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The Sword in the Stone
by T.H. White
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good -
- Seller
-
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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About This Item
London: Collins, 1938. Very Good -. London: Collins, 1938. First Edition, with matching dates to title and copyright page. Octavo. 339 pp. Black and white illustrations. Black cloth with white lettering to spine. Lacks dust jacket.
Boards worn and bumped at extremities with brief exposure and minor fraying; general scuffing and chewing; moderate lean to boards but binding is sound. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper and foxing to endpapers and edges of text block. A nearly Very Good copy of the first volume of White's beloved Arthurian sequence.
[Gallix A10].
Boards worn and bumped at extremities with brief exposure and minor fraying; general scuffing and chewing; moderate lean to boards but binding is sound. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper and foxing to endpapers and edges of text block. A nearly Very Good copy of the first volume of White's beloved Arthurian sequence.
[Gallix A10].
Synopsis
The Sword in the Stone is a novel by T. H. White, published in 1938, initially a stand-alone work but now the first part of a tetralogy The Once and Future King. Walt Disney Productions adapted the story to an animated film, and the BBC adapted it to radio.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27057
- Title
- The Sword in the Stone
- Author
- T.H. White
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good -
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Collins
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1938
Terms of Sale
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
Washington, District of Columbia
About Capitol Hill Books, ABAA
Capitol Hill Books is a used bookstore in the Eastern Market neighborhood of Washington, DC. We have three floors of quality used books, first editions, and rare books.
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- Edges
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- Octavo
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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