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LAURENCE, H. (Miss).
London In Olden Time; Or, Tales Intended to Illustrate the Manners and Superstitions of Its Inhabitants, From the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century.
London: Longmans, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1827. First edition, second series.
Tall 8vo., cont. half calf, marble boards, leather spine label, (viii), (330)pp.
Lower corners worn, some rubbing a very good copy.
In the preface the author states her aim "has been to exhibit the various romantic or supersitious observances, and the picturesque institutions, of the Middle Ages; in connection with, and illustrative of some of the most interesting localities of ancient London. Each tale is intended to form a picture of the state of society at each respective period......"
$600 CAD
LAURENCE, H. (Miss).London In Olden Time; Or, Tales Intended to Illustrate the Manners and Superstitions of Its Inhabitants, From the Twelfth to the Sixteenth Century.
London: Longmans, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1827. First edition, second series.
Tall 8vo., cont. half calf, marble boards, leather spine label, (viii), (330)pp.
Lower corners worn, some rubbing a very good copy.
In the preface the author states her aim "has been to exhibit the various romantic or supersitious observances, and the picturesque institutions, of the Middle Ages; in connection with, and illustrative of some of the most interesting localities of ancient London. Each tale is intended to form a picture of the state of society at each respective period......"
$600 CAD
