First U.S. printing of the second book in White's inimitable Arthurian sequence, in the scarce dust jacket.
Fine in very good plus jacket.
Price: $1,000.00
"What a lovely way to die!" cried Gareth. "It was no good, but it was grand!"<br />
Resplendent with lyricism and sprinkled with scenes of uncompromising brutality, this second book of White's magisterial Arthurian sequence was substantially revised and retitled (as THE QUEEN OF AIR AND DARKNESS) when published as part of THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING in 1958. Here, in its first form as an independent novel, the element of farce is more pronounced; while the shadow of brutality hanging over the sons of Morgause maintains its power to break through any amount of ironies and fancies. A cruel and bewitching book.
First American edition. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1939. 8'' x 5.5''. Original glossy blue cloth with gilt-lettered spine and gilt stamp to front board. Red topstain, fore-edge machine deckle. In original unclipped ($2.50) dust jacket. Illustrated by the author with small line drawings and decorations throughout. vii, 270 pages. Minor scuffing to jacket spine and front panel.
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