Description

Large format hardcover, quarto bound in burnt orange pictorial cloth, sans dust-jacket as issued. 173 pages. Large type rdition. Illustrated with 25 full page black and white drawings by Howard Pyle. First edition thus, originally published in 1888. Pyle’s children’s coming-of-age tale set in the Middle Ages of the 13th century, among the feuding principalities of what is now Germany. . Considered one of the finest works of juvenile American literature of the 19th century. This complete and unabridged edition is quite scarce, printed in large type and reproducing all of the original drawings. No previous ownership marks. A clean, tight, fresh and unmarked copy with sharp corners. Near fine.