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Life of James Green Doctor of Divinity Rector and Dean of Maritzburg, Natal, From February, 1849, to January, 1906
by A. Theodore Wirgman
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1909. First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. A scarce first edition biography on Dean of Maritzburg, James Green, an illustrated work written by Theodore Wirgman. The first edition of this scarce work.Complete in two volumes.An insightful biography on the life of Reverend James Green.Green was rector and dean of Maritzburg in Natal, South Africa, from February 1849 to January 1906.Volume I illustrated with a frontispiece, and one plate.Volume II illustrated with a frontispiece.Written by Augustus Theodore Wirgman, an Anglican priest who is noted for being the Archdeacon of Port Elizabeth from 1907 to 1917.Collated, complete.Two pages of adverts to the rear of Volume II. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, smart, with some minor rubbing to the boards and spines. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities, and a small bump to the rear board of Volume I. Spines are very lightly faded. Some minor marks to the boards. Spots to the fore edges. Pencil notes to the rear endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with some scattered spots, mostly to the first and last few pages. The occasional pencil annotation to the margins. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 864P44
- Title
- Life of James Green Doctor of Divinity Rector and Dean of Maritzburg, Natal, From February, 1849, to January, 1906
- Author
- A. Theodore Wirgman
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green, and Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- A. Theodore Wirgman james green dean of maritzburg biography james green
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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