The Mists of Avalon (Inscribed)
by Bradley, Marion Zimmer
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0394524063
- ISBN 13
- 9780394524061
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. First edition, first printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. xi(i),876,(iv)pp. Black cloth spine, dark gray paper over boards, both blocked in copper foil. A fine copy without the usual sunning. The dust wrapper is not price-clipped and is also fine. Inscribed by the author in the title page: to Ross Voyles. "Historical writing on a grand scale, with all the magic conviction and resonance of ballad and ancient lore." - Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-48.
Synopsis
The Mists of Avalon is a 1982 novel by Marion Zimmer Bradley, in which she relates the Arthurian legends from the perspective of the female characters.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thorn Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17863
- Title
- The Mists of Avalon (Inscribed)
- Author
- Bradley, Marion Zimmer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition, first printing
- ISBN 10
- 0394524063
- ISBN 13
- 9780394524061
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1982
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arthurian;
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
Biblio member since 2003
Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
Thorn Books offers antiquarian, rare and out-of-print books. Frequently updated catalogues are available online in our specialty areas: King Arthur; Early Britain; Western Americana; California; Literature; and Rare Books. We are open by appointment only. Thorn Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers of American (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Independent League of Online Booksellers (IOBA).
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...