The Greatest of the Borgias by Margaret Yeo - 1952

Milwaukee, WI: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1952 The Bruce Publishing Company, Milwaukee, WI. 1952. Hardcover. Stated 3rd Printing. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good; light shelfwear to head, tail, and tips; light bumping to head and tail. DJ: Good +; NOT Price Clipped ($3.50); chipping and missing small pieces along top and bottom edges; light wear at spine shoulders and flap folds. Brown cloth and boards with bright gilt lettering on the spine. 294 pp 8vo. This is the story of the "Holy Duke", Francis Borgia, duke of Gandia and Marquis of Lombay, a great man in the eyes of the world in the mid 1500s and as a great saint. Rich with imagery and graced by the momentous history surrounding the colorful saint, this book gives an intimate account of the real Francis who consciousness of his own imperfections and relentless struggle to eradicate them brought to him the reward of sanctity. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.