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PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. iv, 253 pages ; 23 cm ; OCLC 24361427 ; This festschrift contains the following articles: Richard W. Southern, "Intellectual De-velopment and Local Environment: The Case of Robert Grosseteste" (pp. 1-22); Frank Barlow, "A View of Thomas Becket, Saint and Martyr" (pp. 28-31); Christopher Brooke, "Reflections on Late Medieval Cults and Devotions" (pp. 33-45); Henry Chadwick, "Conscience and Social Duty in Early Christian Thought" (pp. 47-62); Richard C. Dales, "Philip the Chancellor on the Eternity of the World" (pp. 63-72); John V. Fleming, "Chaucer on Language, Truth, and Art: A Liar's Paradox" (pp. 73-85); Douglas Gray, "Of swine ne mone had thay no nede: Notes on the Imagery of Light in a Middle English Text" (pp. 87-108); V. H. H. Green, "Cardinal Newman, Mark Paulson, and the Oxford Movement" (pp. 109-24); 0. B. Hardison, Jr., "What the Spirit Said" (pp. 125-33); Denys Hay, "The Geographical Boundaries of the Late Medieval World" (pp. 135-46); Christopher Holdsworth, "Bernard: Chimera of His Age?" (pp. 147-63); George Kane, "Langland's Use of For to" (pp. 165-71); Gordon Leff, "St. Augustine's Concept of Man" (pp. 173-86); James McEvoy, "Robert Grosseteste on Liberty" (pp. 187-208); Barbara Reynolds, "Boccaccio, Admirer of Dante" (pp. 209-21); D. W. Robertson, Jr., "Wisdom and 'The Manciple's Tale': A Chaucerian Comic Interlude" (pp. 223-37); Fred C. Robinson, "A Metronymic in The Battle of Maldon?" (pp. 239-63); and Glynne W. G. Wickham, " 'Speaking Pictures,' Dumb Poesie' & Chaucer's Tregetours: Court Theatre in Chaucer's England" (pp. 245-53). ; interior spine repaired ; else VG. Book. …

Zustand: Fine. First edition in publisher's original illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 9½'' x 6¼''. Magennis was part of several operations involving X-Craft midget submarines in attacks on Axis ships. In July 1945, Magennis was serving on HMS XE3 during Operation Struggle. During an attack on the Japanese cruiser Takao in Singapore, Magennis showed extraordinary valour and bravery by leaving the submarine for a second time in order to free some explosive charges that had got caught, he is only person in naval history to exit a submarine in a diving suit, perform a military operation and return to the same submarine. His commanding officer, Lieutenant Ian Edward Fraser, was also awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions during the operation. Contains 224 pp with monochrome archive photographs throughout. In Fine condition, supplied in archive acetate film protection. SIGNED by the author to the title page 'To Chris Maccabe C.B. (Associate Political Director) with compliments from George Fleming' + souvenir 130th Anniversary of the Institution of the Victoria Cross cover DOUBLE SIGNED 'Ian Fraser V.C.' and James J. Magennis V.C.' to the front cover, 29th January 1986 post marked stamp. Housed in Fine condition paper covered open-fronted slip case. Member of the P.B.F.A. VICTORIA CROSS AWARDS.…