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First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth with a gilt top edge. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Some light foxing to prelims. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xiv, 169 p. : ill. Subjects; Selborne Priory History Sources. Land tenure England Selborne History Sources. Selborne (England) History Sources. Hampshire (England) History Sources. 1 Kg.…

First Edition. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth with a gilt top edge. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Some light foxing to prelims. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xiv, 169 p. : ill. Subjects; Selborne Priory History Sources. Land tenure England Selborne History Sources. Selborne (England) History Sources. Hampshire (England) History Sources. 1 Kg.…

Hardback. Condition: G++. No DW. 1st Edition. Brown leather spine lettered in gold under deep green paper. Clean tight text. Many pages uncut. Covers sound but quite worn to extremities. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY Packed weight 1300g.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 4to, xlix + pp394 plus fold out colour frontis, with small tear to crease, 14 pages on state papers to rear with preface, errata page and appendix in English and the main text in Latin. Hardcover no dust jacket. Rebound in quarter leather with 5 raised bands, gilt titles and blind stamped designs to brown leather spine over brown cloth boards in near fine condition with a few small scrapes to spine. Inside toning to title pages, some underlining in ink and pencil annotations and a little yellowing to all pages, otherwise in very good clean condition. This Latin chronicle of the abbey of Evesham was compiled around 1214 by Thomas of Marlborough and contains the life and miracles of St Egwin, bishop of Worcester, founder of the abbey. Written by a twelfth-century prior, Dominic, and abridged by Thomas, who continued the history of the house to his own time. The chronicle was then extended by unknown authors, the first to 1418 and another to 1539. This edition, published in 1863 contains both continuations. It also includes several saints' lives that were bound in the same manuscript with English side-notes, containing much valuable information on the internal life of the abbey, and on its disputes with the local bishop over visitation rights, concerning which Thomas had to travel to Rome to appeal to the pope. A very nice copy.…