“I had become used to the friendly but not imposing Carmelite church, with the statue of Teresa, richly robed, bedecked with jewels and crowned with brass, set in an ornate rococo shrine that bore on it the words Aqui nacio Santa Teresa de Jesús.”
Hamilton tells of modern Spain and of her own attempts to form a true image of her Saint Teresa by tracing her actual travels through Spain— from her birthplace, Avila, to all the Discalced Carmelite Foundations scattered throughout the country—it is interpretive biography and a sympathetic portrait of the saint, her writings, visions and achievements.
Author: Elizabeth Hamilton
Title: Saint Teresa: A Journey in Spain
Edition: First edition, first printing
Published: New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1959
Physical Description: Hardcover; Octavo; 192p
Condition: Fair to good condition dust jacket with edge wear, heavy chipping, and toning—in new protector. Boards and spines clean with edge wear, bumping to corners, and crushing at spine ends. Binding sturdy and square. Pages toned.
Comments: Nice copy
