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Mediaeval Latin Lyrics (Translation From The Latin, And Biographical Notes)
by Waddell, Helen
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good, wartime reprint of 1929 original. Neat donor's inscription ffep; blue clothboards, (some fading at edges and spine);
- Seller
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Maidenhead, Berkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Constable & Co, 1943. reprint. h/b. Very good, wartime reprint of 1929 original. Neat donor's inscription ffep; blue clothboards, (some fading at edges and spine); gilt spine titling faded. Text block firm, pages tight (wartime papers), some sunning.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Helen Waddell (31 May 1889 Ð 5 March 1965) was an Irish poet, translator and playwright. She was a recipient of the Benson Medal. was born in Tokyo, the tenth and youngest child of Hugh Waddell, a Presbyterian minister and missionary who was lecturing in the Imperial University. She spent the first eleven years of her life in Japan before her family returned to Belfast. Her mother died shortly afterwards, and her father remarried. Hugh Waddell himself died and left his younger children in the care of their stepmother. Following the marriage of her elder sister Meg, Helen was left at home to care for Mrs Waddell, whose health was deteriorating.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Latin and English on opposite pages.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132589
- Title
- Mediaeval Latin Lyrics (Translation From The Latin, And Biographical Notes)
- Author
- Waddell, Helen
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good, wartime reprint of 1929 original. Neat donor's inscription ffep; blue clothboards, (some fading at edges and spine);
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Constable & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1943
- Pages
- 352
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- history, middle ages, church history, waddell, latin
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
Terms of Sale
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