1810 Metrical Romances of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Centuries, 3 Vols.

Description: Metrical Romances of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Centuries: Published from Ancient Manuscripts. With an Introduction, Notes, and a Glossary by Henry Weber, Esq., 3 Volumes, George Ramsay and Company, Edinburgh, 1810, 381pp, 479pp, 459pp, leather, 5 x 7.5", 16mo Poor condition/as is. Wear and chipping to all boards with redrot. Front board of vol. 1 becoming detached from binding. Significant chipping to all spines; all illegible. Tips are bumped and edges are scuffed. Cracking to all joints and hinges. Scattered marginalia. Toning, age-staining, and tea-staining throughout textblocks. Please see photos and ask any questions prior to purchase. This set is considered the most significant work of Henry Weber (1783-1818), a St. Petersburg-born literary scholar and amanuensis to Walter Scott, collecting and commenting on the following middle-English texts: The Lyfe of Alusaunder, Sir Clogs, Lay le Freine, Richard Core de Lyon, The Lyfe of Ipomydon, Amis and Amiloun, Seven Sages of Rome, Octavian, Sir Amadace and The Hunting of the Hare. This set also includes an extensive glossary. FORN-MSB-0224-0764-JC209

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