Book Excerpt: urly little man, a sound judge of women and bulls, might be consulted gratis, preferably before the supreme heat of day. Seated beneath a sombre study of the Magdalen waylaying our Lord (a work of wistful interest ascribed to Vald???s Leal), he was, with tactful courtesy, at the disposal of anyone soliciting information as to "vacant dates," or "hours available," for some impromptu function. Indulgences, novenas, terms for special masses--with flowers and music? Or, just plain; the expense, it varied! Bookings ...
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Book Excerpt: urly little man, a sound judge of women and bulls, might be consulted gratis, preferably before the supreme heat of day. Seated beneath a sombre study of the Magdalen waylaying our Lord (a work of wistful interest ascribed to Vald???s Leal), he was, with tactful courtesy, at the disposal of anyone soliciting information as to "vacant dates," or "hours available," for some impromptu function. Indulgences, novenas, terms for special masses--with flowers and music? Or, just plain; the expense, it varied! Bookings for baptisms, it was certainly advisable to book well ahead; some mothers booked before the birth--; ah-hah, the little Juans and Juanas; the angelic babies! And arrangements for a corpse's lying-in-state: "Leave it to me." These, and such things, were in his province.But the secretarial bureau was but merely a speck in the vast shuttered room. As a rule, it was by the old pagan sarcophaguses, outside the vestry-door, "waiting for Father," that aficianados of the cult liked best toRead More
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Add this copy of Concerning the Eccentricities of Cardinal Pirelli to cart. $22.42, good condition, Sold by Stephen White Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1926 by Grant Richards.
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Good. Ex-library book, usual markings. Well read copy with some spine wear but still very useable, Small amount of Foxing on first few inside cover pages. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
Add this copy of Concerning the Eccentricities of Cardinal Pirelli to cart. $54.25, good condition, Sold by Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marietta, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1926 by G. Richards.
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Good+ (overall soiling and wear to covers, tear to cloth along bottom of spine; previous owner's name on ffep, pages are age toned but otherwise clean and clear. ) Black cloth boards with gilt lettering on front cover and spine; 150 pp. bw portrait frontispiece; . A first edition limited to 1000 copies printed.
Add this copy of Concerning the Eccentricities of Cardinal Pirelli to cart. $72.97, very good condition, Sold by Burwood Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wickham Market, SUFFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1977 by Duckworth.
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First Edition Thus. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 79. Original publisher's black cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Calligraphic book label of Norman Scarfe (1923-2014) distinguished historian and author of Shell Guides (Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire). It states 'Sum Scarfei nec muto dominum' (i.e. 'I belong to Scarfe, I do not change my master. ') Including the 1926 dust jacket, showing a colour portrait of Ronald Firbank by Charles Shannon. ISBN: 0715610953 Very good indeed in slightly sunned, very good dust jacket.
Add this copy of Concerning the Eccentricities of Cardinal Pirelli to cart. $76.99, fair condition, Sold by Resource Books, LLC rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from East Granby, CT, UNITED STATES, published 1929 by Duckworth.
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Fair. London: Duckworth, 1929. New edition, 1929 (first published 1926). Worn copy in dark pink cloth with embroidered coat of arms mounted on the front cover, 80 pages. spine covering absent, other external wear, good hinges, sound but not tight text block, age-toned but clean pages, small sticker with coat of arms on front free endpaper, no names or other markings. Hard Cover. Fair. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall.
