Sir Philip Sidney stands beside Shakespeare and Spenser as one of the great writers of the English Renaissance, and his masterpiece, the Arcadia , continues to delight readers with its tales of love, political intrigue, kidnap and torture, all revolving around the courtship of two Arcadian princesses by their heroic suitors. This is the first scholarly edition of the New Arcadia --Sidney's radical revision of the Old Arcadia --with modernized punctuation and spelling, an extensive commentary on the work, and a glossary ...
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Sir Philip Sidney stands beside Shakespeare and Spenser as one of the great writers of the English Renaissance, and his masterpiece, the Arcadia , continues to delight readers with its tales of love, political intrigue, kidnap and torture, all revolving around the courtship of two Arcadian princesses by their heroic suitors. This is the first scholarly edition of the New Arcadia --Sidney's radical revision of the Old Arcadia --with modernized punctuation and spelling, an extensive commentary on the work, and a glossary.
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Add this copy of [(the Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia)] [Author: Sir to cart. $13.35, fair condition, Sold by Stephen White Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1977 by PENGUIN CLASSICS.
Add this copy of The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia to cart. $1,498.50, very good condition, Sold by Bookcase rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Carlisle, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1655 by Printed By William Du-gard.
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Very Good. 4to. 'The tenth edition. with his life and death; a brief table of the principal heads, and som other new additions'. Rebound in dark brown leather and cloth, panelled spine with decs and dark green title panel. Some scuffing and peeling to leather, some fraying and chipping to front board which also has a few stains and rubbings. Marbled endpapers and red painted closed edges. Some pages are closely trimmed but with no loss of text. Previous owner name and date of 1763 to title page in brown ink. Occasional brown ink stains or marginalia and a few pages are browned, but overall very clean and tidy, tight bind.
Add this copy of The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia to cart. $79.00, fair condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 1893 by Sampson Low, Marston and Co.
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Fair. No Jacket. The boards are edge worn. foxing. page ends are uneven and roughly cut. faded gold gilt on the top page ends. ownership inscription. binding has been repaired. [SK]
Add this copy of The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia: (the Old Arcadia) ( to cart. $509.50, fair condition, Sold by Griffin Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Stamford, CT, UNITED STATES, published 1655 by Du Gard.
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Fair. 1655 Du Gard 10th edition in 3/4 leather both boards detached. Loss at head of spine. Ink to title page, toned. oversized and overweight. Please email for photos.
Add this copy of The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia to cart. $57.00, fair condition, Sold by Book Alley rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pasadena, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1867 by Sampson Low, Son, & Marston.
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Fair. Acceptable. Rubbing to boards, spine ends and corners frayed, new endpapers, some pencil markings in text. Still in solid reading condition. Pasadena's finest independent new and used bookstore.
Add this copy of The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia to cart. $507.00, fair condition, Sold by Prairie Archives rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, IL, UNITED STATES, published 1655 by William DuGard.
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Fair. Front cover detached but present. Back cover nearly off. 624pp, Corners bumped and worn to boards. Pages browned, some foxing. This large, heavy book may require extra shipping.