The Sword in the Stone [in RARE priced jacket]
White, T. H. [Terence Hanbury White, 1906-1964]
Verkäufer About Books, Henderson, NV, USA
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Verkäufer About Books, Henderson, NV, USA
Verkäuferbewertung 5 von 5 Sternen
AbeBooks-Verkäufer seit 5. Februar 2021
Beschreibung
New York: G. P. Putnams Sons, 1939. A handsome copy of the FIRST AMERICAN EDITION -- with rare PRICED dust jacket ($2.50). SEE PHOTOS. 1939 on both title and copyright pages, and no other printings indicated. NOTE: "spots" that appear in the photos are glare from lighting -- unavoidable because the book itself is so bright and shiny. SEE PHOTOS. These "spots" DO NOT EXIST when the book is seen in person. Fine condition in a Very Good dust jacket. Square and tight with sharp corners. Inner hinges are perfect. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and crisp. NO foxing. Bound in the original blue cloth. COVER LUSTER IS AS BRIGHT AND GLOSSY AS NEW. The spine and front cover are stamped in gold -- also still as shiny as new. The colorful Dust Jacket is bright, with only light edge wear and a few tiny chips and short closed tears (1/4 inch or less). A two inch long surface scrape affects a few words at the bottom of the jacket's rear panel. NO fading. NOT price-clipped ($2.50). Protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve (temporarily removed for photos). Top edge tinted red. Fore-edge untrimmed. The first part of THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING. Endpapers delightfully illustrated by Robert Lawson. Line drawings in the text by the author. Tymn p. 174 [FANTASY LITERATURE, A CORE COLLECTION]: "This singular classic of Arthurian fantasy is the epitome of the vast Arthurian tradition as it comes down to the twentieth centuryÂ… It starts at the court of Sir Ector when Arthur is yet a boy -- a foster child affectionately known as Wart. Merlyn the magician tutors Wart and his imperious foster-brother, Kay. Through Merlyn's magic, the boys (especially Wart) are given a remarkable education. Wart learns by doing as well as by studying. He becomes a falcon to learn respect for the military code; as a fish, he learns the meaning of personal dangerÂ… [R]egardless of the splendor of his Table Round or the glory of the Holy Grail, these early days under Merlyn's tutelage are his best." Barron 4A-266 [FANTASY LITERATURE]. Cawthorn and Moorcock #54 [FANTASY: THE 100 BEST BOOKS]. Pringle #20 [MODERN FANTASY: THE HUNDRED BEST NOVELS]. Connolly (1987) p. 314. Tuck p. 456 (mistakenly calling for a $2.75 jacket price). Bleiler (1978) p. 208. Reginald #15254 [describing the London edition]. . First U. S. Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Very Good dust jacket. Illus. by Lawson, Robert . 8vo. (vi), 312pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 008122
Bibliografische Details
Titel: The Sword in the Stone [in RARE priced ...
Verlag: G. P. Putnams Sons, New York
Erscheinungsdatum: 1939
Einband: Hardcover
Illustrator: Lawson, Robert
Zustand: Fine condition
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good dust jacket
Auflage: First U. S. Edition.
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