320pp, some black and white photographic plates. Black cloth-covered boards; gilt titles on spine. 8vo. Bumped spine heel, rubbed spine head. Text block edges starting to tan and fox. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket spine sun-faded, has light shelf wear, minor chipping to edges, mirrors book damage. Traces the stormy history of the Jesuits - the "shock troop of the Pope" took Christianity to distant parts of the world, often suffering torture, and martyrdom in the process.
