and pontificate of...

Author: James Pope HennessyBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, London, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis biography chronicles the fascinating life and literary contributions of the celebrated Scottish...

Writing for people of every religious allegiance, John Kelly gives concise accounts not only of all the officially recognized popes from St Peter to John Paul 11, but also of...

The book titled The Popes: 50 Celebrated Occupants of the Throne of St. Peter by the author Michael Walsh. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information...

With the same meticulous reporting skills and narrative excitement that went into "All the President's Men" and "The Final Days," journalists Carl Bernstein and Marco Politi provide an astonishing look...

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Alexander Pope has often been termed the first truly professional poet in English. He had an acute awareness of traditions he had inherited and a clear vision of where he...

Pauline O'Regan reflects on Pope John's 1979 visit to Phoenix Park, and moves on to tackle controversial issues affecting the Catholic Church today.

Author: Morris R. BrownellBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press at the Clarendon Press, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA scholarly examination illuminates the intricate connections between the celebrated poet...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards - fair. Text - clean. This biographical work...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling biography, John The Twenty-Third, chronicles the remarkable life and transformative papacy of Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, later Pope John...

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Author: George SherburnBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford At The Clarendon Press, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis academic volume chronicles the formative period of one of English literature's most significant...

For much of its 2,000-year history, the Roman Catholic Church was a formidable political and military power, in contrast to its pacifist origins and its present concentration on spiritual matters....

Unlike popes who preceded him, John Paul II distinguished himself by his tireless efforts to spread the "Word of God" throughout the world. This informative biography, illustrated with over 400...

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Author: John Cornwell Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 Church, Interrupted: Havoc & Hope: The Tender Revolt of Pope Francis is a revealing portrait of Pope Francis's hopeful yet controversial...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the celebrated Poet to Poet series comes this masterfully curated selection of Alexander Pope's verse,...

Author: Friedrich GontardBinding: HardbackPublished: Barrie and Rockliff, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe book The Popes presents a sweeping historical account of the papacy, tracing its origins and evolution...

There is no other organisation whose inner workings are more secretive than the Vatican - the spiritual and physical center - of the Catholic Church. Now, with a dynamic new...

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This timely analysis explores the controversial legacy of Pope John Paul II, and the great challenges facing his successor, Benedict XVI, as he leads the Catholic Church into the 21st...

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When Robert Francis Prevost OSA appeared on the loggia of St. Peter's on 8th May 2025, he surprised the world. The first North American pope is a quiet man few...

The groundbreaking, intimate and inspiring memoir from Pope Francis. The wish of Pope Francis was for HOPE, on which he has been working for six years, to be published posthumously....

A comprehensive new selection of the great satirist's prose and poetic works, edited by Leo Damrosch Alexander Pope (1688-1744) was the greatest English poet of his age, whose acerbic insights...

Since his surprise appointment in March of 2013, Pope Francis has emerged as the most talked-about and most revolutionary pope in living memory. He has become a subject of fascination,...