THE ROMANCE OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE. Abridged from Malory's Morte D'Arthur by Alfred W. Pollard
by (Rackham, Arthur). Pollard, Alfred W
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1927.. 1927.. Good. - Octavo, blue cloth titled in gilt on spine & in black with vignette stamped in black on front cover. There are some small, light stains to the covers. xxiv, [1] leaf & 517 pp. B&W frontispiece, 6 B&W plates, 1 B&W head-piece & B&W pictorial initials by Arthur Rackham. The endpapers are somewhat darkened; the top edges of the prelims & the last 30 pp. are slightly rippled. Ex-library with hand-written letter on spine, ink notations on half-title & stain & rubbing where pocket or label has been removed from rear pastedown. Good. <p>An early reprint.
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- Seller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 24217
- Title
- THE ROMANCE OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE. Abridged from Malory's Morte D'Arthur by Alfred W. Pollard
- Author
- (Rackham, Arthur). Pollard, Alfred W
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- New York: The Macmillan Company, 1927.
- Date Published
- 1927.
- Keywords
- ILLUSTRATIONS; MYTHS; MYTHOLOGY; ARTHURIAN; ARTHUR; KING ARTHUR; KNIGHTS; ROUND TABLE; THOMAS MALORY; ALFRED W. POLLARD; ILLUSTRATED; ILLUSTRATOR; ARTHUR RACKHAM; PLATES; LITERATURE; LEGENDS.
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- Arthurian Legends;
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Payment with order from individuals. Items are offered subject to prior sale. All purchases are subject to your approval, returnable within 10 days. New York State residents please add sales tax to your purchases. All items are guaranteed authentic and as described.
About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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