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The Babees Book, Aristotle's A B C, Urbanitatis, Stans Peur ad Mensam, the Lytille Childrens Lytil Boke, the Bokes of Nurture of Hugh Rhodes and John Russell, Wynkyn de Worde's Boke of Keruynge, the Booke of Demeanor, the Boke of Curtasye, Seager's Schoole of Vertue, &c. &c. With Some French & Latin Poems on Like Subjects, and Some Forewords on Education in Early England
by Frederick J. Furnivall
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
NZ$447.20NZ$402.48
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About This Item
London: The Early English Text Society, 1868. First edition. Leather. Very Good. 9" by 5.5". Not Stated. The first edition of this educational work on manners and meals provided through Early English, French, and Latin poetry, edited by Frederick Furnivall. The first edition of this work. A collection of Early English poems and treatises, and French and Latin poems, on the subject of manners and meals in the 'olden time'. The work is intended as an educational work. Edited by Frederick James Furnivall. Furnivall was one of the creators of the 'New English Dictionary'. He also founded a number of literary societies on early English literature. With sixteen plates to the front. Errata slip bound in before the title page. In a half crushed morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, with some rubbing to the spine and boards. Two institutional labels to the tail of the spine, and evidence of a label being formerly adhered to the spine. Institutional labels to the front pastedown and to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the odd spot, mostly to the first and last few pages. Institutional stamps to the reverse of the plates. Very Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 633P21
- Title
- The Babees Book, Aristotle's A B C, Urbanitatis, Stans Peur ad Mensam, the Lytille Childrens Lytil Boke, the Bokes of Nurture of Hugh Rhodes and John Russell, Wynkyn de Worde's Boke of Keruynge, the Booke of Demeanor, the Boke of Curtasye, Seager's Schoole of Vertue, &c. &c. With Some French & Latin Poems on Like Subjects, and Some Forewords on Education in Early England
- Author
- Frederick J. Furnivall
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Early English Text Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1868
- Size
- 9" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- frederick furnivall babees book aristotle education babees book england
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Errata
- Errata: aka Errata Slip A piece of paper either laid in to the book correcting errors found in the printed text after being...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Recto
- The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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