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Armenia and the Crusades : Tenth to Twelfth Centuries - The Chronicle Of Matthew Of Edessa
by Matthew Of Edessa (Author) , Ara Edmond Dostourian (Translator with a Commentary and Introduction)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0819189537
- ISBN 13
- 9780819189530
- Seller
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Carmarthen, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Maryland and London: University Press of America,. Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1993. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0819189537 . Fine Clean glossy black boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. In the original publisher's Near Fine dust-jacket. This is in an older protective clear - removable - bookfilm plastic cover and looks VG+. (xiii) + (3) + 375 pp. Boards clean, tight, sharp cornered and firm. NO inscriptions, marks or annotations, but the former owner's bookplate is on the front pastedown = Patrick Thomas, Author of books on Armenia and others. Pages and page edges very clean and white. This is a translation of the Chronicle of 12th-century Armenian historian, Matthew of Edessa. The Chronicle, which covers the period from 925 AD to 1162 AD, deals with events in Armenia and Upper Mesopotamia. It also refers to events in the Byzantine Empire and those conquered by the Crusaders. Armenian princes, Arab potentates, and Turkish invaders march across the pages of this eyewitness account. The introduction to the book discusses the historian's life, work and attitudes. If Seller's images are not shown - Images available on Request. ; National Asociation for Armenian Studies and Research; Large Tall 8vo 9" - 10" .
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- Bookseller
- Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 120180
- Title
- Armenia and the Crusades : Tenth to Twelfth Centuries - The Chronicle Of Matthew Of Edessa
- Author
- Matthew Of Edessa (Author) , Ara Edmond Dostourian (Translator with a Commentary and Introduction)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0819189537
- ISBN 13
- 9780819189530
- Publisher
- University Press of America,
- Place of Publication
- Maryland and London
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- 0819189537, Armenia And The Crusades : Tenth To Twelfth Centuries - The Chronicle Of , Matthew Of Edessa, Matthew Of Edessa (author) , Ara Edmond Dostourian (translator With A , Commentary And Introduction), National Asociation For Armenian Studies And Re
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About the Seller
Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
Biblio member since 2006
Carmarthen
About Sue Lloyd-Davies Books
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