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Charlemagne KING ARTHUR Attila Hun TROY Alexander Great
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SEE PHOTOGRAPH/S AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE!
VERY GOOD CONDITION - NO RESERVE - LOW OPENING BID!!!
This auction is for a superb hardback FIRST EDITION (First impression of the First Edition) entitled “A Dictionary of Medieval Heroes,” subtitled “Characters in Medieval Narrative Traditions and Their Afterlife in Literature, Theatre and the Visual Arts,” edited by Professor William P. Gerritsen and Anthony G. van Melle, translated into English by Tanis Guest, with numerous wonderful illustrations.
It was published by The Boydell Press, of London, in 1998 and is the FIRST EDITION in this English translation.
The heroes include:
· Beowulf
· Charlemagne
· Arthur
· Tristan and Isolde
· Alexander the Great
· Aeneas
· Hector (Iliad, Trojan war)
· Reynard the Fox
· Cu Cuchlainn
· Lancelot
· Merlin
· Apollonius of Tyre
· Attila the Hun
· Theodoric the Ostrogoth
· Robin Hood
· Roland
· Siegfried (Nibelungenlied, Norse Saga)
...and many more...
The book measures 9.5 inches x 6.25 inches.
The 336 pages are nice and neat. The binding is very good with no loose or missing pages.
There are NO inscriptions and NO other ink or pencil markings in the book.
The original hardback cover is in very good condition, having been largely protected by the dust-jacket. The illustrated dust jacket is in very good condition, with minor wear. The gold on the spine is very good.
A wonderful FIRST EDITION – the starting price is just ONE PENNY, with NO RESERVE, and I WILL SELL to the highest bidder.
I am more than happy to combine shipping on multiple purchases and cost will be determined on the total weight of your wins (see below for costs and full details).
Please click on “View Sellers Other Auctions” towards the top of this page for other vintage editions.
No reserve...
...and a give-away starting price...
...so happy bidding!!!
Buyer to pay postage packing (K)
For UK Postage: UK 1st Class = £4.75 or UK 2nd Class Parcel = £3.95
For Europe Postage: = 6.70 GB Pounds
For Rest of the World Postage:
Surface Mail (Anywhere in the World) = 6.70 GB Pounds
Air Mail (Anywhere in the World) = 8.00 GB Pounds
Unwinsbooks always obtain a proof of postage receipt from the Royal Mail.
Goods will be WELL PACKAGED and dispatched once payment has cleared.
COMBINED SHIPPING: I will weigh all your wins and treat as one package according to the combined weight. There is always a saving on the individual amounts quoted – the heavier the overall package, the greater the saving.
MULTIPLE WINS in U.S. DOLLARS GB POUNDS: I list on eBay.co.uk in GB pounds and eBay.com in US dollars. If you win items from both, I will still combine the shipping and reduce one of the shipping totals. With Paypal you will need to make TWO payments – one for the GB pound wins and one for the US dollar wins.
PAYMENT FOR UK BIDDERS: By Paypal, UK cheque, or postal order. For UK winners paying by cheque, I will send you a combined total, so you can make one payment for all your wins together.
POSTAGE UK BIDDERS: If you require registered post - "sign for" - then this will be an extra 75p per package (UK purchasers only).
PAYMENT FOR OVERSEAS BIDDERS: You may use PAYPAL. International money orders cashiers checks are acceptable in GB Pounds ONLY, but will probably be expensive for you. Sorry, but overseas (non UK) personal checks are NOT accepted due to huge bank charges.
POSTAGE OVERSEAS BIDDERS: Please note that Surface Mail is very slow (6 to 12 weeks). If you require international insurance this will cost 4.50 GB Pounds in addition to any Surface or Air Mail costs.
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