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Lot 106:
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14 Books on The Popes and The Vatican including Secret Memoirs of a Renaissance Pope translated by Florence A.. Gragg c 1988 published by the Folio Society London; Peter’s Kingdom – Inside the Papal City by Jerrold M. Packard c. 1985; Pontiff by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts c. 1983; O Vatican! by Paul Hofmann c. 1984; Three Volume Set History of the Popes their Church and State by Leopold Von Ranke published by the Colonial Press New York c. 1901. Gray cloth cover with title on spine. Gilt upper edge, untrimmed other edges. Illustrated in English; The Vatican Collections The Metropolitan Museum of Art c. 1982; National Geographic Society Inside the Vatican Bart McDowell c. 1991; An Illustrated History of the Popes Saint Peter to John Paul II by Michael Walsh c. 1980; Vatican City – Art, Architecture, and History by Valerio Volpini and Tano Citeroni c. 1986; Saints and Sinners – A History of the Popes by Eamon Duffy c. 1997; Art of the Popes from the Vatican Collection edited by Maurizio Fagiolo dell’Arco; and Art Treasures of the Vatican – Architecture, Painting, Sculpture edited by D. Redig de Campos c. 1974. Combined lot measures approximately 12"x10.5"x17.5".
Condition: Condition – Good – Some volumes have light soiling and wear to covers. Some volumes may have light toning and/or foxing. Some dust jackets have small tears and wear to edges. History of the Popes Set – Very good – light soiling and wear to cover and spine. Title on spine faded and worn. Contents clean and bindings tight. Please see photos.
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