Brother Solomon: Martyr of the French Revolution by Battersby W.J - 1960-01-01

New York: Macmillan, 1960. hardcover. very good. Frontis., illustrated. vi + 181pp., 8vo, cloth, d.w. New York: Macmillan, (1960). A very good (+) copy in a very good dust wrapper.<br/><br/>

Macmillan, 1960-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Hardcover. Ex-Library with usual markings: catalogue sticker on cover and spine, stamps on page edges, bookplate inside front cover. NO DUST JACKET. Text is clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelf wear. Binding tight, hinges strong. AN EXCELLENT READING OR REFERENCE COPY.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!

London: Burns & Oates, Ltd., 1960. First Edition, Later Printing. . Hardcover. Near Fine/About Very Good. A biography of Nicolas LeClerq, known as Brother Solomon, Abbe' of the Brothers of the Christian Schools in Paris, who was among the clerics murdered in 1792 by the French Revolutionary mobs. The author, Dr. W. J. Battersby, a respected author, educator and historian, as well as a modern day member of the same teaching order as Brother Solomon, is best known for his several studies of St. John Baptist de La Salle, founder of the order. The book is signed and inscribed by Battersby on the front pastedown: "To Jim, with best wishes, from W.J. Battersby/ Brother Clair. Sept. 3rd, '68." The text and boards are clean, tight, square, one corner lighlty bumped; the dustjacket shows some edgewear, especially at the spine ends, and a small tear on the upper right corner of the back panel. Quite scarce, particularly signed and inscribed.

Burns Oates, London 1960, hb, dw, 8vo, illustrated, dw sl. chipped, maroon boards damp-marked. Hardcover.

The Macmillan Company. Collectible - Good. First edition copy. Collectible - Good. Good dust jacket. Dust jacket has tears along top edge; flap folds slightly dampstained. Inside clean. (Catholic, Nicolas Le Clercq, biography, French Revolution)

Burns & Oates, London, 1960. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 181 pages; Physical desc. : vi, 181 p : illus ; 23 cm. Includes bibliography. Portrait illustrated and complete with a comprehensive bibliography. Subjects: Solomon, Brother, 1745-1792. France - History - Revolution, 1789-1799 - Religious aspects