Alice Kemp-Welch — La Chatelaine of Vergi

New York, The New Amsterdam Book Company, 1903. Leather. An English translation of a 13th Century French Romance. Translated into English by Alice Kemp-Welch. With an introduction by L Brandin. In a Riviere and Son Binding, as indicated by binder's stamp to front pastedown. Illustrated, with four plates. Collated, complete. Chatelaine de Vergy is an anonymously written short 13th century romance of courtly love. It was written in old French and consists of approximately 958 lines of verse in 8 syllable rhymes couplets. The poem tells the tale of an unnamed Knight in the service of the Duke of Burgundy. The Knight is in fact the lover of the Duke's niece, the Chatelaine of Vergy. In a full crushed morocco binding with gilt stamping to the spine. Externally, generally smart with small patches of rubbing to the joints and extremities, heavier to the front joint. Binder's stamp to front pastedown, Riviere and Son. Gift inscription to recto of front free endpaper dated Xmas 1907. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright with the odd spot throughout. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed .