London: John Russell Smith, 1858. First edition. Hardcover. Three volumes. 12mo. Contemporary half calf. Spines in six compartments, gilt; leather lettering pieces, gilt; marbled paper boards and endpapers; marbled edges. Bookplates of Pierpont Van Deveer Davis. Introduction and notes by Thomas Wright, The Introduction is of bibliographical importance as it..... More
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, (1924?). With illustrations by Charles Bennett. Hardcover. 8vo. 126pp. blue cloth blocked in dark blue and orange. There is no date of publication, only the publisher's code D-Y on the copyright page, signifying either 1924 or 1949. Given the sturdiness of the cloth..... More
Tucson: Thorn Books, 2020. Limited edition. Hardcover. 12mo. (20)pp. Printed in black, red and blue throughout, with two illustrations of the edition princeps of Sigebert's Chronicon. One of 10 special copies printed and bound by hand by the Thorn Binder, lettered from A through E. The boards are red silk..... More
Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, (1996). Hardcover. Illustrated with full color frontispiece by Doug Beekman. First edition thus. 8vo. 2 volumes. Full leather in the Easton Press style: spines in four compartments, gilt; upper and lower boards blocked in gilt, with titles and vignette on the upper boards; all..... More
Cambridge: At the University Press, 1963. First edition. Hardcover. 8vo. xviii,(2),202pp. Reddish-brown cloth, gilt spine title. Index. Genealogical chart. A fine copy. The dustwrapper is in fine condition. There is a from Cambridge Books on the front flap (40/-). Wolfram's 13th century recreation of Chrestien de Troyes is here..... More
Portland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher, 1913. Stapled wraps. 12mo. Frontispiece. Vellum paper covers with Lapp edges. Spine and upper board printed in brown. One of 550 copies. A couple of spots on the spine else this is a very good copy. More
London: Heinemann, 1966. First English edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 188pp. Blue textured paper over boards, gilt spine title. Map of Prydain double page frontispiece. Small bumps on the upper right corner of the upper board and on the spine tip, else a fine copy. The duswrapper is not clipped. There is..... More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1967). First edition, first printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Publisher's blue paper over boards printed in dark blue. Blue endpapers. Top edge foxed, boards yawning slightly and lightly browned with age on the edges and the spine, else this is a very good copy. The dustwrapper..... More
London: Methuen, 1927. Illustrated by the author. First edition. Hardcover. Plain brown textured cloth, gilt spine title and title in blind on the upper board. 4 color plates, 23 black and white illustrations. Index. Light wear, the spine tips and corners are a little rough, else this is a...... More
n.p. Phonograph Records, Inc., (1946). Three unbreakable 78rpm recordings of this sound drama played by George Lipton and Company. Housed in the original record folder with an illustration on the front cover showing an attempt to pull a sword from a stone, a castle, a dragon and Merlin. The records..... More
New York and London: Wiley and Putnam, 1847. First edition. Hardcover. Large 8vo. 514pp. Publisher's brown T-grain cloth gilt spine title, boards embossed in blind. Yellow coated endpaper. Engraved frontispiece. Cloth well worn and soiled, especially at the joints, edges, tips and corner, some light staining to the textblock else..... More
New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, c. 1940. 8vo. xxvi,(2),214pp. Gray cloth printed in black on the spine and upper board. Light wear; a very good copy. This is Sander and Ward's abridgment of Malory, but preceded by a 26 page introduction valuable for its discussion of Arthur stories before Malory, Courtly..... More
n.p. Hollywood Archives Collectibles, c. 2003. Single card 5 by 7 inches. Full color reproduction of a scene from the movie with an original 35mm cel from the negative mounted. One of an unstated limitation. IN fine condition. More
Paris: Librairie Ancienne, 1912. First edition. Softcover. Original wraps printed in red and black. Large folding map of Cornwall. Material covered includes the Celtic origin of Tristan & Iseult, their names, diverse remarks on the Mabinogion, Morgan, and Cornwall. Paper toned and cover lightly soiled, small separation at upper rear..... More
