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R. W. Dunning.
Arthur: The King in the West.
Published Stroud: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1995 reprint (previously issued 1990; hardback was 1988).
ISBN 07509009943.
ISBN-13: 97807509009945.
Binding: paperback, perfect bound.
Printer: WBC, Bridgend.
Size: 168x246x11mm.
Page count: text 164pp; plates 8pp.
Main language: English.
Overall condition fair to good: this copy has some scuffs and scratches on its covers, some wear at the edges and corners; the spine is not creased from reading and the text appears to be free of marking.

This item £5.00
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Weight without packaging: 427g.

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Looks at Arthur’s connections with the west country, with a particular focus on Glastonbury and the hill fort at Cadbury.

Contents: Realm of the hero king; Claims of the past; “Fire, & vapour of smoke”; Cult of St. Joseph of Arimathea; Pilgrims to Avalon; Strongholds of the summer country; King Arthur in Cornwall; Persistence of Arthur; Once & future king.

Illustrations: monochrome illustrations throughout, plus 8 pages of colour plates
Maps & plans: 3

Notes: no
Tables: no
Genealogies: no
Chronology: no
Glossary: no
Bibliography: no
Index: yes

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