EDMUND GESTE AND HIS BOOKS : RECONSTRUCTING THE LIBRARY OF A CAMBRIDGE DON AND ELIZABETHAN BISHOP.
by SELWYN, David G., 1938- :
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London : Bibliographical Society, 2017. First edition. The Elizabethan library of Edmund Geste (1514?-1577), bequeathed to Salisbury Cathedral on his death, with material on Geste as a book-collector, the earlier provenance, the annotations, the bookbinders employed, etc. With indices of publishers and printers, bindings, provenances, annotations, pastedowns, etc. Royal 8vo (26cm). (xxx),(494),[iv]pp. Illustrations, some in colour. Facsimiles. Original cloth; very good.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ash Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 43545
- Title
- EDMUND GESTE AND HIS BOOKS : RECONSTRUCTING THE LIBRARY OF A CAMBRIDGE DON AND ELIZABETHAN BISHOP.
- Author
- SELWYN, David G., 1938- :
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Bibliographical Society, 2017.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Bibliography, Library History, Book Collecting
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Ash Rare Books
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- First Edition
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