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Title: Histoire Des Quatre Fils Aymon, Tres-Nobles Et Tres-Vaillants Chevaliers
Description: Lille, Blocquel-Castiaux, 1852. Leather. A French edition of the enduring medieval legend, following four brothers as they fight Charlemagne. A unique copy with modernist author John Fowles' bookplate. In French.'Quatre fils Aymon' is a medieval French tale, revolving around the four sons of Duke Aymon; the Knight Renaud de Montauban, and his brothers Guichard, Allard, and Richardet, and their magical horse, Bayard. The four brothers revolt against the Emperor Charlemagne, following them on exciting and dangerous adventures.This scarce edition, published in Lille, is illustrated with fourteen woodcuts to five pages. Bookplate of renowned author John Fowles to the recto of the front endpaper. Critically positioned between modernism and postmodernism, amongst Fowles's best known novels are 'The Magus', 'The Collector', and 'The French Lieutenant's Woman&apos.Bookplate of William Stirling to the front paste down. In a quarter calf binding with cloth to the boards. Externally, generally smart. Leather is rubbed. Minor bumping to the extremities. Some light marks to the boards. Small crack to the head and tail of the front joint. Bookplates to the front paste down and to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and spotted. Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Good .

Keywords: Histoire des Quatre Fils Aymon, Tres-Nobles et Tres-Vaillants Chevaliers four songs of aymon medieval knights four songs of aymon Not Stated


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