Description: ARTHURIAN ROMANCE AND MODERN POETRY AND MUSIC by William Albert Nitze Chicago, Illinois: The University of Chicago Press, (1940). First edition, first printing. Warmly inscribed, dated September 1940 and SIGNED by the author to the front end-paper. Enhanced with six photograph illustrations on striking black-and-white plates. A wonderful collection of lectures the author presented at the University of Chicago that reflect numerous cultural aspects and influences of Arthurian life. Nitze's object was "to illustrate in a kaleidoscopic fashion the present by means of the past: to suggest how a great poetic tradition has been built up and survives as an essential part of our Western culture". Spine slightly age-toned, else very good in blue linen with gilt embossed titles and decorative borders to the front cover and to the spine; in a good dust jacket that is missing the upper two-thirds of the spine panel, shows short edge tears, and slight rub-wear to the flap folds; original $1.00 price still intact to the front inner flap.Octavo; 101 pages; foreword; index. FREE MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING to USA. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT SIGNED FIRST EDITION BOOKS THANKS! Created by eBay Seller's Assistant Basic.
Price: 24.99 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Year Printed: 1940
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Literary Criticism, Poetry, Arthurian, Music
Binding: Hardcover w/Jacket
Author: William Albert Nitze
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
Character Family: King Arthur
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Place of Publication: Chicago, Illinois
Special Attributes: Signed, 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated, Inscribed
