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Various, Kaulbach

The Epic of the Beast : The History of Reynard the Fox ; and Physiologus

George Routledge & Sons Ltd, 1925

200.00 €

Godley Books

(Hyde, United Kingdom)

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Year of publication
1925
Place of printing
London
Author
Various
Publishers
George Routledge & Sons Ltd
Size
7.5 x 5 inches
Keyword
Parables, Folklore, Mythology
Cover description
No Jacket
Illustrator
Kaulbach
Binding description
Hard Cover
Dust jacket
No
State of preservation
Very Good
Languages
English
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
No

Description

No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, minor sunning and very minor marking to cream vellum spine, marbled end papers, dusty page edges and no bumping to corners. Clear gilt lettering on light brown label on spine. 315pp. Undated ca 1920s. Introduction on 38 pages. The medieval epic tale of Reynard the Fox, first printed by Caxton in the 15the century, here with a text modernised by William Swan Stallybrass and with an Introduction by William Rose. This is followed by the writings of Physiologus translated from the Latin by James Carlill. Lastly there is an extensive Glossary and Notes on Caxton's words and phrases. Included are Kaulbach's famous illustrations. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery.
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