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The Oxford Reformers [John Colet, Erasmus and Sir Thomas More] (Everyman's Library #665)
by SEEBOHM, Frederic
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket
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London / New York: Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.. Fair with no dust jacket. [1914]. Hardcover. Ex-library. Undated but likely first Everyman's Library edition (1914). The English economic historian Frederic Seebohm (1833-1912) focuses on the influences of University of Oxford lecturers John Colet, Erasmus, and Sir Thomas More, ". . .with relation to the religious movements at Oxford from 1496 to 1519." (per Ross, p.451). With a brief preface by the author's son, Hugh Seebohm. An entry in Everyman's Library Biography series. E.L. no. 665, edited by Ernest Rhys. --- In flatback binding style 1, full grey cloth-covered boards with elaborate Reginald Knowles-designed gilt spine titling & decorations, blindstamped J. M. Dent vignette to front cover, brown topstain and fancy Knowles woodcut art at title page, endpapers & frontis. Volume lacks the dust jacket. --- Evidence of prior University of Chicago Library ownership limited to two rubberstampings to front paste-down and two-digit serial number to spine. A Fair-only copy, with general soiling to cloth & textblock edges, somewhat shaken binding and tears to cloth along back joint, else complete.; Ex-Library; 16mo (6 to 7 in. tall); xi, 331 pages .
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- Title
- The Oxford Reformers [John Colet, Erasmus and Sir Thomas More] (Everyman's Library #665)
- Author
- SEEBOHM, Frederic
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Everyman's Library - J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd. / E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc.
- Place of Publication
- London / New York
- Date Published
- [1914]
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- >>European History; >>Religion and Spirituality;
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