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Avalon
by Seton, Anya
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Fair
- Seller
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Kirkwall, Orkney, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1966. Creasing and some tears to edges of price-clipped dustwrapper, with two pieces torn away at the top edge of front panel; minor bumping to spine ends of blue boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A novel set in Anglo-Saxon England and in Greenland and North America in the late ninth century. 384pp.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good/Fair. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- JimsOldBooks
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012541
- Title
- Avalon
- Author
- Seton, Anya
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Historical-Fiction, Novels-Set-in-anglo-saxon-england
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction; Historical Fiction;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
JimsOldBooks
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Kirkwall, Orkney
About JimsOldBooks
Based in Kirkwall, Orkney off the north coast of Scotland. No shop, internet sales only..
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