THE CHRONICLE OF JOCELIN OF BRAKELOND, MONK OF ST. EDMUNDSBURY: A PICTURE OF MONASTIC AND SOCIAL LIFE IN THE XIITH CENTURY
by Jocelin of Brakelond; Translated & Edited By L. C. Jane; Introduction By Abbot Gasquet
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Collectible-v/No Dust Jacket, as Issued
- Seller
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Williamsburg, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1907. xxxvi, 255 pages. First printing of the Gasquet translation. Beautifully bound in full vellum. All-edges gilt. Vellum cover has minor soiling; pages have a hint of faint tanning at edges; braided string ties are attached to back cover but not front cover. There is a repaired tear in the margin of page xxii.. First Edition Thus. Hardback. Collectible-v/No Dust Jacket, as Issued. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Book.
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- Bookseller
- Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- W1938
- Title
- THE CHRONICLE OF JOCELIN OF BRAKELOND, MONK OF ST. EDMUNDSBURY: A PICTURE OF MONASTIC AND SOCIAL LIFE IN THE XIITH CENTURY
- Author
- Jocelin of Brakelond; Translated & Edited By L. C. Jane; Introduction By Abbot Gasquet
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible-v
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket, as Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1907
- Size
- 16mo - over 5�" - 6�" tall
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Jocelin Brakelond Monk St. Edmundsbury Monastic Life Monastary Vellum Antiquarian Book
- Bookseller catalogs
- Religion; Christian Theology;
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About the Seller
Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Biblio member since 2004
Williamsburg, Virginia
About Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art
Our office, located in historic Williamsburg, Virginia, is open by appointment or by chance. We are antiquarian booksellers who buy and sell carefully selected books for collectors and researchers in many genre. We also sell important autographs and photographs as well as original art, including wood engravings by Winslow Homer and J. J. Lankes; lithographs by Miró, Matisse, Calder, Wengenroth, and others; and works from the American Etching Revival. You can reach us by telephone: (757)378-5400; or by email: twbooks1@cox.net.
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- Jacket
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- Vellum
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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