Author: Frederick J. Furnivall
Title: The Babees Book, Aristotle&Apos;S a B C, Urbanitatis, Stans Peur Ad Mensam, the Lytille Childrens Lytil Boke, the Bokes of Nurture of Hugh Rhodes and John Russell, Wynkyn de Worde&Apos;S Boke of Keruynge, the Booke of Demeanor, the Boke of Curtasye, Seager&Apos;S Schoole of Vertue, &C. &C. With Some French & Latin Poems on Like Subjects, and Some Forewords on Education in Early England
Description: London, The Early English Text Society, 1868. First edition. Leather. The first edition of this educational work on manners and meals provided through Early English, French, and Latin poetry, edited by Frederick Furnivall. The first edition of this work. A collection of Early English poems and treatises, and French and Latin poems, on the subject of manners and meals in the 'olden time&apos. The work is intended as an educational work. Edited by Frederick James Furnivall. Furnivall was one of the creators of the 'New English Dictionary&apos. He also founded a number of literary societies on early English literature. With sixteen plates to the front. Errata slip bound in before the title page. In a half crushed morocco binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, with some rubbing to the spine and boards. Two institutional labels to the tail of the spine, and evidence of a label being formerly adhered to the spine. Institutional labels to the front pastedown and to the recto to the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the odd spot, mostly to the first and last few pages. Institutional stamps to the reverse of the plates. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .

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