Once to Sinai: The Further Pilgrimage of Friar Felix Fabri
by Prescott, H. F. M
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good ++
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
London: Eyre & Spottsiswoode, 1957. Book. Very Good +. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Octavo. 8vo. 310 (2) pp, illus. First Edition, 1957. with Plates, maps & illustrations, bibliography & index. Not Price Clipped. Very minor wear to top and bottom edge spine dj. Very light external wear. No markings, binding tight, clean, white and bright. 6" x 8.75". Red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Illustrated dj in acetate protector. "Felix Fabri (also spelt Faber; 1441 - 1502) was a Swiss Dominican theologian. He left vivid and detailed descriptions of his pilgrimages to Palestine. Felix Fabri (also spelt Faber; 1441 - 1502) was a Swiss Dominican theologian. He left vivid and detailed descriptions of his pilgrimages to Palestine.".
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9233
- Title
- Once to Sinai: The Further Pilgrimage of Friar Felix Fabri
- Author
- Prescott, H. F. M
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good ++
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Eyre & Spottsiswoode
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1957
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- HISTORY DESERT TRAVEL PILGRIMAGES HOLY LAND 1483-1484
- Bookseller catalogs
- HISTORY;
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West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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