[Rarebooks] Offering: The Catholic Encyclopedia, Deluxe Bindings

[Michael John Thompson]

Offering:

The Catholic Encyclopedia : an international work 
of reference on the constitution, doctrine, 
discipline, and history of the Catholic Church. 
Edited by Charles G. Herbermann, Edward A. Pace, 
Conde´ B. Pallen, Thomas J. Shahan, John J. Wynne 
; assisted by numerous collaborators.

New York : Robert Appleton Co., ©1907-1912. First edition.

15 Volumes plus Index, in total 16 volumes. 
Quarto. The deluxe issue, in the publisher's full 
black leather embossed in blind on upper and 
lower covers, embossed in blind and titled in 
gilt on spine panels, gilt inner dentilles, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt.

The encyclopedia was designed to serve the Roman 
Catholic Church, excluding information which has 
no relation to the Church and explaining matters 
from the point of view of the official Catholic 
doctrine, as it stood during the pontificate of 
Pius X. It records the accomplishments of 
Catholics and some others in nearly all 
intellectual and professional pursuits, including 
artists, educators, poets and scientists. While 
more limited than other general encyclopedias, it 
was far broader in scope than previous efforts at 
comprehensive Catholic encyclopedias, which had 
studied only internal Church affairs. It also 
offers in-depth portrayals of historical and 
philosophical ideas, persons and events, from the 
Roman Catholic point-of-view. On issues that 
divide Catholicism from other Churches and 
Protestant ecclesial communities, the text 
consistently presents matters from the Catholic 
point of view. A second edition (The New Catholic 
Encyclopedia) was issued in 1967. The Index 
volume was issued in 1914 under the imprint of 
The Encylopedia Press but is uniform and integral 
to this set. Moderate rubbing in a few spots, but 
a fine set. Uncommon in the deluxe binding and 
also very uncommon in this condition.

$950.00 US, POSTPAID in North America (total 
weight exceeds 100 pounds, my cost for shipping is circa $200).

Terms: As usual.


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