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Recollections of an excursion to the monasteries of Alcobaça and Batalha

Recollections of an excursion to the monasteries of Alcobaça and Batalha

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Recollections of an excursion to the monasteries of Alcobaça and Batalha

by Beckford, William (1760-1844)

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Fontwell : Centaur Press, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Series; Travellers' classics. Physical description; xlix, 228 p., [4] leaves : facsims., 1 port. ; 23 cm. Notes; Facsimile reprint of 1st ed. of 'Recollections...'. London: R. Bentley, 1835. - Transcription of MS. journal for 1794. Subjects; Alcobaça (Cistercian abbey). Batalha (Dominican monastery). Portugal - Description and travel. Portugal - Description and travel, 1794 - Early works, 1835 - Facsimiles. Genres; Autobiography. Illustrated.

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Title
Recollections of an excursion to the monasteries of Alcobaça and Batalha
Author
Beckford, William (1760-1844)
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used
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First Edition
ISBN 10
0900000783
ISBN 13
9780900000782
Publisher
Fontwell : Centaur Press
Place of Publication
Fontwell, Sussex
Date Published
1972

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