Sister Marie Virginia — G.K. Chesterton&Apos;S Evangel

New York, Benziger Brothers, 1937 . First edition. Cloth. A scarce signed first edition of Sister Marie Virginia's study of the presentation of Christian ideas within the works of G. K. Chesterton. The scarce first edition of this work. Inscribed by the author, Sister Marie Virginia, to the front free endpaper. A critical study of the religious thought and influence of G. K. Chesterton, examining the Christian ideas that underpin his writings. Written from a Catholic perspective, the work considers Chesterton"s defence of orthodox Christianity and the relationship between his religious convictions and his treatment of contemporary intellectual and social questions. Illustrated with a frontispiece. With the bookplate of Margaret M Walsh to the front pastedown, alongside a former owner's inscription dated 1937. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Boards bright, with back strip lightly age toned. Bookplate and inscription to front pastedown, signed by author to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Near Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Near Fine .