Dustcover shows minor wear - Book is in Fine Condition - 296 pages - NO writing, marks or tears inside book - Previous owner's name stamp in book front - on blank page - Tight spine - Illustrated with photos - Sheed and Ward was the premier Catholic publisher in England and America during the middle decades of this century. Frances (Frank) Sheed and Mary (Maisie) Ward were Sheed and Ward; this unclassifiable bookpart biography, part autobiography, part celebrationis their story. Wilfrid Sheed, novelist and son of Frank and Maisie, grew up among brilliant, charismatic, and often eccentric Catholicshis parents, G.K. Chesterton (his godfather), Hilaire Belloc, Dorothy Day, Robert Lowelland he skillfully captures the flavor and excitement of a social and intellectual world that no longer exists. Whether read as a study of the Catholic revival, as an account of growing up Catholic in England and America, or as the story of a unique couple whose zestful love of life, religion, and each other made a mark on the world, this is a wonderful book

255 pp, illustrated in colour and b/w some wear to dustwrapper

Condition: Good+ - in Good DJ. DJ faded at the spine, a little soiled about the panels. Top edges of text block dusty. :: Further Information: First Edition. 246pp. Jacket design by Graham Byfield. Jacket in protective sleeve. Weighs 0.500 Kg. which exceeds standard rates. ::

Like-New / Gift Quality copy of this over-sized book (10 x 12) - Addams cartoons throughout - Previous owner's bookplate in book front on blank page (beautiful swimming dolphins - "from the collection of Diana Lynn Walsh") - HEAVY book - NO remainder marks or price clippings - Tight spine - Bright pages - NO writing, marks or tears - 306 pages - January 1992 printing.