The Arrow and the Sword an Essay in Detection by Hugh Ross Williamson (14 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Focuses on the killing of William Rufus and Thomas a Becket. A good copy in good d/w, that is a little dusty. 182pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Effectively a long distance medieval double murder inquiry. 182pp. Rubbing to edges of DJ, DJ spine sunned and nicks to head of DJ spine and to DJ corners. DJ is price-clipped.

Red Cloth Boards. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Investigation of the influence of Mithraic and Gnostic ideas on medieval Catholicism and its consequences. 182pp with index. Gilt lettering to spine. Foxing to page edges, some bumping to spine and corners and gift inscription in pencil to endpaper, otherwise good copy. DJ is price-clipped, with some edge and surface wear and nicks to corner, otherwise good. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.

Condition: Good. 1947. First Edition. 182 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Condition: Good. 1947. First Published. 182 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and sunning.

Second edition hard back binding in publisher's original red cloth covered boards, blocked and lettered gilt back. 8vo. 8½'' x 6''. Contains 182 pp. Spine ends softened, ghosting to the front free end papers. Very Good condition book in near Very Good condition dust wrapper with nicks to spine ends, shallow chip of paper missing to upper front edge, not price clipped. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. ENGLISH HISTORY.

Condition: Very Good. 1947. Hardback. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good. . . . .

Condition: Very Good. 1947. Hardback. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

HC. xxiv, 182 pp Second edition, with Prefaces to First and Second Edition. Red cloth over board. 30235 Very good, clean copy, no dw.

8vo, hardback, xxiv + 182pp. Good condition in like dustwrapper (unclipped, protective cover, general light wear, bumped, spine and edges sunned, small spot at upper left rear edge). Bumped, lightly spotted. Contents very good, clear and bright. Pictures available on request.

Hardcover, no dust jacket. Ex-Libris with usual library matter and stamps to all edges of text. Slight wear and browning on all edges of text. Cover slightly worn on facing, corners, edges, along spine and ends of spine. Else good 182 pp.

HC. First Edition xxiv, 182 pp Red cloth over board, gilt spine title Lightly sunned spine, o/w near fine copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. Second. 2nd edition, near fine red cloth hardcover shows some bowing to covers, couple of miscut corners at index and mild toning to pages, in near fine dust jacket (price at flap) that shows bit of toning at spine, fore edges and edges of inner flaps. 182 pages including index. Still a nice copy of this work from the Catholic convert and apologist that looks into the ".deaths of William Rufus and Thomas Becket with some reflections on the nature of medieval heresy.".

HC. Signed Edition xxiv, 182 pp Second printing, association copy, dedicated to "Elizabeth" [Sprigge], writer and translator. "With love from Hugh in lieu of a sermon". Red cloth over board, blue dw. Fine, dw light wear, sunned spine and edges, small stain at foot.