Published by University of Chicago Press, Chicago & London, 1983
ISBN 10: 0226088006 ISBN 13: 9780226088006
Seller: Mnemosyne, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. MAGNIFICENT: First Edition (Orig. April 29, 2003) First Printing: NEW mylar-protected jacket w/ sharp NEW edges & corners, NEW cover w/ SUPERB rose-orange linen wrapping spine & extending 2.12" onto front & back panels covered in SUPERB slate-blue linen w/ sharp NEW edges & corners & w/ titles BEAUTIFULLY gilt-stamped on spine, IMMACULATE smooth-cut text-block exterior, EXQUSITE brown-lettering-on-tan card-stock end-papers handsomely -illustrated w/ "manuscript motif", NEW sewn binding w/ tight signatures & red-white-checked bands at spine-caps, PRISTINE interior printed w/ handsome clarity on EXCELLENT unblemished archival paper * 6.76" x 9.50" x 1.50", 1.08 kg, xxvi+436 (462) pp * ABOUT THE BOOK: In a one-volume abridgment, these 16th-century letters paint a magnificent portrait of family life amidst the intrigue, terror, & politics of the court of Henry VIII, w/ Lord Lisle's imprisonment in the Tower of London as the culmination of this profoundly fascinating & deeply moving story. * ABOUT THE EDITOR: Muriel St. Clare Byrne (1895-1983) worked for decades to create the six-volume edition of the sixteenth-century letters of Arthur Plantagenet, Lord Lisle. She was a lecturer at Oxford University, the University of London, and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She was the author or editor of several other books about sixteenth-century England, and also co-authored, with her friend Dorothy L Sayers, the play Busman's Honeymoon. * SHIPPING: MNEMOSYNE carefully wraps, labels & custom-packages this fine book for FREE domestic shipment via USPS MEDIA MAIL or USPS PRIORITY MAIL for a below-cost additional fee & via USPS FIRST CLASS INTERNATIONAL AIRMAIL to international destinations at our posted rates.
Published by Folio Press, London, 1983
ISBN 10: 0436079054 ISBN 13: 9780436079054
Seller: Beach Hut Books, Lingfield, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Bookplate. In the original acetate wrapper and a fine slipcase.
Published by University of Chicago Press 1981, Chicago & London, 1981
ISBN 10: 0226088014 ISBN 13: 9780226088013
Seller: Foster Books - Stephen Foster - ABA, ILAB, & PBFA, London, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. 6 volume set, unread, but with some dustiness to the top edges. 0226088014 8vo.