Marzials Frank Translator (5 results)

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. new edition edition. 207 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. A translation from the original French of two of the earliest eye-witness accounts of the Crusades: Villehardouin's chronicle of the 4th Crusade and the conquest of Constantinople, believed to have been written in the early 13th century; and de Joinville's account of the Crusade of St Lewis, written in 1309. Translated into English and with an introduction in this edition (a reprint 1911 of the 1st edition 1908) by Sir Frank Marzials. Hardback in overall good condition. Cover in crimson cloth, gold spine titles, worn & frayed on spine. Binding exposed after half-title page, slightly exposed on penultimate page, otherwise firm. Text (340 pp) very good. Annotated in pencil throughout by former owner. Dated (1917) inscription in ink on flyleaf; later owner's name in biro.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. London: Stephen Swift & Co., 1912. First edition. xxxi,[i],207,[1]; 127,[3]pp.,+[xvi]pp. ads. Portrait frontispiece. Original mauve cloth, gilt lettering & decoration, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Ink ownership name to front free endpaper. Remains of top edge of formerly tipped-in bookplate to head of verso of front free endpaper. Endpapers somewhat discoloured. A very good, bright copy, tight & sound, surviving well for this binding style. (**PLEASE READ CAREFULLY** - Heavy/overweight item weighing 1.2 kg packed, therefore additional postage may be required for overseas orders: International customers, please ask for a prior shipping quotation).…

First Edition. [Gothic Novel] FIRST EDITION THUS. Two volumes bound as one. Large Octavo (24 x 17cm), pp.xxxi, 207; 127 [14]. With a frontispiece engraving of the author. Publisher's purple cloth with gilt titles to spine, and gilt decoration to upper board. Brown end-papers. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Gently toned throughout with occasional light spotting. Hinges split, but still firm. Moderate general wear to cloth, and some toning to spine. Very good. The first appearance of all three supposedly lost 'Episodes' omitted from the original Orientalist novel, in an English translation with the original French following. Melville discovered the additional material amongst papers owned by the Duke of Hamilton while researching for a biography of Beckford.…