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(Description)

Author: Henry Collins, translator.
Title: Cistercian Legends of the Thirteenth Century, translated from the Latin.
Publisher: London, Washbourne, 1872. First Edition.
Language: Text in English.  
Size: 6.5" X 4.5".
Pages: 248 pages.
Binding: Very good original full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing or staining - as shown).

Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other copies available for sale worldwide).

The book: A scarce first edition of "Cistercian Legends of the Thirteenth Century," translated from the Latin by Henry Collins, published in 1872 by Washbourne, London. This compilation offers a unique glimpse into the religious and cultural history of the 13th century through the lens of Cistercian legends.

The author: Collins, Henry, M.A., (1827-1919) educated at Oxford, where he graduated about 1854. He was ordained to the Ministry of the Church of England, but in Nov. 1857, he entered the Roman communion, becoming a member of the Cistercian Order in 1860. Author of Life of the Rev. Father Gentili, &c, 1861; The Spirit and Mission of the Cistercian, etc.