JANISZEWSKI
PRIESTLY CELIBACY IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
Vol. 1-2 [complete in 2 vols.]
Gniezno 1860-75, Published by J.B.Lange; pp. VIII, 648, [4]; [4], 280, [4]; format 14.5x21.5cm
HARDCOVER FULL LEATHER CONTEMPORARY REFERRING IN STYLE TO THE COURTLY, LUXURIOUS BINDINGS OF THE PERIOD. COVERS SURROUNDED BY DECORATIVE GILT FRAME. FLAT SPINE WITH SIGNBOARDS AND RICH GILDING. MARBLED BOARDS, PAGE EDGES MARBLED WITH THE SAME PATTERN. THE INTERIORS OF THE COVERS FINISHED IN GILDED SLIPCASE.
Study on celibacy by Jan Chryzostom Janiszewski - Polish Catholic clergyman, suffragan bishop of the bishopric of Poznan in 1871-1891. The author was a Polish patriotic activist and politician, a member of the Board of the Central Economic Society for the Grand Duchy of Poznan in 1861.
Rare in a complete set!
DB+ condition/ paper discoloration in places, EFFICIENT COVER.