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Bennett, H. S. . CHAUCER AND THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY
NY 1961 Oxford, revised with corrections. Oxford History of English Literature series.8vo., 326pp., index, boards. Fine in VG DJ. (a10873)
$20.00 Chambers, E.K. . ENGLISH LITERATURE AT THE CLOSE OF THE MIDDLE AGES
NY 1961 Oxford, revised with corrections. Oxford History of English LIterature series. 8vo., 247pp., index, boards. Fine in Fine DJ. (a10874)
$25.00 Kinghorn, A M . THE CHORUS OF HISTORY
"Literary-historical relations in Renaissance Britain 1485-1558." London 1971-lst Blandford. 329p. Index. Illus.Vg-Fine. VG DJ. (a14418)
$25.00de Sade, Abbe Jacques Francois Paul Aldonce (Petrarch, Francois ). MEMOIRES POUR LA VIE DE FRANCOIS PETRARQUE TIRES DE SES OUEVRES ET DES AUTEURS CONTEMPORAINS 3 VOLUMES (COMPLETE)
Amsterdam 1764-67 Arskee & Mercus. Avec des notes ou dissertations et les Pieces justificative. In French. 3 large volumes, complete 4to. (10 inches by 8 inches), 447pp. plus 97pp. of notes; 495pp plus 83pp. of notes; 811pp. plus 88pp. of notes, full leather with gilt- decorated spines, mounted red leather spine labels, marbled fore-edges and marbled end papers. Owner bookplate removed (partly) from Volume 1. Good, leather rubbed and worn but boards well attached. Text clean, no ownership marks, binding secure. Brunet 30705. 3 volume set: (a16509)
$950.00Fischer, Rudolf. ZU DEN KUNSTFORMEN DES MITTELALTERLICHEN EPOS
Wien 1899 Braumuller. Wiener Beitrage zur Englischen Philologie IX. Hartmanns Iwein, Das Nieblungenlied, Boccacios Filostrato und Chaucers Troylus and Cryseyde. In German. 8vo., 370pp., wraps. VG. uncut; no owner marks. (a19397)
$35.00 Leach, MacEdward (ed) . STUDIES IN MEDIEVAL LITERATURE IN HONOR OF ALBERT CROSS BAUGH
Philadelphia 1964 2nd Univ. of Penn. 344pp. Near Fine in Good DJ, some wear and soiling. (a21412)
$29.00 Pearsall, Derek (editor) . MANUSCRIPTS AND TEXTS EDITORIAL PROBLEMS IN LATER MIDDLE ENGLISH LITERATURE
Cambridge 1987 1st Brewer. Hardcover. Octavo, 170pp. cloth. Small owner name stamp on front and rear end paper. Fine in near VG DJ. (a27618)
$35.00 Aldington, Richard and Bruce Rogers (editors) . FIFTY ROMANCE LYRIC POEMS
NY 1928 Crosby Gaige. Hardcover. Limited to 900 copies, **Signed by both Bruce Rogers and Richard Aldington. Hardcover. Small octavo, 240pp., Latin on left side; English translations on right, cloth. Uncut. Good plus, light cover wear, no DJ. (a31123)
$39.00 Mitchneck, Simon R. PhD . YON OR LA VENJANCE FROMONDIN A THIRTEENTH-CENTURY CHANSON DE GESTE OF THE LORRAINE CYCLE
NY 1935 1st Columbia University. small 8vo., 223pp., wraps. Good, wraps worn, wraps unevenly faded. Text lightly toned. no ownership marks. (a31420)
$24.00 De Loi, Raimon . TRAILS OF THE TROUBADOURS
NY 1926 1st Century. 8vo., 320pp., illustrated by Giovanni Petrina, hardcover. VG in Fair DJ, worn, torn. (a32372)
$24.00 Jones, Catherine M. . THE NOBLE MERCHANT PROBLEMS OF GENRE AND LINEAGE IN HERVIS DE MES
Chapel Hill 1993 1st University of North Carolina. Octavo, 185pp., wraps. VG, very slight soiling on cover. (a38762)
$44.00 Ricci, Francesco Maria . DI SAN PROSPERO AQUITANO
Verona 1764 Agostino Carattoni Stampator Vescovile. Text and analysis of writing of 5th century Christian writer Prosper of Aquitaine. Hardcover. In Italian. Square octavo, 128pp., two fullpage engravings (of Author and his Monsigno), full vellum with nice legible spine label. Near VG, cover spotted, end papers soiled. Rare. (a3964)
$350.00Norman, F. (editor). WALDERE
1933 Methuen's Old English Library. 12mo., 56pp., Near Fine, no faults, no marks, no wear just slight indication where price tag was on front cover. (a47153)
$20.00 de Chasca, Edmund . ESTRUCTURA Y FORMA EN 'EL POEMA DE MIO CID'
Iowa City and Mexico 1955. In Spanish. 8vo., 155pp., stiff wraps. Inscribed and signed by de Chasca. VG. (a47804)
$45.00 Fernand 'Esquyo . LE POESIE
Bari 1976 Adriatica. Edizione critica, introduzione, note e glossario a cura di Fernanda Toriello. In Italian. Sm.8vo., 196pp., illustrations, wraps. VG, wraps lightly soiled. (a48366)
$45.00 Caxton, William . DIALOGUES IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH
London 1900 Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner. Early English Text Society Adapted from a 14th century book of dialogues in French and Flemish. Edited from Caxton's printed text (c.1483) with introduction, notes and word-lists. Octavo, 78pp., printed wraps. Good, some taping on spine, cover unevenly faded. (a48948)
$50.00 Frank, Grace . THE MEDIEVAL FRENCH DRAMA
Oxford 1967 Clarendon. 8vo., 296pp., index, hardcover. Owner bookplate. VG, light cover soiling, no DJ. (a49750)
$24.00 Nitze, William A. . MESSIRE ROBERT DE BORON: ENQUIRY AND SUMMARY
Cambridge 1953. Article (18pp.), included in issue of Speculum, A Journal of Mediaeval Studies. Whole issue with several articles. Good, small chip and scuff on title page, light soiling and wear. (a53166d)
$35.00 Pratt, Robert A . THE ORDER OF THE CANTERBURY TALES
1951. Offprint from the PMLA. 8vo., pp. 1141-1167, original printed wraps. Inscribed and signed by Pratt on the front. VG. (a55496)
$30.00 Pratt, Robert A. . THE KNIGHT'S TALE
Chicago 1941. Reprinted for private circulation from Sources and Analogues of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. 8vo., pp. 82-105, wraps. Unsigned presentation copy. VG. (a55504)
$44.00 Hardaway, R. T. . C. F. MEYER'S DER HEILIGE IN RELATION TO ITS SOURCES (signed)
NY 1943. Offprint from PMLA. 8vo., pp.245-363, original printed wraps. **Inscribed and signed by Hardaway inside front wrap. VG. (a55737)
$25.00Cosman, Madelein Pelner and Bruce Chandler (editors). MACHAUT'S WORLD SCIENCE AND ART IN THE 14TH CENTURY (hardcover)
NY 1978. Collection of papers presented in New York City in December 1977 at a conference based on medieval musician Guillaume de Machaut and role of music in medieval life, art and science. Volume 314 of Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Lg.8vo., 348pp., illustrations, wraps. Excellent reading. A few institution stamps, but no spine numbers and no pocket. Near Fine (a62826)
$23.00 De Wailly, M. Natalis . JEAN SIRE DE JOINVILLE HISTOIRE DE SAINT LOUIS CREDO ET LETTRE A LOUIS X TEXTE ORIGINAL, ACCOMPAGNE D'UNE TRADUCTION
Paris 1874 1st Firmin Didot Freres. In French. 4to., 690pp., 3 color maps (one foldout), hardcover with later paper spine. Owner signed ( B. W. Wells) on top margin of title page. Good plus. (a64304)
$95.00 Kroll, Wilhelm und Franz Skutsch . W. S. TEUFELS GESCHICHTE DER R�MISCHEN LITERATUR DRITTER BAND - DIE LITERATYRE VIB 96 NACH CHR. BIS ZUM AUSGANGE DES ALTERTUMS
Berlin 1910 sechste auflage, Teubner. In German. Octavo, 579pp., black cloth with gilt lettering. Tiny bit of pencil notation in text. Owner signed. Good, corners worn. Volume 3 (of 3). (a67310)
$30.00 Kroll, Wilhelm und Franz Skutsch . W. S. TEUFELS GESCHICHTE DER R�MISCHEN LITERATUR ZWEITER BAND - VON 31 VOR CHR. BIS 96 NACH CHR.
Berlin 1910 sechste auflage, Teubner. In German. Octavo, 348pp., black cloth with gilt lettering. Tiny bit of pencil notation in text. Owner signed. Black tape on spine. Good, corners worn. Volume 2 (of 3). (a67311)
$30.00 Norton, F. J. and Edward M. Wilson . TWO SPANISH VERSE CHAP-BOOKS : ROMANCE DE AMADIS (c. 1515-19) ; JUYZIO HALLADO Y TROBADO (c. 1510)
Cambridge 1969 University Press. A facsimile edition with bibliographical and textual studies. Sm.4to., 94pp., hardcover. Fine in VG DJ. (a67821)
$28.00Bossuat, Robert. BERINUS - ROMAN EN PROSE DU XIVe SIECLE - TOME I, II (COMPLETE)
Paris 1932 Societe des Anciens textes Francais. In French. Two hardcover octavo volumes, matching binding. 432, 251pp., errata, tan cloth hardcover with gilt emblem. VG. Two volume set, complete. (a68058)
$170.00 Groussac, Paul . LE LIVRE DES CASTIGOS E DOCUMENTOS ATTRIBUE AU ROI D. SANCHE IV
NY, Paris 1906. Extrait dela Revue Hispanique Tome XV. In French. Sm.4to, 132pp., maroon cloth hardcover. Uncut. VG plus. (a69579)
$135.00 Ikegami, Tadahiro (ed) . THE LYFE OF IPOMYDON - VOLUME I TEXT AND INTRODUCTION
Tokyo 1983 Seijo University. Seijo English Monographs No. 21. Middle English, Arthurian literature. Octavo, 86pp., original wraps. Near Fine, small spot on front. Volume 1 (of 2) only. (a69713)
$75.00 Morley, Henry . ANATOMY IN LONG CLOTHES
1931. Article at pp. 357-3790 in an issue of Medical Life. The Morley article is a reprint of his famous essay on Vesalius and medieval medicine. Included in a complete issue which has several additional articles, also on history of medicine and psychiatry. VG. (a72175b)
$25.00 Green, Marion N . CHRISTIAN IMPLICATIONS OF KNIGHTHOOD AND COURTLY LOVE IN CHAUCER'S TROILUS
Newark 1957 University of Delaware. Article at pp.57-92 in Delaware Notes.Several additional articles in this issue as well. Octavo, original printed wraps. VG (a73887)
$25.00Harper, Henry H.. THE TRUE STORY OF ABELARD AND HELOISE POPE'S EPISTLE ELOISA TO ABELARD
c. 1920 Privately Printed. Square octavo, 28pp., original wraps. Good, cover lightly toned and frayed on all edges. (a74630)
$42.00 Brenan, Gerald . STUDIES IN GENIUS - II: ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS HIS LIFE AND POETRY
1947. Article at pp. 324-356 in single complete issue of Horizon. St. John was 16th century Spanish poet also know as San Juan de la Cruz. Complete issue has several additional items including a short story by Paul Bowles, Under the Sky. VG (a78220a)
$35.00 Bowles, Paul . UNDER THE SKY
1947. Short Story at pp. 357-363 in single complete issue of Horizon. Complete issue has several additional items. VG. (a78220b)
$35.00 Klenke, Sister M. Amelia . LITURGY AND ALLEGORY IN CHRETIEN'S PERCEVAL
1951 1st University of North Carolina. Hardcover. Octavo, 29pp., cloth. Inscribed and signed by Klenke. Near Fine. (a78429)
$75.00 Kniewald, Dr. Dragutin . FELIKS PETANCIC I NJEGOVA DJELA
Beograd 1961. Academie Serbe des Sciences Monograph Tome CCC, Tome 12. Sm.4to.,102pp., 5 photo plates, original wraps. Partially uncut. VG. (a78508)
$50.00 Harrsen, Meta . CURSUS SANCTAE MARIAE A THIRTEENTH-CENTURY MANUSCRIPT, NOW M.739 IN THE PIERPONT MORGAN LIBRARY
New York 1937 1st Pierpont. Hardcover. 4to., 68pp., color frontis, plus 32 plates on glossy stock, cloth. Good, light wear, initial and final pages foxed, some light foxing on cover, no DJ. (a79036)
$45.00 Alves Osorio, Jorge . JOAO FERNANDES A ORACAO SOBRE A FAMA DA UNIVERSIDADE (1548)
Coimbra 1967 Universidade de Coimbra. In Portuguese. Sm.4to., 193pp., wrap. VG. (a79168)
$45.00 Placer, Fray Gumersindo . AIRAS NUNES (POETA COMPOSTELANO DEL SIGLO XIII)
La Coruna. 1943 Roel. Article in Portuguese and Spanish at pp. 411-31 of single complete issue of Boletin del Real Academia Gallaega. Numerous additional articles - all pertaining to Portugal - in same issue. Sm.4to., original wraps. Good, a bit toned; owner signed. binding secure. (a79378)
$35.00 Coleman, Janet . MEDIEVAL READERS AND WRITERS 1350-1400
New York 1981 Columbia ISBN 0-231-05364-9. Hardcover. Octavo, 337pp., cloth. Fine in Fine DJ. As New. (a79591)
$25.00 Ozanam, A. F. . LES POETES FRANCISCAINS EN ITALIE AU TREIZIEME SIECLE
Paris 1852 1st Lecoffre. In French. Octavo, 440p., original printed pale green wraps with later paper spine. Pencil notes on rear end paper. Good, corners bumped, some light foxing (a79800)
$37.00 Bartelmez, Erminnie Hollis . THE "EXPOSITIO IN CANTICA CANTICORUM" OF WILLIRAM ABBOT OF EBERSBERG 1048 - 1085 A CRITICAL EDITION
Philadelphia 1967 1st American Philosophical Society. Hardcover. Large 4to., 573pp., cloth. Near Fine, slightest amount of foxing on fore-edges, no DJ. (a80643)
$95.00 Murners, Thomas . THOMAS MURNERS DEUTSCHE SCHRFITEN BAND II DIE NARRENBESCHWORUNG
Berlin 1926 1st Walter de Gruyter. In German. Sm.4to., 597pp., text illustrations, foldout facsimile plate at end, original wraps. Good, final 50 pages have some light water stain and wrinkling on lower quarter of page - does not affect legibility. (a80751)
$50.00Funke, Otto (editor). A MIDDLE ENGLISH READER (TEXTS FROM THE 13th TO THE 14th CENTURIES); GLOSSERY TO A MIDDLE ENGLISH READER
Bern 1944 1st Francke. Two books, Volumes 7 and 7a in Bibliotheca Anglicana. Small octavos, 101pp., (paginated consecutively), original wraps. Near Fine. 2 volumes. (a80915)
$38.00 Alfonso de Baena, Juan . EL CANCIONERO DE JUAN ALFONSO DE BAENA (SIGLO XV) CON NOTAS Y COMENTARIOS
Buenos Aires 1949 Ediciones Anaconda. Large octavo, original wraps which previous owner has fortified with heavy cloth tape and shellac to make binding very secure. Good, text toned, cover frayed a bit on edges. (a81288)
$85.00 Braddy, Haldeen . CHAUCER AND THE FRENCH POET GRAUNSON
1947 Louisiana State University. 8vo., 100pp., wraps. Good, light wear. (a9857)
$20.00