Author: Tapp, W.H.
Title: The Sunbury Charter
Description: Major W.H. Tapp of "The Ivy House" n.d. [1951] [9], 16, [8]-Index, 4 b/w illus (2 full-page). . HB. 4to (260x208mm), orig. blue half morocco, some foxing/spotting to cloth boards, gilt title to front board. Vg. Loosely inserted are two signed letters from the author to a Mr. Blankley, a resident of Sunbury, who is mentioned in the work as having brought the author's attention to an earthwork in his back garden that corresponds with the "Cloven Barrow", a series of neolithic barrows mentioned in the charter as part of the eastern boundary. Also loosely inserted is a newspaper cutting from the Middlesex Chronicle (Jan. 12th, 1951) titled "The Boundaries of Sunnanbyrig", also based on Tapp's study of the charter.. Deluxe edition, limited to 75 numbered and signed copies (this copy no. 68). A fascinating study on the boundaries of the Sunbury charter, an Anglo-Saxon charter signed by King Eadgar granting lands at Sunbury to his kinsman Ælfheh C. AD.962..
Keywords: Saxon England
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Title: The Sunbury Charter
Description: Major W.H. Tapp of "The Ivy House" n.d. [1951] [9], 16, [8]-Index, 4 b/w illus (2 full-page). . HB. 4to (260x208mm), orig. blue half morocco, some foxing/spotting to cloth boards, gilt title to front board. Vg. Loosely inserted are two signed letters from the author to a Mr. Blankley, a resident of Sunbury, who is mentioned in the work as having brought the author's attention to an earthwork in his back garden that corresponds with the "Cloven Barrow", a series of neolithic barrows mentioned in the charter as part of the eastern boundary. Also loosely inserted is a newspaper cutting from the Middlesex Chronicle (Jan. 12th, 1951) titled "The Boundaries of Sunnanbyrig", also based on Tapp's study of the charter.. Deluxe edition, limited to 75 numbered and signed copies (this copy no. 68). A fascinating study on the boundaries of the Sunbury charter, an Anglo-Saxon charter signed by King Eadgar granting lands at Sunbury to his kinsman Ælfheh C. AD.962..
Keywords: Saxon England
Price: GBP 85.00 = appr. US$ 121.38 Seller: Pemberley Natural History Books
- Book number: S57953
- Book number: S57953
See more books from our catalog: Other Subjects,Local History & Topography