Hinsley (Cardinal, preface) The Pope Speaks
£195
London, Faber & Faber, 1940.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 7s6d.
Being a compilation of his allocutions, messages, broadcasts, addresses, and encyclicals since his accession to the Holy See, together with a biography and current precis by Charles Rankin of all his efforts for peace since 1917 when he handed to the Kaiser the peace plan of Pope Benedict XV.
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Cloth with light stain to upper cover, minor mottling to spine; jacket with some edge wear and marking.
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