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Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1977-10-10. Hardcover. Good.

Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1982. Hardcover. Good/Good Jacket. 30 to 37 cm tall, Folio. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.

GB: Thames & Hudson, 1977. Buff cloth, gold lettering to spine, gold motif to front cover. Book is in very fine condition with virtually no signs of wear and/or age. Dustwrapper/dustjacket is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped/rubbed. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY Packed weight 1400g.. 1st Edition. Hardback. Fine/VG+ DW.

London: Book Club Associates / Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1977 Book. Very Good. Khaki Cloth Boards. First Thus. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Study of the background of Books of Hours and their making, with an anthology of manuscript pages reproduced from 34 Books of Hours, with historical notes on the books and their owners. 192pp with index and 89 illustrations, 72 in colour. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight bumping to spine and corners and light marking to edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has some edge and surface wear, with fraying to spine and corners and small section of paper peeling at top of spine. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage required for 1st class or overseas shipping..

London: Thames and Hudson, 1978 Book. Very Good. Brown Cloth Boards. Reprint. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Study of the background of Books of Hours and their making, with an anthology of manuscript pages reproduced from 34 Books of Hours, with historical notes on the books and their owners. 192pp with index and 89 illustrations, 72 in colour. Gilt lettering to spine. Slight bumping to corners and minor marking to edges, otherwise very good copy with no inscriptions. Unclipped DJ has some edge and surface wear, otherwise very good. HEAVY BOOK, extra postage required for 1st Class or Air Mail shipping..

London: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1977. English Text. London, 1977; clothbound, pp. 192, 72 col. plates, b/w ill., cm 22,5x31,5.

LONDON: THAMES AND HUDSON, 1977 Bronze moir silk cloth boards with gilt blocked titles to spine and publisher dolphin device to front, 301 X 225 mm approx. 192 pp. 89 illustrations of which 72 in colour. First Edition 1977. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. Fine/ Fine (Book- no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket- non price clipped - cover £10.50. No defects to book or jacket). Please state when placing order if you would wish that a removable proprietary protective sleeve be fitted.

London: Thames and Hudson, 1978. Book. Illus. by Various. Very Good. Cloth. Second Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Brown cloth with gilt titles, 1 cm split in cloth at top of spine. DJ with a little edgewear. Fantastically illustrated text on the late middle ages and renaissence manuscripts - the books of hours which werethe personal prayer books of a deeply status-conscious society. An excellent and well illustrated study..

London: Thames and Hudson, 1988 4to (31 cm), 192 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. From the blurb: "Of all the precious illuminated manuscripts that survive from the later Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Books of Hours form the largest single category: the personal prayerbooks of a devout and status-conscious society. Their content come from the official service books of the Church, but they were not made under priestly control, and they therefore reveal a unique combination of sacred and secular imagery. No two are alike; every one, modest or magnificent, has something individual to tell us. John Harthan begins with a fresh and wide-ranging study of the background to Books of Hoars, their making, their content, their decoration and their social and devotional meaning. There follows an anthology of over ninety manuscript pages, reproduced in full colour from thirty-four Books of Hours, with the author's descriptive, explanatory and historical notes on the books themselves and their… Read More

New York, Thames & Hudson. 1977. Original publisher's light-brown cloth hardback, gilt title spine, gilt ornament frontcover, 4to: 192pp. 89 illustrations [72 coloured], chapter on printed books of hours, notes on text, bibliography, genealogies, index.

(London: Thames and Hudson: 1977) First Edition Dec. cl. pp. 192 (310 x 225 mm) With 89 illustrations, 72 in colour. Begins with an account of The Book of Hours (Evolution, Contents, Decoration, Social Aspects) and concludes with list of Printed Books of Hours, Notes on the Text, Select Reading List, Genealogies, Index. First Edition. Fine in dust-jacket. (a splendid copy)

London: Thames and Hudson, 1988 4to (31 cm), 192 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket. From the blurb: "Of all the precious illuminated manuscripts that survive from the later Middle Ages and the Renaissance, Books of Hours form the largest single category: the personal prayerbooks of a devout and status-conscious society. Their content come from the official service books of the Church, but they were not made under priestly control, and they therefore reveal a unique combination of sacred and secular imagery. No two are alike; every one, modest or magnificent, has something individual to tell us. John Harthan begins with a fresh and wide-ranging study of the background to Books of Hoars, their making, their content, their decoration and their social and devotional meaning. There follows an anthology of over ninety manuscript pages, reproduced in full colour from thirty-four Books of Hours, with the author's descriptive, explanatory and historical notes on the books themselves and their… Read More

Hardcover. Very Good Condition, 90 Illustrations, 73 in Colour. Please refer to inner dust cover photo for full description of content

London: Thames & Hudson, 1977. 1st edition. Near Fine. small folio. hardback with dust jacket 143pp., col. pls., appends., bibliog., index, Beautiful personal manuscript prayerbooks from the middle ages. Neat ownership signature o/w nice copy in like unclipped dust jacket with tiny chip

London : Book Club Associates, 1982. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Physical description; 192 p. : 31 cm. Notes; First published Thames & Hudson, 1977. ""With 89 illustrations 72 in colour"". Subjects; Books of hours. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval.

London : Thames & Hudson, 1978. 2nd edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 192 pp., illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles ; 32 cm. Subjects; Catholic Church. Book of hours. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval. Liturgy.