Huon of the horn, being a tale of that Duke of Bordeaux who came to sorrow at the hands of Charlemagne and yet won the favor of Oberon the elf king

Full Record:

1951 Norton. Huon of the horn, being a tale of that Duke of Bordeaux who came to sorrow at the hands of Charlemagne and yet won the favor of Oberon the elf king. Illus. by Joe Krush

Date:

1951 Norton

Illustrator:

Illus. by Joe Krush

Collecting Area:

Mathes Childrens Literature

Curator Notes:

tr; Harcourt, Brace (NY), c 1951, 1st edition, inscribed 1952; an adaptation of the Boke of Duke Huon of Burdeux (1534); spine titles, vignette and decoration printed in black on one-quarter red cloth, front and back covers bound in three-quarters black buckram

Subjects:

Adaptations, Retellings of classics - Huon of Bordeaux, Boys' stories, Adolescents (13-19), Hero tales - French, Hermits, Lilliputians - elves, Kings - elves, Knights, France - Bordeaux, Illustrated editions- black and white plates - ink drawings, Illustrated editions - vignettes - ink drawings, Illustrated editions - vignettes - ink drawings - double spreads, and Illustrated editions - illustrated title pages - vignettes - ink drawings - double spread