Edited by thomas hinde (4 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Dust Jacket Included. hardback, landscape 4to, 160pp, illustrated, clean and tight, no inscriptions, Very Good / Very good dustwrapper. ISBN: 1855850389.

Red Cloth. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Brings the 900-year-old Domesday Book to life. An introduction describes the background to Domesday Book; a time chart sets the events of 1086 in the context of the medieval world; and a brief essay on 'Domesday Life' highlights some intriguing customs and personal details which might be lost in the major part of the text. 351pp. Size: Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Photographs and Maps (illustratore). Not Signed or Inscribed.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. Book Club Edition. Condition: (see pics.) Large, coffee table sized hardback. Dust jacket like new, book like new. NOTE ON POSTAGE FOR NON-UK BUYERS - THIS BOOK WEIGHS 1.9KGS SO AN ADDITIONAL REASONABLE POSTAGE COST WILL BE ADDED IN ORDER TO COVER THIS COST. OVERLAND POST AN OPTION, BUT ALLOW 8 WEEK DELIVERY. PLEASE CONTACT FOR DETAILS. Synopsis: A fundamental part of English heritage, the Domesday Book is unique in medieval history, recording an entire country and its inhabitants town by town, with over 12,500 entries. In this lavishly illustrated book, Elizabeth Hallam and Thomas Hinde examine the background to the nine-hundred-year-old document, setting the events of 1086 into the context of the medieval world. It is a remarkable tribute to English continuity that almost all of the Domesday settlements still exist in some form or another.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. First edition. Octavo. ix, 162pp. Crown a bit bumped else fine in a somewhat edgeworn, very good dust jacket with a lightly toned spine that has one small splashmark. Nicely Inscribed by contributor Jane Gardam on the front fly. (Gardam's contribution is titled "Writing for Children: Some Wasps in the Marmalade.") Seamus Heaney contributes the essay "Feeling Into Words.". Signed.…