The Gathering of Brother Hilarius
016252Decorated Cloth. Near Fine. Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 142p. A lovely copy with decorative cloth. The author was an English Christian writer who suffered with a severe spinal condition but served as a nurse at a children's hospital and did charitable work in the East End of London until she herself became an invalid. It was during this time she wrote this reliigous romance followed by her famous work The Roadmender which this book was issued in a matching binding with rich gilt design on front panel and three floral images on spine. The color art of Eleanaor Fortescue Brickdale is represented with eight color plates all with tissue guards that describe the scene represented in the book. unknown books
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB · États-Unis45,00 $US≈ 38,07 €
