The "Betrothed" did not greatly please one or two friends, who thought that it did not well correspond to the general title of "The Crusaders." They urged, therefore, that, without direct allusion to the manners of the Eastern tribes, and to the romantic conflicts of the period, the title of a "Tale of the Crusaders" would resemble the playbill, which is said to have announced the tragedy of Hamlet, the character of the Prince of Denmark being left out. On the other hand, I felt the difficulty of giving a vivid picture of a ...
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The "Betrothed" did not greatly please one or two friends, who thought that it did not well correspond to the general title of "The Crusaders." They urged, therefore, that, without direct allusion to the manners of the Eastern tribes, and to the romantic conflicts of the period, the title of a "Tale of the Crusaders" would resemble the playbill, which is said to have announced the tragedy of Hamlet, the character of the Prince of Denmark being left out. On the other hand, I felt the difficulty of giving a vivid picture of a part of the world with which I was almost totally unacquainted, unless by early recollections of the Arabian Nights' Entertainments; and not only did I labour under the incapacity of ignorance-in which, as far as regards Eastern manners, I was as thickly wrapped as an Egyptian in his fog-but my contemporaries were, many of them, as much enlightened upon the subject as if they had been inhabitants of the favoured land of Goshen. The love of travelling had pervaded all ranks, and carried the subjects of Britain into all quarters of the world. Greece, so attractive by its remains of art, by its struggles for freedom against a Mohammedan tyrant, by its very name, where every fountain had its classical legend-Palestine, endeared to the imagination by yet more sacred remembrances-had been of late surveyed by British eyes, and described by recent travellers.
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Add this copy of The Talisman to cart. $11.49, good condition, Sold by Firefly Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Kutztown, PA, UNITED STATES, published by Rand McNally & Co.
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Used Good. No Jacket. Spine is undamaged, no creasing or warping. Light wear to cover and edges, slightly bumped corners. Binding intact, pages clean. Pages clean, binding intact, cover has light wear. Firefly Bookstore sells items online and in our store front. We try to add images and descriptions when we can, but if you need additional information or photos of the books we list, please contact us.
Add this copy of The Talisman to cart. $15.00, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published by The Easton Press, Norwalk Conn.
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Good. Limited edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Collector's Edition. Satin moire end papers. Fully gilt page edges as well as artwork and lettering on cover and spine. Ribbon pagemarker. No extraneous markings. All pages are intact and binding is strong. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Add this copy of The Talisman (Great Illustrated Classics) to cart. $15.00, very good condition, Sold by HPB Inc. rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1943 by Dodd Mead and Co.
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Add this copy of The Talisman (100 Greatest Books Ever Written) to cart. $28.00, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published by Easton Press.
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Good. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bumping visible to corners of boards and ends of spine strip. Light scuffing and smudging to boards and spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Add this copy of The Talisman to cart. $29.00, very good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published by The Easton Press, Norwalk Conn.
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Very good. Limited edition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Endpapers are Moire fabric with silk ribbon marker. Accented in 22kt gold, embossed pattern with gilt marker on front board, printed on archival paper with gilded edges, Smyth-sewn binding & concealed muslin joints. Bound In full leather with hubbed spines. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Add this copy of The Talisman to cart. $29.00, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published by The Easton Press, Norwalk Conn.
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Good. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light fading to gold filigree on spine strip. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Add this copy of The Talisman to cart. $30.00, very good condition, Sold by Moe's Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Berkeley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by The Limited Editions Club.
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Federico Castellon. Very good. No jacket. Signed by illustrator. Top and bottom edges of spine are rubbed, but binding is tight. April monthly letter of the Limited Editions Club is laid in at back. Inside is clean and unmarked. Slipcase is in good condition.
Add this copy of The Talisman to cart. $34.00, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published by The Easton Press, Norwalk Conn.
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Good. Limited edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Cover shows light edgewear and moderate scuffing to front cover; Binding is sound; Black scuff marks to rear endpapers; Previous owner blindstamp to title page; Interior pages are unmarked; Secure packaging for safe delivery.
Add this copy of The Talisman (Waverley Novels Vol. 38) to cart. $41.63, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published by Robert Cadell & Whittaker & Co.
Add this copy of The Talisman to cart. $55.94, very good condition, Sold by RARE BOOK CELLAR rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pomona, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1943 by International Collectors Library.
