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THE BARONS' HOSTAGE. A Story of Simon de Montfort.
by TREASE, Geoffrey.:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London, Phoenix House (Pageant series), 1952.. FIRST EDITION 1952, 8vo, navy blue boards gilt, 155 pages. 8 dramatic black and white drawings by Alan Jessett, most full page. Tiniest bump to head and tail of spine and 1 top corner, endpapers lightly browned, no inscriptions. Near Fine in VG+ DUSTWRAPPER (dw: not price clipped, with later price label pasted over, 3 closed edge tears, maximum 25 mm (¾"), head of spine and corners slightly worn, very lightly soiled). Adventure story set in England in the 1260s. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE, FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Middleton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42805
- Title
- THE BARONS' HOSTAGE. A Story of Simon de Montfort.
- Author
- TREASE, Geoffrey.:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London, Phoenix House (Pageant series), 1952.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Simon de Montfort children's historical novel
Terms of Sale
Roger Middleton
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About the Seller
Roger Middleton
Biblio member since 2010
Oxford, Oxfordshire
About Roger Middleton
We are a postal business only, selling rare and antiquarian books on interesting subjects.
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