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The English Lands Of The Abbey Of Bec
by Morgan, Marjorie
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+ in Good dust jacket
- Seller
-
Dunedin, New Zealand, New Zealand
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Oxford University Press. Good+ in Good dust jacket. 1946. First Edition. Hardcover. Owner's inscription. Some rubbing to ends of spine. Some spotting to top page edges. Browning to dust wrapper. Rubbing to ends of dust wrapper spine. 2 x 3/4" tears at head of dust wrapper spine. 3/8" x 3/8" chip at tail of front fold of dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected in archival mylar cover. ; (viii), 164 pages. Red cloth boards with gilt lettering. Page dimensions: 221mm x 135mm. "This book is virtually a collection of studies - monastic, administrative, and economic - relating to the English priories and manors of the abbey of Bec-Hellouin." - from the preface. ; 8vo .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Renaissance Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8922
- Title
- The English Lands Of The Abbey Of Bec
- Author
- Morgan, Marjorie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1946
Terms of Sale
Renaissance Books
Any book not as described may be returned within 14 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Renaissance Books
Biblio member since 2005
Dunedin, New Zealand
About Renaissance Books
We are located in Dunedin, in the South Island of New Zealand. We have in stock over 8,500 books. We are a general antiquarian and out-of-print home-based bookseller, with some specialty areas in English literature, Maori, Travel, Tibet, and New Zealand history.
Glossary
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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