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Published by Limited Editions Club, 1959
Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Thus. Copy #605 of 1500 numbered copies signed by artist. A fine copy in original blue two-tone cloth; in fine example of publisher's slipcase (slipcase has very slight darkening; bookplate on front endpaper). Original glassine present (glassine has chipping). Illustrated by Henry Pitz.
Published by Limited Editions Club, New York, 1959
Seller: Books & Bidders Antiquarian Booksellers, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
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Condition: Near Fine. Henry C. Pitz (illustrator). Limited/Numbered. Decorative cloth in publisher's slipcase, housed in custom clamshell box. 649 pages; illustrated. Number 419 of 1500 copies; printed by Peter Beilenson in Mount Vernon, New York. Illustrations were drawn by Henry C. Pitz and colored by hand in the studio of Walter Fischer in New York; SIGNED by illustrator on colophon page. A clean, tight copy in a toned and lightly worn slipcase; now protected in a custom blue cloth clamshell box in fine condition Size: Quarto. Signed by Illustrator.
Published by Stratford-upon-Avon, Shakespeare Head Press / Oxford, Blackwell 1927-28. Sm4to (24x17cm). 2 vols in 8; hand-col coats-of-arms on titles, headings & margins throughout; 3 maps in v.8. 1927, 1927
Seller: Bennett and Kerr Books, ABINGDON, United Kingdom
Uncut in original 'temporary' linen-backed boards, paper spine-labels (some corners lifting a little; spares tipped-in at end of each vol); cvrs sl marked, a few corners knocked, top edges spotted. Ink name 'C Harvey' on v.1 fly-leaf. No 232 of 350 copies; with loose 1927 prospectus leaf.
Published by London, For J.Davis, Military Chronicle Office, 1814 - 1816., 1816
Seller: Inanna Rare Books Ltd., Skibbereen, CORK, Ireland
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In Four Volumes [complete set]. Octavo (15,5 cm wide x 24 cm high). Pagination: Volume I: VIII, 693 pages / Volume II: 651 pages / Volume III: III, 663 pages / Volume IV: 615 pages. Hardcover / Original 19th century full-leather with gilt lettering and ornament to spine. Some of the original leather - spine detaching. The bindings firm and overall in very good condition with only minor signs of wear. Exlibris of E.H.Townsend [Edward Hume Townsend (1803 - 1880) and the manuscript-name in ink, of his daughter Henrietta Murray Townsend (died 1869) inside the cover of all four Volumes. Edward Townsend was educated in Clonakilty and later worked for the East India Company. There is plenty of information on the interesting life of Edward and his daughter Henrietta available within "The Townsend Family Records" [online]. Jean Froissart, (born 1333, Valenciennes, Brabant died c. 1400, Chimay, Hainaut), medieval poet and court historian whose Chronicles of the 14th century remain the most important and detailed document of feudal times in Europe and the best contemporary exposition of chivalric and courtly ideals. As a scholar, Froissart lived among the nobility of several European courts. In England he served Queen Philippa of Hainaut, King Edward III, and his sons the Black Prince and the Duke of Clarence. He became the chaplain of Guy II de Chatillon, comte de Blois, under whose auspices he was ordained canon of Chimay. He travelled to Scotland, Italy, France, and the Iberian Peninsula. The main subject of Froissart s Chronicles was the "honourable adventures and feats of arms" of the Hundred Years War. He used his privileged position to question central figures and observe key events. The firsthand narrative covers weddings, funerals, and great battles from 1325 to 1400. Book I was based on the work of the Flemish writer Jean le Bel and later rewritten. Book II concerns the events in Flanders and the Peace of Tournai. Book III concerns Spain and Portugal. Book IV is based on the Battle of Poitiers and a final visit to England, where he was shocked by the weakness of the royal government. Froissart cites exact dialogues and all available facts, allowing readers to draw their own conclusions. The splendour and pageantry are emphasized, however, according to the courtly traditions of his patrons, while the victims and causes of suffering are overlooked. A didactic moral tone urges readers to aspire to the ideals of chivalry. While the Chronicles contain historical errors and lapses of judgment, they are the best information available to modern readers interested in the 14th century. Froissart s allegorical poetry celebrates courtly love. L Horloge amoureux compares the heart to a clock, and Méliador is a chivalrous romance. His ballades and rondeaux expose the poet s personal feelings. Despite his fame during his lifetime, Froissart apparently died in obscurity. (Source: Encyclopedia Britannica) Sprache: english.