Church History; The Kingdom of God Series. by Newton, William I. and Ellamay Horan - 1958

New York.: W. H. Sadlier.. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1958. Hardcover. 12mo - 19 x 13.5 cm.; viii - 251 - (5) pp. Blue cloth over boards with silver gilt lettering on the spine and the front board. First published in 1940, this is a later printing. A history of the church told by using biographical sketches of great figures from Saints Peter and Paul to Pope Pius XII. Thirty-nine biographies in all. Each chapter (biography) ends with a study guide, a word matching mini-test, a list of other activities and a short list of new words introduced in the chapter. Illustrated with black and white drawings. Four page chronology, and a 5 page index and pronouncing list at the back. The library markings are a label residue on the lower spine, a stamp on the front free end paper and the title page and unused attachments on the back end papers. The binding is a linen cloth re-enforced in the hinges, library bindng as issued. Moderate wear to the spine tips and the fore corners of the boards. A clear and removable archival cover has been fitted. .