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The Death of King Arthur (Penguin Classics)
by Cable, James – Translator
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 0140442553
- ISBN 13
- 9780140442557
- Seller
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melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, 1971. Reprint. Softcover. Good Condition. Introduction by translator and Appendix. Illustrated paperback binding with white coloured titles to the front panel and back strip. A translation of the French mediaeval romance La Mort le Roi Artu. The Arthurian world is in its twilight, the Round Table is depleted of numbers due to the Quest of the Holy Grail and is sick at heart. Lancelot is having an adulterous affair with Guinevere, and, the treacherous Mordred arrives with events culminating at the last Battle of Salisbury where Aurthur and Lancelot die and the kingdom of Logres is destroyed. Minor creasing of the book corners with rubbing of the book edges and panels. A little chipping of the back strip edges. Uniform tanning of the text block edges and pages. Splotches to the end pages. Size: 12mo (standard paperback). [8], 9 - 235, [5] pages,. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Literature & Literary; Britain/UK; Early (0-1000 AD); ISBN: 0140442553. ISBN/EAN: 9780140442557. Inventory No: 0124637. . 9780140442557
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- Bookseller
- Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0124637
- Title
- The Death of King Arthur (Penguin Classics)
- Author
- Cable, James – Translator
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0140442553
- ISBN 13
- 9780140442557
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Place of Publication
- Harmondsworth, Middlesex
- Date Published
- 1971
- Keywords
- BZDB2 Penguin Classics, King Arthur, death, La Mort le Roi Artu, Mediaeval French tale Literature & Literary; Britain/UK; Early (0-1000 AD); Unbranded ISBN: 0140442553 EAN: 9780140442557 Cable, James – Translator The Death of King Arthur
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About the Seller
Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
Biblio member since 2005
melbourne, Victoria
About Syber's Books ABN 40533682787
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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