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The Knight of the Lion / written and illustrated by Gerald McDermott.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Tehon Collection PZ8.1.M159 Kn 1979
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McDermott, Gerald.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Yvain (Legendary character)--Legends.
- Yvain.
- Yvain (Legendary character).
- Yvain (Legendary character)--Folklore.
- Ywain (Legendary character)--Legends.
- Arthur, King--Legends.
- Knights and knighthood--Folklore.
- Folklore--England.
- Genre:
- Legends.
- Folklore.
- Folklore -- Great Britain -- Juvenile.
- Arthurian romances -- Adaptations -- Juvenile.
- Juvenile literature -- 1979.
- Penn Provenance:
- Tehon, Atha (former owner) (Tehon Collection copy)
- McDermott, Gerald (autograph) (Tehon Collection copy)
- Tehon, Susan (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 96 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Four Winds Press, [©1979]
- Summary:
- A retelling of the adventures of Sir Yvain and his faithful lion, as the young knight goes through several trials to prove himself worthy of a great triumph.
- Contents:
- I. The Quest
- II. The Fountain
- III. The Return.
- Notes:
- "Book design by Jane Byers Bierhorst"--t.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 95).
- Local Notes:
- Tehon Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Susan Tehon.
- Tehon Collection copy: dust jacket retained.
- Tehon Collection copy has autograph of Gerald McDermott.
- ISBN:
- 0590075047
- 9780590075046
- OCLC:
- 4003768
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