New York: Duffield and Company, 1907. First edition thus. Small thin octavo, original decorated paper boards over black cloth spine, uncut. Very modest edge-wear to boards. Nearly-fine. "PRAISE BE TO THEE, O LORD, FOR OUR MOTHER THE EARTH" Charming 1907 rendition of The Canticle of the Sun. The years preceding... More about The Canticle of the Sun
New York: The Press of Valenti Angelo, 1951. Limited edition. Large slim octavo (10 1/4 inches tall), original stiff illustrated wrappers, original cream printed dust wrapper, original glassine dust jacket. Chipping to fragile original glassine. Now housed in a custom clamshell box. A nearly-fine copy. "HERE BEGIN THE PRAISES OF... More about The Canticle of the Sun
Old Saybrook: Konecky & Konecky, 2005. First edition thus. Octavo, original navy paper boards, ribbon marker, original dust jacket. Gentle creasing to edges of dust jacket, book and dust jacket both about-fine. Modern small press edition of The Little Flowers. A smart reprint of the 1915 edition, translated by H.... More about The Little Flowers of Saint Francis; The Life of Saint Francis of Assisi
Mount Vernon: The Peter Pauper Press, n.d. Limited edition. Small quarto, original 3/4 red morocco with patterned paper boards, top edge gilt, original paper slipcase. Book near-fine with some wear to intact original slipcase. Handsome limited edition of the "Fioretti di San Francesco," decorated by Valenti Angelo with a title-page... More about The Little Flowers of Saint Francis of Assisi