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A Man of Singular Virtue: Being the Life of Thomas More
by A. L. Rowse (selected, edited and introduced by)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Carrollton, Texas, United States
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About This Item
London: The Folio Society, 2008. Very Good. Selected, edited and introduced by A. L. Rowse. The book is tight and square with solid hinges and quarter bound in black cloth stamped in gilt with sides of tan cloth boards stamped in gilt on the upper panel. Light fading/wear to spine ends. The textblock is clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Color and black and white illustrations throughout. No dust jacket, as issued. The flimsy original slipcase is Good. Faded with edge-wear to opening and corners. 127 pages. 6½ x 10" tall. First published in 1860.
Originally published in 1626 under the title, "The Mirrour of Vertue in Worldly Greatnes." This slim book contains "A Life of Sir Thomas More" and "A Selection of More's Letters." The letters are addressed to Joyce Lee, Cardinal Wolsey, More's wife, Alice, the "Nun of Kent," Thomas Cromwell, and More's daughter, Margaret.
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- Bookseller
- Armadillo Alley Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3991
- Title
- A Man of Singular Virtue: Being the Life of Thomas More
- Author
- A. L. Rowse (selected, edited and introduced by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover / Slipcase
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Folio Society
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2008
- Pages
- 127
- Size
- 6.5 x 10
- Weight
- 3.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Folio Society, thomas more, cardinal woolsey, thomas cromwell, Henry VIII
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Collector's Editions; The Folio Society;
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- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Gilt
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
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- Jacket
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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....
- Bookplate
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