SIX OLD ENGLISH CHRONICLES of which Two are now First Translated from the Monkish Latin Originals. Ethelwerd's Chronicle; Asser's Life of Alfred; Geoffrey of Monmouth's British History; Gildas; Nennius and Richard of Cirencester

Giles, J.A. ( Editor )

Published by Henry G. Bohn, 1848

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Edited and with Illustrative Notes by J. A. Giles. Frontis illus. Engraved Portrait of Alfred The Great, protected by tissue guard. XX / 20 preliminary pages, mostly Editor's Preface, main text 512 pages. Ethelwerd's Chronicle runs from "The Beginning of the World to the Year of Our Lord 975." 7 1/2" tall. Prospestus for Bohn's standard library in the front. Green cloth cover with blind embossed decoration covering front & back. Yellow endpapers. Backstrip missing from spine which is covered over with brown cloth tape (see photo). ffep missing. Hinges cracked. Inscription on endpaper and a few penciled marginal notes. No other inscriptions. Pages in very good, clean condition.

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• Title: SIX OLD ENGLISH CHRONICLES of which Two are now First Translated from the Monkish Latin Originals. Ethelwerd's Chronicle; Asser's Life of Alfred; Geoffrey of Monmouth's British History; Gildas; Nennius and Richard of Cirencester
• Publisher: Henry G. Bohn
• Publication Date: 1848
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Fair
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