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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice book in great condition. Pages in excellent unused condition. No notes or highlighting. Spine faded. See images. Fantastic book.

About the book >.>.> Am architect antiquary and psychical researcher for whom at the time Glastonbury held no more than general historical interest. Little more than ten years later Bond was mired in controversy regarding his use of psychical research while directing excavations at the abbey and his advocacy of a system of numerical symbolism on which he claimed the monastery’s buildings had been based. Although no one individual can be credited with the creation of the new age Bond’s role at Glastonbury was pivotal and his work has influenced both alternative thought and the way Glastonbury both is perceived and perceives itself. This timely publication meets a long-felt need for a comprehensive biography of Frederick Bligh Bond. Having studied Bond at postgraduate level for seven years Tim Hopkinson-Ball rediscovered in the course of his research Bond’s unpublished literary estate lost since 1945 and was afforded unrestricted access to the Bond family papers. Exploring previously unseen material this definitive work charts Bond’s life and thought records his struggles both personal and professional and assesses his legacy. Illustrated with photographs and containing much previously unpublished material this biography is not only the story of one man’s life. (SP)