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Knowles, Reginald L. (illus.); Mason, Eugene (trans.).
Old-World Love Stories from the Lays of Marie de France & other Medieval Romances & Legends.
Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London;
Date of Publication: 1913
Stock Code: 15645
Octavo, pp., [vi], 282, [2], plus full-colour frontispiece and 7 further plates, all mounted with floral border; head-pieces and borders to first page of each story. Collated and complete. Publisher’s rose cloth; titled and ornamented with patterned roses in gilt to spine and upper cover; brick-red silk end-papers; top edge gilt. Spine a touch faded; slight shelf-wear corners. Internally clean, bright, and fresh. Near-fine. A very bright copy of an intricately illustrated work of medieval romance. With binding, illustrations, and ornamental frames designed by Reginald L. Knowles (1879-1950), the book is a lovely example of Edwardian medievalism, which draws on design elements from the Gothic Revival, Arts and Crafts Movement, and Art Nouveau. £250.00