John Barbour; Rev. Walter W. Skeat [ed.]

The Bruce, or the Book of the Most Excellent and Noble Prince Robert de Broyss, King of Scots

Edinburgh; London, William Blackwood and Sons, 1894. Leather. John Barbour's principal surviving work, a historical verse romance, edited by the Rev. Walter W. Skeat and uniformly bound in two volumes. A two-volume set, uniformly bound in a half morocco binding with marbled boards and end papers. Top edge gilt. Bookplate of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party politician Sir Charles Bine Renshaw (1848-1918) to the front paste down of each volume. The Brus, also known as The Bruce, a long narrative poem by the Scottish poet John Barbour (c.1320-1395). This poem, considered a historical romance, follows Robert the Bruce and Sir James Douglas in the Scottish Wars of Independence, and is written in Early Scots. Volume I contains a preface, an appendix to the preface, and Books I to XIII of the poem. Volume II contains Books XIV to XX of the poem, notes and an index. Barbour was the first major literary figure to write in Scots. The Bruce was his main surviving work. In a half morocco binding. Externally, very smart. Rubbing to the raised bands of the spines and to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for a tidemark to the bottom corner of the first couple of pages to volume II. Many pages are unopened. Fine . Ill.: Not Stated. Fine .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 942M3

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Rev. Walter W. Skeat John Barbour Prince Robert de Broyss Poem John Barbour Historical romance Scots Not Stated

CHAUCER; MORRIS, RICHARD (ED.); SKEAT, WALTER W. (ED.)

Chaucer: The Prologue, The Knightes Tale, The Nonne Preestes Tale from The Canterbury Tales (Clarendon Press Series)

Oxford, United Kingdom, Clarendon Press: Oxford University Press. 1907. Hardcover. Ex-Library, Ex-Library book. A new edition. Pocket-size original hardcover with bumped and lightly rubbed spine and leading corners. Edges of front board are slightly water damaged. A few light scratches on rear board. Age tanning to head of page block. Small waterstain on foot of page block. Library stamp on FEP. Second and rear inner paper hinges are split, but boards remain attached. Minor age spotting to pastedowns. Very neat pencil marginalia and underlining on some middle pages. Binding is tight, and text remains clear throughout. No dust jacket. T. Good/No Dust Jacket.

PsychoBabel BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 424589

Catalogue: Literature

Chaucer, Geoffrey; Skeat, Walter W.

Chaucer: The Prioresses Tale, Sir Thopas, the Monkes Tale, the Clerkes Tale, the Squieres Tale from the Canterbury Tales

USA, Kessinger Publishing, 2010. Hardcover Octavo no dust jacket. Hardcover. papered boards, 316 pp. Very good .

San Francisco Book CompanyProfessional seller

Book number: 66174

Catalogue: Poetry

Chaucer, Geoffrey; Skeat, Walter W. (ed.)

The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Edited from numerous manuscripts by the Rev. Walter W. Skeat. 7 volumes.

London. Oxford University Press. 1972. id2=1519. Cloth; dustwrappers. Fine; dustwrappers very good, sometimes with spine fading.

Antiquariaat OvidiusProfessional seller

Book number: 61725

Keywords: Old and Middle English.

Chaucer, Geoffrey (ed. by Rev. Walter W. Skeat

The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Edited from Numerous Manuscripts by Walter W. Skeat: Volume II: Boethius and Troilus

Oxford at the Clarendon Press. hardcover , Condition: VeryGood.

Aardvark Rare BooksProfessional seller

Book number: mon0000349775

CHAUCER, GEOFFREY EDITED BY WALTER W. SKEAT

The Complete Works Of Geoffrey Chaucer

Oxford University Press. 1954. Hardcover, 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo). Previous owner's ink inscription. 1954 reprint. Acceptable due to significant underlining and or marginalia. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Fair.

M. Godding Ltd.Professional seller

Book number: 229343

Catalogue: Poetry

CHAUCER, GEOFFREY (AUTHOR); MORRIS, REV. RICHARD; SKEAT, REV. WALTER W. (EDITORS)

The Prologue, the Knightes Tale and the Nonne Preestes Tale from the Canterbury Tales

Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1907. Hardcover. An Oxford University Press edition presenting three sections from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. With extensive prefatory material including a Life of Chaucer, also with plentiful footnotes, glossary, endnotes and index of proper names. An entry in publisher's Clarendon Press Series. --- In dark red cloth-covered boards with horizontal bands in black to covers, spine titling & decorations in gilt. Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- A Good-only copy, with frequent penciled notations, inked prior owner's signature to front free endpaper and acidic stains to endpapers, otherwise a tightly-bound, sound copy.; 16mo - 6 to 7 in. tall; lxii, 266 pages. Good with no dust jacket .

Bluebird BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 85911

Keywords: >>Classic Fiction, Literature >>Poetry

CHAUCER, GEOFFREY; SKEAT, WALTER W. (ED.); BOSTON, STEWART (TRANSL.)

Troilus and Criseyde

London, Folio Society. 1990. leather. Ill.: Brookes, Peter. Used, Hardcover; quarter-bound in dark green leather and paper sides printed with a wood-block pattern; presented in slipcase. Small mark to lower page block and light edgewear to slipcase. Middle English text is taken from Walter W. Skeat, The Complete Works for Geoffrey Chaucer, Oxford University Press, 1912. Very good condition. AD. Very Good.

PsychoBabel BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 517609

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: Brookes, Peter

Chaucer, Geoffrey. Walter W. Skeat, editor. Stewart Boston, translation and introduction

Troilus & Criseyde

London, Folio Society, 1990. First printing of this edition. 0 pp. Hardcover. Peter Brookes, illustrations. Fine in paper-covered boards with a leather spine and fine slipcase. Fine/Fine slipcase.

Library Books / Clayton Fine BooksProfessional seller

Book number: b23955

CHAUCER, GEOFFREY; BROOKES, PETER [ILLUS.]; SKEAT, WALTER W, [ED.]

Troilus & Criseyde

London: The Folio Society, 1990. First FS Edition. Dark green/gilt leather spine on cream illustrated boards. 280mm x 190mm (11" x 7"). xiii, 495pp. Illustrations by Peter Brookes.. VG : in Very good condition with brown slipcase. A little marking and scuffing to slip case .

Barter BooksProfessional seller

Book number: fol139

Catalogue: Fiction

Keywords: Fiction Folio Society Poetry

CHAUCER, GEOFFREY; (Edited by Walter W. Skeat)

Troilvs & Criseyde Translation and introduction by Stewart Boston. Illustrations by Peter Brookes.

Demy 4to; pp. xvi, 495; coloured frontispiece, five other full page coloured illustrations, notes, textured endpapers, original quarter leather binding with decorated paper covered boards, title lettered in gilt on spine, housed in the original tan paper covered slipcase. fine copy. London; the Folio Society. 1990. This is and 1380s pome of Chaucer in which he re-tells the tragic story of the lovers Troilus and Criseyde set against a backdrop of war during the Siege of Troy. Many Chaucer scholars regard it as the poet's finest work.

Time BooksellersProfessional seller

Book number: 102087

Keywords: English literature Chaucer Geoffrey Middle English literature

Geoffrey Chaucer; Walter W. Skeat

The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer and Others

London; Oxford, Alexander Moring, Limited; The De La More Press; Henry Frowde; Oxford University Press, 1905. Cloth. A limited edition facsimile of the important 1532 folio collecting together the works of Chaucer. A limited edition of one thousand copies, of which this is numbered three hundred and five.A facsimile of the 1532 first collected edition of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer, spelt to the original titled page of 'Geffray Chaucer&apos. A faithful facsimile of a copy held at the British Museum. This publication was the first attempt to collected the complete works of Chaucer into one volume, containing an authoritative printing of 'The Canterbury Tales' and his other important writings. Additionally printed alongside Chaucer's works are a few pieces by other authors, such as Lydgate and Henryson which, at the time of Pynson's edition, were thought to have been penned by Chaucer. With an introduction by Walter W. Skeat. The folio edition was edited by William Thynne. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Spine is age-toned. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine, heavier to the extremities. Spine labels are rubbed and chipped. Light marks and rubbing to the boards and spine, with one small tidemark to the front board. Puncture marks to the tail of the front board. Fading to the rear joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages ae bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

Rooke BooksProfessional seller

Book number: 932P3

Catalogue: Poetry

Keywords: The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer and Others geoffrey chaucer chaucer walter w. skeat geoffrey chaucer Not Stated

Edited by SKEAT, Rev. Walter W.

The Romans of Partenay, or of Lusignen: Otherwise Known As the Tale of Melusine: Translated from the French of la Coudrette (About 1500-1520 A.D. ). Early English Text Society, Original Series, No. 22.

London, Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & CO, 1899. 8vo., pp.xx,287, uncut, paperback (printed wrappers); ink mark struck through the advertisements to rear wrapper and front wrapper verso, internally fresh, with shelf-wear to extremities of wrappers, a good copy.

The Minster Gate BookshopProfessional seller

Book number: 38075

Catalogue: LITERATURE

Edited by SKEAT, Rev. Walter W.

Series B. Reprinted Glossaries. I. North of England Words; from &Lsquo;a Tour to the Caves,&Rsquo; by J.H. ; 1871. II. Provincialisms of East Yorkshire; by Mr. Marshall; 1788. III. Provincialisms of East Norfolk; by Mr. Marshall; 1787. IV. Provincialisms of the Vale of Gloucester; by Mr. Marshall; 1789. V. Provincialisms of the Midland Counties; by Mr. Marshall; 1790. VI. Provincialisms of West Devonshire; by Mr. Marshall; 1796. VII. A Glossary of Words Used in the West Riding of Yorkshire; by Dr. Willan; 1811.

London: published for The English Dialect Society by N. Trubner & Co., 1873. 8vo., pp.vi,111, half publisher’s navy blue leather, gilt, textured blue cloth boards, red speckled edges; free endpapers toned, slight bowing to boards, rubbing to extremities, with wear to leather at lower corner of front board, light scuffs to leather, internally a clean, fresh copy, which is overall very good.

The Minster Gate BookshopProfessional seller

Book number: 31503

Catalogue: FOLKLORE & OCCULT

Geoffrey Chaucer,Walter W Skeat

Chaucerian and Other Pieces: Being a Supplement to the Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer

Oxford University Press. unknown_binding , Condition: VeryGood.

Aardvark Rare BooksProfessional seller

Book number: mon0000349772