A History of Chipping Campden and Captain Robert Dover's Olympick Games
by Christopher Whitfield
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Fair
- Seller
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Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Eton; Windsor: Shakespeare Head Press, 1958. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardback. Very Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall. First edition first printing, Octavo hardback, xii + 284 pages Illustrated + folding map.. Very Good condition in Fair unclipped dust jacket (numerous closed tears, and scuffs with a little loss of material at the head and base of the spine area of the jacket. Marks left after removal of old selotape).
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- Bookseller
- Alexander's Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 083847
- Title
- A History of Chipping Campden and Captain Robert Dover's Olympick Games
- Author
- Christopher Whitfield
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Shakespeare Head Press
- Place of Publication
- Eton; Windsor
- Date Published
- 1958
- Pages
- 256
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¼ - 9¼" tall
- Weight
- 1.32 lbs
- Keywords
- Robert Dover and the Cotswold Games; Annalia Dubrensia; Christopher Whitfield (editor); Chipping Campden Italy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics and Ancient History; Italy;
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Alexander's Books
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About Alexander's Books
Alexander's Books was founded in 1987 and initially traded as a bookshop in Kenilworth, Warwickshire. The stock consists of approximately 15,000 books on most subjects, but specialises in History, Literature, Children's books and Topography with a good sprinkling of other subjects. We are a family business. At Alexander's Books we pride ourselves on providing a prompt and efficient service. The Alexander's Books Team
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