Old World Love Stories; From the Lays of Marie de France & other Mediaeval Romances & Legends translated from the French by Eugene Mason
by MASON, Eugrene (Trans.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good +/No Jacket
- Seller
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Springtown, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1913. Bound in pink cloth, lavishly stamped in gold. Top edge gilt. Spine shows some darkening, but is still certainly readable. Seven color illustrations. 282 pp. Quite ornate. Scarce. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good +/No Jacket. Illus. by Reginald L. Knowles. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- abookshop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5001129
- Title
- Old World Love Stories; From the Lays of Marie de France & other Mediaeval Romances & Legends translated from the French by Eugene Mason
- Author
- MASON, Eugrene (Trans.)
- Illustrator
- Reginald L. Knowles
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- J.M. Dent & Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1913
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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