New York: Henry Holt and Company, (1987).. (1987).. Very good. - Square octavo, blue cloth titled in gilt on spine, in color pictorial dw. The dw is very lightly rubbed. 191 pp. A small area of the surface of the front endpaper inner corners is rubbed away. Profuse B&W & color photographic illustrations by Simon McBride. There is a light remainder mark on the bottom edge, else near fine. <p>First American edition.<p>"A personal tour of England, Scotland and Wales by one of the world's leading Arthurian scholars" [from the dw copy].

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Bookseller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 2844
Title: THE LANDSCAPE OF KING ARTHUR
Author: (McBride, Simon). Ashe, Geoffrey
Book Condition: Used - Very good
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: Henry Holt and Company, (1987).
Date Published: (1987).
Keywords: ARTHURIAN; KING ARTHUR; CAMELOT; LEGENDS; ARCHEOLOGY; FOLKLORE; PHOTOGRAPHY; GEOFFREY ASHE; PHOTOGRAPHER; SIMON MCBRIDE; ENGLAND; SCOTLAND; WALES; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST AMERICAN EDITION.
Bookseller catalogs: Arthurian Legends;

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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.

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