The Little Flowers of S. [Saint] Francis of Assisi

Title: The Little Flowers of S. [Saint] Francis of Assisi

Author: Arnold, T.W. [Thomas Walker], trans.

Publication: London: Published for the Florence Press by Chatto and Windus, 1909.

Description: Translated from the Italian by Thomas W. Arnold. First Florence Press edition. No. 389 of 500 copies on Batchelor handmade paper. With 29 illustrations reproduced from The Little Flowers of Saint Francis from the Codice Laurenziano Gaddiano CXII manuscript in the Laurentian Library, Florence. Title page designed by Noel Rooke from the Italian Harley MS. of the Life of Saint Francis by Saint Bonaventura. Title page border, chapter headings, and initials printed in red. Bound in publisher's quarter white linen with blue paper over boards, with printed paper labels on the spine and front cover. Quarto; 11.25 x 9 inches; xv, [2], 2-135, [1] pages, XXIX plates on [24] leaves. From the collection of Arthur Williams Hall (1873–1952) of Massachusetts, bibliophile and manufacturer of laboratory equipment, with his penciled acquisition note on front pastedown; thence by descent through three generations. Light toning to spine and covers and browning to endpapers, but a clean and crisp interior. Very Good+ or better. A lovely fine press copy of the Little Flowers. Half-title: The Book of the Little Flowers of Saint Francis of Assisi ...