Robin Hood and his Merry Outlaws
by Charles Wilson; J Walker McSpadden
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Associated Newspapers, c1921. Cloth. Very Good. 8" by 6". N C Wyeth. A brightly illustrated and attractively bound edition of the tale of this legendary heroic outlaw. A delightful edition of the infamous Robin Hood tale, illustrated with five full colour plates bearing the artwork of N. C. Wyeth, known as one of America's greatest illustrators. During his lifetime, Wyeth created more than 3,000 paintings and illustrated 112 books. Wyeth first produced these illustrations in 1917.With a fascinating introduction exploring the veracity of the legend of the prince of thieves, this is J. Walker McSpadden and Charles Wilson's version of the tale, 'retold from old ballads'.This edition dated circa 1921 via Jisc. In the publisher's original pictorial cloth binding. Boards bright, with fading to back strip. Shelf wear to spine head and tail. Internally, firmly bound. Some light spotting to fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Scattered light spots throughout. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 789F32
- Title
- Robin Hood and his Merry Outlaws
- Author
- Charles Wilson; J Walker McSpadden
- Illustrator
- N C Wyeth
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Associated Newspapers
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1921
- Size
- 8" by 6"
- Keywords
- Robin Hood Sheriff of Nottingham Newell Convers Wyeth Sheriff of Nottingham
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...