I was about to make a post with my most recent additions, then I saw Aelfwine's amazing treasure and gave up!
Ubi maior minor cessat

Mauro D86 wrote:

I was about to make a post with my most recent additions, then I saw Aelfwine's amazing treasure and gave up!
Ubi maior minor cessat

That is wrong, please post as we would love to see them.

That's amazing! Any idea on the penciled words on flyleaf?

zionius wrote:

That's amazing! Any idea on the penciled words on flyleaf?

Nothing sure. The first "word" might be an abbreviation or initials (it looks like two capital letters); possibly "AM"? The second word apparently starts with "H" (possibly "Hi") and possibly ends with "y" or "g". (Looking at the image in high contrast like this is useful but not determinative: the texture and toning of the paper can mislead, and tends to attract the eye to darker, and away from fainter, pencil marks of the original.)

Some readings that occurred to me: "Harley" (i.e., referring to a large family of important medieval manuscripts; in which case I'd like to read the first "word" as "MS", but really can't); or maybe "History"; but both are problematic.

Carl

Mauro D86 wrote:

I was about to make a post with my most recent additions, then I saw Aelfwine's amazing treasure and gave up!
Ubi maior minor cessat

Please don't! I'd feel quite bad if you did!

C

Aelfwine wrote:

Mauro D86 wrote:

I was about to make a post with my most recent additions, then I saw Aelfwine's amazing treasure and gave up!
Ubi maior minor cessat

Please don't! I'd feel quite bad if you did!

C

Just a joke, the post will come!
It's always fascinating to admire such rare pieces like yours, thanks for sharing, Carl!

Thanks Carl. A real puzzle!

I haven’t posted an update since Christmas, so here are my additions since then.

The notable early editions:

Oxford Book of Greek Verse in Translation: UK 1st/1st
Pearl (Gordon): UK 1st/1st
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Tolkien/Gordon): UK 1st/7th
Battle of Maldon (Gordon): UK 2nd/2nd (3rd impression overall) (light brown/burnt orange cover)
Battle of Maldon (Gordon): U.S. 1st/1st (bright orange cover)
The Seafarer (I. Gordon): U.S. 1st/1st
Finn and Hengest: U.S. 1st/1st

The 7 Appleton Century Crofts paperback editions are all U.S. 1st/1st editions that came together as a set. I mainly wanted The Seafarer and The Battle of Maldon but I do like the bright colors and matching designs.

The brown book in the middle with gold writing that’s hard to read is d’Ardenne’s Liflade ant te Passium of Seinte Iuliene. Just a modern reprint, not an early edition.

The Sonnets of William Alabaster is a 1st/1st signed and inscribed by co-editor G.M. Story. Thanks to Mr. Underhill for tipping me off to the listing.

Rustling Leaves, an Autobiography by Fr. John J. Maguire, signed/inscribed by Father Maguire. The copyright page indicates it was privately printed, so I doubt there was more than a first printing, of which this is one, but it's possible I guess. According to documents discovered by Urulókë, Fr. Maguire seems to have been a friend of Tolkien’s. More information here: https://www.tolkienguide.com/modules/n ... t_id=56072#forumpost56072

Very nice Haul Tuor ! Congrats

very nice Tuor son of Huor!