The Namesake: a Story of King Alfred by Hodges, C Walter - 1968

Penguin Books, 1967. Paperback. Good. 1967. No edition remarks. 219 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages are moderately tanned. Mild cracking to hinges, however binding remains firm. Paper cover has mild edge wear with mild corner curling. Clipped front cover. Moderate tanning to spine. Mild scratching and marking to covers.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Puffin, Penguin Books, 1967. Paperback. Good. 1967. No Edition Stated. 218 pages. Paperback book. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.

G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1964. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1964. 196 pages. Blue pictorial dust jacket over red cloth with gilt lettering. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed. Light tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Light wear to unclipped dust jacket with tears, nicks and creases to spine, edge and corners. Light tanning to spine and edges.

G. Bell & Sons Ltd, 1964. Hardcover. Good. 1964. First Edition. 196 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt cover design lettering. Black and white illustration plates throughout text and similar frontispiece. Illustrated by the author. Pages bright and clean with slight tanning and foxing, particularly to textblock edges and endpapers. Dedication to front free endpaper. Binding remains firm. Boards have minimal shelf wear with only mild wear to corners. Spine sunned and with mild crushing top and bottom. Gilt lettering remains bright and clear.

This book has been read, very minor wear to covers from normal storage, previous owner signed inner cover, no other markings inner pages, spine intact, no creases.

"It begins -- ""I, Alfred the One-legged...being now an old man," and continues in the tradition of the most ancient storytellers to celebrate the victories of a king and the miracles of the holy. Set in the days of King Alfred, his name-sake grew up, in spite of the constant Danish war parties descending on East Anglia and in spite of his amputated leg, to become a trusted secretary to the King. The Danes were all, "Cut, sack, burn, drink and swipe," so the war orphaned Alfred lived with monks and left with them when their monastery was pillaged. The depth of early Christian faith was continually overshadowed by the not wholly abandoned superstitions. The crippled boy fought to conquer his disability and serve as a scribe to the King who shared his name. The dialogue is heroic and the descriptions of battles and raids have visual impact.… Read More

Penguin Books, January 1967. Mass Market Paperback. Used - Good. The Rubaiyat LLC is a small, used bookstore in Caldwell, Idaho. All books are fair to good or better, no library copies unless specifically listed.

Puffin Books 1967. Paperback (VG) ; all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples.Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost

1964.. Penguin Books, 218 Seiten Softcover/Paperback illustrated by the author Ecken/Kanten bestossen, Einband berieben, vergilbt und fleckig, Buchschnitt mit Lagerspuren, Seiten gebräunt, sonst eher guter Zustand für das Alter Bücher

LONDON: G BELL AND SONS. Ex-library book. Residue of issuing label on front flap. NB: Full Title/Publishing details page has been neatly removed. Publishing date given is approximate. Hard cover with illustrated dust jacket. Slight wear on DJ edges. Has been price clipped, but has a publisher's price ticket on the front flap. Protective clear plastic covering over DJ flaps and possibly the rest of the DJ. Some peeling of covering/laminate on the front of the DJ. Small areas of staining on front of DJ. Red boards. Slight soiling/foxing on pages. Small areas of thumb nail wear/distortion on the the top edges of a few pages. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. Historical novel about the life of King Alfred. The sequel to this book is 'The Marsh King'. Illustrated by the author(black and white illustrations). Location: BRD1 . Very Good. Hardcover. 4TH PRINTING. 1971.