The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights
by STEINBECK, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0517368366
- ISBN 13
- 9780517368367
- Seller
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Littleton, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
New York: Avenel Books. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1982. Hardcover. 0517368366 . An Avenel Books edition of John Steinbeck's retelling of the legends surrounding King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, as originally told by Thomas Malory and others. Per the dust jacket flap, Steinbeck's intention was to make the archaic language and spelling more accessible to the modern reader. This work originally published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux. --- In full orange paper-covered boards with spine titling in black. Volume wrapped in yellow jacket with image of mounted knight to front panel. --- A well-preserved volume: clean, tightly-bound and unmarked. Jacket with a small tear to upper edge and mild sunning to spine, otherwise very nice and wrapped in removable mylar protector.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; xiv, 364 pages .
Synopsis
Steinbeck seeks to update the rich legends of King Arthur in his adaptation titled The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights. The tale begins with the birth of Arthur, heir to the throne, and son of Uther Pendragon, and follows him through the quests that made him legend.
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88034
- Title
- The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights
- Author
- STEINBECK, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0517368366
- ISBN 13
- 9780517368367
- Publisher
- Avenel Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- 0517368366
- Bookseller catalogs
- >>England, UK and UK History;
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