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The boy's Mabinogion : being the earliest Welsh tales of King Arthur in the famous Red book of Hergest
- Title
- The boy's Mabinogion : being the earliest Welsh tales of King Arthur in the famous Red book of Hergest / edited for boys, with an introduction by Sidney Lanier ; illustrated by Alfred Fredericks.
- Publication
- New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, 1881
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | PB2273 .M3 1881 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xx p.,2.,361 p. front.,plates.; 21 cm.
- Summary
- Twelve episodes from the Mabinogion part of the fourteenth century manuscript entitled The red book of Hergest, a collection of medieval Welsh tales recounting the feats and exploits of King Arthur and other powerful kings, princes, and knights.
- Uniform Title
- Mabinogion.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Fiction.
- Juvenile works.
- Note
- Illustrations engraved on wood by John Karst.
- Title page printed in red and black.
- Publisher's advertisements, with several wood engravings, [16] pages at end.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Indexed In (note)
- Hamilton, S. Amer. book illustrators (1968 ed.)
- Binding (note)
- Black and gold stamped, very elaborate, pictorial, blue-grey cloth binding, blue end papers and bevelled edge boards.
- Contents
- The lady of the fountain -- Kilhwch and Wolwen ; or, the twrch trwyth -- Peredur the son of Evrawc -- The dream of the Rhonabwy -- Pwyll, prince of Dyved -- The story of Lludd and Llevelys -- The origin of the owl -- Branwen the daughter of Llyr -- Manawyddan and the mice -- Geraint the son of Erbin -- The ream of Maxen Wledig -- Taliesin.
- LCCN
- 01011824
- OCLC
- ocm00544626
- 544626
- SCSB-8896832
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library