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Vintage November 1968 3rd printing of the Scholastic softcover Arthurian classic The Sword in the Tree. Written by celebrated children's historical author Clyde Robert Bulla vintagescholastics and beautifully illustrated throughout by Caldecott Honor artist Paul Galdone. Originally copyrighted in 1956 by arrangement with Thomas Y. Crowell Company, this book features Scholastic catalog number TW 759 with a 60¢ original cover price. The medieval-themed front cover features a striking mid-century illustration of a young boy, Shan, holding up a heavy sword with a castle on a rocky cliff in the background. The back cover details an exciting synopsis set in the days of King Arthur an illustration of a knight in blue crest gear riding a caparisoned horse. This copy is in highly collectible condition. The cover is exceptionally bright and clean, the spine and edges are perfectly straight and square, and the structural staple binding remains completely tight and secure. A phenomenal find