Historiae Novorum Sive Sui Saeculi Libri VI. Res Gestas...sub Guilielmis I & II & Henrico I Angliae Regibus, Ab Anno Nempi Salutis MLXVI Ad MCXXII Potissimum complexi. In Iucem Ex Bibliotheca Cottoniana Emisit Johannes Seldenus..
by EADMER, Monk of Canterbury [c. 1060-1124]
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: William Stansby, 1623. Hardcover. Very Good. Folio. Pp. [6], xvi, 218. Title in red and black ,woodcut headpieces and initials, and large woodcut textual medallion. Bound in modern quarter calf over marbled boards, new endpapers. Faint marginal dampstain to opening leaves, light even browning throughout text, signature of William Beattie (1795-1875), noted physician and travel writer, on title. Overall, a very clean, attractive copy. Edited by John Selden from a manuscript in the Cotton Library, this is the First Edition of Eadmer's most important work, the "Historiae Novorum", a chronicle of contemporary events from the time of the Conquest in 1066 to the early 12 th century. STC 7438.2; Sarton II, 275.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37628
- Title
- Historiae Novorum Sive Sui Saeculi Libri VI. Res Gestas...sub Guilielmis I & II & Henrico I Angliae Regibus, Ab Anno Nempi Salutis MLXVI Ad MCXXII Potissimum complexi. In Iucem Ex Bibliotheca Cottoniana Emisit Johannes Seldenus..
- Author
- EADMER, Monk of Canterbury [c. 1060-1124]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Stansby
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1623
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Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
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About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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