The Cult of the Virgin Mary
Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press, 1986. Hardcover. 8vo. Good / Very Good. Item #003005
xv, 253. Red cloth boards with black spine label and gilt lettering to spine. Damp staining to boards, white scuff to rear joint, foxing to edges of text block. Dust jacket is price clipped and lightly bumped to extremities, sticker ghost to rear, foxing to edges of flaps. Interior has a few spots of highlighting and a few creases to top corners near front, remainder is clean. Illustrated title page. "The Cult of the Virgin Mary probes the social origins of the widespread and emotionally powerful devotion to Mary, a crucial difference between Roman Catholicism and Protestant traditions.
Price: $30.00