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Fabliaux : Ribald Tales from the Old French by Hellman, Robert; O'Gorman, Richard F
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Book description: London, U.K.: Arthur Barker Ltd., 1965 NEAR-FINE/VERY GOOD First Edition, 1st UK Printing. Clean, tight, unmarked, nearly perfect boards. Unclipped DJ has light rubbing at extremities. 5.5" by 8", 196 pages. - - - Contains 22 'little fables' originally written in 13th and 14th century France by minstrels and renegade priests. The finest of the 'fabliaux' stories are translated into contemporary colloquial English here - accurately reproducing the racy & unpolished style of the originals. Each tale is provided with a beautiful linoleum cut illustration by Ashley Bryan, in the style of medieval illuminations. . Hardcover with Dust-Jacket.
- Bookseller: Bruce McLeod
 (CA)
- Bookseller Inventory #: 005063
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Arthur Barker Ltd.
- Place: London, U.K.
- Date published: 1965
- Keywords: Hellman Robert O\'Gorman Richard F. Fabliaux Ribald Tales from the Old French little fables tale Tales 13th 14 century France French Minstels Renegade Priests Stories Translated English Contemporary Colloquial Racy Unpolished Style Original Lino linoleum
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