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TITLE: The Travels and Sufferings of Father Jean de Brebeuf Among the Hurons of Canada as Described by Himself / Edited and Translated from the French and Latin by Theodore Besterman.
______DESCRIPTION: Quarto (4to) 12-3/4 H x 8 W inches (32.5 H x 20.4 W cm).
Limited edition, no.
201 of 300 copies.
Letterpress printed in Bembo type on Arnold's mouldmade paper.
Bound in quarter red cloth spine with black cloth over boards, small black leather label with gilt titling on spine.
With two wood-engraved illustrations and a double-spread title page by Eric Gill.
Pastedowns and endpapers (front and rear) with a map of Huron country.
Book protected with a clear archival Grafix Dura Lar dustr wrapper.
Original slipcase covered in a black fine buckram cloth.
_____CONDITION: Both book and slipcase are in fine condition.
_____DISCUSSION: Eric Gill's double-spread title page of Father Brebeuf preaching Catholicism before hostile Hurons, then being tortured and martyred, is one of the GCP and Eric Gill's most spectacular title pages.
The history of early 17th century Canada and Father de Brebeuf's religious conviction in challenging circumstances are compelling.
_____NOTE: Domestic shipping cost with USPS media mail is $15.
International shipping cost to the United Kingdom and western Europe using USPS International Priority Mail is $65.
Shipping cost to more distant locations may incur additional cost.
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