The Victoria History of the County of Wiltshire : Volume V - Vol 5 of the Victoria County History
by Edited By R. B. Pugh and Elizabeth Crittall
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Oxford: Published for the University of London Institute of Historical Research By the Oxford Univerity Press, 1957. Contents of this volume include: Medieval government, feudal Wiltshire, parliamentary representation, county government, public health, education. Original red cloth with gilt lettering and with three lions within a shield on the front. in dustwrapper. xxi, 383 pages, Illustrated with plates and maps. 12 X 8.75 inches.Some damp marking to the cloth, otherwise a very good copy, all very clean throughout and very sound., dustwrapper is fair, price clipped, with several tears, and some wear to corners and spine ends. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good.
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- Bookseller
- Jacques Gander
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007859
- Title
- The Victoria History of the County of Wiltshire : Volume V - Vol 5 of the Victoria County History
- Author
- Edited By R. B. Pugh and Elizabeth Crittall
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Published for the University of London Institute of Historical Research By the Oxford Univerity Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1957
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Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire
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