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KINGDOM OF THE GRAIL.
Edition: First edition.
New York: HarperCollins, 1992. dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in twelfth-century Wales at the climax of the Middle Ages, a time when the Crusades, troubadours, Arthurian romance, castles, and Christian fervor are at their peak. 500 pp. ISBN: 0-060179651.
Condition: very good in fine dust jacket (large prev owner's name on front endpaper).
Book ID: 80011More details Price: $16.50 -
LADY OF AVALON.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Viking, (1997) dj. Hardcover first edition - Set in Roman Britain, this novel spans the creation of Avalon and foreshadows the birth of King Arthur. Wraparound dust jacket art by Braldt Bralds. ISBN: 0-670-857831.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 70637More details Price: $18.50 -
PRIESTESS OF AVALON.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Viking, (2001) dj. Hardcover first edition - The third novel in Bradley's epic series set in Roman Britain published after her death and written in collaboration with Diana Paxson. . This tells the story of the British princess Eilan, known to the Romans as Helena, who became the mother of the Emperor Constantine. Lists of people and places, maps. xx, 394 pp. . Wraparound dust jacket art by Kinuko Y. Craft.. ISBN: 0-670-857831.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 80322More details Price: $19.50 -
KINGDOM OF SUMMER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 1981. dj. Hardcover first edition - The second novel in her award-winning and highly praised trilogy of historical novels retelling the story of King Arthur and his court. In this novel, Gwalchmai (Gawain) is torn between his loyalty to Arthur and his love for Elidan. ISBN: 0-671-254723.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder line)
Book ID: 27542More details Price: $20.00 -
THE SEEING STONE: Arthur Trilogy, Book One.
Edition: Advance Reading Copy (trade paperback format. )
New York: Scholastic, (2001). First edition - A book which combines fantasy, history and Arthurian legend. Shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize. Cover praise from Philip Pullman. List of characters and word list. 340 pp.
Condition: Near fine.
Book ID: 74184More details Price: $15.00 -
EXCALIBUR.
Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.
New York: Aspect/ Warner, (1995). First edition - "Sword of Magic, Sword of Myth, Over 25 Fantastic All New Stories" which tell of the manifestation of Excalibur through time. Contributors include Kristine Kathryn Ruschm Diana L. Paxson, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Mercedes Lackey, Charles de Lint, Diana Gabaldon, Eric Lustrader, Joe Haldeman and more. 470 pp. ISBN: 0-446670847.
Condition: Very good in glossy illustrated wrappers (crease to corner of back cover).
Book ID: 76747More details Price: $20.00 -
THE SEVEN SWORDS: Otherworld Chronicles #2.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (2013) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second book in this series which is a modern take on the Arthurian legend for middle-grade children. Artie and his sister, Kay, must gather a team of knights to recover the legendary Seven Swordsor face defeat at the hands of the evil Lordess Morgaine. SIGNED on the title page and dated in the year of publication. 355 pp plus an ad for the first book in the series. ISBN: 978-0062070944.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 82778More details Price: $30.00 -
THE SEVEN SWORDS: Otherworld Chronicles #2.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (2013) dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - The second book in this series which is a modern take on the Arthurian legend for middle-grade children. Artie and his sister, Kay, must gather a team of knights to recover the legendary Seven Swordsor face defeat at the hands of the evil Lordess Morgaine. SIGNED on the title page. 355 pp plus an ad for the first book in the series. ISBN: 978-0062070944.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 82777More details Price: $28.50 -
IN THE SHADOW OF THE OAK KING: First Book in the Story of Dragon's Heirs.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Pocket Books, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - The author's first novel, and the first book in a projected trilogy set in 5th century Britain, in the world of King Arthur, based on both Mallory's La Morte d'Arthur and the author's own research (he is an ethnohistorian and cultural anthropologist). "Pelleas, son of Uther Pendragon, begins his apprenticeship with Myrddin (Merlin), a sorcerer, and explores a land torn by strife, struggling toward glory in the days before the birth of King Arthur." Map. xiv, 290 pp. ISBN: 0-671734032.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 79912More details Price: $17.50 -
IDYLLS OF THE QUEEN.
Edition: Paperback original - first printing.
New York: Ace Books, 1982. First edition - An Arthurian fantasy of magic and murder. ISBN: 0-441358489.
Condition: Near fine in wrappers.
Book ID: 16064More details Price: $10.00 -
THE HEDGE OF MIST: Volume 3 of the Tales of Arthur, a Book of the Keltiad.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harper Collins, (1996) dj. Hardcover first edition - A trip to an earlier age in the history of the people of Keltia - the conclusion to this Arthurian trilogy. A weaving of Celtic mythology, science fiction and fantasy. Includes the author's notes and an excerpt from her forthcoming book, Fireheart. 5002 pp. ISBN: 0-061052302.
Condition: Very good in very good dust jacket (some soiling to the edges of the textblock.
Book ID: 78372More details Price: $18.50 -
THE KNIGHT OF THE SACRED LAKE: The Second of the Guenevere Novels.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Crown, (2000.) dj. Hardcover first edition - The second volume in her retelling of the legend of King Arthur, Queen Guinevere and Lancelot. Map. Lists of characters and places. 417 pp plus 2 pp of charts of the Celtic and Christian Wheels of the Year. ISBN: 0-609-606239.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 43647More details Price: $18.00 -
THE CHILD OF THE HOLY GRAIL: The Third of the Guenevere Novels.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Crown, 2001. SIGNED first edition - A novel about the final cycle of the King Arthur legend - the coming of Sir Galahad, the search for the Holy Grail and the fall of Camelot, a blend of fantasy and legend, by this critically acclaimed historian and writer. SIGNED on the title page. Publisher's letter laid in. 424 pp plus lists of characters and places, charts of Celtic and Christian Wheels of the Year. Uncommon both as an advance copy and signed.
Condition: Very near fine in illustrated wrappers (light crease to book cover).
Book ID: 82626More details Price: $50.00 -
THE CHILD OF THE HOLY GRAIL: The Third of the Guenevere Novels.
Edition: First US printing.
New York: Crown, 2001. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - A novel about the final cycle of the King Arthur legend - the coming of Sir Galahad, the search for the Holy Grail and the fall of Camelot, a blend of fantasy and legend, by this critically acclaimed historian and writer. SIGNED on the title page. ISBN: 0-609-606247.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 27010More details Price: $55.00 -
THE FINAL QUEST.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Putnam, (1980) dj. Hardcover first edition - The third in this series of novels set in the time of King Arthur, and retelling the story of Parsival, "The wars are over and there is nothing but great loss to show for all the struggle. Parsival, his friends and his family are scattered across the face of plague-ridden England." 337 pp. Wrap-around dustjacket art by David McCall Johnston. ISBN: 0-399125019.
Condition: Very near fine in a very good dustjacke (very short closed tear to bottom edge of dj) .
Book ID: 67940More details Price: $21.50 -
THREE ROMANCES: Love Stories from Camelot Retold.
Edition: Hardcover.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (1981). Hardcover - Includes "The Marriage of Sir Gawain and Dame Ragnell", "Enid and Geraint" and "Merlin and Niniane." Cover illustration and a double page black and white illustration at the beginning of each story by Paul O. Zelinsky. 120 pp. ISBN: 0-384-945093.
Condition: Very good in illustrated boards (corners slightly bumped), no dust jacket.
Book ID: 69618More details Price: $15.00 -
THE PENDRAGON CAPER.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Carroll & Graf, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - Mystery set in a picturesque New England village where a new resident hears rumors of a satanic cult and a sacred spear dating back to King Arthur. ISBN: 0-88184-6368.
Condition: Fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 17993More details Price: $16.50 -
DAMOSEL: In Which the Lady of the Lake Renders a Frank and Often Startling Account of her Wondrous Life and Times.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, (2008) dj. Hardcover first edition - Fantasy novel for older children and young adults set in the world of King Arthur. Author's note. 198 pp. ISBN: 9780375836343.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket (a new copy.)
Book ID: 59269More details Price: $14.50 -
OWEIN or Chwedyl Iarlles y Ffynnawn (The story of the Lady of the Fountain): Mediaeval and Modern Welsh Series, Volume IV.
Edition: 3rd printing.
Dublin: The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1986. Hardcover - The first annotated edition of this account of Owein, King of North Rheged in 6th century Britain, as told in three Welsh manuscripts, edited and with a significant introduction by Thomson. Owein or Sir Ywain was later transformed into one of the Knights of the Round Table, and is one of the earliest known characters in Arthurian Romance. Poem in Welsh, with Introduction and Notes in English and 35 pages of vocabulary. cvi, 97 pp.
Condition: Near fine in red cloth boards with gilt title on spine, no dust jacket as issued.
Book ID: 89935More details Price: $24.50 -
CHILD OF THE NORTHERN SPRING.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Poseidon Press, 1987. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - First book in her Arthurian trilogy - King Arthur and his court as seen by Guinevere as a girl and young woman. Very personally INSCRIBED on the first page. 428 pp. ISBN: 0-671-622005.
Condition: Near fine in a near fine dustjacket ('overopened' before title page.) Uncommon inscribed.
Book ID: 53249More details Price: $28.50 -
GUINEVERE: The Legend in Autumn.
Edition: Uncorrected proof (trade paperback format. )
New York: Poseidon Press, (1990.). First edition - Uncommon advance issue of the third book in her highly acclaimed Arthurian trilogy , which she spent 11 years researching and writing. 432 pp.
Condition: Very near fine in printed light blue wrappers (corner on back cover slightly bumped, but overall it appears unread.)
Book ID: 49084More details Price: $28.50 -
QUEEN OF THE SUMMER STARS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Poseidon Press, 1990. dj. Hardcover first edition - Second book in her Arthurian trilogy - this one focuses on Guinevere as wife and queen. ISBN: 0-671-62201-3.
Condition: Very near fine in a like dustjacket.
Book ID: 34435More details Price: $18.00 -
QUEEN OF THE SUMMER STARS.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Poseidon Press, 1990. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - Second book in her Arthurian trilogy - this one focuses on Guinevere as wife and queen. INSCRIBED by the author "to Chrissie, I hope you like the way Gwen grows up." 415 pp. ISBN: 0-671-62201-3.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 33558More details Price: $40.00 -
CHILD OF THE NORTHERN SPRING.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Poseidon Press, 1987. dj. SIGNED hardcover first edition - First book in her Arthurian trilogy - King Arthur and his court as seen by Guinevere as a girl and young woman. INSCRIBED on the first page. 428 pp. ISBN: 0-671-62200-5.
Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket.
Book ID: 86300More details Price: $35.00 -
HOBBY: The Young Merlin Trilogy. Book Two.
Edition: First printing.
New York: Harcourt Brace & Company, (1996.) dj. Hardcover first edition - A retelling of part of the King Arthur story for older children: in this book, young Merlin is orphaned by a fire & joins a traveling pair of magicians who help him begin to discover his true powers. Decorative chapter headings, author's note about the various versions of Merlin's story. 90 pp. ISBN: 0-15-2008152.
Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (gift inscription - from a boy to his teacher, dj price-clipped.)
Book ID: 32459More details Price: $15.00
