Title: The Life of Saint Francis of Assisi Author: Saint Bonaventura Place: San Francisco Publisher: John Henry Nash Date: 1931 Description: [46] pp. 3 hand-colored illustrations by William Wilke; hand colored initials in text. (Folio) 15¾x9½, orange morocco spine lettered in gilt, old vellum antiphonal leaves, cloth folder. No. 34 of 385 copies. Signed by Nash at the colophon. O'Day, in his bibliography of Nash's work, does not mention the hand-coloring and records this work as being issued in marbled boards. This copy apparently being one of a small number of special copies thus presented. Lot Amendments Condition: Folder worn, light deterioration to antiphonal leaves; else very good. Item number: 191018
Title: The Life of Saint Francis of Assisi Author: Saint Bonaventura Place: San Francisco Publisher: John Henry Nash Date: 1931 Description: [46] pp. 3 hand-colored illustrations by William Wilke; hand colored initials in text. (Folio) 15¾x9½, orange morocco spine lettered in gilt, old vellum antiphonal leaves, cloth folder. No. 34 of 385 copies. Signed by Nash at the colophon. O'Day, in his bibliography of Nash's work, does not mention the hand-coloring and records this work as being issued in marbled boards. This copy apparently being one of a small number of special copies thus presented. Lot Amendments Condition: Folder worn, light deterioration to antiphonal leaves; else very good. Item number: 191018
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