-
PADEREWSKI, Ignacy Jan (1860-1941)
Polish pianist and composer, politician, statesman and spokesman for Polish independence. He was a favorite of concert audiences around the world. Paderewski’s musical fame opened access to diplomacy and the media. PHOTOGRAPH: 4.75″7.25″ Halftone image published by the London Stereoscope Company. Early vintage image printed on heavy-weight board. Given its age in superb condition (circa 1910). Paderewski played an important role in […]
Price: $65.00
-
Palazzini, Pietro Cardinal (1912-2000)
Italian cardinal; eminent moral theologian, appointed by Blessed Paul VI to serve as coordinator and secretary of a commission to review a new and highly popular but controversial presentation of the Catholic faith issued by the Catholic Bishop Conference of the Netherlands and commonly referred to as the “Dutch Catechism.” Secretary to the Congregation of […]
Price: $145.00
-
PARKS, ROSA (1913-2005)
African-American activist, best known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery bus boycott. Ms. Parks rejected bus driver James Blake’s order to vacate a row of sour seats in the “colored” section in favor of a white passenger, once the white section was filled. She was not the first person to resist bus segregation but […]
Price: $695.00
-
PAUL VI, Pope and Saint (1897-1978)
This item SOLD. Please see www.spiritusrarities.com for other Pope St. Paul VI inventory. Supreme pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church; longtime Papal Substitute Secretary of State; Pro-Secretary for Ordinary Affairs; former Archbishop of Milan. Elected supreme pontiff on 23 June 1963. Canonized saint 14 October 2018 by Pope Francis I. TLS – Typewritten Letter Signed, two […]
Price:
