Vita Sackville-West – Saint Joan of Arc – First Edition 1936 – with wrap-around band
£650.00
A first edition, first printing of ‘Saint Joan of Arc’, by Vita Sackville-West, Published by Cobden-Sanderson, London in 1936. A fine copy free from internal inscriptions, boards bound in publisher’s original orange cloth, with gilt titling to the spine, light toning to the text block. In a near fine unclipped wrapper with The Book Society Choice band, some chipping to the spine tips and upper edge of front and rear panels, and open tear to the upper edge of the band with an additional closed tear and small hole.
Saint Joan of Arc by Vita Sackville-West is a concise, vivid biography that strips away legend to reveal a young, practical, fiercely devout peasant girl. Sackville-West emphasises Joan’s intelligence, courage and political instinct, portraying her less as a mystic miracle and more as a determined military leader shaped by faith and circumstance. The prose is elegant and sympathetic, balancing admiration with clear-eyed analysis of Joan’s trial, execution and enduring symbolic power within twentieth-century historical biography tradition.
(We don't keep all of our stock in the shop, so send us an email if you're planning a trip to see a particular author or book.)
- Description
Description
A first edition, first printing of ‘Saint Joan of Arc’, by Vita Sackville-West, Published by Cobden-Sanderson, London in 1936. A fine copy free from internal inscriptions, boards bound in publisher’s original orange cloth, with gilt titling to the spine, light toning to the text block. In a near fine unclipped wrapper with The Book Society Choice band, some chipping to the spine tips and upper edge of front and rear panels, and open tear to the upper edge of the band with an additional closed tear and small hole.
Saint Joan of Arc by Vita Sackville-West is a concise, vivid biography that strips away legend to reveal a young, practical, fiercely devout peasant girl. Sackville-West emphasises Joan’s intelligence, courage and political instinct, portraying her less as a mystic miracle and more as a determined military leader shaped by faith and circumstance. The prose is elegant and sympathetic, balancing admiration with clear-eyed analysis of Joan’s trial, execution and enduring symbolic power within twentieth-century historical biography tradition.
