Mael, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning. At the age of fourteen he renounced his patrimony and took a vow to serve the Lord. His time was divided, according to the rule, between the singing of hymns, the study of grammar, and the meditation of eternal truths. A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world ...
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Mael, a scion of a royal family of Cambria, was sent in his ninth year to the Abbey of Yvern so that he might there study both sacred and profane learning. At the age of fourteen he renounced his patrimony and took a vow to serve the Lord. His time was divided, according to the rule, between the singing of hymns, the study of grammar, and the meditation of eternal truths. A celestial perfume soon disclosed the virtues of the monk throughout the cloister, and when the blessed Gal, the Abbot of Yvern, departed from this world into the next, young Mael succeeded him in the government of the monastery. He established therein a school, an infirmary, a guest-house, a forge, work-shops of all kinds, and sheds for building ships, and he compelled the monks to till the lands in the neighbourhood. With his own hands he cultivated the garden of the Abbey, he worked in metals, he instructed the novices, and his life was gently gliding along like a stream that reflects the heaven and fertilizes the fields.
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Good in Slipcase jacket. Size: 10x7x1; Hardbound book in good condition in illustrated boards. Strip of light brown staining to top text block at head of spine, but this does not extend into the page margins. Dogear (appears accidental) to lower leading corner of title page. Book otherwise clean with sharp corners. Weird yet charming illustrations in B&W by Malcolm Cameron. Dark gray cardboard slipcase has sunning to leading edge and abrasions to most of an upper corner.
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Very good. Penguin Books 1948, first thus. Binding firm. Pages clean and bright, no markings. Inscribed by previous owner on title page. ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL.
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1929, John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd. /Dodd, Mead and Company
Publisher:
John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd. /Dodd, Mead and Company
Published:
1929
Language:
English
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Frank C. Pape. Very Good + Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases or written inscriptions. Black coverboards with gilt lettering/decoration. Pictorial endpapers. Top edge of text block stained red, as published. A few pages at beginning of book are uncut. Twelve black and white illustrative plates, including frontis. Light wear at head/tale of spine. Size: Sm 4to (9" to 11"). 345 pp. Guelph FOL sale, Oct. 2014.
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Fine; Collectible. This is the slipcased hardcover only stated Heritage Edition from 1947. Other than some wear to the slipcase, the book is in excellent condition. There are no rips, tears, markings, etc. ---and the pages and bindings are tight (see photo). **Note: All books listed as FIRST EDITIONS are stated by the publisher in words or number lines--or--only stated editions that include only the publisher and publication date. Check my feedback to see that I sell exactly as I describe. So bid now for this magnificent, impossible-to-find LITERARY COLLECTIBLE.
