The Shape of the Liturgy. By Dom Gregory Dix O.S.B. LONDON: 1943
by DIX, Dom Gregory
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
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Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Dacre Press, 1943. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good Plus. 8vo. Fold-out Chart and ground-plan of a Roman house. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 1943. Hardback. Original green sand-grained cloth; gilt lettered spine. Only very slight signs of wear. Neat owner name; no internal markings (label to end-papers; House of Commons. To pastedown card of medieval painting The Adoration of the Magi. Tight, bright and clean. Minor wear only. VERY GOOD. (xix), 764 pages. Index. One fold-out plate and a plate; ground-plan of a Roman house between page 22 & 23. Scarce first printing. **FIRST EDITION IS SCARCE** An important book. The classical account of the development of the Eucharistic rite. Amazing scholarship - but written for the ordinary reader. 8vo. **Heavy; over 1 kilo-extra postage needed overseas on this item. Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, C.H.S., Cumberland, D.L.S. Everyman, G. K. C., Keswick, Inklings, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ]
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- Bookseller
- Rosley Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 048801
- Title
- The Shape of the Liturgy. By Dom Gregory Dix O.S.B. LONDON: 1943
- Author
- DIX, Dom Gregory
- Illustrator
- Fold-out Chart and ground-plan of a Roman house
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Dacre Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1943
- Size
- 8vo
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Wigton, Cumbria, Cumbria
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SPECIALIST IN SECOND-HAND AND ANTIQUARIAN LITERATURE & THEOLOGY. Mail Order. SPECIALIST ALSO IN C.S. LEWIS AND THE INKLINGS and others
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