Description: GOOD to VERY GOOD CONDITION This sale is for a vintage hardback FIRST EDITION entitled “King Arthur of Britain,” subtitled “From Sir Thomas Malory’s Morte D’Arthur,” arranged by Brian Kennedy Cooke and a frontispiece and another plate illuminated in COLOUR in the style of early English miniatures – intricate colour plates by Anthony Rado. It was published by Edmund Ward, of Leicester, and is the 1946 FIRST EDITION (stated) in this form. This was the first of a series of four volumes of selections from Malory by Cooke. The contents include: · The Birth of Arthur · The Crowning of Arthur · King Ban and King Bors · Excalibur · The Sword of Balin, and the Death of King Lot · Arthur and Guinevere · The Round Table · King Pellinore and Nimue · The Last Invasion · Morgan Le Fay Plans Arthur’s Death · Morgan Le Fay Steals the Scabbard · Nimue Saves Arthur from the Poisoned Cloak · The Conquest of Rome, and the Coming of Lancelot · Morgan Le Fay Entraps Lancelot · The Tournament of Carlion, and the Murder of King Pellinore · The Murder of Sir Lamorak · The Coming of Sir Galahad · The Quest of the Holy Grail · Sir Galahad Wins a Shield · The Adventures and Death of Sir Galahad · The Affair of the Poisoned Apple · The Acquittal of Guinevere · The Treachery and Death of Sir Meliagrance · The Indictment of Lancelot and Guinevere · Lancelot Saves Guinevere · The War of Arthur with Lancelot, and the Rebellion of Sir Mordred · The Last Battle, and the Passing of Arthur · The Deaths of Guinevere and Lancelot The book measures 7.5 inches x 5 inches and has 140 pages. The book is in good, neat condition for its age, with minor wear/bumps and is a little grubby to the original cloth hardback cover, with a little foxing to the blank endpapers. There are NO inscriptions/book-plates and NO other ink or pencil markings in the book. The binding is good with no loose or missing pages. There is no dust-jacket. A wonderful vintage FIRST EDITION. COMBINED POSTAGE - ALL BIDDERS: We offer 20% off the total postage & packing/shipping for additional items after the cost of the heaviest book – please wait for a combined invoice. Please click on “View Sellers Other Items” for other vintage editions. Buyer to pay postage & packing For UK Postage: 2nd Class/Parcels = £3.10; or 1st Class = £3.90 European Union Postage: = 6.95 GB Pounds USA Postage: Air Mail (USA) = 13.45 GB Pounds Rest of the World Postage: Air Mail (Anywhere else in the World) = 10.70 GB Pounds Unwinsbooks always obtain a proof of postage receipt from the Royal Mail. Packages over Royal Mail size rules may be sent by courier (customer will be informed). Goods will be WELL PACKAGED by Unwins Books and dispatched once payment has cleared.
Price: 20 GBP
Location: Shaftesbury, Dorset
End Time: 2025-02-09T04:58:49.000Z
Shipping Cost: 16.35 GBP
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Return postage will be paid by: Buyer
Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
After receiving the item, your buyer should cancel the purchase within: 30 days
Binding: Hardback
Place of Publication: Leicester
Non-Fiction Subject: History & Military
Signed: No
Publisher: Edmund Ward
Year Printed: 1946
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Illustrator: Anthony Rado
Fiction Subject: N/A
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Illustrated, Vintage Book
Author: Brian Kennedy Cooke
Region: Europe
Character Family: N/A
