Anna Comnena

FIRST EDITION, INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR. Slim 8vo, pp. 96, incl. frontispiece portrait. Original black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, blind-stamped series' device ("Representative Women" arching over a decorative hand mirror) to upper board. Leading edge untrimmed. Gentle bruising and wear to extremities, bump to tail, with echo in text block. Inscribed by Mitchison in black ink to ffep: "F.… Read more about this item

London, UK: Gerald Howe, 1928. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition. 96pp. Black cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on spine; embossed design on front cover. Lightly bumped spine ends. Top corner lightly bumped. Previous owner's name on front free end paper. Outer edge uncut. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight.… Read more about this item

London : Gerald Howe, 1928. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 96p ; 20cm. Subjects: Anna Comnena Princess, daughter of Alexius I Comnenus, Emperor of the East. Princesses ;… Read more about this item

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Paperback / softback. New. Anna Comnena is described as the first female historian, the author of her father's celebratory biography. She was an educated princess in eleventh-century Constantinople, the daughter of the Emperor Alexius. She was expected to succeed him, and raised as heir, but her hopes were dashed by the birth of a younger brother.

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

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