LEGENDS OF THE GRAIL
Written by Richard Barber. Illustrated by Simon Brett.
Stock no. 1826284
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2007. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by Barber. Leather spine with gilt title, green, black & gilt sides with blocked design. Top edge green. B/w illustrations. A lovely copy, appears unread, contained in publisher's slipcase which has some very slight scuffing.

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ROBIN HOOD
Written by J.C. Holt.
Stock no. 1826239
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2010. Slightly better than very good condition.

J.C. Holt's authoritative exploration of the myth and history of England's greatest folk hero. Green pictorial cloth. 265 pages. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which is a little scuffed and grubby.

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THE TRUE STORY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by Lockhart Bogle; Lucien Davis; H.J. Ford; C. H. M. Kerr; Lancelot Speed.
Stock no. 1325634
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1st 1893. Good condition.

Dark blue cloth, elaborate gilt decoration to front cover, vignette to spine. All edges gilt. B/w illustrations. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Spine very slightly browned. Name in ink to half title-page, ink address stamp to verso of free-endpaper (neatly crossed out). Heavy foxing to contents which are otherwise clean.

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SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT
Written by Simon Armitage. Illustrated by Diana Sudyka.
Stock no. 1826042
Published by Folio Society. 1st thus 2008. Very good condition.

Translated by Armitage. Large format. Attractive red and green pictorial cloth. Two-tone illustrations. A lovely copy contained in publisher's slipcase which has a few marks and scuffs.

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THE HILL OF THE FAIRY CALF
Written by Charles Causley. Illustrated by Robine Clignett.
Stock no. 1325608
Published by Hodder & Stoughton. 1st 1976. Almost very good condition.

The legend of Knocksheogowna. A story about a hill which is haunted by malevolent fairies. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 0340209372. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Heavy foxing throughout.

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ROBIN HOOD: THE MAN BEHIND THE MYTH
Written by Graham Phillips; Martin Keatman.
Stock no. 1826024
Published by Michael O'Mara books Limited. 1st 1995. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

For centuries, the tales of Robin Hood and his band of Sherwood outlaws have fired the popular imagination. Fabled archer, defender of the poor, man of the people opposing tyranny and injustice, the fame of Robin Hood is universal. But did he really exist? Green boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 1854799967. Light browning to text block and page edges else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapperi s lightly edge-creased.

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VALENTINE AND ORSON THE TWIN KNIGHTS OF FRANCE
Written by S.R. Littlewood. Illustrated by Florence Mary Anderson.
Stock no. 1325408
Published by Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1919. Very good condition.

Retold from the original. Green cloth, pictorial onlay to front cover. B/w endpapers. Colour plates and b/w chapter headers and tailpieces. Spine and corners bumped and rubbed. Rear cover is lightly marked. Light page browning and fingering. A couple of pages are creased with small margin tears.

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BRITISH MYTHS & LEGENDS
Written by Richard Barber. Illustrated by John Vernon Lord.
Stock no. 1825423
Published by Folio Society. 1999. Very good condition.

This is the combined edition, with leather spine. Marvels and Magic; Heroes and Saints; History and Romance. Pictorial boards depicting Excalibur. B/w illustrations. Second printing. Heavy bump to top corner of open edge of slipcase has prevented further damage to spine of the book which has a tiny bruise to the leather at top of spine. Tiny bruise to leather spine towards the tail, front edge. Otherwise, book appears unread, some light fading to edges of slipcase.

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THE PARADISE OF CHILDREN
Written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Illustrated by Patten Wilson.
Stock no. 1325079
Published by Constable and Company Ltd.. Very good condition.

The Orange Tree series of children's books. The story is reprinted from Hawthorne's Wonder Book. Grey pictorial boards, small pictorial onlay to front cover. 27 pages. 4 colour plates, b/w text illustrations. Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Endpapers browned. Slight smell of tobacco to the contents.

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KING ARTHUR: THE TRUTH BEHIND THE LEGEND
Written by Rodney Castleden.
Stock no. 1825033
Published by Routledge. 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Behind the glittering figure of medieval legend, who was the real King Arthur? Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w maps, illustrations and photos. ISBN: 9780415195751. Reprint. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is very lightly scuffed.

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THE TRUE STORY BOOK
Written by Andrew Lang. Illustrated by Lockhart Bogle; Lucien Davis; H.J. Ford; C. H. M. Kerr; Lancelot Speed.
Stock no. 1824737
Published by Longmans, Green & Co.. 1915. Good condition.

Edited by Andrew Lang. Dark blue cloth, blind decoration to front cover, gilt vignette & title to spine. Top edge gilt. B/w illustrations. Boards rubbed at edges and a little grubby, scuffed. Spine is browned and worn top & tail. Contemporary inscription in ink to front endpaper. Text block browned. Hinges pulled but binding is tight. A few light margin marks.

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THE CHRONICLES OF ROBIN HOOD
Written by Rosemary Sutcliff. Illustrated by C. Walter Hodges.
Stock no. 1324241
Published by Oxford University Press; Geoffrey Cumberlege. 1st 1950. Very good condition.

Oxford Illustrated Classics series. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. 280 pages. Colour frontis and 7 other colour plates. B/w chapter headers. ISBN: 0192745026. Spine and corners bumped. Name and address in ink to verso of front free-endpaper. Some light foxing else contents clean.

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