1905 Rare First Edition - King Arthur Tales, THE STORY OF THE CHAMPIONS OF THE ROUND TABLE by Howard Pyle.
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Author: Written and illustrated by Howard Pyle.
Title: THE STORY OF THE CHAMPIONS OF THE ROUND TABLE.
Publisher: New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1905. First Edition.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 9.5 " X 7 ".
Pages: xviii-328 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good, near fine, original decorated full cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, inner hinge of first endpaper worn but still tight - as shown, in name and small ink stamp of a previous owner on the first endpaper - as shown).
Illustrations: Nicely illustrated with 48 illustrations by Howard Pyle.
The book: Rare and attractive first edition of Pyle's Arthurian tales, STORY OF THE CHAMPIONS OF THE ROUND TABLE!
The author: Howard Pyle (March 5, 1853 – November 9, 1911) was an American illustrator and author, primarily of books for young people. He was a native of Wilmington, Delaware, and he spent the last year of his life in Florence, Italy.