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275 - [ANCIENT LITERATURE]. Reprints of medieval texts.
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[ANCIENT LITERATURE]. Reprints of medieval texts. 18 works from the 19th and 20th centuries. RAOUL DE CAMBRAI, a chanson de geste edited by P. Meyer and A. Longnon. Paris, F. Didot, 1882. Large 8vo, brown half-maroquin, decorated ribbed spine, untrimmed, gilt head (Modern binding). LE COURONNEMENT DE LOUIS, a chanson de geste published by E. Langlois based on all known manuscripts. Ibid., 1888. 8vo, same binding as the previous volume. THE SHEEPHERDER’S DUEL at the tournament of Tarascon, published based on the manuscript in the King’s Library... Paris, Crapelet, 1835. In-4, glazed light calfskin, triple gilt fillet framing, decorated ribbed spine, gilt edges, gilt interior lace, fillets on the cuts (late 19th-century binding). A fine reproduction of a page from the manuscript, with a watercolour illumination and gold highlights on the frontispiece. Upper jaw split. MAUGIS D’AIGREMONT, chanson de geste. Text published from the Peterhouse manuscript and supplemented using the Paris and Montpellier manuscripts by Ferdinand Castets. Montpellier, Coulet, 1893. In-8, red half-shagreen, ribbed spine with gilt fillets, untrimmed. SIMUND DE FREINE. The Works, published from all known manuscripts by John E. Matzke. Paris, Firm. Didot, 1909. 8vo, red half-maroquin, ribbed spine with decoration, gilt head, cover (contemporary binding). One of 25 copies on Whatman paper, this one printed for Léon Laurençon (1841–1922). THE SONG OF FLOOVANT: a critical study and edition by F. H. Bateson. Loughborough, 1938. 8vo, red half-shagreen, cover and spine. Thesis submitted in Paris for the degree of Doctor of the University. Guillaume LE CLERC. *Le Romand des aventures de Fregus*, first published by Francisque Michel. Edinburgh, Abbotsford Club, 1841. In-4, full green cloth. FRAGMENTS OF 12th-CENTURY ROMANIC EPICS, translated and annotated by Edward Le Glayu. Paris, Techener, 1838. 8vo, red half-maroquin with corner pieces, double gilt lines, ribbed spine decorated with gilt panels and fleurons, gilt head, untrimmed (19th-century binding). LI ROMANS DI BERTE AUS GRANS PIÉS, first published... by Mr Paulin Paris. Paris, Techener, 1832. In-8, red half-maroquin with corner pieces, double gilt lines, ribbed spine decorated with gilt panels and fleurons, gilt head, untrimmed (19th-century binding). Printed in an edition of 100 copies, one of the 25 first-impression copies on heavy vellum. LI ROMANS DI BERTE AUS GRANS PIÉS by Adenés Li Rois. Poem published from the manuscript in the Arsenal Library... by Aug. Scheler. Brussels: Closson and Merzbach, 1874. In-8, contemporary green half-basane. BUEVES DE COMMARCHIS by Adenés Li Rois. Chanson de geste published for the first time and annotated by Aug. Scheller. Brussels, Closson, 1874. 8vo, black half-shagreen with corner pieces, decorated ribbed spine. SYPERIS DE VINEVAULX. Paris, Crapelet, 1842. In-12, modern black half-maroquin, cover. Printed in Gothic type, with 2 fine woodcuts. GÉRARD DE ROUSSILLON. Here follows the tale of Monseigneur Gérard de Roussillon, formerly Duke and Count of Burgundy... Lyon, Perrin, 1858. In-8, 19th-century green half-maroquin, gilt head, cover. ‘A fine edition, published by Monsieur de Terrebasse, who has included historical prefaces. Only a small number of copies were printed. This lovely volume is a faithful copy of the original edition’ (Brunet). FIERABRAS, a chanson de geste published for the first time based on manuscripts from Paris, Rome and London. Paris, Vieweg, 1860. In-12, red half-shagreen. From the library of Pierre Louÿs, with his stamp on the half-title page. DAUREL ET BETON, a Provençal chanson de geste published for the first time by Paul Meyer based on the sole manuscript belonging to Mr Didot. Paris, Didot, 1880. In-8, full green morocco, gilt monogram on the front cover, ribbed spine decorated with the same gilt monogram repeated, interior lace, gilt headband, untrimmed (Dupré). One of 100 copies on Whatman paper, this one printed for and bound with the monogram of the Marquis de Laborde. SOCIÉTÉ DES ANCIENS TEXTES FRANÇAIS. Paris, F. Didot then Champion, 1881–1923. 3 in-8 volumes in publisher’s cloth: *La Passion d’Autun* published by Grace Frank – *Les Fortunes et adversités de Jean Regnier* published by Eugénie Droz. – *L’Amant rendu cordelier à l’observance d’amours...* by Anatole de Montaiglon.
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