Anbieter: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. Iona Sinclair (illustrator). The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR004962738
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Anbieter: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, USA
hardcover. Zustand: fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: near fine. SINCLAIR, Iona (illustrator) (illustrator). First. Illustrated in b/w. xiii + 161 pages. Slender 8vo, dark green cloth, d.w. Gloucestershire: Alan Sutton Publishing, (1994). First edition. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 336858
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Anbieter: Prior Books Ltd, Cheltenham, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Iona Sinclair (illustrator). First Edition. Dark blue hardback with gilt lettered spine, complete with original dustjacket, just slightly rubbed and edge worn. In better than very good condition: firm and square with strong joints, no bumps Contents are crisp, tight and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Thus a very nice copy that, now offered for sale at a very reasonable price. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 210411
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Anbieter: Invicta Books P.B.F.A., Builth Wells, POWYS, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Iona Sinclair (illustrator). 1st Edition. illustrated, 161 pages. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 022613
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Anbieter: Cotswolds Rare Books, OXFORDSHIRE, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. Iona Sinclair (illustrator). In excellent condition. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 15694c
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Anbieter: killarneybooks, Inagh, CLARE, Irland
Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Iona Sinclair (illustrator). 1st Edition. Hardcover, xiv + 161 pages, b&w illustrations in text, NOT ex-library. Title page signed by the Editor. Printing imperfection: a horizontal crease on a portion of leaves. Lovely condition, book is clean and bright throughout, untanned, with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. Bright, untorn, unclipped dust jacket with a touch of edgewear. -- This volume presents the life of William Lawrence (1636-1697), a learned country squire of Shurdington, Gloucestershire, through the meticulous transcription of his personal letter-book. Unlike typical loose correspondence, these letters were painstakingly copied by Lawrence into a permanent record, functioning as both private communication and deliberate literary exercises. Edited and contextualised by Iona Sinclair, the text reveals a man of the Middle Temple and Oxford, whose prose is defined by an extravagant, Baroque style characteristic of the high-culture Restoration gentry. The narrative provides an intimate microhistory of provincial life, covering the complexities of estate management, local legal disputes, and the social rituals of the Gloucestershire elite. A unique dimension of the collection is Lawrence's regular correspondence with his brother, Isaac Lawrence, a merchant for the East India Company based in Persia (Iran). This "Persian connection" offers a rare glimpse into how global trade and exotic reports influenced the intellectual world of a rural English manor. The title, 'The Pyramid and the Urn', reflects Lawrence's frequent, often idiosyncratic meditations on mortality, legacy, and memory, providing scholars with a rich primary source for the study of 17th-century mentalities, misogynistic wit, and the socio-economic structures of the English provincial gentry. Signed by Author(s). Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 013075
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Anbieter: WEST WESSEX BOOKS, Taunton, SOMER, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardback. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. Illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. 160pp with index. b/w illustrations and drawings. The letters span forty years of one of the most turbulent periods in British history. Lawrence comments on the political scene, there are family letters and letters to relatives in India, the Netherlands and to his cousin, who was Secretary to the Council of the Colony of Maryland. Bright and clean in pictorial dj, not price clipped or inscribed.As new really. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1995
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