A slow and lazy Saturday here at the HBG,Ltd. briefly shifted into high gear with the arrival of the His Holiness, The Pope, who stopped in for a quick browse and to use our restroom. Although pressed for time due to his demanding schedule,the Pontiff did find several items of interest and after some price haggling, left with a small box of goodies for his collection. As an added bonus, His Holiness blessed both the Rare Literature and Science sections, as well as a special blessing of our cash register. For obvious reasons, the sprinkling of Holy Water was dispensed with.

The Pontiff haggles with HBG Associate for a Cleric's discount.

“Well, his visit certainly added a bit of spark to a pretty dull day,” Chief  Cataloguer, Basil Ganglia, remarked.” He’s a very nice man with a surprising interest in rare Japanese Pillow Books !”