Problems in German literary history of the fifteenth and sixteenth Centuries by Taylor, Archer - 1939

Modern Language Association of America; London, Oxford University Press, 1939. hardcover. Very Good/Missing. 0x0x0. New York, 1939; green cloth covered boards; mild edge and corner wear; no dust jacket; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; interior clean and unmarked; previous owner's name on front paste-down; musty odor; rear pages creased at hinges; 211 pages

New York: Modern Language Association of Ameica, 1939. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, lightly shelf worn, ex-library with the usual library markings, overall a very clean used first edition! Wonderfully well-preserved! Green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. 211 historical pages! "In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, German literature reflects movements profoundly affecting mankind. An older world imbued with the religious and social ideas of the Middle Ages was breaking up, and modern industrial and urban life was developing. Humanism brought new attitudes in thinking and living. Religious theories of every complexion fundamentallly modified prevailing ethical and social principles. In the hands of the rising bourgeoisie, the ideas, themes, and literary conventions of the Middle Ages surivved partly as conventional materials and partly as effective forces in a changing age. Close to the common man as it was, the German… Read More

New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. 8vo. Ex library with spine label, book plate, stamps on title page and pocket in the back. Covers rubbed, corners bumped. Previously owned by Roland H. Bainton with his signature in ink on the fly leaf. Size: 8vo. xviii + 211. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 pounds or less. Category: Literature & Literary; History. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request.

The Modern Language Association of America, Oxford, 1939. Hardcover. Good. 1939. No Edition Remarks. 211 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Ex Libris plate to front pastedown. Cracking to hinges, no damage to end papers. Some occasional mild cracking to gutters throughout, binding remains reasonably firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is darkened. Moderate tanning to spine.

Oxford University Press, 1939. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good. Cloth.

New York: Modern Language Association of America; London, Oxford University Press, 1939. xviii, 211p., original green cloth (The Modern Lagnauge Association of America general series, 8).