About this title: The period c550-1087, from the earliest English kingdoms to the establishment of the Anglo-Norman monarchy is covered in this volume. In the field of political history it covers the unification of Britain begun by the kings of Mercia and completed by the kings of Wessex, the Scandinavian settlements of the 9th century, the annexation of England to Denmark by Cnut and the overthrow of the old English state by William of Normandy. The development of English society is traced from the age of the oldest Anglo-Saxon laws, through the changes brought about by the growth of royal power and the ...
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Edition: 2nd ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, London
Date Published: 1963
Description: Book: Good. DJ: Good. 8vo. 745 pp. 5 3/4 x 8 3/4. Gray cloth covered boards, stamped in gold on spine. Light wear. Blue dj, sunned at spine, price clipped. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford, England
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780192822376ISBN:0192822373
Description: Good. Size: 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 765pp; Library locator label on lower spine; Library stamp on title page and top edge; Card pocket and markings in rear; Pages are yellowed, but are tight and clean; Ex-Library. Shipped Weight: 1-2 pounds. Category: History Inventory No: 104187. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date Published: 1970
ISBN-13:9780198217169ISBN:0198217161
Description: Good. The cover spine is raunchy and damage. The dust cover of this book is missing. However, book in a very good condition **SHIPPED FROM UK** We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford: Clarendon Press 1962. (O
Date Published: 1962
Description: Very Good. Ex-Library. Text is clean, binding is strong. 747 pages plus a fold-out map. Black cloth cover with gold lettering has lightly rubbed edges. read more
Binding: Hard Back/Hardcover
Publisher: Readers Union, Oxford, United Kingdom
Date Published: 1963
Description: Very Good + Dustjacket Very Good + 8 3/4" Tall. 747 pages incl index, key bibliography & pull-out map. Dustjacket has 2 inch tear to front spine junction spine, light wear to spine-ends & corners of dustjacket. Book itself has a very clean brown binding. Page-edges lightly browned o/w contents very clean. TWO COPIES AVAILABLE. read more
Edition: Second edition, reprint
Binding: Hardcover with dustjacket
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford
Date Published: 1950
Description: G/FR. Soiling and shelf wear to worn and torn price-clipped dust jacket with a piece missing from back and neatly repaired, bookseller label inside front cover, light foxing and soiling to outer pages and page edges, surface insect damage to cloth... pp. X, 747. Illustrated with black and white maps. read more
Edition: Third Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Clarendon Press, Oxford
Date Published: 1971
Description: Good +/No Jacket. Used The cover is in excellent condition with general wearing to the corners, edges and spine. The text has been underlined and annotated with blue ink but is still legible, bright and tight. read more
Edition: 3rd Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford
Date Published: 1985
ISBN-13:9780198217169ISBN:0198217161
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. No 2 in the Oxford History of England series, reprint of the 3rd edition, 8vo, 765pp, fold-out map, spine a shade creased o/w VG Copy in VG DJ a little creased at edges and extrems. read more
Edition: Second Edition
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Oxford University Press, London
Date Published: 1967
Description: Very Good+ No Jacket. Ownership marking on front endpaper and blind-stamp on title page. 747 pages. Black cloth with gilt lettering. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Date Published: 18/02/1970
ISBN-13:9780198217169ISBN:0198217161
Description: Used-Good. Book in good or better condition. Dispatched same day from warehouse. Please email with any questions for quick response. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Date Published: 1989
ISBN-13:9780192822376ISBN:0192822373
Description: Very Good. No Jacket. Stated First issued as as an Oxford University Press paperback, 1989. Same ISBN, different cover illustration. 7.6 * 5.1. 763 p. Not ex-library. Minor bumps, scratches, and minor edges' bumps, wears on the cover; other than that, clean, tight, and tanned pages. Bubble wrap guarantee. Free tracking in U.S. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Clarendon Press
Date Published: 1962
Description: Hardback, ex-library, with usual stamps and markings, in fair all round condition suitable as a reading copy. Ships within 24 hours. No dust jacket. Second edition., 1150grams, ISBN: read more
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