The Healing of the Nations, Morris Evans 1922 SIGNED 1st edition hardback book
The Healing of the Nations, Morris Evans 1922 SIGNED 1st edition hardback book. Badger (The Goram Press), 1922. Very scarce SIGNED first edition, and a rather fascinating piece of 1920's Americana in print I couldn't put it down when listing!! An unusual book, full of insights. Size is standard 8vo, Hardback, bound in purple cloth boards with indented motif to front and gilt lettering to spine, 246 pages including Index.
The front free endpaper has a full-page advertisement for the book from the Boston'Congregationalist' dated 29 May 1924 glued in place. The front pastedown has a signed inscription by the author to his nephew. Binding firm, book square, some fading to boards, a little foxing which is nearly all confined to the text block edges. Extremely hard to find in any original edition.
A delightful study of human progress, the work of a scholar, versed in literature and history, and a reasonable optimist. In this volume he has combined an interpretation of the Idylls of the King with a review of recent events in history. He says that a part of his purpose is to offer a few simple reflections on Christian ethics and vital religion, based on the story of the quest of the Holy Grail. " He looks upon Tennyson's utterances as "both poetic and prophetic. Under The Round Table' he discusses the recent international Conferences. Other chapter titles are'The Reign of Humanity','The Age of Faith and Reason','The Sovereignty of Womanhood','Christian Symbolism','The Quest of the Ideal'. Excalibur: or the Elusiveness and Insistence of Truth' and'The Christian Evangel for Modern Man'. It is an inspiring book, full of information, and hopeful in its outlook. NOTE - it is difficult to get precise colour representation with camera. Please allow for this, and also for differences in individual monitors/screens.