Title: The Arthurian Encyclopedia.

Editor: Norris J. Lacy, with associate editors Geoffrey Ashe, Sandra Ness Ihle, Marianne E. Kalinke, and Raymond H. Thompson.

Publisher: Garland Publishing, Inc., New York & London.

Publication year: 1986; Manufactured in the United States of America; Book Club Edition.

Format: Large hardcover book with illustrated dust jacket; black boards underneath the jacket.

Genre/Subject: Reference encyclopedia on King Arthur, Arthurian legend, medieval literature, folklore, and myth.

Contents: Comprehensive encyclopedia with hundreds of alphabetized entries written by 94 scholars from around the world, covering characters, texts, places, themes, history, archaeology, film, and television related to the Arthurian tradition.

Features: Preface, list of contributors, list of entries arranged by category, list of plates, select bibliography, and main encyclopedia section; includes black-and-white photographs, illustrations, and plates throughout.

Condition notes: Dust jacket shows edge wear with small tears, creasing, and chipping at the top and bottom edges, plus general shelf wear; boards are solid with light rubbing at edges; page edges show mild age-toning and a few light smudges; interior pages appear clean and legible with no markings observed.