Tales of Early Franks: Episodes from Merovingian History Tapa dura - 1977

University, AL: University of Alabama Press, 1977. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gilt lettering on blue covers in a tan dust jacket. 8vo, 175pp. Ex-library book with pocket & stamped markings. Tight, straight, without any internal markings. Dust jacket in a clear mylar wrapper.

University of Alabama Press, 1977. hardcover. Good/Good. 9x6x0. Dust jacket and book are clean, has a good binding. name is stamped on the front endpaper- no other marks or notations.

University of Alabama Press, 1977-01-01. hardcover. Good/Good. 9x6x0. Jacket has light soiling, binding sound, internally clean. Tales of the Early Franks Translated from Recits aes Merovingiens---- by M. F -0 Jenkins Thierry's subject is the so-called Dark Ages — specifically, the second half of the sixth century — in France. He claimed that his work was "scientific as well as artistic," and the Recits are indeed based primarily on the contemporary chronicler Gregory of Tours. But they were written for the nonspecialist reader rather than for professional historians, and it is their vivid evocation of the world of the Meroving-ian kings that makes them worthy of translation. The seven narratives that compose the book are fast moving and absorbing, and the characters are extra-ordinarily lifelike. Thierry himself comes through vividly in his running commen-tary on the events and personalities he describes. His prejudices and presupposi-tions very… Leer más

University, AL: University of Alabama Press, 1977. First U.S. Edition, First printing. Hard Cover. FINE IN FINE DUSTJACKET WITH ORIGINAL $8.95 PRICE. Translated from the French by M.F.O. Jenkins.

Unniversity, AL: U. of Alabama. VG+/VG+. 1977. 1st. hardcover. 8vo . 175pp . Signed by the translator: see notes. Slight bow to covers. Price-clipped DJ. Inscribed by the translator: "To....Warmest regards from the translator (couldn't get the author). Michael" (Thierry died in 1856, which is why, of course.) .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.