Saint Joan Of Arc, V. Sackville-West, Cobden-Sanderson, 1936, First Edition, First Impression A biography of Joan of Arc written by one of the Bloomsbury set. Joan was fourteen when she first heard voices, seventeen when she took command of the French armies, nineteen when she was captured by the British and tried as a witch by a church court and twenty when she was burnt at the stake. In 1920 she was canonised as a saint. The book is illustrated throughout with drawings and maps. In near fine condition, the binding is straight and tight, the boards clean and the lettering on the spine bright. There is some discolouration to the top edge of the spine. The end papers and pages are free from tears and inscription.There is foxing to all the edges. The unclipped dust jacket, protected in a clear, removable cover is in very good condition with loss to three of the corners, loss to the top edge of the front cover, a repair to the front cover, loss to the top and bottomed edges of the sunned spine, marks to the spine, loss to the top edge of the back cover and a mark to the back cover. Will be dispatched carefully wrapped in bubblewrap and a cardboard box.