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Secondhand book for saleGwyn Jones.
Kings, Beasts and Heroes.
Publisher: Oxford U.P., 1972.
ISBN 0192151819.
Binding: hardback, stitch bound; coloured tops.
Printer: W. & J. Mackay, Chatham.
Size: 143x221x24mm.
Page count: text xxvi,176pp; plates 20pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition fair: ex‑lib. Westminster; the dustjacket is rather worn but has been sealed in protective plastic to prevent further deterioration; looks in generally good order internally, the usual library marks & stamps, but appears to be free of readers’ marks.
This item £6.50
P&P inc. within the UK
(delivery outside the UK not currently available)Weight without packaging: 606g.
Examines the story-telling art of three epics.
Contents: Beowulf; Culhwch & Olwen; King Hrolf's Saga.
Notes: at foot of page
Tables: no
Illustrations: 20 pages of monochrome plates; illustrated endpapers
Maps & plans: no
Genealogies: no
Chronology: no
Glossary: no
Bibliography: 3pp
Indexes: Proper names; Beast & story references.[BML/J]
See also | Epic |
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