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Bibliography of American Universities and Colleges Founded before 1800, Covering Publications between 1900 and 1968 Presented to the Xiiith International Congress of Historical Sciences Moscow August 16-23, 1970
by Gabriel, Astrik L. (1907-2005)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good with no dust jacket
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Notre Dame, IN: Mediaeval Institute, University of Notre Dame. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. Kb? ...x, 217 pp. 17 full page glossy b/w photos mounted as plates. A quarto. Original bright red cloth binding with gilt to spine. Covers are clean, corners toed-in slightly. Interior clean and unmarked. Quite scarce. The paper is watermarked Notre Dame, and the photos are handmounted onto the paper, not in WorldCat (altho the companion volume on British universities is). Rt. Rev. Gabriel was a Hungarian priest and medievalist who fled Hungary, and was at Pontifical Institute in Toronto before moving to Notre Dame in Indiana where he was a Fellow of the Mediaeval Academy of America. He was heavily involved in creating bibliographies of medieval universities and colleges and thought that the project was worthwhile enough that it should be expanded to more modern times and to the New World. Heavy for international shipping. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 217 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12340
- Title
- Bibliography of American Universities and Colleges Founded before 1800, Covering Publications between 1900 and 1968 Presented to the Xiiith International Congress of Historical Sciences Moscow August 16-23, 1970
- Author
- Gabriel, Astrik L. (1907-2005)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Mediaeval Institute, University of Notre Dame
- Place of Publication
- Notre Dame, IN
- Date Published
- 1970
- Keywords
- American_universities, History_universities
- Bookseller catalogs
- History: U.S. & North America; Americana;
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About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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