Magdalene M Weale (16 results)

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Condition: Gebraucht / Used. 1935, 1st ed. Cloth id2=1046. Early English Text Society original series 195 Very good.

Hardcover. 8vo. Brown cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. xxiv, 48pp, 8pp. Frontispiece. Near fine. Superb first edition, tight and bright, of this transcription with lengthy commentary of this 15th century manuscript. Ownership signature on front flyleaf of Father Karl G. Schroeder (1910-99), long-time English professor known for Chaucer and Shakespeare courses at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa (1938-94); Schroeder received bachelor and master's degrees from Oxford -- the "Campion Hall / Oxford" below his signature notes his residency as a student there in the 1930s. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Famous for its romantic references to quatrefoils, or four-leaf clovers, this fifteenth-century Early English MS of 40 English poems and romances transcribed from at least two original MSS copies. Working copy with ex-library stamps to t.p. (and reverse), front paste-down (small neat numbers), half-title and cover (see pic.); the body of text being clear and clean. [i-vii],viii-xxiv, 1-48+8pp Catalogue of the The Early English Text Society. Includes a 12-page Glossary and 2pp. about the Society and its Officers and Committee (named). Brown boards with gilt lettering and Society device to upper board along with conspicious library markings. BLDSC pencil cataloguing detail to t.p. and half-title but otherwise clean. Illustrated MS frontispiece. Original Series No. 195, 1935 (for 1934), price 5s. Forty 15c. poems or romances with notes, linguistic transcriptions and glossary. The Quatrefoil of Love being "The Four Leaves of the Truelove" or four-leaf clover. "If you find an even ash-leaf, Or a four-leaved clover, You'll be bound to see your true-love, Ere the day be over." A clean and tight working copy. 50% price reduction applied.…

Paperback. Condition: New.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 268 4:B&W 5 x 8 in or 203 x 127 mm Perfect Bound on Creme w/Gloss Lam.

Condition: New. Print on Demand pp. 268.

Condition: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 268.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - It was 1933 and Magdalene Weale was faced with a dilemma. How to best explore her beloved English countryside A motor car was denounced for its lack of involvement with the landscape. The bicycle, a 'useful vehicle,' was nonetheless ruled out as it restricted the traveler to much the same view afforded from a car. Plus walking allowed only a limited degree of rural investigation. It seemed logical therefore to set out on horseback! What better way to do justice to the glorious 'Highlands of Shropshire' or experience a sense of wild freedom than from the back of a saddle A picturesque part of England steeped in legend, Weale discovered that Shropshire hosted ancient stone circles once frequented by sun worshipping primitives, Roman ruins close to their still tightly cobbled roads, and the remains of Saxon, Norman and Viking settlements. 'Through the Highlands of Shropshire' is also full of natural beauty with page after page revealing the poetic observations of flora and fauna, birds and wildlife, as seen from the back of Weale's ambling mare, Sandy. Part historical account, part Edwardian remembrance, it invokes a gentle, softer world inhabited by gracious country lairds, wise farmers, and jolly inn keepers. Complete with pencil drawings and detailed maps, this fine little book begs the reader to follow Weale's advice. 'Go thou and do likewise.'.…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. KlappentextrnrnIt was 1933 and Magdalene Weale was faced with a dilemma. How to best explore her beloved English countryside? A motor car was denounced for its lack of involvement with the landscape. The bicycle, a useful vehicle, was nonethel.…