The Table of the King: The Story of Mother Gamelin Foundress of the Sisters of Charity of Providence
New York: McMullen Books, Inc, (1952). First Edition. Hardcover with dust jacket. 8vo. Pp. Frontis. black & white drawing of Mother Gamelin. Foreword by Thomas A. Connolly, Archbishop of Seattle. Bound in black cloth with gilt lettering printed on spine and illustration printed on cover. Near Fine, some bubbling to cloth of rear board, in Good+ dust jacket, front flap detached, chips to spine ends and edges. Laid in is a typed note signed, presumably addressed to Henry M. Jackson: "blessings and best wishes to Senator Jackson!." Near Fine / Good+. Item #10819
Connolly might be best known fro incurring the approbation of the Vatican when he withheld the portion of his taxes to be applied to defense spending. Dust jacket is now preserved within a clear, removable archival protector.
Price: $35.00