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AVALON
by ANYA SETON
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good /Good
- Seller
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THETFORD, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
LONDON: HODDER & STOUGHTON. Slight wear on Jacket edges. A small tear on the top edge of the dust jacket edge and a small fold over tear on the DJ spine top edge. Large tear on the bottom edge of the dust jacket and DJ spine. Historical adventure novel set in the tenth century. Rumon descendant of Charlemagne and King Alfred was a searcher. He had visions of the Isles of the Blessed, perhaps King Arthur's Avalon. Rumon came from Provence to visit the court of his cousin King Edgar and there would begin a quest that would last his whole life. Along the way he would meet Merewyn, a lonely girl descended from King Arthur. Their relationship would take them from Europe to America. Location: PAR14 . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1966.
Synopsis
Princes, Vikings, and the history of tenth-century England come together in this saga of exploration and unrequited love. Prince Rumon of France, descendant of Charlemagne and King Alfred, is a searcher. He has visions of the Islands of the Blessed, perhaps King Arthur’s Avalon, “where falls not hail, or rain, or any snow.” Merewyn grows up in savage Cornwall—a lonely girl, sustained by her stubborn courage and belief that she is descended from the great King Arthur. Chance—or fate—in the form of a shipwreck off the Cornish coast brings Rumon and Merewyn together, and from that hour their lives are intertwined. Bound by his vow to her dying mother, Rumon brings Merewyn safely to England and keeps from her and all others the shameful secret of her birth. But there his responsibility ends. At court, Queen Alfrida dazzles him with her beauty and holds him in subjection to her will. When her murderous bid to capture the throne for her son comes to light, Rumon is finally freed, and he turns to Merewyn, only to find that he has lost her. His search leads him across the Atlantic to an unknown land, disappointment, and, at last, fulfillment and peace.
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- Bookseller
- TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003847
- Title
- AVALON
- Author
- ANYA SETON
- Illustrator
- WILLIAM HOFFMAN(JACKET ART)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- HODDER & STOUGHTON
- Place of Publication
- LONDON
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Bookseller catalogs
- Historical Novel;
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About the Seller
TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS
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THETFORD, Norfolk
About TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS
I am a bookseller of predominantly used(second hand) books. I specialise in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, British and American comics, TV and Film books and magazines. I also sell other varieties of fiction and non-fiction. Including historical novels, poetry, history books, native american history, new age, philosophy, motivational books, classics.
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