Williams (Charles) Thomas Cranmer of Canterbury
£35
London, OUP, 1936.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket.
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Book very good; jacket a little rubbed with some very light dust-soiling, minor wear at spine ends and fore corners.
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