Based on episodes of the grail by Chretien de Troys and Wolfram von Eschenbach

Retold by Constance Hieatt

Illustrated by Norman Laliberte

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, (1973).

First edition, first printing.

Publisher's first printing number code sequence 1 through 10 to the copyright page.

Norman Laliberte creative white chalk on black, and collage-styles add a mesmerizing folksy and primitive quality to this beautifully re-told story by King Arthur specialist, Constance Hieatt.

In this tale Sir Gawain rode in search of the strange scabbard, had adventures, was challenged in a battle, played a chess game, slayed a beast and freed a captive maiden and more.

Fine in yellow linen with black embossed titles to the spine; in a price-clipped very nearly fine dust jacket with minor wear to the upper spine edge and corner tips.

Square octavo; 72 pages.

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