Ancient Mysteries Described
by Hone, William
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0706316061
- ISBN 13
- 9780706316063
- Seller
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Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Ward Lock, 1970. Ward Lock Reprints hard-cover edition published 1970. Some creasing to the edges of the unclipped dustwrapper, some bumping to spine ends of red cloth-covered boards, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Originally published in 1823, the full title is ''Ancient Mysteries described:especially the English miracle plays, founded on apocryphal New Testament story, extant among the unpublished manuscripts in the British museum: including notices of Ecclesiastical shows, the festivals of Fools and Asses - The English Boy Bishop - The Descent into Hell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''. 299pp, 11 b&w illustrations.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- JimsOldBooks (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006478
- Title
- Ancient Mysteries Described
- Author
- Hone, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0706316061
- ISBN 13
- 9780706316063
- Publisher
- Ward Lock
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1970
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Miracle-Plays, Mediaeval, Folklore
- Bookseller catalogs
- History; Folklore; Religion;
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About the Seller
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Kirkwall, Orkney
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