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The Romance of Tristan and Iseult
by Bedier, Joseph; Gorey, Edward (Illustrator)
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York: Doubleday/Anchor, 1955. First Thus . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Gorey, Edward. French scholar Bedier's reconstruction of the classic medieval romance, collectible by fans of Edward Gorey since it is another in the series of Anchor paperbacks (#A2) for which he did the cover illustration & typography (though not attributed in book, so missed by many!). Orig. published in 1900, with a copyright of 1945 in the book, this is the First Mass Market Paperback edition from 1955 (Toledano), in 190 pages + list of other Anchor books in rear. Condition is VG: completely clean & bright inside, pages white with mild tanning to edges, unmarked save for former owner's name in neat pen to ffep. Binding straight & tight (feels unopened). Rubbing to extremities, heavier at corners, with slight tearing mis-spine; nicely protected in new mylar collector bag Free!Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023605
- Title
- The Romance of Tristan and Iseult
- Author
- Bedier, Joseph; Gorey, Edward (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Gorey, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Doubleday/Anchor
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- MIDDLE AGES ROMANCE COURTLY LOVE ILLUSTRATION COVER ART ILLUSTRATOR EDWARD GOREY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Vintage Paperbacks; Literature/Literary Criticism/Poetry/Short Stories; Illustrated Books/Illustrators / Edward Gorey;
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La Mesa, California
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- New
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