Downs Norton Editor (7 results)
Published by D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., Princeton, New Jersey, USA 1965
- Softcover
Seller: Bookmarc's, La Porte, TX, U.S.A.Bookmarc's
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. BU6 - A trade paperback book in very good- condition. An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with overall minor shelf wear plus overall foxing to the cover and ouside paper edges. This a collection of readings, translations of primary sourc…es, that together provice a revelation of the scope of activity and creativeness of Medieval Europe. There are 126 selections taken from letters, annals, chronicles and biographies that reveal the crescendo of education, organization, art and culture that was the Middle Ages. The primary emphasis is on social and cultural events and developments. Indexed, 230p. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by University of Chicago Press
- Hardcover
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, U.S.A.Wonder Book
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Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. In protective mylar cover. (britain, history, biography) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
Language: English
Published by University of Chicago Press, United Kingdom 1953
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Pendleburys - the bookshop in the hills, Llanwrda, United KingdomPendleburys - the bookshop in the hills
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hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. hardback, octavo, a very good tightly bound copy in a well preserved dust wrapper that is lightly shelf-soiled and is foxed to the rear panel, the text is clean and is free of markings, portrait frontis, 304pp.
More imagesPublished by Mallette & Vivien Dean, [Fairfax, California] 1963
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller3-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Small quarto. Pp. 52, (4). Quarter cloth, paper-covered boards. Frontispiece portrait of Read. Fine. Lacks paper spine label, dust jacket. One of 245 copies designed, printed and bound by Mallette and Vivien Dean. Collection of essays by friends and colleagues in tribute to Read, a pr…ofessor of history who also served in the Office of Strategic Services in World War II. Although not marked, this copy is from the collection of noted artist, illustrator, and printer Mallette Dean.
Published by University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1953
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A
Contact seller3-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. 1st. Includes a bibliography of the writings of Read and an index.
Published by Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1953. 1953
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Owl Books, County Leitrim, IrelandOwl Books
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Nine original studies dealing largely with English History, written by former students of Professor Read. First edition. xxii, 304 pp. b/w frontispiece. Essays include: John Wesley and the American Revolution, The Irish Republic, Notes on Scottish Witchcraft Cases 1590-91, Los Angeles Diary, The Role of the House of Commons in B…ritish Foreign Policy During the 1937-38 Session, Some aspects of London Mercantile Activity during the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. Navy blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. Overall condition VG+. In Good dust wrapper - damp stain on back.
Published by University of Chicago Press, Chicago 1953
- First Edition
Seller: Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaKay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller
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First Edition. Edited by Norton Downs. Preface by William L. Langer. Pp. xxii+304, frontispiece portrait, bibliography of Conyers Read, notes, index; med. 8vo; blue cloth, spine lettered and decorated in gilt; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges rubbed and spilt, the backstrip slightly faded; book label of David Levine, Sydney,… and earlier label of J. F. Fuggles on upper pastedown, upper hinge starting, outer leaves an edges lightly foxed; University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 1953. First edition. *'Nine original studies dealing largely with English history, written by former students of Professor Read' [wrapper blurb]. Conyers Read (1881-1959) was an American historian who specialized in fifteen and sixteenth century English history.
