Author: G. B. Harrison; A. Jones
Title: De Maisse a Journal of All That Was Accomplished by Monsieur de Maisse Ambassador in England from King Henri IV to Queen Elizabeth Anno Domini 1597
Description: London , The Nonesuch Press, 1931. First edition. Cloth. The first English edition of this history of the court of Elizabeth I, and the place of Monsieur de Maisse. Translated from the original French. G. B. Harrison (14 July 1894 1 November 1991) was one of the leading Shakespeare experts of his time and the editor of the Shakespeare Penguin Classics. During his professional career, Harrison was an English professor at both Queen's University and the University of Michigan. He was a firm believer in traditional Catholicism and was a member of the Advisory Committee of the International Commission of English in the Liturgy. The Advisory Committee was in charge of overseeing and organizing work on a modern English translation of the Latin Mass in his lifetime, Harrison had an active part in both World Wars and lived a civilian's life in four countries. In a cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Minor shelfwear to the boards. Dustwrapper is sound, though with some edgewear and a few marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.
Keywords: elizabeth i monsieur de maisse history monsieur de maisse None
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Title: De Maisse a Journal of All That Was Accomplished by Monsieur de Maisse Ambassador in England from King Henri IV to Queen Elizabeth Anno Domini 1597
Description: London , The Nonesuch Press, 1931. First edition. Cloth. The first English edition of this history of the court of Elizabeth I, and the place of Monsieur de Maisse. Translated from the original French. G. B. Harrison (14 July 1894 1 November 1991) was one of the leading Shakespeare experts of his time and the editor of the Shakespeare Penguin Classics. During his professional career, Harrison was an English professor at both Queen's University and the University of Michigan. He was a firm believer in traditional Catholicism and was a member of the Advisory Committee of the International Commission of English in the Liturgy. The Advisory Committee was in charge of overseeing and organizing work on a modern English translation of the Latin Mass in his lifetime, Harrison had an active part in both World Wars and lived a civilian's life in four countries. In a cloth binding with original unclipped dustwrapper. Externally, smart. Minor shelfwear to the boards. Dustwrapper is sound, though with some edgewear and a few marks. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good.
Keywords: elizabeth i monsieur de maisse history monsieur de maisse None
Price: GBP 44.99 = appr. US$ 64.25 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: MOD3-B-7
- Book number: MOD3-B-7
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