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Lancelot and the Lord of the Distant Isles: or, the Book of Galehaut Retold (Copy One)
by Terry, Patricia Rosenberg, Samuel
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 1567923240
- ISBN 13
- 9781567923247
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HARDBACK "HARD TO FIND OUTSIDE THE US," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 2006* Publisher: David R. Godine.* Binding and cover condition: Quarter Bound, two tone maroon cloth, Gilt title to spine. No bumps or rubs, no visible faults, un-used. AS NEW* Jacket condition: Illustrative b/w design on claret background to dust wrapper. NOT PRICE CLIPPED, showing shelf price of $26.95. No visible faults. No shelf wear. AS NEW* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight and bright with no reading wear, no marks to text, no visible faults. AS NEW* Illustrations: B/w woodcuts throughout by Judith Jaidinger.* Pages: 225 pp. text. ii pp. Notes at rear.* Description: This story of the passionate, adulterous, tragic love of Lancelot and Guinevere is at once the perfect expression of 'courtly love' and its inversion. The Arthurian legend that most of us know comes from Malory and "The Once and Future King". But there are also several books, including the thirteenth-century "Book of Galehaut", which gives a surprising and unfamiliar version. It is a double love story - the tale not only of Lancelot's love for Guinevere, but also the love of Galehaut, the Lord of the Distant Isles, for Lancelot. It is the achievement of Patricia Terry and Samuel Rosenberg, both seasoned translators of medieval romance, to tease out from the French sources the essential story of Lancelot, Guinevere, Galehaut, and Arthur, and, without distorting the original, retell it for today's readers.* A FINE, AS NEW copy with NO VISIBLE FAULTS.*
Synopsis
Peter Mansfield (1928–1996) corresponded regularly for the Financial Times , Economist , and London Sunday Times on Middle Eastern affairs. The author and editor of numerous works, he is best known for his comprehensive study The Arabs .
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- 5309
- Title
- Lancelot and the Lord of the Distant Isles: or, the Book of Galehaut Retold (Copy One)
- Author
- Terry, Patricia Rosenberg, Samuel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New AS NEW/AS NEW/AS NEW
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1567923240
- ISBN 13
- 9781567923247
- Publisher
- David R Godine Publishers Inc, U.S.
- Place of Publication
- Boston USA 288
- This edition first published
- April 1, 2007
- Size
- 21.1 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
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