Item #452131 Gesta Romanorum : entertaining moral stories / invented by the monks as a fire-side recreation ... tr. from the Latin with preliminary observations and copious notes, by the Rev. Charles Swan, and a preface by E.A. Baker. Charles Swan, ed.

Gesta Romanorum : entertaining moral stories / invented by the monks as a fire-side recreation ... tr. from the Latin with preliminary observations and copious notes, by the Rev. Charles Swan, and a preface by E.A. Baker

1905, First Edition. London ; New York : G. Routledge ; E.P. Dutton. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands slightly rubbed. Hinges cracked but secure; marginal nicks to endpapers. Edges and prelims foxed, but generally bright and clean within. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #452131

Series; Library of early novelists, ed. by E.A. Baker, v.6. Physical description; xx, 472 pages ; 21 cm. Subjects; Christian literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- Translations into English. Didactic literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) -- Translations into English. Tales, Medieval -- Translations into English. Exempla -- Early works to 1800.

Price: €45.00

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