Published by Dropmore Press, London, first edition, 1949, 1949
First Edition
Limited edition of 550 numbered copies. Cloth, gilt cover-title in frame, top edge gilt, others uncut, 4to, 26 cm, 102 pp. Printed in Perpetua type and Gill Floriated Initials on Hodgkinson handmade paper. Includes a preface by Evelyn Waugh and the following selection of sermons by Knox: Success; Homage; Greatness; Truth; Light; Zeal; A.M.D.G; Individuality; Life; Permanence; Heroism. From Waugh's preface: "Mgr. Knox's message . survives entire in black and white, as compelling in print as in his quiet, scholar's voice. His ideas, complex and seemingly incongruous, come together, fuse, and become simple, permanent and luminous. That, rather than his abounding verbal felicity, is what makes his art notable." Copy No. 538. Edges a little browned, spine slightly faded, covers slightly rubbed, otherwise Good.