Early English Prose Romances 1: Robert The Deuyll
by Thoms, Wm. J
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/No dust jacket.
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About This Item
Edinburgh: Otto Schulze & Co, 1904. Limited edition. Hardback. Good/No dust jacket.. Harold Nelson. Otto Schulze & Co, Edinburgh, 1904. Limited edition of 500 of which this is no 9. Book condition: good. Boards a little rubbed and corners slightly bumped. Some discolouration around the edges of the grey boards. Gilt title to the front still bright. Green cloth to spine has some shelf wear to head & tail. Some spots of discolouration on spine. Binding tight and sound. Internally the book is very clean and unmarked though the endpapers are a little tanned. One of the front endpapers has a light diagonal crease. Title page in red and black with decorated woodcut border. Decorated initials and chapter heads with numerous woodcuts throughout by Harold Nelson. This volume is the first in a series of three (the others are Robin Hood & Fryer Bacon). Retelling of the medieval legend about a Norman knight who discovers he is the son of the devil.
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- Bookseller
- Ariadne Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1303160
- Title
- Early English Prose Romances 1: Robert The Deuyll
- Author
- Thoms, Wm. J
- Illustrator
- Harold Nelson
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No dust jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Otto Schulze & Co
- Place of Publication
- Edinburgh
- Date Published
- 1904
- Keywords
- Myths & Legends
- Bookseller catalogs
- Myths & Legends;
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