Eine Scho[e]ne und Kurzweilige History die dasagt von Zweyen Königs Kindern.

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Eine Scho[e]ne und Kurzweilige History die dasagt von Zweyen Königs Kindern. [Frankfurt am Main: Han?], 1568. Octavo, incomplete at end, title printed in red and black, illustrated with text woodcuts throughout, rare, no copies of this edition listed in Worldcat, likely a reprint of the 1561 Han imprint (cf. Robert Edmund Graves's bibliography, The History of Oliver of Castile, London: Blades, East & Blades, 1898, pages 25-26); bound in full 19th century speckled calf with gilt bordered boards, gilt tooled and labeled spine, a.e.g., some scratches to back board, front joints dry, two ink inscriptions to title, 5 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.

"The History of Oliver of Castile, although unconnected with any of the great cycles of medieval romance, is not without interest. The tale is chiefly of a domestic character, and is often told in language by Holy Scripture. Dibdin, in his Typographical Antiquities, has given copious extracts from it, and remarks that few ancient romances describe more vividly the pageantries of a tournament or the equipment of a knight." (ibid. Graves, introduction)

A-T8, U3-6.
Estimate $500-700


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