Description
St. Meinrad's Abbey, Inc., St. Meinrad, Indiana, Published date: 1947. Hardcover with dust jacket; 163 pp; 22 cm. First edition. Illustrated throughout with black and white drawings by Gedge Harmon.
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Condition & notes
In good condition in an acceptable dust jacket. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering and cross on spine; light edge wear and mild surface rubbing and toning; corners lightly softened. Binding sound. Gift inscription in ink on the front free endpaper with additional blue ink owner signatures on the rear endpaper and at the bottom of the table of contents page. Interior pages lightly toned with age but otherwise unmarked apart from inscriptions. Dust jacket present with significant edge wear, chips, and losses, including losses at spine ends and along edges; general age toning and soiling; price of 2.00 present on flap. Now in an archival quality removable Brodart cover. Catholic biographical work recounting the life of Saint John Marie Vianney (1786-1859), the Cure of Ars, written for a general readership and emphasizing spiritual discipline, pastoral devotion, and perseverance. Issued as a Grail Publication and bearing nihil obstat and imprimatur dated 1947. Contents include: Shepherd Boy; The Struggle Begins; The Struggle Continues; Escape!; A New Decision; Back to Work; Farewell to Ecully; Sowing the Seed; New Trials; The Nightly Visitor; The Pastor; Miracles in Ars; Philomena Makes Friends; A Would-be Hermit; The Lost Week; The Return; Changes in Ars; A Third Flight; The Work Continues; The End of the Road.