St. JEROME and the LION, Rumer Godden, Jean Primrose, 1st Edition, 1961

Godden, Rumer.
St. Jerome and the Lion.
ill. Jean Primrose.
New York: Viking, 1961. First Edition. 8vo.
Near Fine / Very Good.
Unpaginated. Grey cloth decoratively stamped and titled in red, light bumping to extremities; dust jacket with light wear and a stain visible on verso, original price intact ($2.50). In uncomplicated verse, Godden retells the story of St. Jerome, who translated the Bible into “the people’s Latin.” Illustrated in black & red by Jean Primrose.