Frank Slaughter THORN OF ARIMATHEA First and similar items

on THE THORN OF ARIMATHEA By Frank G. [Gill] Slaughter. Garden City, New York: Doubleday Company, Inc., 1959. First edition, first printing. "First edition" statement to the copyright page, 1959 date to the title page, $3.95 to the jacket's flap. Slaughter, a physician, novelist, and biblical historian, had several of his books adapted to film. This well-depicted historical novel, set just after Jesus of Nazareth's death, features Veronica, a cripple who with great faith and Jesus's veil is miraculously healed, and falls in love with a man, and together they defy a pagan empire with their faith and stories. A nice first printing collectible gift. Fine, square, tight and firm in fresh polished black linen with silver embossed titles, rules and decorations to a turquoise panel to the spine, cream-yellow headband and tail-band, deckle page fore-edges, upper page edges bright turquoise; in a near fine dust jacket with art by Tom Dunn, with a touch of rubbing and a tiny tear to the upper and lower spine edges, and with a very short tear and minuscule rub to the upper edge of the rear panel; original printed $3.95 price still intact to the front inner flap. The dust jacket will be placed in a clear, removable protective sleeve after photographing for this entry. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT VINTAGE FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS! Created by Seller's Assistant Basic.