John Oxenedes (2 results)

Condition: Very Good. 1st edition, revised. Quarter cloth over paper boards, F. xl+439pp+15pp publishers catalogue, folding plate, Ex- Monastic Library [ St Augustine's Ramsgate ] with their bookplate, cardholder, small paper label to the base of the spine, endpapers yellowed, otherwise a fine copy. Fine copies of the Rolls series are uncommon. The Chronicle of John of Oxenedes about who's life little is known. The Chronicle has survived in just two MS collections - ( Cottonian Nero D.ii & a second in papers from Clumber. ) The work was written at the Abbey of St Benet at Holme and is a history of England up until 1293, & it begins with Alfred the Great. It includes a history of St Benet Holme as well as several other brief documents and like all 13th century chronicles contains much on the author's own time. 1250 grams.

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1859 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 507 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 507.