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The Sculptured Bosses in the Roof of the Bauchun Chapel of our Lady of Pity in Norwich Cathedral
by Montague Rhodes James; W. T. Bensly
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£125.00£112.50
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About This Item
Norwich : Printed by Goose and Son, 1908. First edition. Cloth. Good. 14.5" by 11". Not Stated . A very scarce volume concerned with the sculptured bosses in the roof of the Bauchun Chapel in Norwich Cathedral. A very scarce volume, rarely seen on the online market. Descriptive of the sculptured bosses in the roof of the Bauchun Chapel of Our Lady of Pity in Norwich Cathedral by Montague Rhodes James. With an introduction by W. T. Bensly. Illustrated with four full page plates. Collated, complete. Montague Rhodes James was an English author and scholar, provost of King's College and of Eton College. He is however best remembered for his ghost stories, which are considered to be some of the best in the genre. Featuring ex libris bookplate from the library of J. A. B. Bolton. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding. Externally sound with some shelf wear, bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities of boards, boards lightly marked. Occasional light ink mark to odd leaf. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 845A5
- Title
- The Sculptured Bosses in the Roof of the Bauchun Chapel of our Lady of Pity in Norwich Cathedral
- Author
- Montague Rhodes James; W. T. Bensly
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed by Goose and Son
- Place of Publication
- Norwich
- Date Published
- 1908
- Size
- 14.5" by 11"
- Keywords
- first editions very scarce chapel cathedrals very scarce
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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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- The heel of the spine.
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