First edition of Chaminade: Apostle of Mary—Founder of the Society of Mary by Katherine Burton, published in 1949 by The Bruce Publishing Company of Milwaukee. This substantial Catholic biography recounts the life of William Joseph Chaminade, including his experiences during the French Revolution, his exile in Spain, his return to France and his establishment of the Society of Mary and the Daughters of Mary Immaculate.

Katherine Burton was a noted Catholic biographer and journalist whose books presented religious figures through accessible, narrative-driven biography. This original hardcover edition contains 249 numbered pages and retains its distinctive illustrated dust jacket with the original $3.00 price on the flap. A worthwhile volume for collectors of Catholic history, Marianist material, religious biography and mid-century Catholic publishing.