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Sammlung von Minnesingern aus dem schwaebischen Zeitpuncte, CXL Dichter enthaltend; durch Ruedger Manessen, Weiland des Rathes der uralten Zyrich. Aus der Handschrift der Koeniglich-Franzoesischen Bibliotheck Herausgegeben
by Manesse, Ruedger (Ruediger, Rudger, Rudiger) (Walther von der Vogelweide et al.) (Johann Jacob Bodmer and Johann Jacob Breitinger, editors)
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- 1758-1759
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Zyrich (Zurich): Conrad Orell und Comp., 1758-1759. Two volumes bound in one, complete. FIRST EDITION OF THE MANESSISCHE HANDSCHRIFT (also known as the Grosse Heidelberger Liederhandschrift), compiled in the 14th century and far and away the most important collection of medieval German lyric verse. Thus also the FIRST EDITION OF VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE SURVIVING CORPUS OF… Read more about this item Item Price
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Morte Arthure. The Alliterative Romance of the Death of King Arthur. Now first printed from a Manuscript in Lincoln Cathedral
by Halliwell, James Orchard
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- 1847
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Brixton Hill: For private circulation only (printed by C. and J. Adlard), 1847. FIRST EDITION OF THE ALLITERATIVE MORTE ARTHURE, one of the great monuments of Arthurian literature and of Medieval English literature. This poem, like Gawain and the Green Knight, is part of the late Medieval literary movement now called the "alliterative revival". According to Larry… Read more about this item Item Price
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Curial e Guelfa (Biblioteca Catalana)
by Miquel y Planas, Ramon and Anfos Par, editors (Manuel Milà i Fontanals) (Biblioteca Catalana)
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- 1932
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Barcelona: Biblioteca Catalana / Miquel Rius, 1932. First critical edition of this important medieval Catalan romance of chivalry long suspected of perhaps being a 19th-century forgery. XLIV, 584 pp. + five extremely fine double-page facsimiles. Printed on fine Guarro laid paper. Facsimiles from the only surviving manuscript. Large 8vo, publisher's goldstamped cloth. ENTIRELY UNCUT,… Read more about this item Item Price
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LLEGENDES DE L'ALTRA VIDA. Viatges del cavaller Owein y de Ramón de Perellós al Purgatori de Sant Patrici; Visions de Tundal y de Trictelm; Aparició de l'esperit de G. de Corvo; Viatge d'en Pere a l'Infern. Textes antics publicats per R. MIQUEL Y PLANAS (Biblioteca Catalana)
by Huc de Saltrey et al. (Ramon Miquel y Planas, editor) (Biblioteca Catalana)
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- 1914
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Barcelona: Fidel Giró / L'Avenç / Biblioteca Catalana / Miquel Rius, 1914. Three parts in one, complete. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION of this important collection of medieval and later Catalan texts about the afterlife. Printed on fine Guarro laid paper. Facsimiles. Large 8vo, publisher's goldstamped cloth. ENTIRELY UNCUT, FINE, AND BRIGHT. LIKE NEW,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Llibre anomenat Vita Christi, compost per Sor Isabel de Villena, Abadessa de la Trinitat de València (Biblioteca Catalana)
by Isabel de Villena (Ramon Miquel y Planas, editor) (Biblioteca Catalana)
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- 1916
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Barcelona: Imp. Elzeviriana / Biblioteca Catalana / Miquel Rius, 1916. THREE VOLUMES, COMPLETE. First critical edition of this important 15th-century Catalan life of Christ. Printed on fine Guarro laid paper. Facsimiles. Large 8vo, publisher's goldstamped cloth. ENTIRELY UNCUT, FINE, AND BRIGHT. LIKE NEW, IN PERFECT CONDITION.
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Spill o Libre de Consells. Poema satirich del segle XV. Edició crítica acompanyada d'una noticia, notes y un repertori per R. Miquel y Planas [with] Semblança i biografia de R. Miquel i Planas, per Joseph Rodergas y Calmell (Biblioteca Catalana)
by Jaume Roig (Jacme) (Ramon Miquel y Planas, editor) (Joseph Rodergas y Calmell) (Biblioteca Catalana)
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- 1929-1952
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Barcelona: Imp. Elzeviriana / Biblioteca Catalana / Miquel Rius, 1929-1952. THREE VOLUMES BOUND IN TWO, COMPLETE. First critical edition of this important Renaissance Catalan text. Printed on fine Guarro laid paper. Facsimiles. Large 8vo, publisher's goldstamped cloth. ENTIRELY UNCUT, FINE, AND BRIGHT. LIKE NEW, IN PERFECT CONDITION.
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LA IMITACIÓ DE JESUCRIST del venerable Tomas de Kempis. Traducció catalana de Miquel Pérez novament publicada per R. Miquel y Planas segons la edició de l'any 1482 (Biblioteca Catalana) (Imitatio Christi)
by Thomas à Kempis (Thomas de Kempis) (Miquel Pérez, translator) (Ramon Miquel y Planas, editor) (Biblioteca Catalana)
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- 1911
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Barcelona: L'Avenç / Biblioteca Catalana / Miquel Rius, 1911. FIRST CRITICAL EDITION of this important Catalan Renaissance text, a translation of the Imitatio Christi by Miquel Pérez. Printed on fine Guarro laid paper. Facsimiles. Large 8vo, publisher's goldstamped cloth. ENTIRELY UNCUT, FINE, AND BRIGHT. LIKE NEW, IN PERFECT CONDITION.
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LES HISTORIES TROYANES. Traduides al catala en el XIVen segle per en Jacme Conesa y ara per primera volta publicades per R. Miquel y Planas (Biblioteca Catalana)
by Guiu de Columpnes (Guido delle Colonne) (Jacme Conesa, translator) (Ramon Miquel y Planas, editor) (Biblioteca Catalana)
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- 1916
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Barcelona: L'Avenç / Biblioteca Catalana / Miquel Rius, 1916. FIRST EDITION of this important medieval Catalan text, a translation of Guido delle Colonne's Latin "Historia destructionis Troiae". Printed on fine Guarro laid paper. Facsimiles. Large 8vo, publisher's goldstamped cloth. ENTIRELY UNCUT, FINE, AND BRIGHT. LIKE NEW, IN PERFECT CONDITION.
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Le livre de Baudoyn, conte de Flandre; suivi de fragments du roman de Gilion de Trasignyes.
by Serrure, C.P. and A. Voisin (editors)
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- 1836
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Bruxelles (Brussels): Chez Berthot et Périchon, 1836. The first modern edition of the Livre de Baudoyn, printed in 1485. xxxiv pp, blank leaf; 228 pp. ONE OF ONLY 10 LARGE-PAPER COPIES PRINTED 4TO ON GOOD WOVE PAPER. Title-page printed in three colors. 4to. Original printed boards. Board worn; internally clean. Large-paper copies… Read more about this item Item Price
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Le pas de la mort, poëme inédit de Pierre Michault, suivi d'une traduction flamande de Colyn Coellin (with Tpas der Doot)
by Michault, Pierre and Colyn Coellin (Jules Petit, editor)
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- 1869
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Bruxelles (Brussels): Chez Fr.-J. Olivier / Société des Bibliophiles de Belgique, 1869. FIRST EDITION of this important renaissance French poem, along with a contemporary Flemish version. ONE OF ONLY 25 NUMBERED COPIES ISSUED FOR SALE. Printed on fine wove paper. Signed in ink by J. Delecourt, secretary of the Société des Bibliophiles de Belgique. Large… Read more about this item Item Price
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Recueil General des Isopets. Tome troisieme: l'Esope de Julien Macho
by Isopet and Julien Macho (Julia Bastin and Pierre Ruelle, editors)
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- 1982
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Paris: Picard / Societe des Anciens Textes Francais, 1982. The third and final (and far and away the most elusive) volume of the Recueil général des Isopets, the first scholarly compilations of the "Isopets", or "Little Aesops", medieval French fabulists who followed the classical tradition. Extensive notes. This third volume is devoted to the fables of Julien… Read more about this item Item Price
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Li ars d'amour, de vertu et de boneurte par Jehan le Bel. Publie pour la premiere fois d'apres un manuscrit de la Bibliotheque Roayle de Bruxelles
by Jehan le Bel (Jules Petit, editor)
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Bruxelles (Brussels): Victor Devaux, 1867-1869. FIRST EDITION OF THIS IMPORTANT MEDIEVAL FRENCH PROSE WORK. 521, 3, 400 pp. Printed on extremely fine laid paper, with large margins. This is furthermore AN ASSOCIATION COPY, from the library of DANIEL DEVOTO AND MARIA BEATRIZ DEL VALLE-INCLAN (their stamp on half-titles). Devoto (1916-2001) was an important intellectual figure… Read more about this item Item Price
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La justice des Bonnets Verts a Bourges
by Fournier, Henri
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Bourges: A. Jollet, 1868. An erudite study of how the Bonnets Verts, a religious organization, applied civil and criminal justice over the course of many centuries. 2 leaves; II, 59 pp. Large 8vo. Original wraps. Wraps a touch shmutzy, internally uncut, bright, and fine.
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Adam. Mystere du XIIe siecle. Texte critique, accompagne d'une traduction. (With: Quinze signes du jugement)
by Palustre, Leon (editor) (Xavier Barbier de Montault association copy)
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Paris: Dumoulin, 1877. ONE OF THE EARLIEST AND MOST IMPORTANT MEDIEVAL FRENCH DRAMATIC WORKS (12th century), here printed with the "Quinze signes du jugement", a contemporary poem about the signs of the coming Apocalypse. 3, XII, 188 pp. EDITION LIMITED TO 220 COPIES, ALL PRINTED ON FINE LAID PAPER. A presentation copy from the editor… Read more about this item Item Price
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Romans relatifs a l'histoire de France aux XVe et XVI siecles. La danse-macabre (1438), Les francs-taupins (1440), Le roi des ribauds (1514), Les deux fous (1525)
by Jacob, Paul L. (Paul Lacroix, "Bibliophile Jacob")
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Paris: H. Delloye / Vor Lecou, 1838. FIRST EDITION. Four historical novels by "Le Bibliophile Jacob". 728 pp. 4to. Contemporary quarter calf and decorated boards. A bit of wear to binding, internally clean.
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De l'abus des nudites de la gorge
by Boileau, l'abbe Jacques
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Paris: Adolphe Delahays / Librairie Gauloise, 1858. 131 pp + 12 pp (publisher's catalogue). Printed on fine, thick laid paper. 8vo. Original wraps. Wraps a bit worn, spine split. Internally UNCUT, FINE, AND BRIGHT.
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Illustrations of Anglo-Saxon Poetry
by Conybeare, John Josias and William Daniel Conybeare
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London: Harding and Lepard, 1826. FIRST EDITION of this important publication, one of the pillars of early Anglo-Saxon studies. viii, xcvi, 288 pp. Includes numerous texts in Anglo-Saxon--most appearing here in first edition--accompanied by translations into Latin and English and substantial commentary. A LARGE-PAPER COPY, PRINTED ON FINE LAID PAPER WITH HUGE MARGINS. Engraved… Read more about this item Item Price
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Catalogue des livres imprimes, manuscrits et autographes faisant partie de la bibliotheque de feu M. (Louis-Jean-Nicolas) de Monmerqué
by Monmerque, Louis-Jean-Nicolas (Paulin Paris, introduction)
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Paris: J. Techener, 1861. The auction catalogue of the library left by Louis-Jean-Monmerqué at the time of his death. XX, 458 pp. plus an engraved portait of Monmerque. 4229 lots. Monmerque was among the most erudite scholars of his generation, a specialist in the middle ages, and a distinguished bibliophile (a founding member of the… Read more about this item Item Price
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Le Roman de Castelain (Chatelain) de Couci (Coucy) et de la Dame de Fayel, par Jakemes.
by Jakemes (John E. Matzke and Maurice Delbouille, editors)
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Paris: Societe des Anciens Textes Francais, 1936. FIRST CRITICAL EDITION OF THIS IMPORTANT ROMANCE. Beautifully printed on fine laid paper. Published by the Societe des Anciens Textes Francais. Large 8vo, original cloth. Uncut. FINE AND BRIGHT. Bossuat 1162.
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Gaydon, chanson de geste publie pour la premiere fois d'apres les trois manuscrits de Paris
by Guessard, Francois and S. Luce (editors)
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Paris: Franck / Herold, 1862. FIRST EDITION of this Old French chanson de geste. 4 leaves; cxxxv, 364 pp. Published as part of the series "Anciens poetes de la France". Printed on fine laid paper. 12mo in eights. Publisher's cloth. Binding discolored and somewhat warped. Internally clean. Bossuat 379; Cabeen-Holmes… Read more about this item Item Price
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