Ancient Mysteries Described, Especially the English Miracle Plays, Founded on Apochryphal New Testament Story, Extant among the Unpublished Manuscripts in the British Museum; Including Notices of Ecclesiastical Shows, the Festivals of Fools and Asses - The English Boy-Bishop - The Descent into Hell - The Lord Mayor's Show - The Guildhall Giants - Christmas Carols, &c.
by Hone, William
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: Printed for William Hone, 1823. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Original edition, sympathetically rebound in medium brown cloth, spine panel lettered in gilt, new endpapers, trimmed text block edges, thus presents virtually "as issued," with minor tanning to interior. x,13-300 pp. (complete as given). Strong, durable binding, ideal for reference collections..
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- Saucony Book Shop
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- Title
- Ancient Mysteries Described, Especially the English Miracle Plays, Founded on Apochryphal New Testament Story, Extant among the Unpublished Manuscripts in the British Museum; Including Notices of Ecclesiastical Shows, the Festivals of Fools and Asses - The English Boy-Bishop - The Descent into Hell - The Lord Mayor's Show - The Guildhall Giants - Christmas Carols, &c.
- Author
- Hone, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Printed for William Hone
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1823
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- England, Scotland, & Ireland; Imprints & Bindings;
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About the Seller
Saucony Book Shop
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Kutztown, Pennsylvania
About Saucony Book Shop
The Saucony Book Shop, located in the heart of scenic rural Berks County, epicenter of Pennsylvania German folk culture (our shop specialty), offers a full range of gently used, rare, and antiquarian books, with many volumes of scholarly merit and an unabashed emphasis on the quaint, the curious, and the utterly obscure. We make no attempt to be a general-service book shop. Our inventory is highly selective, individually chosen from among the hundreds of thousands of books to which we have access annually at auctions, library and estate sales, and through individual scouts and vendors. We do not handle material that does not meet our expectations in terms of condition or interest to our specialized, idiosyncratic customers. Despite maintaining a browsing inventory of more than 15,000 volumes, we have minimized our carbon footprint by maintaining our entire operation in a cozy ca. 1890 barn and lean-to adjacent to an historic creamery in rural Maxatawny Township. Our shop is available for browsing by appointment and occasionally, in temperate weather, by chance, so email or call ahead to peruse the eclectic selection gracing our shelves, or ask our ferociously over-read staff for recommendations. Selling antiquarian books of merit since 1981. Full search and appraisal services; always keenly interested in purchasing quality used books, whether by the piece or by the bushel. Thanks for reading about us! Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.
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