Six Old English Chronicles, of which two are now first translated from the Monkish Latin originals. Ethelwerd's Chronicle; Asser's Life of Alfred; Geoffrey of Monmouth's British History; Gildas; Nennius; Richard of Cirencester. Edited, with Illustrative Notes. REMARKABLY BRIGHT CRISP COPY OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION IN MODERN CLOTH

GILES, ed. J. A.

Published by Henry G Bohn,, 1848

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8vo., First Edition thus, with engraved frontispiece (original tissue guard present), both moderately foxed; strongly bound in modern green cloth, boards framed in blind, gilt back, marbled endpapers, a remarkably bright, fresh, crisp copy. Published in Bohn's Antiquarian Library. ALTHOUGH THIS WORK WAS REISSUED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE SAME SERIES, THE ORIGINAL EDITION IS EXCEEDINGLY SCARCE.

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• Title: Six Old English Chronicles, of which two are now first translated from the Monkish Latin originals. Ethelwerd's Chronicle; Asser's Life of Alfred; Geoffrey of Monmouth's British History; Gildas; Nennius; Richard of Cirencester. Edited, with Illustrative Notes. REMARKABLY BRIGHT CRISP COPY OF THE ORIGINAL EDITION IN MODERN CLOTH
• Publisher: Henry G Bohn,
• Publication Date: 1848
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
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