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Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table
by Thomas Malory (c1415-1471) introduction by Robert Graves
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Dust Jacket Included
- Seller
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About This Item
xx-[21]-512 pages with frontispiece and appendix. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's red cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Rendition in modern idiom by Keith Baines. First American edition, first published in 1485. Le Morte d'Arthur is a reworking by Sir Thomas Malory of existing tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin, and the Knights of the Round Table. Malory interpreted existing French and English stories about these figures and added original material. Condition: Corners bumped and rubbed. Jacket edge tears, spine chipped, fold over edges rubbed and chipped, tape stain to attempted repairs else very good in a good jacket.
Synopsis
From the incredible wizadry of Merlin to the passion of Sir Lancelot, these tales of Arthur and his knights offer epic adventures with the supernatural as well as timeless battles with out own humanity.
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- Bookseller
- The Book Collector ABAA, ILAB, TBA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- BOOKS001912
- Title
- Le Morte d'Arthur: King Arthur and the Legends of the Round Table
- Author
- Thomas Malory (c1415-1471) introduction by Robert Graves
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Dust Jacket Included
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Publisher
- Clarkson N Potter, Inc Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1962
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Classic Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
- Size
- Royal octavo
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- Gilt
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