Knowles, Dom David: The Religious Orders in England. Volume II: The End of the Middle Ages. Cambridge University Press, 1961. Third impression. 8vo, pp. [xii], 407. Slightly toned, else very good. Blue cloth, spine gilt, covers a little spotted, but still very good. First published in 1955. Ref: 53529
Kraemer, Joel L. (ed.): Perspectives on Maimonides: Philosophical and Historical Studies. Oxford University Press, for the Littman Library, 1991. First edition. 8vo., pp. x, 332. Hardback: burgundy cloth, gilt-lettered to spine. Top edge red. Dust-jacket. Unused: other than very light creasing only to jacket edges and a touch of shelf-dust, a fine copy. In The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization. Ref: 53903
Kuehn, Thomas: Heirs, Kin, and Creditors in Renaissance Florence. Cambridge University Press, 2008. First edition. 8vo., pp. xvii, 237. Cloth, silver-lettered, dust-jacket. Felt-tip remainder mark to bottom edge, otherwise near fine. Ref: 52387
[La Calpren?de, Gaultier de Coste seigneur de]; (Phillips, J., trans.:) Pharamond: or The History of France. A Fam'd Romance in Twelve Parts. The Whole Work Never Before Englished. London: T. Bassett, T. Dring and W. Caderman, 1677. Second edition. Folio, pp. [iv], 415, [i]; 758. Title page in red and black, woodcut initials. Very slightly foxed, faintly toned toward rear. Title a little grubby, some tiny scorch marks and a small scorched hole to 3O4 affecting a few letters, tiny marginal worm trails to gatherings 2Q-2V, 2I-2K and 3C-3E, small hole (paper flaw?) To 4Z4 affecting a few words to verso. Plain, modern dark brown calf, raised bands, green Morocco title label to spine, blind-tooled borders, endpapers renewed, edges faintly marbled. Spine and board edges a little rubbed, joints slightly creased, some bookseller's pencil notes to ffep. A very good, soundly rebound copy. La Calpren?de's (1610-1663) Merovingian historical romance, begun in 1661. It remained incomplete (in seven volumes) at his death two years later and was continued by Pierre d'Ortigue de Vaumori?re (1610-1693), with the 12th and final volume appearing in 1670. The first edition of the then-extant text in English was published in 1662 by Samuel Speed. ESTC R19768; Wing (2nd ed.) L126. Ref: 54593show full image..
Langland, William: (Skeat, Rev. Walter W., ed.:) The Vision of William concerning Piers the Plowman in Three Parallel Texts Together with Richard the Redeless. Vol. I: The Text; Vol. II: Introduction, Notes, and Glossary. Oxford University Press (special edition for Sandpiper Books), 2001. 2 vols., pp. 628, (3); cii, 484, (3). Hardback: black cloth, gilt-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. New, still in publisher's shrink-wrap. Facsimile of the 1886 edition. Ref: 54942
Lapidge, Michael (ed.): Anglo Saxon England 33 Cambridge University Press, 2002. First edition. 8vo., pp. x, 393. Cloth, gilt-lettered and decorated, corners slightly bumped, edges lightly dusted, small remainder mark to top edge. Dust-jacket, spine slightly faded, some shelf wear. Overall, very good. Ref: 30477
Lee, Jeffrey: God's Wolf: The Life of the Most Notorious of all Crusaders, Scourge of Saladin. New York: Norton, 2017. First American edition. 8vo., pp. 332 + colour plates. 5 maps. Hardback: dark blue cloth-backed light blue boards, silver-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Fine, almost as new. A "swashbuckling yet scholarly" Life of Reynald de Chatillon. Ref: 53725
Lewis, Matthew: Rebellion in the Middle Ages: Fight against the Crown. Barnsley: Pen & Sword, 2021. First edition. 8vo., pp. x, 269 + plates. Hardback: black cloth, gilt-lettered to spine. Dust-jacket. Unused, a hint only of shelf-dust: a fine copy. Ref: 54446
Livingston, C.H.: Gliglois: A French Arthurian romance of the thirteenth century. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1932. First edition. 8vo, pp. [viii], 182. Slight browning, but still a very good copy. Blue cloth, spine gilt, head and foot of spine bumped, dust-jacket, a little browned, edges a bit chipped. Ref: 53511
Lloyd, Roger B.: The Stricken Lute: An account of the life of Peter Abelard. London: Lovat Dickson Ltd, 1932. First edition. 8vo, pp. 221. Slight toning, fore-edge uncut and a little dusty, last gathering loosening, else very good. Brown cloth, spine gilt, a little faded around spine, a couple of light stains, but still good. Autograph of M.G. Clark dated 1935 to front free endpaper. Ref: 53531
