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MEDIEVAL TALES

by Jennifer Westwood

Illustrated by Pauline Baynes

Published by Rupert Hart-Davis. 1st. 1967

Very good condition in a slightly better than good dustwrapper. There are scores of noble knights and dragons racing through these exciting tales but there are also love stories, stories of magic, animal fables, and three moral tales from Chaucer. Translated and adapted by Westwood. Black boards with gilt titles in orange title block to spine. Orange endpapers. 16 tales. B/w illustrations. 147 pages.

Spine bumped. Light foxing to text block. Faint erased writing to top corner of front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. Dustwrapper is edge worn with 2" tear to top of front panel. Lower corners of both flaps removed.

Stock no. 1506687

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Contents

  • The Tale of Chanticleer - The Dragon of Rhodes - The Nightingale - The Loathly Lady - The Knight with the Two Swords - Sir Launfal - The Three Young Man and Death - How Ysengrin the Wolf was taught to fish - Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - The Alchemist - The Two Lovers - The Three Plagues of Britain - Aucassin and Nicolette - The Devil and the Summoner - The Death of Roland - Sir Orfeo

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