Donald A. Stauffer — The Saint and the Hunchback: A Novel
New York, Simon and Schuster, 1946. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of this strangely beautiful novel from American writer Donald Alfred Stauffer. First edition. One Spring morning during the seventh century, on an island off the coast of Scotland, a young monk named Odo throws his granite coffin into the sea only for it to float. He and his hunchbacked companion set sail to convert non-believers. Written by Donald Alfred Stauffer, an American literary critic, novelist and Professor of English at Princeton University. In the original grey cloth binding. Externally, very smart with the odd small mark to the boards. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also very smart with minor wear to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Near Fine.
