Adam of Cobsham; Frederick J. Furnivall [editor] - The Wright&Apos;S Chaste Wife or a Fable of a Wryght That Was Made a Pore Wydows Dowtre

London, The Early English Text Society by N. Trubner & Co. 1865. Cloth. A smartly bound copy of this scarce comic tale from the fifteenth century, edited by English philologist Frederick James Furnivall. Scarce work. An English comic tale from the fifteenth century written in verse, which follows a working man who decides to get married later in life. On his wedding day he is given a garland of flowers and told they will never fade as long as his wife is faithful. Written by Adam of Cobsham. Copied and edited by Frederick James Furnivall, an English philologist, best known as one of the co-creators of the New English Dictionary. He founded a number of learned societies on early English literature and made pioneering editorial contributions to the subject, the most notable of which was his parallel text edition of The Canterbury Tales. Bound in full green cloth. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with scattered spotting throughout. Previous owner's ink stamp to the front endpaper. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .

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