THE ACTS OF KING ARTHUR & HIS NOBLE KNIGHTS/J.Steinbeck

“THE ACTS OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS NOBLE KNIGHTS” by John Steinbeck

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket 1976 First Edition (I think). Dustjacket is complete with the original $10.00 price on the front flap of the dust jacket; The first book John Steinbeck read as a child was the Caxton Morte d"Arthur, and he considered it one of the most challenging tasks of his career to modernize the stories of King Arthur.  “From the Winchester Manuscripts of Thomas Malory”, King Arthur and his knights are brought to life by Mr. Steinbeck for our enjoyment.  His goal was to set the stories down in plain speech for his own sons, leaving the meaning as they were written, leaving out nothing and adding nothing – to compete with movies and comic strip travesties of today – leaving in the wonder and magic.  I think you’ll agree he succeeded