Chronicle of the Cid
Robert Southey, 1808
SOUTHEY, Robert (1774-1843, translator). Chronicle of the Cid. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1808.
First edition in English of the great realist epic, uncut in original boards. The original work was composed in verse in 12th-century Spain and describes the deeds of the historical Castilian warrior known as El Cid during the period of the Reconquista. The translator, although a poet himself, has rendered the original into prose.
Quarto (284 x 214mm). Half-titles, errata leaf. Engraved map of Spain and Portugal (faint dampstain to corner of map, a few spots). Original blue paper-backed boards, paper label on spine, uncut and untrimmed (some wear); custom box.
Chronicle of the Cid
Robert Southey, 1808
SOUTHEY, Robert (1774-1843, translator). Chronicle of the Cid. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1808.
First edition in English of the great realist epic, uncut in original boards. The original work was composed in verse in 12th-century Spain and describes the deeds of the historical Castilian warrior known as El Cid during the period of the Reconquista. The translator, although a poet himself, has rendered the original into prose.
Quarto (284 x 214mm). Half-titles, errata leaf. Engraved map of Spain and Portugal (faint dampstain to corner of map, a few spots). Original blue paper-backed boards, paper label on spine, uncut and untrimmed (some wear); custom box.
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