The story of Roland / by James Baldwin; illustrated by Peter Hurd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baldwin, James, 1841-1925.

Contributor:

Rare Books Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Roland (Legendary character).

Roland.

Genre:

Fiction.

Physical Description:

xiv, 347 pages : color plates. ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : C. Scribner's Sons, [1930]

Summary:

The adventures of Roland, who lived during the time of the French King Charlemagne.

Contents:

Roland and Oliver

The King's guest

The war with the saxons

The knight of the swan

Ogier the Dane

How the army crossed the Alps

Knighted on the battlefield

How Ogier won sword and horse

Roland's arms

A Roland for an Oliver

Reinold of Montalban

Malagis the wizard

The princess of Cathay

In the wood of Ardennes

Roland's quest in the Far East

How Reinold fared to Cathay

In the gardens of Falerina

Morgan the fay

How Ogier refused a kingdom

How Roland slew a sea monster

How Roland fell into prison

Bradamant the warrior maiden

The winged horse of the Pyrenees

How Roland lost his helmet

The battle

Medoro the moor

A contest for durandal

How Roland became his own shadow

A flight to the land of Prester John

How the peers returned to France

How Charlemagne fought against Ogier

The vale of thorns.

Notes:

Illustrated t.-p. and lining-papers in colors.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Bound in black cloth with a colored illustration by Hurd pasted on the front cover; gilt lettering on spine; colored illustrated endpapers by Hurd; side of text block untrimmed.

Athenaeum copy: Shober Family Fund bookplate.

OCLC:

303166