Item #44955 The History of Wargrave, Berks. Compiled Entirely from Original Documents in the British Museum, Record Office, &c. in which is included the Legend of Queen Emma, and an Account of the Ancient Monuments in the Parish Church; its Records and Charities. Herbert J. REID.

The History of Wargrave, Berks. Compiled Entirely from Original Documents in the British Museum, Record Office, &c. in which is included the Legend of Queen Emma, and an Account of the Ancient Monuments in the Parish Church; its Records and Charities.

REID, Herbert J.

Reading: E. Langley, Lovejoy's Library, W. Smith. 1885. Subscribers' Edition. Octavo. pp. ix, 137 [vi]. With three plates, including frontispiece. Including errata and appendix. In embossed deep mauve cloth with gilt titles to upper board only. Yellow end papers. Corners slightly bumped, with further bumping and wear to edges. Some spotting to text. Good overall. Including the famous story of Queen Emma's Ordeal by Fire, in which she is compelled to walk across red-hot ploughshares to prove herself innocent of adultery. Item #44955

Price: £45.00

Standard worldwide shipping is free for all orders over £200. UK standard postage is free for all orders. For expedited delivery, please contact us directly. See our full terms.

Add to Basket Ask a Question

See all items in Illustrated & Plate Books, History & Biography

See all items by Herbert J. REID

"Books are a hardbound drug with no danger of overdose. I am the happy victim of books."

"A book worth reading is worth buying."

"There is no friend as loyal as a book."

"If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. "

Adrian Harrington Rare Books

The History of Wargrave, Berks. Compiled Entirely from Original Documents in the British Museum, Record Office, &c. in which is included the Legend of Queen Emma, and an Account of the Ancient Monuments in the Parish Church; its Records and Charities.