Description
Signed first edition, first printing of Therese by Dorothy Day, published in 1960.
Octavo, xiv, 178pp. Textured cream cloth, title in black on spine. No additional printings listed on copyright page. Solid text block, foxed edges, faint offsetting to title page from previous newspaper article, a near fine copy. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $3.25 retail price on front flap, sunned spine, wear to corners, a very good example.
Signed by Dorothy Day on the title page.
A scarce first edition with a rare signature.
This book details the life of Saint Therese of Lisieux, a French nun who was canonized in 1925. Dorothy Day (1897-1980) was a lifelong devout Catholic, also recognized for consistent political activism. Day was a journalist, a member of the Silent Sentinels, co-creator of the Catholic Worker Movement, and friend to many known members of the Communist Party.
