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Epic and Romance: Essays on Mediaeval Literature
by Ker W. P
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Macmillan and Co. Limited, London, 1931. Reprint. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. preface by author, postscript by author, four appendices and index. Bright blue coloured cloth covered boards with gilt coloured titles to the back strip. Plain text dustwrapper with dark blue coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. First published in 1896. "These essays are intended as a general description of some of the principal forms of narrative literature in the Middle Ages, and as a review of some of the more interesting works in each period." -- from the preface page V. Softening and rubbing of the back strip edges with rubbing of the book corners and lower book edges. Faint fading to the back strip. Browning and foxing to the text block edges with age toning of the pages. Offset tanning and faint foxing to the endpapers. Foxing spots throughout the book. Previous owner's name to the top edge of the free front endpaper and original bookseller's sticker to the lower edge of the same page. The dustwrapper is showing its age. Chipping to the dustwrapper corners and back strip edges with some pieces missing from the back strip edges. Sunning to the dustwrapper, particularly to the back strip and to the top edge of the rear panel. A few foxing spots and marks to the book panels with browning of the verso. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. [4], V - XXIV, [2], 3 - 398, [2] pages,. Dust Jacket price-clipped. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Medieval 10th to 15thc; Essays & Literary Criticism. Inventory No: 0122682. .
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0122682
- Title
- Epic and Romance: Essays on Mediaeval Literature
- Author
- Ker W. P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover (Original Cloth)
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co. Limited
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Medieval literature, essays, romance, epic, history, literary criticism, narrative literature Literature & Literary; Medieval 10th to 15thc; Essays & Literary Criticism. Unbranded Ker W. P. Epic and Romance: Essays on Mediaeval Literature
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
General secondhand dealers, with 3 cats.We have two shops, 227 Glenferrie Rd Malvern 3144, Victoria 03 9530 2222 ( open 7 days Midday 'til 5.30 PM)And the other at 666 Glen Huntly Road Caulfield South 03 9523 666 open 11:00 am - 5.00 pm-ish the other 6 days. We seem to specialize in non mainstream stuff but read and stock Science-fiction, fantasy, detective fiction, history, biography and true crime, war, natural history. cooking, children's books and try to avoid current text books.We probably have the largest collection of Science Fiction, Penguins and general crime in Victoria in an open shop ( David has 8 bookcases 900mm x 2200mm of sf and f) ( Penny has 8 bookcases 1200mm x 2400 of sf and f )On shelf each shop has 30,000 plus books and we list over 30000 books online
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Offset
- A technique of printing where the inked image or text is ...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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