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The Arthurian Legends: An Illustrated Anthology
by Barber, Richard - Editor
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0822606003
- ISBN 13
- 9780822606000
- Seller
-
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Totowa, NJ: Littlefield Adams & Company, 1979 Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition / 1st Printing. Square Octavo. vi + 224 pp, introductions, 14 chapters featuring selections and introductions by Richard Barber of important motifs and historical settings in the tradition. chapter 1The Welsh Tradition; 2.The History of the Kings of Britain; 3.The Death of Arthur; etc. Texts taken from Marie de France, Gottfried von Strassburg, Wolfram von Eschenbach, Thomas Malory, et al, classic sources & interpreters of the King Arthur legend. Profusely illustrated in b&w, with many color plates also. Glossy white paper with marbled endpapers. Binding tight, pages clean and unmarked, covers crisp and very minor wear to bottom spine edge. 8.2" x 9.5" dark brown cloth boards in brown illustrated DJ (in mylar protector)..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004860
- Title
- The Arthurian Legends: An Illustrated Anthology
- Author
- Barber, Richard - Editor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- First American Edition / 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0822606003
- ISBN 13
- 9780822606000
- Publisher
- Littlefield Adams & Company
- Place of Publication
- Totowa, NJ
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Romances - King Arthur - Knights - the Holy Grail
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
- Size
- Square Octavo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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Ann Arbor, Michigan
About West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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