Vendeur : Wickham Books South, NAPLES, FL, Etats-Unis
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good+. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good+. Iona Sinclair (illustrateur). In DJ; Green cloth hardback. Xiv + 161 pp. B&W illustrations. Appendices; 8vo; xiv + 161 pages. N° de réf. du vendeur 35852
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Vendeur : Eastleach Books, Newbury, BER, Royaume-Uni
Etat : Very Good. Iona Sinclair (illustrateur). 1st edition. Imitation cloth, dj, F/F. xiv+161pp, b/w illustrations, index, a fine copy. An edited series of letters from the Gloucestershire landowner William Lawrence during a turbulent time in British History. Lawrence's views on the political scene in Puritan & Restoration England are often caustic, but these are balanced by his letters regarding country family life in Gloucestershire. 575 grams. N° de réf. du vendeur 45881
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Vendeur : WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Royaume-Uni
Paperback. Etat : Very Good. Iona Sinclair (illustrateur). The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR004962738
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Vendeur : Prior Books Ltd, Cheltenham, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Iona Sinclair (illustrateur). 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. N° de réf. du vendeur 210411
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Vendeur : Cotswolds Rare Books, OXFORDSHIRE, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : As New. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Iona Sinclair (illustrateur). In excellent condition. N° de réf. du vendeur 15694c
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Vendeur : Invicta Books P.B.F.A., Builth Wells, POWYS, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Iona Sinclair (illustrateur). 1st Edition. illustrated, 161 pages. N° de réf. du vendeur 022613
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Vendeur : killarneybooks, Inagh, CLARE, Irlande
Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Iona Sinclair (illustrateur). 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). N° de réf. du vendeur 013075
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