THE SWORD IN THE STONE
by White, T.H. (novel); Lawson, Robert (illustrations)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Stephenson, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1939. First American Edition. First volume of White's beloved sequence of Arthurian novels, The Once and Future King. Basis for the 1963 Walt Disney Pictures adaptation, directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. Bleiler (1978 ed.), p.208. First Printing. Octavo (20.75cm); royal blue cloth-covered boards, with titling and decorations stamped in gilt on spine and front cover; red topstain; illustrated endpapers; dustjacket; [vi],[2],3-312pp; illus. A fresh, Fine copy, with the topstain bright and unfaded. Dustjacket is price-clipped, gently spine-sunned, with mild wear to spine ends and corners, a few small tears, and three tiny touch-up's most noticeable on verso; Very Good+.
Synopsis
The Sword in the Stone is a novel by T. H. White, published in 1938, initially a stand-alone work but now the first part of a tetralogy The Once and Future King. Walt Disney Productions adapted the story to an animated film, and the BBC adapted it to radio.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Captain Ahab's Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2589
- Title
- THE SWORD IN THE STONE
- Author
- White, T.H. (novel); Lawson, Robert (illustrations)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
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About the Seller
Captain Ahab's Rare Books
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Stephenson, Virginia
About Captain Ahab's Rare Books
Founded in 2010, Captain Ahab's Rare Books specializes in first editions of literature, genre fiction, film-related books and ephemera, zines, manuscript and archival material.
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- 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....