The Luminous Trail
New York: Macmillan Company, 1947. first edition. hardcover. 12mo 165pp. stated first edition. last published work of one of the most influential Quakers of the 20th century. Helped found the American Friends Service Committee in 1917, accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of Quakers in 1947. This book traces luminous trail, i.e. the lives of "persons, whether canonized or not, who have revealed the religious life--the high power of religion--the experience of the presence of the living God, in a supreme degree." From Saint John and Saint Paul to 19th century examples. Book very good: mild shelf wear, mild toning to endpapers, name on FFEP, text clean, binding tight. / no DJ. Item #1272
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Price: $36.00