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PRINCE VALIANT; And the Three Challenges / By Harold Foster / [Seal: Prince Valiant Book 7]
by Foster, Hal
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York 22: Hastings House, Publishers, 1960. Reprint of Sunday Comic strip: First Edition Thus. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. James Flowers. Quarto (10 1/4" x 6 7/8"), light green cloth with black stenciled lettering on spine, profusely illustrated with B&W comic drawings by James Flowers, archival polyester protected pictorial dust jacket (price-clipped) with image of Prince Valiant highlighted in red-&-black, 96 pages. Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur, often simply called Prince Valiant, is an American comic strip created by Hal Foster in 1937. It is an epic adventure that has told a continuous story during its entire history, and the full stretch of that story now totals more than 4000 Sunday strips.<br/><br/>Prince Valiant Book 7. Hastings House produced seven hardback Prince Valiant books in the 1950s, using the illustrations by Foster but with the text simplified by Max Trell and for the last two books by James Flowers.<br/><br/>Very Good copy: tight, clean, unmarked internally with previous owner's name and address on front free endpaper. Light soil and moderate rubbing to still colorful and remarkably complete dust jacket (price-clipped) with edgewear, a 1/2" nick on its lower edge, and wear to the head and especially foot of the dj.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7294
- Title
- PRINCE VALIANT; And the Three Challenges / By Harold Foster / [Seal: Prince Valiant Book 7]
- Author
- Foster, Hal
- Illustrator
- James Flowers
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint of Sunday Comic strip: First Edition Thus
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hastings House, Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York 22
- Date Published
- 1960
- Keywords
- Knights, war, swords, death, illustrated, cartoons, high middle ages, horses, Sunday, comics
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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- Quarto
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- Spine
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