The Sixties Catalogue

T h e S I X T I E S 34 “Everyone Calls Me ‘Holy Father,’ And Holy I Must And Will Be” 32. Pope JOHN XXIII. Journal of a Soul. New York, 1965. Octavo, publisher’s three-quarter red morocco gilt, acetate, cardboard slipcase. $500. Click for more info Deluxe limited first American edition, one of 500 copies, of the beloved pontiff’s journal and other writings. Pope “John saw himself as a reconciler. In statement after statement he emphasized the church’s significance as a suprapolitical spiritual force in the world. His greatest claim on the world’s affection, however, rested on the warmth of his personality” ( Britannica ). He was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 2000; the two pontiffs were both canonized on April 27, 2014. First published in Italian in 1964 as Giovanni XXIII Il Giornale Dell’Anima . This edition preceded by the British edition a month earlier. Slight toning to slipcase, closed tear to acetate, book lovely and fine. “Just as food is necessary to the life of the body, so good reading is necessary to the life of the soul.” —Pope John