PURTSCHER, ALFONS AND NORA.
The Legends of St Francis. (Retold by Alfons and Nora Purtscher).
London: Peter Lunn, 1947. 1st edition. The story of Francis of Assisi retold for children, followed by a selection of stories and legends of St Francis' dealings with animals and men. "The authors..have translated them straight from contemporary Latin and Italian sources and rendered them freely in modern form, while retaining the humour and naïveté of the twelfth-century originals, interspersing them with explanations of such aspects of mediaeval life as might puzzle the young reader". Pp.202, coloured frontispiece, owner's illustrated bookplate (penguin with a book under his wing) to front free endpaper. Yellow cloth, bumps to lower edge, dustwrapper worn with tears and small losses. Scarce. G+/Fair.
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