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Secondhand book for saleJohann Burchard, trans. Geoffrey Parker.
At the Court of the Borgia, being an Account of the Reign of Pope Alexander VI written by his Master of Ceremonies Johann Burchard.
Published London: Folio Society, 1991 reprint (3rd impression; first published 1963).
[No ISBN].
Binding: hardback, stitch bound; slip case, published without a dustjacket; coloured tops.
Printer: Bath Press, Avon.
Size: 147x228x28mm.
Page count: text 245pp; plates 8pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition fair: slipcase a bit scuffed and blotchy, but not badly worn; the book’s boards and spine are rubbed at the edges and corners, and starting to fray; shows evidence of handling internally, some curling to some of the corners, and at least 3 pages noticeably ruffled; text appears to be free of marking.
This item £6.00
plus P&P £3.00 within the UK
(delivery outside the UK not currently available)Weight without packaging: 592g.
Illustrations: 8 pages, monochrome; endpapers illustrated with maps
Maps & plans: 7Introduction: 21pp
Notes: occasional, at foot of page
Tables: no
Genealogies: 2
Chronology: no
Glossary: no
Bibliography: half-page
Index: yes[BML/folio]
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