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Bede (The Venerable). Ed Johannis Smith,Biblio.com
Historiae Ecclesiasticae Gentis Anglorum Libri Quinque 1722
172240474Canterigii: James Nisbet & Co. Good with no dust jacket. 1722. Cloth green rebind. Engravings; Folio 19; 805 pages; Bede's magnum opus was first printed at Strassburg in c. 1475 but this is the first critical edition which was only superseded in 1896. John Smith was a prebendary at Durham Cathedral; the proposal for this work was issued in 1710 and after Smith's death in 1715 it was seen through the press by his son George who had studied Anglo-Saxon at Oxford. Lowndes 143-44: 'The best edition with learned notes and dissertations. Gucht of the altar of Bede and St. Cuthbert below the east window of Durham cathedral two full-page eng. Plts. By van der Gucht Tomb of St. Cuthbert facing p. 264 & Tomb of the Venerable Bede facing p. 805 large engraved Leaves are all VG. Map of Britannia Saxonica facing p. 654 . Back cover present but detached. Library tape repair to spine rebound in green library cloth. Text Is firm and clean. No half title present. . James Nisbet & Co hardcover
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