The Kingis Quair
Title: The Kingis Quair
Author: Edited from the Manuscript with introduction, notes and glossary by W. Mackay Mackenzie
Publisher: Faber and Faber Ltd., London
Date: 1939
Hardback - 1st Edition with original dust cover
Additional Product Information
When King James I of Scotland (1394-1437) was taken prisoner and held in England, in Windsor Castle, he saw from a tower window the beautiful Joan Beaufort walking in the garden below, and decided there and then that this was the woman for him.
The Kingis Quair (c1424) is the poem attributed to James, written in an elegant, gentle Scots
Condition Notes
A good copy of the original authoritative Mackay Mackenzie edition with a good condition original dustcover with just some light stains and fading and some fraying along the edges.
The inside pages are beautifully tanned with age and remain bright and clean throughout.
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