Recollections of an excursion to the monasteries of Alcoba�a and Batalha
by Beckford, William (1760-1844)
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- Hardcover
- first
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- ISBN 10
- 0900000783
- ISBN 13
- 9780900000782
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About This Item
Fontwell : Centaur Press, 1972. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Series; Travellers' classics. Physical description; xlix, 228 p., [4] leaves : facsims., 1 port. ; 23 cm. Notes; Facsimile reprint of 1st ed. of 'Recollections...'. London: R. Bentley, 1835. - Transcription of MS. journal for 1794. Subjects; Alcoba�a (Cistercian abbey). Batalha (Dominican monastery). Portugal - Description and travel. Portugal - Description and travel, 1794 - Early works, 1835 - Facsimiles. Genres; Autobiography. Illustrated.
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- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 228357
- Title
- Recollections of an excursion to the monasteries of Alcoba�a and Batalha
- Author
- Beckford, William (1760-1844)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0900000783
- ISBN 13
- 9780900000782
- Publisher
- Fontwell : Centaur Press
- Place of Publication
- Fontwell, Sussex
- Date Published
- 1972
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