Piers the Plowman (A Critical Edition of the A-Version).
by William Langland
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0801802989
- ISBN 13
- 9780801802980
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Baltimore, MD Johns Hopkins University Press, 1952. Hardcover First Edition (1952); Third Printing (1969). Very Good+ to Near Fine: shows just a hint of wear to the extremities, with mild crimping to the head and heel of the backstrip; a small area of faint rubbing to the upper front panel; the. binding is square and secure; the text is clean. May be a Remainder, as there is a small red dot at the bottom edge. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, or labels. A handsome copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing minor, unobtrusive imperfections only. Bright and clean. Not at all far from 'As New'. Lacks DJ. Not a Book-Club or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.25 x 6.25 x 1 inches). x, 302 pages. Extensive Expanatory Notes, Textual Notes, Glossary and Index. Edited with Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by Thomas A. Knott & David C. Fowler. Language: English. Weight: 24.5 ounces. Blue cloth over boards with gilt titles at front panel and backstrip. First Edition (1952); Third Printing (1969). Hardback: Lacks DJ.
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- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 57047
- Title
- Piers the Plowman (A Critical Edition of the A-Version).
- Author
- William Langland
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition (1952); Third Printing (1969).
- ISBN 10
- 0801802989
- ISBN 13
- 9780801802980
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press,
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore, MD
- Date Published
- 1952.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry & Poetics; English Literature; Classic English Literature;
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