Saint Peter's. The Story of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome.
Published by London Hamish Hamilton 1967, 1967
- First Edition
- Signed
- Used
Seller: Voewood Rare Books. ABA. ILAB. PBFA, Holt, United KingdomVoewood Rare Books. ABA. ILAB. PBFA
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First edition. 252mmx191mm. pp.336. Blue cloth. Title in gilt on spine. Original illustrated dust jacket. Some bumping to head of foot and spine. Some creasing top edge of dust jacket. Otherwise in very nice condition. Loosely inserted are two newspaper cuttings one of which is a TLS review of this book. Inscribed on the half-title "Darling Alvilde A.D 67-1967 'Then thank him not for that which he doth say, Since what he owes thee thou thyself dost pay'. Jim. Festival of St. Peter 29.6.1967." The quote is from Shakespeare sonnet no.79. A nice inscribed copy of Lees-Milne's book on the history and architecture of St. Peter's great Roman Basilica.
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- Saint Peter's. The Story of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome.
- Author
- LEES-MILNE, James
- Publisher
- London Hamish Hamilton 1967
- Publication year
- 1967
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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Voewood Rare Books is a secondhand and Antiquarian Book business owned by Simon Finch. We operate from Voewood, a unique and extraordinary Arts and Crafts house described by Pevsner as "violently idiosyncratic". We operate online and through book fairs of which we do between five and eight a year. We are also open by appointment (contact andrew@voewood.com or 01263 715539) Our website is being constantly enlarged and developed so do keep in touch with us, join our mailing list or visit (virtually or actually) our eclectic collection of unique and rare books. We are members of the ABA, ILAB and PBFA.…
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Simon Finch Rare Books Limited
Simon Finch Rare Books Limited (trading as Voewood Rare Book, s) The Coach House, Voewood, Cromer Road,
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