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8vo. Publisher's pale blue paper boards printed in dark green. Blue endpapers. A very good copy with only a trace of wear. The dustwrapper is not price-clipped; it exhibits light soil and wear to the edges else is very good as well. The fourth installment of the Prydain Cycle, preceded by The Book of Three, The Black Cauldron and the Castle of Llyr, whose synopsis appears on the rear flap of the wrapper. Dustwrapper illustrated by Evaline Ness.
Taran Wanderer
Alexander, Lloyd
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1967).
Price: $200.00
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Tall 8vo. Publisher's green printed cloth. Light sunning to the board edges else a near fine copy. Dustwrapper is not price-clipped and is lightly rubbed and darkened else is in very good condition. The fourth installment of the Prydian Cycle.
Taran Wanderer
Alexander, Lloyd
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1967).
Price: $175.00
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Tall 8vo. Publisher's blue printed cloth. Short closed tear at the spine tip, nicely mended, neat ownership name on the half title, else a very good copy. Dustwrapper is not price-clipped and bears the Newbery Award sticker. There is a small stain on the inside suggesting that the Holt Library Binding Sticker was once present. Aside form this, the jacket is lightly rubbed and shows a bit of wear at the heel of the spine else is in very good condition. The fifth and final installment of the Prydain Cycle.
The High King
Alexander, Lloyd
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1968).
Price: $125.00
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Tall 8vo. Publisher's pictorial cloth (library edition). Faint line along bottom edge (remainder mark?) else a fine, bright copy. Dustwrapper is not price-clipped and bears the Newbery Award sticker. There is a faint stain that the Holt Library Binding Sticker was once present. Aside form this, the jacket has a short marginal tear at the fold, a couple of abrasions on the spine, else in very good doncition.. The fifth and final installment of the Prydain Cycle. Laid in is a slip signed by the author: "With friendliest wishes from Lloyd Alexander".
The High King
Alexander, Lloyd
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1968).
Price: $250.00
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First editions, first printings. Altogether six volumes. The complete five volume set of the Prydain Cycle as well as the "Pages from the Book of III" Prydain Glossary by Douglas A. Rossman and Charles E. Rossman. The five Prydain books are all stated first editions, and are all in near fine condition in publisher's printed paper over boards. The dustwrappers of Taran and Llyr are price-clipped; the others are not; the prices range from $3.75 for 'The Book of Three' to $7.95 for 'The High King'. The dustwrappers are lightly sunned on the spines, with some soil else they are very good to near fine, except for the wrapper on Llyr, which is worn at the fold. The first and second titles are inscribed by Alexander to Kathy Osborn; the third and fourth titles are signed by Alexander on the half title; and the final title is inscribed by Alexander to Lee McDonough. 'The High King' has the Newbery medal sticker on the cover and is therefore second state; the remaining dustwrappers are all first state. The "Pages from the Book of III" is in wraps, unpaginated, and is essentially a Prydain glossary. Laid in is a handwritten note from Lloyd Alexander , "One drink of J&B...."
The Prydain Cycle, complete, signed: The Book of Three; The Black Cauldron; The Castle of Llyr; Taran Wanderer; and The High King; Pages from the Book of III.
Alexander, Lloyd
NY; Baltimore: Holt, Rinehart, Winston; T-K Graphics, 1964-1968.
Price: $4,000.00
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First editions, first printings. Five volumes. The complete set of the Prydain Cycle. 'The Book of Three' is near fine in very good dustwrapper, clipped and which as a crease along the bottom and a small marginal closed tear at the top. 'The Black Cauldron' is Inscribed by Alexander on the half title, "For Blanche Campbell, with friendliest wishes---"; a near fine copy; the dustwrapper is not price-clipped at the top, and shows the original price of $3.95; there is light rubbing and soil else it is very good. 'The Castle of Llyr' is fine in a near fine, clipped dustwrapper, showing just a touch of roughness at the tip of the spine. 'Taran Wanderer' is fine in a fine, clipped dustwrapper. 'The High King' is very good in publisher's blue paper printed boards, showing a bit of sunning at the top and on the spine; the dustwrapper is first state, (without the Newbery sticker), but has a library edition sticker; it is clipped and has light wear and soil to the edges and a light spot at the base f the spine where a label was removed. All volumes are in publisher's printed paper boards.
The Prydain Cycle: The Book of Three; The Black Cauldron (Signed); The Castle of Llyr; Taran Wanderer; and The High King
Alexander, Lloyd
NY: Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1964-1968.
Price: $3,000.00
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First editions, first printings. Five volumes. The complete set of the Prydain Cycle. The books are all in near fine condition. 'The Black Cauldron' is in a pictorial library binding; the others are printed paper over boards. None of the dustwrappers are price-clipped; the prices range from $3.75 for 'The Book of Three' to $4.50 for 'The High King'. All dustwrappers are first state; the dustwrapper of 'The High King' does not yet have the Newbery sticker. The dustwrappers are lightly sunned on the spines, with some roughness at the edges and folds else they are very good to near fine.
The Prydain Cycle: The Book of Three; The Black Cauldron; The Castle of Llyr; Taran Wanderer; and The High King
Alexander, Lloyd
NY: Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1964-1968.
Price: $2,000.00
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