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Social Life in Britain From the Conquest to the Reformation
by G. G. Coulton
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1919 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9" by 6". Not Stated. An early edition of Coulton's study of social life in Britain, inscribed by the author. Early edition of the work, in the publisher's original blue cloth binding. First published in 1918. Author's presentation copy, with the inscription 'Mrs Russell, with the author's best wishes' dated November 1921, to the front endpaper. Written by British historian George Gordon Coulton, who was known for his multiple works on medieval history. This work explores the social life in Britain in the years between the conquest and the reformation, with key sections on Land and Folk, Women's Life, Rich and Poor, Superstitions and Marvels, and many others. With forty illustrations to accompany the text. With the pictorial bookplate of T & M James. In the publisher's original blue cloth binding. Externally, generally smart, with rubbing to the cloth and bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine. Hinges are a touch strained, but holding firm. Bookplate to front paste down. Ink inscription to front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 886Q17
- Title
- Social Life in Britain From the Conquest to the Reformation
- Author
- G. G. Coulton
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge
- Date Published
- 1919
- Size
- 9" by 6"
- Keywords
- Britian history signed G. G. Coulton history illustrated
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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