Frank Akehurst (15 results)

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Very good paperback from a personal collection (NOT ex-library). Cover different than pictured (green with white text/black woodcut image). Spine is uncreased, binding tight and sturdy. Toning to spine and top edge. Text is also very good and interior appears free of markings. Ships same or next day from Dinkytown, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Condition: Good. DJ is complete with light scuffing and wear to edges. Small gift inscription to endpaper. Contents are clean but age toned.

Blue hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Cover rubbed and soiled. Age darkened pages. 190mm x 130mm (7" x 5"). 232pp.

Condition: Very Good. - Spine faded - Covers unevely faded - Book ow/ solid, clean and bright - xii/149 pages.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. 1948 1st edition. 232pp. Near Fine/Good. Blue cloth boards with very slight rubbing to edges. Contents clean and tight but for minor browning. Nice DW with some rubbing/chipping to edges, some small tears/creases. Novel about a scoundrel who joins the RAF. Scarce with DW.

Condition: New.

paperback. Condition: New. 1st.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Presumed First. 222 Pages, Illustrated. No Date Stated But "1939" Written On Endpaper And British Library Say [1938]. A Soundly Bound And Clean Book In Shelf-Worn Covers. Not Ex Library.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Costuma d'Agen (customary laws of the Agenais, in south-west France) compiled in Occitan at various times in the thirteenth century and preserved in the Livre Juratoire, or swearing copy (Agen, Archives departementales de Lot-et-Garonne, MS 42), is here transcribed with an English translation on facing pages. An introduction and an index are included. Appendices provide the text of five chapters missing from this manuscript, along with several pertinent charters from Agen and a fuller description of the Livre juratoire by Professor M. Alison Stones, University of Pittsburgh. The manuscript contains many colored illustrations and capitals. The Costume emphasizes the power of the local city council, which often seems to override that of the local count. The laws or customs written in the book deal with many topics including jurisdiction, citizenship and military duties, crime, property, civil and criminal procedure, the local wine and salt trades, and local feudal law. F. R. P. (Ron) Akehurst(B.A. Oxford, 1962, Ph.D. Colorado, 1967, in French; J.D., Minnesota, 1986). A professor of French at Minnesota since 1968. He has published translations of two other medieval French customaries. The Costuma dAgen (customary laws of the Agenais, in south-west France) compiled in Occitan at various times in the thirteenth century and preserved in the Livre Juratoire, or swearing copy (Agen, Archives departementales de Lot-et-Garonne, MS 42), is here transcribed with an English translation on facing pages. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardback. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG- DW. 1st Edition.

Hardback. Condition: VG+. Dust Jacket Condition: VG- DW. 1st Edition.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Costuma d'Agen (customary laws of the Agenais, in south-west France) compiled in Occitan at various times in the thirteenth century and preserved in the Livre Juratoire, or swearing copy (Agen, Archives departementales de Lot-et-Garonne, MS 42), is here transcribed with an English translation on facing pages. An introduction and an index are included. Appendices provide the text of five chapters missing from this manuscript, along with several pertinent charters from Agen and a fuller description of the Livre juratoire by Professor M. Alison Stones, University of Pittsburgh. The manuscript contains many colored illustrations and capitals. The Costume emphasizes the power of the local city council, which often seems to override that of the local count. The laws or customs written in the book deal with many topics including jurisdiction, citizenship and military duties, crime, property, civil and criminal procedure, the local wine and salt trades, and local feudal law. F. R. P. (Ron) Akehurst(B.A. Oxford, 1962, Ph.D. Colorado, 1967, in French; J.D., Minnesota, 1986). A professor of French at Minnesota since 1968. He has published translations of two other medieval French customaries. The Costuma dAgen (customary laws of the Agenais, in south-west France) compiled in Occitan at various times in the thirteenth century and preserved in the Livre Juratoire, or swearing copy (Agen, Archives departementales de Lot-et-Garonne, MS 42), is here transcribed with an English translation on facing pages. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.