Master Wace: His Chronicle of the Norman Conquest from the Roman de Rou
London: William Pickering, 1837. Taylor, Edgar. First Edition. Full-Leather. Good / No Jacket. Item #2103472
First edition. Spine toned, 1 inch split to rear joint along spine head, minor wear to corners with a bit of loss from spine head, scattered foxing throughout, owner bookplate and smaller dealer sticker on endpapers. Binding tight and square.
xxix, 314 pp. Pink cloth, gilt titles and decorations on spine, blind-stamped borders on front and rear board, illustrations reproduced from the Bayeux Tapestry throughout, two-panel map of Normandy precedes text. An augmented version of the historical account of ancient Rome first released in the twelfth century.
Price: $250.00