Norton Smith John James (10 results)

Condition: Very Good. First of this edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.

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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, somewhat dust-dulled and edge-nicked dust wrapper. Provenance: bookplate of Richard Campbell. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xxxviii, 92 pages, plate portrait 19 cm. Series; Clarendon medieval and Tudor series. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxvii-xxxviii). Contents; 2.04. Subjects; James I, King of Scotland (1394-1437). Kingis quair. Scottish poetry To 1700. Love poetry, English (Middle). Courtly love Poetry. Norton-Smith, John (editor). 1 Kg.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Near Fine. Small 8vo. Publisher's green cloth in a fresh DJ. Medieval and Tudor Series. With introduction, notes, and glossary by John Norton-Smith. Some scattered scholarly annotations in pencil.

Hardcover. Cloth; dw, sl torn. Clarendon Medieval & Tudor Series.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, somewhat dust-dulled and edge-nicked dust wrapper. Provenance: bookplate of Richard Campbell. Remains well-preserved overall. Physical description; xxxviii, 92 pages, plate portrait 19 cm. Series; Clarendon medieval and Tudor series. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxvii-xxxviii). Contents; 2.04. Subjects; James I, King of Scotland (1394-1437). Kingis quair. Scottish poetry To 1700. Love poetry, English (Middle). Courtly love Poetry. Norton-Smith, John (editor). 1 Kg.…

Condition: Very good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. 8vo pp.92. book.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First edition, first printing. Pages clean and bright, no markings, light wear to edges. Binding tight. In removable protective plastic jacket. NEW EU 3 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. A scarce book on the fascinating and mysterious The Kingis Quair, attributed to James I of Scotland. Analysis, introduction and notes by scholar John-Norton Smith. A scarce book on the intriguing medieval poem The Kingis Quair, attributed to James I of Scotland, with analysis and notes by medievalist John Norton-Smith. Published by Clarendon Press in 1971.In the publisher's original turquoise cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Contains a frontispiece of King James I of Scotland.Attributed to James I of Scotland, the semi-autobiographical poem narrates his imprisonment in England from the age of eleven to thirty. James also tells of his falling in love with English noblewoman Joan Beaufort, and a dream vision in which he learns about good and bad fortune from Minerva. The poem incorporates the popular Chaucerian style with the original Middle Scots dialect. The result is a fascinating poem that Norton-Smith helps the reader to understand. In the publisher's original turquoise cloth, in the original unclipped dust wrapper.Externally, in excellent condition. The dust wrapper is bright and clean, with sunning to the spine and extremities. End papers are bright and clean, with the rare spot to extremities. Marginal dirt trapped in top fore-edge. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. Unknown (illustrator). book. …