The Cloister and the Hearth. A Tale of the Middle Ages
by CHARLES READE
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Potomac, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
First Edition thus. Very scarce. Fine in beautiful brown leather with elaborate gilt designs and lettering on the cover and spine. Gilt top stain. An immaculate copy of this nearly 100-year old edition that presents one the finest historical novels of the Middle Ages. Originally published by Charles Reade in 1861, the story is set in of the latter part of the 15-century against a background of the Reformation, the invention of printing, and a wealth of historical characters such as Luther, Deschamps, Villon, and Erasmus (as a child), Reade weaves a rich tapestry revolving around the tragic love-story of Erasmus' parents. An amazing copy and edition of this famous tale. The only one on the market.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Grinning Cat Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31622
- Title
- The Cloister and the Hearth. A Tale of the Middle Ages
- Author
- CHARLES READE
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1923
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ENGLISH LITERATURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
Terms of Sale
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Fourteen (14) day return guarantee, for any reason, and we pay return shipping costs if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Grinning Cat Books
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Potomac, Maryland
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...