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Legends of King Arthur; Illustrations by Roman Pisarev
by Barber, Richard
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About This Item
London: The Folio Society, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Leather bound. Fine. Fine first edition of Legends of King Arthur as edited by Richard Barber, published by The Folio Society in 2000.. Large octavo, 726pp. Bound in one-half green morocco with cloth boards. Title in gilt on spine. Illustrated in green, black, white, and gilt on covers. The single-volume edition, including all three original books: Arthur, Tristan, and The Holy Grail, with introductions to each by Richard Barber. No additional printings listed on copyright page. A fine example housed in the publisher's matching green cloth slipcase. Complete with sixteen full-page illustrations by Roman Pisarev, including frontispiece.
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- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15062
- Title
- Legends of King Arthur; Illustrations by Roman Pisarev
- Author
- Barber, Richard
- Illustrator
- Fine first edition of Legends of King Arthur as edited by Richard Barber, published by The Folio Society in 2000.
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2000
- Keywords
- The Knight and Chivalry Richard Barber, The Penguin Guide to Medieval Europe Barber, Legends of Arthur by Barber, Edward Prince of Wales and Aquitaine, Henry II Richard Barber, Richard Barber historian, Barber signed book
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Folio
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- First Edition
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