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A brief introduction to the origins and history of American Catholic Press and the Leaflet Missal.

This is the story of President Lincoln's army in the first years of the Civil War. Detailed narrative, with biographical information on each important Union general. Here, in this book, you find the reasons why the Union Army did not do well at the beginning of the Civil War.

Two massive volumes, beautifully illustrated, of the arts and history of Russia. Their age notwithstanding, these two oversize books, bound in black, are in mint condition. The pages are unblemished; the images are bright and clear, without fading.

A collector's edition, with a rigid, slipcase.

"Jolene Babyak gives her readers a blow-by-blow account of the 'escape of the century.' Nobody knows the heart and soul of Alcatraz like Bayak." --Philip Carlo, author of The Night Stalker."Jolene Babyak has created a riveting historical account of one of the world's greatest escapes that reads like the best hard-boiled crime fiction. She takes us inside the minds of the criminals and jailers and reveals intimate details never before disclosed. Absolutely fascinating." --Sarah Kass, Producer/Director, Beneath Alcatraz."A compelling story of a complex man" --Stephen Whitty, The San Jose Mercury News"Good reading" --Indianapolis News

This book is about the Chicago ordination class of 1969 and how they helped changed the Church. The author interviewed six members of this class (Michael Ahlstrom, Larry Duris, Bob Heidenreich, Tom Libera, Ed Upton, and Bill Zavaski), personally. Each subject explained his background in the seminary and his pastoral work, in local parishes. In the ordination class, there were originally 35 men; after several deaths and occupational shifts, there remain nineteen who are still officially listed as active. The six interviewed, with perhaps another four or five, have maintained long-term relationships with each other up to the present day. They have shared memories and ongoing reflections, represented in this book.
These six men, each in his own way, did his best to implement the teaching of the Second Vatican Council, as each understood that teaching. This book abounds in tales of personal experiences. By reading these tales, you can get a penetrating glimpse into the changing Church, in the… Read More

This is the second volume of a monumental work on ecclesiology. This volume includes chapters 17 through 30, as well as an appendix, glossary, and two indexes. Well bound and printed, in mint condition.

What was it like to watch the Wright brothers soar into the sky? To hear the first crackling voice aired on the radio? To cower in the ghastly trenches of Europe during World War I? To lose everything in the stock-market crash of 1929, or experience the birth of rock and roll? To watch the Berlin Wall divide East and West, and then, twenty-eight years later, to see it fall under the weight of tens of thousands seeking to taste freedom?For seven years, researchers, reporters, and producers for ABC News searched the world's archives. These news people looked for the rarest and most stunning photographs. They consulted eminent twentieth-century historians. They interviewed hundreds of eyewitnesses of the significant events of the twentieth century.As a result, you have available to you this splendid book, The Century. This is the independent, companion volume to the landmark ABC News television series, The Century, also featured on The History Channel. This book was written by the late Peter… Read More

Massive, oversize volume of 376 pages, with smyth-sewn binding. 542 illustrations, 157 in color.After Toynbee's introduction, twenty cities are featured, with photos, images, maps, charts, and much commentary. This book is a magnificent history of the city and a stunning tour of the major centers of humanity throughout the world.Although the dust jacket is ripped, the book itself looks as good as new.

A leading historian and bestselling author herein re-creates 3,000 years of Egyptian civilization.  The auhoritative text is spendidly set off with 150 full color illustrations.

With 519 illustrations, 59 in color, this book is a joy to read. This is the fullest account ever published of one of the world's greatest archeological discoveries.

Oversize book, with many drawings, maps, and photographs. Fine.
The Domesday Book permits English citizens to view their heritage and their lives foreshadowed in the careful lettering of 11th century scribes. There are more than 12,500 entries in 37 gazetteers.
During the winter of 1085, Kign William sat down with his Christmas court and commanded them to make a survey of the whole of England, to set a value on the land he conquered 19 years previously. As a result, Royal Commissioners were sent throughout the 37 Norman counties, to ask questions of every landowner. The data were recorded in this Domesday Book.

This book is an extensive bibliography, with 570 entries, of publications on the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. All books and articles listed are in English. Most entries have been annotated and arranged alphabetically by author, under five general classifications: General Works; History and Development; Teaching and Practice; Literature and Scriptures; and Organization and Government.

Each annotation summarizes the content of the book or article; where necessary, there is also an evaluation of the accuracy or quality of the work. A number of books and articles have been listed but not annotated, sometimes because the title is sufficiently explanatory, sometimes because the author could not make a firsthand examination. Most entries, however, are annotated, thanks to the excellent resources of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies in Addis Ababa, the Library of Congress in Washington, the New York Public Library, and the Oriental Institute Library in Chicago.

A one-page introduction states that the… Read More

In this bestseller, the author traces the history of ethics in the West, with regard to sexual morality, including, for example, contraception, homosexuality, and extramarital relations.  The author details specific Church teachings, doctrines, and practices related to sexual moraltiy.  Beginning with non-Christian traditions, this erudite study deals with the earliest evidence, including the New Testament; she also studies in extensive detail the teachings of St. Augustine and other Church fathers.  She also considers the evolution of clerical celibacy, the influence of monasticism, the imposition of monastic norms on lay people, the early penitentials, and especially Scholasticism, including Abelard and Aquinas.  The authors, too, how the Church was influenced by more recent movements, such as Lutheranism and Jansenism. 
On the one hand, much of the study has a polemical cast; the author clearly has an axe to grind.  She points out how much the Western tradition is misogynist and pessimistic… Read More

The editor, Esmond Wright, has here compiled and edited texts from 1774 to 1783, documenting the beginnings of the American Revolution. Beautifully illustrated and printed, with excellent binding, this book provides a good glimpse into the actual statements and corrrespondence of the time.
in the interests of historical accuracy, all source material has been reprinted in its original form. Spelling and punctuation, therefore, vary considerably, from passage to passage.

In this book, the author details the history of the Christian Eucharist, the Mass, from its beginnings in Jewish liturgy to the present. Father Foley, OFM, Cap., does not deal just with the texts of the Mass; he also provides extensive commentary on architecture, music, and sacred vessels. This book is profusely illustrated with drawings, maps, music, and photographs. The book concludes with an extensive glossary, a chapter-by-chapter bibliography, and a 19-page index. Such documentation bears witness to the Father Foley's scholarship and reliability.The author holds a Ph.D. in liturgical studies from the University of Notre Dame, from the early 1970s. His work, as you would expect, is well researched and theologically oriented. Father Foley also has done graduate work in music and so is especially sensitive to this dimension of Christian celebration. He is currently professor of liturgy and music at the Catholic Theological Union (CTU) in Chicago.

"An Irishman's wit is on his tongue." This collection proves that saying is true. The Irish sayings are different from those of any other culture; they are colorful, earthy, pithy, pungent, irreverent, touching, and often funny.

In this book, ten heroes of the Middle Ages are portrayed, among them Marco Polo and the peasant Bodo. Most are not English but Latin. The book has 25 impressive illustrations, in full color, of medieval life.Medieval People is a collector's edition, finely printed and bound. The front cover has a really impressive set of six medieval engravings, each with a gold background and a single person portrayed; the back cover has another six engravings. These illuminations are taken from a thirteen century Flemish Psalter; each shows the occupation of a given month. There is also a blue, rigid slipcase.
Typeset in Monotype Centaur at The Folio Society. Printed on Balmoral Wove paper at The Bath Press, Bath and bound by them in blocked and printed parchment.

The author, a Jesuit priest, considers the history of Christianity in Mexico, the life situation of Mexicans in the U.S., and pastoral strategies to help Mexican-Americans in becoming more active members of the Catholic Church.The author teaches pastoral theology and missiology at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley and the Graduate Theological Union. A native of El Paso, Texas, he earned a doctorate in theology at the Pontificial Gregorian University in Rome, in 1995. He is past president of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States (ACHTUS).

Horatio Nelson and Emma Hamilton exchanged many letters; this correspondence forms the core of this book. It is richly illustrated with full color portraits, maps, and charts. The maps, drawn by Denys Baker, depict Nelson's victories. It is a collector's edition, beautifully printed and bound, with a rigid sleeve. On the cover of this sleeve is portrayed a sea battle, with ships in action. Nelson's image is inlaid on the front cover of the book; Hamilton's, on the back cover. Clever.
Set in Modern Extended Type at The Folio Society. Printed in Great Britain by Bath Press Colour Books on Fineblade Smooth Cartridge paper and bound in quarter buckram with vegetable parchment sides.