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A History of Secular Latin Poetry in the Middle Ages (2 vols)
by RABY, F.J.E. [Frederic James Edward]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1934. First Edition. First impression. Two large octavo volumes (26cm). Original black cloth hardcovers, titled in gilt on spines; dustjackets; xii,[1]-408; viii,[1]-388pp. Mild bumps to board corners; attractive printed bookplate of the Romanian-American Jewish scholar Shalom Spiegel (1899-1984) inside each front cover; texts clean, tight and unmarked - Near Fine. In the original printed dustwrappers, chipped at edges, toned and with some closed tears into margins; just VG.
The second of the renowned Latinist's major works, following A History of Christian-Latin Poetry from the Beginnings to the Close of the Middle Ages (1927). Seldom found in such nice condition, especially with the original dustwrappers.
The second of the renowned Latinist's major works, following A History of Christian-Latin Poetry from the Beginnings to the Close of the Middle Ages (1927). Seldom found in such nice condition, especially with the original dustwrappers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62533
- Title
- A History of Secular Latin Poetry in the Middle Ages (2 vols)
- Author
- RABY, F.J.E. [Frederic James Edward]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 1934
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature Before 1900;
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