Garden City: Doubleday, 1954. Limited First Edition. Full-Leather. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. One of 250 numbered copies [#194] signed by the author, with typed manuscript page tipped in; bound in full blue leather with white and gold decoration to the spine, original glassine wrapper. Top edges gilt; other edges untrimmed. In slipcase with printed title plate, paper boards shows light scuffing, dust soiling and fading, neatly repaired splits at top and bottom, otherwise VG.

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A huge and unforgettable epic, in color and spectacle equaling even The Black Rose and The Last Plantagenets. Told in the matchless style which marks the best of Costain, here is the vast panorama of a mighty land, of it's vivid and violent people and of the turbulent centuries through which it grew to greatness.

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Bookseller: Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 20211
Title: The White and The Gold
Author: COSTAIN, THOMAS B
Format/Binding: Full-Leather
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Limited First Edition
Publisher: Doubleday
Place of Publication: Garden City
Date Published: 1954
Keywords: The White and The Gold

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About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA

Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)

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