Arthurian Chronicles
by Wace and Layamon, translated by Eugene Mason, introduction by Gwyn Jones. Dustwrapper art by Geoffrey Fraser
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- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
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About This Item
London: J M Dent, 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Reprint. Hardback in dustwrapper. 18.5 × 12cm, xiii + 264pp. No 578 in Dent's Everyman's Library, containing two early Arthurian chroniclers. Wace's work, Roman de Brut, was based on Geoffrey of Monmouth's history and was the first to mention the legend of King Arthur's Round Table. Layamon's Brut is fictionalized version of the history of Britain up to the Early Middle Ages, with a section on the life and exploits of King Arthur. Condition: The book is in strong readable condition, but with a little tanning to the page edges. The dustwrapper is a little creased along the top edge with light rubbing and is now within a protective sleeve.
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- Bookseller
- Cox and Budge Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014723
- Title
- Arthurian Chronicles
- Author
- Wace and Layamon, translated by Eugene Mason, introduction by Gwyn Jones. Dustwrapper art by Geoffrey Fraser
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J M Dent
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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