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The Romance of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table
by Pollard, Alfred W., abridged from Malory's Morte D'Arthur
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Spray, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Weathervane Books, 1978. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Arthur Rackham. Sturdy, attractive, tightly bound in hardcover format, generally clean, lightly toned at worst, minimal rubbing to extremities. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham, augmenting this First Edition Thus exemplar of Malory's masterpiece, abridged nice by Alfred W. Pollard from an earlier edition, and printed on high-gloss paper. Bound in printed dark green cloth binding, sharp and distinct lettering to spine. Big, tall Imperial octavo hardcover format. xxiv, 1-531 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Bookseller
- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 356408
- Title
- The Romance of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table
- Author
- Pollard, Alfred W., abridged from Malory's Morte D'Arthur
- Illustrator
- Arthur Rackham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Weathervane Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1978
- Size
- Large 8vo 9" - 10
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Thomas Malory Arthur Rackham Alfred W. Pollard
- Bookseller catalogs
- Medieval/Renaissance Studies;
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- Cloth
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