TWICE BESIEGED.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Oxford University Press, 1947. dj. Hardcover first edition - A rather hard-to-find historical novel for young adults, set during the First Crusade and featuring 16 year-old Philip of Clareville at the siege of Antioch in 1097. Illustrated with both full page drawings and some small vignettes by the author, a noted Swiss sculptor and artist. Includes an author's note and brief bibliography. 224 pp.
Condition: Very good in red cloth with black lettering on spine and small illustration on front cover (name stamped on endpapers, mostly hidden by dj flaps) in a good only dust jacket with a chip to the upper edge of back cover, rubbing to folds, original price of 2.50 on dj flap.
Book ID: 86804
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