Title: The Age of Chivalry - Part 1 King Arthur and His Knights; Part 2 The Mabinogeon; or, Welsh Popular Tales

Author: Thomas Bulfinch

Publisher: Crosby, Nichols and Company, Boston

Edition: First Edition, First Printing

Date Printed: 1859

Description: A very nice example of the first printing of the first edition. Thomas Bulfinch (1796-1867) wrote the standard American collections of the Greek and Norse myths, the Legends of Charlemagne, and, in this volume, the Legends of the British Isles, the King Arthur cycle, and the Mabinogion of Wales. 

A very attractive example of the first printing. Original decorative cloth hardback. Gilt titles. Fading to the spine, light wear, fraying and bumping to the extremities (see pictures). 414 pages plus adverts and six full page engraved plates, all present and correct. Original cream endpapers. Some browning to leaves. Binding sound and square. 

Provenance: This book was part of the collection of the celebrated book seller and collector George Locke. 

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