A Man of Singular Virtue. Being a Life of Sir Thomas More by his Son-in-Law William Roper and a Selection of More's Letters. Selected, Edited and introduced by A.L. Rowse. NEAR FINE COPY PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE
by ROPER William
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Thakeham, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Folio Society,, 1980. 8vo., First Edition thus, with coloured portrait frontispiece, and coloured and monochrome illustrations (a number full-page) in the text; red cloth blocked in gilt, black cloth back blocked and lettered in gilt, a near fine copy in publisher's card slip-case.
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- Bookseller
- Island Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33074
- Title
- A Man of Singular Virtue. Being a Life of Sir Thomas More by his Son-in-Law William Roper and a Selection of More's Letters. Selected, Edited and introduced by A.L. Rowse. NEAR FINE COPY PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE
- Author
- ROPER William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Folio Society,
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- thomas more, william roper, private press, folio society, william roper, folio society, man, singular, virtue
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