The Once & Future King
by T. H. White
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
First American printing with no futher printings indicated and $4.95 on the dustjacket. Blue cloth with a dustjacket recently wrapped in mylar. Gilt title to spine. Based on Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory. Chips to jacket on head and tail (see image). A nice clean copy with no previous owners' names or other defacements. Scarce American first edition.
6 x 8.5 in
Synopsis
The Once and Future King is an Arthurian fantasy novel written by T. H. White. It was first published in 1958 and is mostly a composite of earlier works. The title comes from the supposed inscription of the marker over King Arthur's grave: HIC IACET ARTHURUS REX QUONDAM REXQUE FUTURUS — "Here lies Arthur, the once and future king."
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8903
- Title
- The Once & Future King
- Author
- T. H. White
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G.T. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1958
- Pages
- 677
- Size
- 8vo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Arthurian Epic
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed.
About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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- Tail
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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