This is an auction for ST PETER'S UMBRELLA by Kalman Mikszath.

This is a Folio Society hardback.

Illustrated by Zoltan Perei.

From Wikipedia:

"Kálmán Mikszáth de Kiscsoltó (1847–1910) was a Hungarian novelist and journalist. Many of his novels contained social commentary and satire, and towards the end of his life they became increasingly critical of the aristocracy and the burden he believed the latter placed on Hungarian society. St Peter's Umbrella describes the life of the peasantry in an undeveloped part of Upper Hungary (now Slovakia). The novel is in five sections, the first establishing the legend of 'St Peter's umbrella'. The key character is the young priest, János Bélyi, who has just arrived in his first parish, Glogova. Within a couple of weeks, a neighbour from his home village appears. He brings news of the priest's widowed mother's death, and leaves with him his two-year-old sister. How, János wonders, can he care for his sister when the parish barely provides enough for him? He goes to the church to seek guidance, leaving little Veronica asleep in her basket on the verandah. A sudden storm with torrential rain interrupts his prayers and he hurries back to the sleeping child, only to find her dry, her basket covered by a red umbrella. The villagers, having seen an old Jew with the umbrella in the neighbourhood, decide that he resembled the picture of Saint Peter in their church: they are convinced that the saint has visited their village. The red umbrella becomes an object of veneration, its fame bringing visitors and prosperity to the village, and to its priest…”

More here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Umbrella_(novel)

Folio Society hardback 1966.

218 pages.

Illustrations throughout.

Near new condition.

I do not have a slip case for this book.

The cost of shipping is $8.95.

There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Palmerston North following the auction.

Payment within seven days, please.