Undoing Babel: The Tower of Babel in Anglo-Saxon Literature
by MAJOR, Tristan
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2018. Octavo (24cm). Black cloth, in white dust jacket; [xiv],289,[3]pp. Bookplate and inscription of noted zoologist James G. Mead, Curator Emeritus of Marine Mammals at the Smithsonian Institution. Straight and clean: Near Fine, in lightly rubbed, near Fine jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 58017
- Title
- Undoing Babel: The Tower of Babel in Anglo-Saxon Literature
- Author
- MAJOR, Tristan
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 2018
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Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
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