THE DIARY OF A COUNTRY PRIEST

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1986. First Limited Edition. Hardcover. Spine mildly sunned. Close to Fine in a Fine felt-lined slipcase. Fritz Eichenberg. Quarto (8-3/4" x 12-1/8") bound in Oasis goatskin and Belgium linen. Introduction by Robert Coles. This French novel won the Grand Prix by the Academie Francaise. "A man of humble origin with a great love for mankind," the priest's story unfolds in diary form. Copy #887 of 1000 numbered copies illustrated with 5 woodblocks by Fritz Eichenberg printed at the Wild Carrot Letterpress on all-cotton Italian paper and SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page.