Monks, Nuns and Monasteries
de Sacheverell Sitwell
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Muy bueno/Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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Sobre este artículo
London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1965. First edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 10" by 7.5". Various. A very good first edition copy of Sacheverell Sitwell's history of monasteries and nunneries through the Medieval period and the eighteenth century First edition with original publisher's binding and original dust wrapper of Sachervelle Sitwell's history of monks, nuns and monasteries from the Medieval period onwards. Sitwell was an English writer and poet. He produced many works on art, music and architecture and over 50 volumes of poetry. He was part of the Sitwell siblings, brother to Edith and Osbert. His interest in architecture shaped this study of monastic life, the main focus of the book being the buildings in which monks and nuns have lived and worshipped throughout history. Includes 151 monochrome illustrations and 8 colour plates. Gold engraved lettering to the spine. Includes original unclipped dust wrapper. Collated, complete. In publisher's original cloth binding with unclipped dust wrapper. Externally smart. Dust wrapper is slightly worn at the extremities, with a few tears. There is some minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Hinges are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Very Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 824W17
- Título
- Monks, Nuns and Monasteries
- Autor
- Sacheverell Sitwell
- Ilustrador
- Various
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Weidenfeld and Nicolson
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1965
- Tamaño
- 10" by 7.5"
- Palabras clave
- First edition Religious history Sitwell Religious history
- Atención
- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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