Historical memorials of Canterbury / Arthur P. Stanley
1855, 2nd edition. London : J. Murray. Good copy only in the original gilt-tooled full leather, with raised bands; spine compartments uniformly gilt-tooled.. All edges marbled; marbled endpapers. Spine bands and panel edges slightly rubbed and dulled as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #384576
Physical description; xiv, 246 pp., 8 leaves of plates (one folded), illustrations., map, plan, 23 cm. Notes; The essays are, in substance, lectures delivered at Canterbury.--Introd. Appendices include documents in Latin, French, Old French, and German. Includes bibliographical footnotes and index. Contents; The landing of Augustine -- The murder of Becket -- Edward the Black Prince -- Becket's shrine. Subjects; Augustine Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury -604? Edward Prince of Wales 1330-1376. Thomas à Becket, Saint 1118?-1170. Canterbury Cathedral.
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