CROWN OF GLORY: The Life of Pope Pius XII. by…

CROWN OF GLORY: The Life of Pope Pius XII.

Edition: First printing.

New York: Hawthorn Books, (1957.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A popular biography of Eugenio Pacelli who became Pope Pius XII, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church during "the rise of Fascism, World War II, the postwar menace of Communism, the Korean War, the unrest in the Soviet satellites, the Suez crisis." Illustrated with 38 black and white photographs, including previously unpublished pictures of the Pope as a young child, and 22 full page drawings by Louis Priscilla. Index. Imprimatur. Illustrated endpapers. 251 pp.

Condition: Near fine in very good dust jacket (edgewear to dj.)

Book ID: 33747
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