Specimens of Early English Metrical Romances, Chiefly Written During the Early part of the Fourteenth Century; to which is prefixed an historical introduction, intended to illustrate the rise and progress of romantic composition in France and England.
London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Ormeā¦and A. Constable and Co., Edinburgh, 1805. First edition. Front hinges of Volumes I and III expertly repaired. A very handsome set. Contemporary calf over marbled boards, vellum tips. Gilt decorated spine, with helmet vignettes and multiple decorative rules, red and black morocco.....