Our Lady's Tumbler: A XIIth Century Legend
by P. H. Wicksteed (Transcription)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+/No Jacket
- Seller
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STILLWATER, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
London: J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd, 1924. Hardcover. Good+/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 45pp., (v). 1924 reprint of 1894 edition. With frontispiece and several black and white illustrations. Text in English. Minor bumps to corners of boards, with general light soiling and a hint of discoloration to cloth. Gilt lettering to spine remains clear and bright. Lovely, blind decoration to front board. Tiny spot and a tiny ink mark to front free endpaper. Minor creasing to a few leaves, including one illustration. Text clean and binding sound. A good, clean, tight and attractive copy
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- Bookseller
- Henry Stachyra, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 025194
- Title
- Our Lady's Tumbler: A XIIth Century Legend
- Author
- P. H. Wicksteed (Transcription)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1924
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Marian legends medieval
- Bookseller catalogs
- Marian;
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About the Seller
Henry Stachyra, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2008
STILLWATER, Minnesota
About Henry Stachyra, Bookseller
Welcome to Henry Stachyra, Bookseller. We are a family owned business, specializing in scholarly used, out-of-print and rare books. We bring 18 years of experience to buying and selling second-hand books. Our primary specialties are theology and philosophy, medieval studies and patristics. However, we also sell books in many other categories, especially scholarly.
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- Gilt
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