Saint-Watching by McGinley, Phyllis - 1969

New York: Viking Press, 1969 McGinley (1905-1978) was a poet and author of books for both children and adullts, many with a religious theme . She also wrote four collections of essays. She won the Pulitzer Prize for poety in 1961. The sale item is a collection of essays on selected saints, and explains their relevance in a modern world. Blue cloth binding with gold illustration on front board and gold lettering on spine. Binding tight and square with no flaws other than bumping at top and bottom of spine. Unclipped dust jacket is clean and bright but is worn and chipped at top and bottom of spine and upper edge of front side. There is also sunning on the upper inch and a half of the back side. 243 pages.