The Early Editions of the Roman de la Rose [ with] A Verard Fragment of the Roman de la Rose : Supplementary Note to Illustrated Monograph XIV, the early editions of the Roman de la Rose, by F.W. Bourdillon
by Bourdillon, F.W
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- B.M. Rosenthal's copy with 'Barney' and shelfmarks pencilled on the fronmt endpapers, and a typescript catalogue car
- Seller
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About This Item
Bibliographical Society, London, first edition, 1906 and Supplement, 1913. Later half-cloth and patterned paper boards, gilt spine title, 4to,. x, 212, xxxiv + viii pp. Bourdillon considers in detail 21 early editions of the great French poem "whose period of popularity coincided with the transition from the manuscript to the printed book". B.M. Rosenthal's copy with 'Barney' and shelfmarks pencilled on the fronmt endpapers, and a typescript catalogue card again including 'Barney' laid in. Covers rubbed, untrimmed edges duststained,otherwise Good.
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- Bookseller
- Wykeham Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BIBLIO-44774
- Title
- The Early Editions of the Roman de la Rose [ with] A Verard Fragment of the Roman de la Rose : Supplementary Note to Illustrated Monograph XIV, the early editions of the Roman de la Rose, by F.W. Bourdillon
- Author
- Bourdillon, F.W
- Format/Binding
- Later half-cloth and patterned paper boards, gilt spine title, 4to,
- Book Condition
- Used - B.M. Rosenthal's copy with 'Barney' and shelfmarks pencilled on the fronmt endpapers, and a typescript catalogue car
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Bibliographical Society, London, first edition, 1906 and Supplement, 1913
- Date Published
- 1913
- Pages
- x, 212, xxxiv + viii pp
- Keywords
- Guillaume, de Lorris, fl. 1230. Roman de la Rose Bourdillon, Francis William;Pennell, Joseph; Bibliographical Society (Great Britain);Chiswick Press.;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Early Books (Bibliographies);
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Wykeham Books
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LONDON, Aberdeen
About Wykeham Books
We specialize chiefly in "books about books", the emphasis being on historical aspects of book collecting, production and distribution. A particular speciality is in bibliographies, of all subjects of interest to collectors, dealers and scholars, with several thousand bibliography titles in stock. Other strengths include extensive holdings of auction catalogues for book sales and a good selction of reference material on and facsimiles of illuminated manuscripts. We also have a special interest in rare material by or about Rudyard Kipling.
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