The Thornton Romances: The Early English Metrical Romances of Perceval, Isumbras, Eglamour, and Degrevant
by Halliwell, James Orchard (editor)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: John Bowyer Nichols and Son, 1844. No dustwrapper, top inch of the right-hand side of spine strip is missing, also a small piece at right-hand side at bottom end. Some bumping to corners of dark green embossed boards, gilt title panel on spine is still bright. Original owner's note inside front board (Rec'd Dec 6th 1844), binding only just barely starting to split inside front and back covers, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. An early volume issued by the Camden Society, this one contains four Mediaeval metrical romances, namely "Sir Perceval of Galles" (Syr Percyvelle), "Sir Isumbras" (Syr Ysambrace), "Sir Eglamour of Artois" (Syr Egyllamowre), and "Sir Degrevant" (Sire Degrevvaunt), all given in their original Middle English. These were originally found in the mid-fifteenth century Lincoln Thornton manuscript, compiled by one Robert Thornton, a landowner in north Yorkshire. 312pp.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- JimsOldBooks (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012636
- Title
- The Thornton Romances: The Early English Metrical Romances of Perceval, Isumbras, Eglamour, and Degrevant
- Author
- Halliwell, James Orchard (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- John Bowyer Nichols and Son
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1844
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Camden-Society, Medieval-Romance, Lincoln-Thornton-manuscript
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Poetry; Folklore;
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