Author: Octave Delepierre
Title: Old Flanders; or, Popular Traditions and Legends of Belgium
Description: London, T. C. Newby, 1845. First edition. Leather. A very scarce first edition of this collection of legends from Belgium, in two volumes. Complete in two volumes. First edition. Very scarce. A collection of the popular traditions and legends of Belgium, including: Antigon or the Giant of Antwerp, The Blankenberg Fisherman, Ethelinde and Engelran, The Tournament of the Golden Tree, and Jehan the Libeller, amongst others. Written by Joseph Octave Delepierre, a Belgian lawyer, archivist, diplomat, author and antiquary who spent his later life in the United Kingdom, and is best known for his studies of macaronic language and literature. In the original half calf binding. Externally, sound with rubbing and light loss to the extremities. Minor bumping to the board tips with the odd mark to the boards. Fading to the spines with light loss to the head of the spine of volume two. Hinges starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with light scattered spotting and the odd small handling mark. Further spotting and age toning to the endpapers. Library bookplates to the front endpapers with ink inscriptions to the front pastedown and endpapers. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

Keywords: Old Flanders Belgium Traditions Flanders Delepierre None


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