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THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING
by WHITE, T.H
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/Good
- Seller
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Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
LONDON: THE REPRINT SOCIETY, 1960 Mushroom boards with blue blocked title slip and gilt titles, 205 x 135 mm approx.Top edge stained Blue. [vi] +678pp. Omnibus containing White's Arthurian epic novels The Sword In The Stone, The Witch In The Wood (rewritten and with a new title The Queen and Air of Darkness), The Ill-Made Knight and The Candle In The Wind. 3rd printing 1960 by The Reprint Society. VG/G Book- no notable shelf wear or soiling to boards, spine a little sunned, hint of offset browning/ foxing to free end papers, no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket- moderate shelf rubbing with a few small nicks- max 11 mm to top rear panel at spine fold, a little loss to extremities- ie corner tips and head and tail of spine. mild shelf soiling. Now in removable proprietary protective sleeve. No other notable defects to book or jacket). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.
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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- Bookseller
- booksonlinebrighton
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 132522
- Title
- THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING
- Author
- WHITE, T.H
- Format/Binding
- Hard Back
- Book Condition
- Used - VG
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- THE REPRINT SOCIETY
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 1960
- Size
- 205x140mm Approx.
- Keywords
- Arthurian Legend, King Arthur, The Sward In The Stone, The Witch In The Wood, The Queen of Air and Darkness.The Ill -Made Knight, The Candle in the Wind,
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- Gilt
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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