Shaw Desmond - Tales of the Little Sisters of Saint Francis

London, Grant Richards & Humphrey Toulmin, 1929. First edition. Cloth. A delightful anthology of short stories by the prominent Irish literary figure Shaw Desmond, with the scarce dust wrapper in unusually smart condition. The first edition of this work in the publisher's original cloth binding, with the scarce original unclipped dust wrapper. Previous owner's ink inscription to the front free end paper.Illustrated with thirteen wood engravings by Ann Gillmore Carter. Collated, complete.An anthology of short stories concerning the Sisters of Saint Francis by the journalist, adventurer, spiritualist and prominent Irish literary figure Shaw Desmond (1877-1960). In the publisher's original cloth binding, with the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Dust wrapper is smart and bright. Sunning and a little chipping to the head and tail to the spine of the wrap. Fine . Ill.: Ann Gillmore Carter. Fine/Very Good Indeed.

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