The Witch in the Wood
by White, T.H
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Putnam, 1939. Book. Illus. by head and tail piece small illustrations by the author. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The second book in White's Camelot troika that was adapted in the 1950s into the musical CAMELOT. This is the true first edition published a year before the UK first. Original blue cloth with a gilt fort on the front and a bright gilt title on the unfaded spine. Rare in its dust jacket that has edge wear , but is NOT price clipped. Now protected in a mylar sleeve. Inside , very clean and tight , with no prior owner marks, no stains and no browning. s.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 079721
- Title
- The Witch in the Wood
- Author
- White, T.H
- Illustrator
- head and tail piece small illustrations by the author
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Arhur legend, Camelot, T.H. White, The Witch in the Wood
Terms of Sale
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Any purchase returnable for any reason within ten days of receipt. Sales subject to prior sale.
About the Seller
Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Biblio member since 2005
Craftsbury Common, Vermont
About Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Mostly Travel and Scholarly Books on Africa, Asia and the Middle East
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- Cloth
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
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- Tight
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- Gilt
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