Saint Among the Hurons: The Life of Jean de Brebeuf (Signed)
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1949. 1st Edition. 8vo. Very Good / Good+. Item #18827
A beautiful 1st Edition copy of this scarce biography of this 17th-century French-Canadian Jesuit missionary, signed by the author in ink on the title page.
"Jean de Brébeuf SJ (1593 – 1649) was a French Jesuit missionary who travelled to New France (Canada) in 1625. There he worked primarily with the Huron for the rest of his life, except for a few years in France from 1629 to 1633. He learned their language and customs, writing extensively about each to aid other missionaries.
In 1649, Brébeuf and another missionary were captured when an Iroquois raid took over a Huron village (referred to in French as St. Louis). Together with Huron captives, the missionaries were ritually tortured and killed on 16 March 1649. Afterwards, his heart was eaten by Iroquois tribesmen. Brébeuf was beatified in 1925 and with eight Jesuit missionaries was canonized in the Catholic Church in 1930." - wiki
Red cloth with titling in gilt to spine. Square tight binding. Clean interior. Illustrated map endpapers. Illustrated dust jacket with moderate edge wear, including separations along the jacket flap folds and a one-inch chip to heel of spine. Presents handsomely in archival mylar.
Overall a very attractive piece, quite scarce signed or in original dust jacket.
Price: $150.00