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Francois Villon & Translated by H B McCaskie. The Poems Of Francois Villon. The Cresset Press, 1946.
Price: US$6.42 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Light wear to boards. Content has light toning, writing on the ffep and a ex libris sticker on the ffep. Good DJ with some chips/tears, toning and marks. Gold gilt edges on the top outer edge pages
Seller: BoundlessBookstore, Wallingford, United Kingdom
Villon, Francois.. THE POEMS. Translated by H.B. McCaskie.. Cresset Press, 1946., 1946.
Price: US$7.06 + shipping
Description: 1st edition. 8vo. 243pp. Half tone frontispiece and illustrations by Edward Ardizonne. F.e.ps. lightly browned. Original gilt lettered cream cloth, spine slightly darkened, t.e.g. US$7
Seller: Hay Cinema Bookshop Limited, Hay on Wye, United Kingdom
VILLON, Francois / McCASKIE, H.B (trans). The poems of Francois Villon. Cresset Press, 1946.
Price: US$7.06 + shipping
Description: 1st edition thus edition, translated by H.B McCaskie; illustrations by Edward Ardizzone. Cream cloth with gilt. Parallel English/French text. Internally VG; Cloth a little discoloured; corner of back board bashed; wear at head & foot of spine; gilt a little dull Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket)
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Price: US$7.70 + shipping
Description: 8vo. First edition. The poems in both English and French. pp243(1) with 12 colour plates including frontispiece. Top edge gilt. Original cream cloth, backstrip and front cover titled in gilt. Covers lightly but quite densely spotted, though still clean-looking. No dust jacket. Fore- & lower edges of text-block lightly toned and spotted. Contents clean, tight and in fine condition. GOOD+ copy.
Seller: J. R. Young, Birmingham, United Kingdom
H. B. McCaskie. The Poems of Francois Villon. The Cresset Press, London, 1946.
Price: US$8.98 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The Cresset Press, London, 1946. Hard cover. Book condition : Very good. Text colean with no marking. Superb illustrations. Covers are browned, spotted. Previuos owners signature insude cover.Page edges spotted. Text in English and French. Book will be sent by UK postal service. Bookseller Inventory #010272
Seller: Westwood Books, Cramlington, United Kingdom
Cresset Press. The Poems of Francois Villon by Cresset Press. H B McCaskie (Translated by), 1946.
Price: US$9.94 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1946-01-01. H B McCaskie (Translated by). Hardcover. GOOD DJ; Acceptable, edgewear, darkened. Previous owners name. 9x6
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Price: US$12.83 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Dual text in English and French. Cream cloth with title in gilt on spine and front cover. Condition: Good, with light shelfwear to covers. Binding sound, no inscriptions. Dustjacket condition: Fair to good, with general light shelfwear and foxing, and light sunning to spine. Price-clipped. 243pp. 12 colour plates (inc. frontispiece) by Edward Ardizzone
Seller: Karen Jakobsen (Member of the PBFA), Sturminster Newton, United Kingdom
Villon, Francois. The Poems of Francois Villon. The Cresset Press, London, 1946.
Price: US$12.83 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Translated by H.B. McCaskie. Some minor foxing and marking to edges. D/w spine slightly sunned; lightly rubbed at extremities; slightly grubby, with some minor foxing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Caledonia Books, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Francois Villon; H B McCaskie (tr). The Poems of Francois Villon. The Cresset Press, London, 1946.
Price: US$12.83 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Notable for the 12 full page plates by Ardizzone which are clean and bright and showing very well. Some toning and very occasional marking to text but otherwise all in VG internal order. Cream cloth with bight gilt titling, a little marked to edges and lightly stained. Good unclipped d/j, faded and stained to spine, lightly worn to edges and toned to rear. 8vo. 243pp + plates
Seller: Dodman Books, Morston, United Kingdom
Villon, Francois (translated by H B McCaskie). The Poems of Francois Villon. Cresset Press, 1946.
Price: US$13.48 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: hardback, octavo, oatmeal cloth lettered gilt, lacking dust wrapper, cloth lightly soiled, French text with English translations and illustrations by Edward Ardizzone, 243pp
Seller: Pendleburys - the bookshop in the hills, Llanwrda, United Kingdom
Villon, Francois. The Poems of Francois Villon. The Cresset Press, 1946.
Price: US$15.40 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Publisher Cresset Press, London 1946. 1st ed. First edition. Translated by H.B.McCaskie, illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Very good condition in cream boards with gilt lettering to front cover and spine. Base of spine slightly damaged, other corners bumped. Previous owner's signature on flyleaf, no other markings or inscriptions, tight binding. Some pages untrimmed.
Seller: The Mill Bookshop, Gatehouse of Fleet, United Kingdom
Price: US$16.62 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: True first British printing. No jacket. Translated by H. B. McCaskie. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. All twelve illustrations are present and in very good condition. Yellow boards with gold lettering to spine and front are very good with a few small marks, very minor pushing/bumping to corners, minor patchy darkening (including to spine), the odd minor bump/rub to edges and minor pushing/rubbing to head/tail of spine. Pages are generally clean and the binding is tight. Top of pages gilt. Rough cut page edges and bottoms. Previous owner's name and date in pen to front end-paper. Pages bit tanned. Very small tear/bump to bottom edge of first few pages. Occasional small mark/spot of foxing to pages. No other faults. All books described honestly and accurately. Paypal accepted.
Seller: PW Books, Andover, HANTS, United Kingdom
Price: US$22.04 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good hardback copy. No dustjacket. Previous owner's name inside. Parallel English/French text. Copious annotations in English. Full page colour illstrations by Edward Ardizzone. 243pp.
Seller: Theologia Books, La Charite sur Loire, France
McCaskie, H.B. The Poems of Francois Villon. The Cresset Press, London, 1946.
Price: US$23.10 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Some wear and rubbing to boards, ink inscrip to front p/d, light foxing to c/e, PP clean and tidy Size: 8vo
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom
McCASKIE H.B. (TRANSLATOR). THE POEMS OF FRANCOIS VILLON. LONDON THE CRESSET PRESS, 1946.
Price: US$25.67 + shipping
Description: A VERY GOOD COPY IN SLIGHTLY WORN DUSTWRAP. NEAT INSCRIPTION AND DATE ON FEP. ILLUSTRATED BY EDWARD ARDIZZONE. 1ST EDITION.
Seller: Hawkridge Books, Bakewell, United Kingdom
Price: US$25.67 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st Edition, Cresset Press 1946. Royal 8vo. 243pp. Coloured frontispiece and 11 further full page colour plate illustrations by the great Edward Ardizzone. Parallel English and French text. Very good clean tight sound square, no bookplate, inscription or ownership marks of any kind, light sporadic foxing limited to prelims and foreedges, top edge gilt, rest attractively untrimmed. Bound in gilt lettered beige cloth boards now housed and protected in removable transparent mylar wrapper. The phrase Where are the snows of yesteryear is one of the most famous lines of translated poetry in the Englishspeaking world. It is the refrain in The Ballad of Dead Ladies, Dante Gabriel Rossettis translation of Villons 1461 Ballade des Dames du Temps Jadis. In the original the line is: Mais o sont les neiges dantan But where are the snows of yesteryear.
Seller: Richard Booth's Bookshop, Hereford, United Kingdom
H. B. McCaskie. The Poems of Francois Villon. The Cresset Press, 1946.
Price: US$31.53 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1946. First Edition. 243 pages. Pictorial dust jacket covered in removable plastic wrapper over beige cloth. Contains colour illustrated plates throughout. Clean pages with noticeable tanning and foxing throughout. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Boards have light edgewear with corner crushing and mild marking to boards. Mild tanning to board edges and spine, which has mild crushing to ends. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Tape to head of spine. Light rubbing and marking to panels. Notable tanning to spine and panel edges. Mild foxing to surfaces.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Price: US$38.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good condition, octavo, cream cloth titles blocked in gilt on frontand across spine, in very good sunned dust wrapper in protective cover, illustrated with full page illustrations by Edward Ardizzone, parallel English and French Text, 243 pages. [QP]
Seller: Portman Rare Books, Tonbridge, United Kingdom
Francois Villon; H. B. McCaskie. The Poems of Francois Villon. The Cresset Press, London, 1946.
Price: US$38.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A first edition of this translated collection of poetry from Late Middle Ages poet Francois Villon, with illustrations throughout. First thus. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and eleven black-and-white plates, some of which are accented with a single colour. Collated complete. A collection of poetry from François Villon, one of the best known French poets of the Late Middle Ages. Translated into English by H. B. McCaskie. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone, a British painter, printmaker, war artist, author and illustrator. In the original beige cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear to the extremities. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also smart with light shelf wear and minor chipping to the head of the spine. Light sunning to the spine and extremities. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light spotting to the endpapers. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Francois Villon; H. B. McCaskie. The Poems of Francois Villon. The Cresset Press, London, 1946.
Price: US$44.91 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Bright first edition of this illustrated anthology of the poems of François Villon. The first edition of this work. Lovely poetry anthology by François Villon, famous French poet of the Late Middle Ages. Translated by H.B. McCaskie. These poems often deal with Villon's criminal behaviour and experiences with the law enforcement.Illustrated with beautiful coloured plates by Edward Ardizzone.Complete with unclipped dust wrapper. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally lovely with minor shelf wear only, lightly bumped to head and tail of spine. Previous ownership inscription to front free endpaper, undated. Dust wrapper unclipped and very smart with minor shelf wear only, lightly chipped to head and tail of spine, spine lightly sunned. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
McCaskie, H.B.. The Poems of Francois Villon. The Cresset Press, London, 1946.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Description: Edward Ardizzone. First edition. 8vo.
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$57.75 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Ivory/Cream coloured cloth, hardback book, with beautiful gilt title impressions, both on the front board and spine. Comes with its own dust jacket, which has a transparent cover over the jacket, not price clipped. The book is in really good condition, normal wear, marks and tear apply consistent with use and age. Tiny discolouration to top half of front and back boards, more from shelf-life than any other form, hardly noticeable, but thought it prudent to mention. 243 pages all intact, all pages, text and lovely illustrations are in really good, clean, readable order. Whilst most of the translation is in English verse, there are some poems that are still in French text. Dr. McCaskie's scholarly respect for his text, his rejection of the fictions and falsehoods that have accumulated around the poet and his poems, and his integrity as translator, combined with the accuracy, ingenuity, and felicity with which he preserves Villon's meaning as well as his rhythms and rhymes-schemes, are such as to establish the claim that this is the first complete translation into English verse which reveals, not the romantic vagabond of novel, film and legend, but the real Villon.
Seller: Bishops Green Books, Newbury, BERKS, United Kingdom