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Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy
by Norwich, John Julius
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1400067154
- ISBN 13
- 9781400067152
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Random House, 2011. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hard cover in very good condition with black boards, red spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains a section of 8 leaves / 16 pages of glossy black & white and color photographs, portraits, mosaics. Dust jacket very good; ghost of shelf & edge wear; not price clipped. * From the jacket, ""A sweeping chronicle of one of the most significant - and controversial - institutions in history.""
Synopsis
John Julius Norwich is one of Britain’s preeminent historians and travel writers. He has written the histories of Norman Sicily, Byzantium, Venice, and the Mediterranean. Other books have been on Shakespeare’s history plays, on music, and on architecture. From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M001211
- Title
- Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy
- Author
- Norwich, John Julius
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1400067154
- ISBN 13
- 9781400067152
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2011
- Keywords
- Religion - Christianity - History, Papacy - History, History - General
- Bookseller catalogs
- History of the Papacy; Spirituality & Religion;
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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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