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The Surrey Domesday. [ Alecto county edition of Domesday Book.] [ 3 vols, complete set, in slipcase ] 3 vols, cloth backed boards, 41 cm, -

by Williams, A

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Alecto Historical Editions, London, 1987- 1990, first edition thus. Limited edition of 1000 sets. 3 vols, cloth-backed boards, 41 cm,. Facsimile volume + viii, 72 pp and translation + x, 179 pp. A beautifully produced set of three volumes comprising the County Edition of Domesday Book for Surrey. Volume 1 ("Folios and Maps" comprises a high-quality colour facsimile of the original Surrey section of Domesday Book (Folios 30-36), with a fold-out map of Domesday England and a large scale map of Surrey which has Domesday sites plotted over the modern topography. Volume 2 is a new English translation structured so that each phrase and sentence is perfectly juxtaposed in precisely the same position on each page as the scribe's words. This volume includes a complete introduction to the Surrey section of Domesday Book, as well as indexes of people and places. Volume 3: Domesday Studies, is the commentary volume on Domesday Book as a whole, telling the story of how and why Domesday was created and including 16 articles on related aspects of medieval life. There is also a glossary and general bibliography and the volume is copiously illustrated with maps, drawings and photographs. Set No. 445. Near Fine set in slightly rubbed slipcase with minor marks.
Used - Set No. 445. Near Fine set in slightly rubbed slipcase with minor marks
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  • Title The Surrey Domesday. [ Alecto county edition of Domesday Book.] [ 3 vols, complete set, in slipcase ]
  • Author Williams, A
  • Binding 3 vols, cloth-backed boards, 41 cm,
  • Edition Limited edition of 1000 sets
  • Condition Used - Set No. 445. Near Fine set in slightly rubbed slipcase with minor marks
  • Pages Facsimile volume + viii, 72 pp and translation + x, 179 pp
  • Publisher Alecto Historical Editions, London, 1987- 1990, first edition thus, London
  • Date first edition thus
  • Bookseller's Inventory # BIBLIO-46728
  • ISBN 9780948459450

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