Mother Mary Clotilda and Early Companions of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
by XAVERIA, A.B., Sister M.; Francis J. Van Antwerf, V.G., intro
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- first
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: P.J. Kennedy and Sons, 1928. First Edition. Octavo (24cm); dark red cloth, linen grain, stamped in gilt and blind; 268pp,frontis,25 plates. Boards mildly rubbed and soiled (some white spots); chapped extremities w/ small bumps; gilt faded on spine. Top edge gilt; light soiling intermittent throughout interior, else clean and sound. Very Good or Better.
Sister M. Xaviera takes an intimately biographical look at Mother Mary Clotilda, Superior of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (a Catholic religious institute) from 1869-79 and 1885-94. Also included are stories of her closest contemporaries, including Sister Mary Birgid Smith.
Sister M. Xaviera takes an intimately biographical look at Mother Mary Clotilda, Superior of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (a Catholic religious institute) from 1869-79 and 1885-94. Also included are stories of her closest contemporaries, including Sister Mary Birgid Smith.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47175
- Title
- Mother Mary Clotilda and Early Companions of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
- Author
- XAVERIA, A.B., Sister M.; Francis J. Van Antwerf, V.G., intro
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- P.J. Kennedy and Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1928
- Bookseller catalogs
- Women;
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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