Jerusalem by Stated, Signed (1 results)

Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. A scarce first edition work on the Order of St. John Hospital by Eric Puddy, inscribed by the author. The first edition of this scarce work.Inscribed by the author to the recto of the front endpaper, 'To G. A. Goleby, with the author's compliments, June 1962'.In the original unclipped dust wrapper.Eric Puddy's account of the Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in Norfolk, of which Puddy was the commander.In this expansive but concise history, Puddy looks at the organisation from the days of the Knights Hospitaller in 1163, up to 1961.Illustrated with a frontispiece, five plates, and in-text illustrations.Collated, complete. In the original publisher's cloth binding, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart. A touch of discolouration to the extremities. Very minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Author's inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Dust wrapper is age-toned, and very lightly edge worn. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine. signed by author. book.