modern rendering von caxton william (12 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .

Zustand: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Zustand: Used - Very Good. VG paperback. With colour & B&W illustrations. A clean copy. Used - Very Good. VG paperback.

hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. hardback, quarto, 10 3/5" x 8", a very good tightly bound copy in a pictorial dust wrapper that has faded a little to spine, the text is clean and unmarked, colour plates, b&w illustrations, 176pp.

Paperback. Zustand: Fine. FAST Despatch by First Class Royal Mail.

Paperback. Zustand: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.

Paperback. Zustand: Used; Very Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Near Fine. William Caxton who brought the printing industry to England was also an astute publisher. He made The Description of Britain available in 1480 by extracting the sections on Britain from a 14th century Middle English translation of the Latin Polychronicon and made it a best seller. His text has now been modernised and gloriously illustrated using woodcuts, engravings and illuminations from the period together with recent photographs and aerial views of contemporary Britain. Fascinating particularly the maps. 176 pages, colour and b/w.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm ; ISBN: 155584300X; 9781555843007; LCCN: 88-10743 ; LC: DA610; Dewey: 942 ; OCLC: 17872297 ; Based on Caxton's version of a 14th century Middle Eastern translation of the Latin Polychronicon of Ranulf Higden, which was printed in 1948 by Wynkyn de Worde under title: The description of England ; Contents : Historical introduction -- Further reading -- Editor's introduction -- Preface and table of contents -- The names of Britain -- Britain's location, boundaries and dimensions -- Britain's excellence and attributes -- Britain's marvels and wonders -- The principle divisions of Britain -- The adjacent islands -- The king's higways and streets -- Famous rivers and streams -- Ancient cities and towns -- Provinces and shires -- Laws and their names -- Britain's kingdoms and their boundaries and limits -- Bishoprics and sees -- The number and kinds of people who have inhabited Britain -- The languages, manners and customs of the inhabitants of Britain -- Wales -- Why it is called Wales -- The attributes of Wales -- The customs and rituals of the Welsh -- The marvels and wonders of Wales -- Scotland -- Ireland --The boundaries of Ireland -- Ireland's greatness and qualities -- Ireland's deficiencies -- The first inhabitants of Ireland -- The nature and ways of the Irish -- The marvels and wondesr of Ireland -- The miracles of Irish Saints -- Epilogue ; bookkplate, else FINE/FINE. Book.

Zustand: Very good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. Caxton: The Description of Britain, A Modern Rendering This book is in good or better condition. It has no tears to the pages and no pages will be missing from the book. The spine of the book is still in great condition and the front cover is generally unmarked. It has signs of previous use but overall is in really nice, tight condition. Shipping is normally same day from our UK warehouse. We offer a money back guarantee if you are not satisfied.