St. Francis of Assisi
by Chesterton, G. K
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385029004
- ISBN 13
- 9780385029001
- Seller
-
Staten Island, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Image, 1987. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. Reprint. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Trade paperback. 149 pages. Introduction by Joseph F. Girzone. Later printing (2001). Considered by many to be the "best appreciation" of the life of St. Francis, it ranks with Chesterton's other religious writings "Saint Thomas Aquinas" and "Orthodoxy". No previous ownership marks. No spine crease. Several small, incidental pen marks to cover, else fine. A near fine copy. .
Synopsis
Chesterton's biography of Saint Francis of Assisi is a classic portrait of the saint. Chesterton tries to bring us as close to Francis' interior life as an external observer can manage to be.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020998
- Title
- St. Francis of Assisi
- Author
- Chesterton, G. K
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0385029004
- ISBN 13
- 9780385029001
- Publisher
- Image
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1987
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Religion, Saint's Biography, Catholic Saints
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography and Biography; Religion;
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
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Staten Island, New York
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- Trade Paperback
- Used to indicate any paperback book that is larger than a mass-market paperback and is often more similar in size to a hardcover...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.