The Pearl Fishers: A Story of St Francis Xavier

London: Thomas Nelson & Sons. Cl dec bds, no date, a reprint circa 1930, one b&w plate, pp. 245. Decorated cloth boards show a galleon, a group of Japanese and a priest, in dark blue on light blue. Spine shows a storm on a tropical island. School ink stamp on front and rear endpaper, red pencil marks on front endpaper, edges rubbed, boards lightly scuffed, binding sound and tight, text clean, a fair copy overall.

Adventure novel about expedition from Portugal to the East Indies and Far East. Fictionalized account of the life of St Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Jesuits in the sixteenth century, told as an exciting boys' adventure story. Item #86311

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