Helena. A Novel.

WAUGH, Evelyn (1903-1966).

London: Chapman and Hall, 1950. [Historical fiction] FIRST EDITION, first impression. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.265 [1]. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine. With the primary 'wood-grain' dust-jacket, priced at 9/6. Toning to edges, and some rippling to endpapers, otherwise internally clean. Cloth shows extensive water staining and moderate wear. Jacket shows very heavy wear, with toning to spine and large losses to edges. Fair. Historical novel about the Empress Helena and the founding of pilgrimage sites in the Holy Land. The novel is also a Catholic apologetic about the True Cross. Item #67351

Price: £45.00