The Decline of the Medieval Church, Alexander Clarence Flick — 1st Ed

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The Decline of the Medieval Church, Alexander Clarence Flick — 1st Ed

Name: The Decline of the Medieval Church, Alexander Clarence Flick — 1st Ed
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Publication: London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, & Co., Ltd., 1930.

Formatting: 8vo, 2 volumes, pp. xiv, 398; xiv, 543.

Condition Report: Good. The two volumes remain physically secure and robust with tight bindings and sound hinges. The original red cloth boards present well, though the spines are noticeably sunned and exhibit faint shadow marks at the foot where institutional shelf labels were previously removed. The head and tail of the spines show light rubbing and minor bumping from typical shelf-wear, but the gilt titling remains highly legible and unoxidised. The text blocks are lightly age-toned, predominantly to the top edges, yet the internal pages remain impressively bright, clean, and free from significant internal wear. As a former library set, there are standard institutional ink stamps to the endpapers and title pages, but the overarching integrity of the set remains remarkably strong for reference or study.

Catalogue Note: First edition. A compelling two-volume set of Alexander Clarence Flick's expansive historical study, originally published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, & Co. in 1930.

Notably, this set bears the ink stamp provenance of St. Deiniol's Library in Hawarden. Founded by the eminent Victorian Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone, it is Britain's only Prime Ministerial library and an esteemed institution for theological and historical research.

Complete sets of the true British first edition are uncommonly encountered on the open market today, particularly with such an evocative institutional lineage, making it a sound acquisition for collectors of religious history and medieval studies.

In The Decline of the Medieval Church, Alexander Clarence Flick presents a magisterial and meticulously researched two-volume study exploring the tumultuous period between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries. Tracing the waning political supremacy of the Papacy, the profound impacts of the Avignon Papacy and the Great Schism, and the intricate theological debates that preceded the Reformation, Flick offers a comprehensive analysis of the forces that fractured the medieval ecclesiastical order. This seminal work provides essential context for understanding the transition from medieval religious dominance to the dawn of the modern era.

Book Condition: Good

Book Authors: Alexander Clarence Flick

Book Publisher: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner, & Co., Ltd.

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: History

Book edition: First Edition

Signed: No

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Book Publication Year: 1930

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Book Binding: Hardcover

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Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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