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Giordano Bruno & the Embassy Affair. [1st U.S. hardcover].
by Bossy, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine dj. Book appears never read: clean/tight/crisp, no names or writings, no cover wear. Jacket complete/clean/bright
- ISBN 10
- 0300049935
- ISBN 13
- 9780300049930
- Seller
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Beverly Hills, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New Haven/London. Yale University Press. 1991. HARDCOVER.. Fine/Near Fine dj. Book appears never read: clean/tight/crisp, no names or writings, no cover wear. Jacket complete/clean/bright; lightly scuffed, meager edge creases, no tears. Octavo. (8vo.) Illustrated in b&w: occasional maps & figures. 11 pages of facsimiles follow the text. xx. + 294ppp. + blanks. Footnotes. Bibliography, Index. Black cloth covers, gilt lettered spine. Pictorial endpapers. First Edition [U.S.]. 1st Printing per title page date.
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- Booktopia
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5112218
- Title
- Giordano Bruno & the Embassy Affair. [1st U.S. hardcover].
- Author
- Bossy, John
- Format/Binding
- HARDCOVER.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine/Near Fine dj. Book appears never read: clean/tight/crisp, no names or writings, no cover wear. Jacket complete/clean/bright
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0300049935
- ISBN 13
- 9780300049930
- Publisher
- Yale University Press.
- Place of Publication
- New Haven/London.
- Date Published
- 1991.
- Pages
- xx. + 294pp. + 6 blanks.
- Keywords
- 16th Century English Political History Elizabeth I Giordano Bruno Espionage Henry Fagot Francis Walsingham Catholic League Union MAry Queen of Scotts
- Size
- Octavo. (8vo.)
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