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The Holy Lyfe and History of Saynt Werburge
by Hawkins Edward (Ed)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near very Good
- Seller
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Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Manchester, Great Britain: Chetham Society, 1848. First Edition . Hardcover. Near very Good. Small 4to. 1st edition. Small 4to. 213 pages + glossary and detailed index. This is volume XV in the Chetham Society First Series. The full title is "The Holy Lyfe and History of Saynt Werburge Very Frutefull for All Christen People to Rede". Includes pedigrees and one or two attractive engravings. Partly unopened. There is a little staining and foxing of the preliminaries. The spine shows a little wear at edges. There is a bookplate and one or two rubber stamps to indicate that the book once belonged to the Rawtenstall Public Library Reference Department. Near Very Good in original blind stamped decorative cloth binding.
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- Bookseller
- Delph Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 010956
- Title
- The Holy Lyfe and History of Saynt Werburge
- Author
- Hawkins Edward (Ed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Chetham Society
- Place of Publication
- Manchester, Great Britain
- Date Published
- 1848
- Size
- Small 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Chetham Society, Local History, St Werburge, First Series
- Bookseller catalogs
- Chetham Society;
Terms of Sale
Delph Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Delph Books
Biblio member since 2015
Manchester, Greater Manchester
About Delph Books
I have been dealing in books for over 40 years now, and I am a long standing member of the P.B.F.A. (Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association). I have a book room at home and regularly exhibit at fairs mainly in the North of England.
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- Cloth
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- Bookplate
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- First Edition
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- Unopened
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Spine
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