Pietas oxoniensis : or, Records of Oxford founders
by Skelton, Joseph, fl. (1820-1850)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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About This Item
Oxford : Published for J. Skelton ... by J. Parker, Bookseller, Oxford, J. & A. Arch ... and Longman & Co. ... , 1828. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy bound in half calf over marble boards; professionally re-cased in tan buckram with a contrasting green leather title label. Quite a worn but strong example. Provenance; Bookplate of Henry Perkins, Springfield, Surry. Notes; Title-page and preface pages guillotined. Physical description; iv, 96 p., [26] leaves of plates : ill. (engravings), ports. ; 36 cm. Notes; Engraved t.p., with vignette (arms of the university between the arms of Chancellor Grenville and High Steward Eldon). Subject; University of Oxford - History. Genre; Illustrated.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 228026
- Title
- Pietas oxoniensis : or, Records of Oxford founders
- Author
- Skelton, Joseph, fl. (1820-1850)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford : Published for J. Skelton ... by J. Parker, Bookseller, Oxford, J. & A. Arch ... and Longman & Co. ...
- Date Published
- 1828
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