The White Company (100th Anniversary Edition): Illustrated by N. C. Wyeth

To start, I have no idea what the other reviewer, that I can currently see, is talking about. This book's fonts and illustrations are definitely not too dark, and SeaWolf generally shades a bit lighter overall in my opinion. So hopefully the publisher isn't taking these ideas too seriously. Don't go any lighter than this. A first edition would more than likely have been much darker.Anyway, 'The White Company’ is one of the more ambitious historical novels from Doyle set in the backdrop of medieval England, France and Spain during the fourteenth century copious amounts of action and adventure. The keen eye of Doyle gives a lot of life to this period of Edward III, the Hundred Years' War, the Black Prince, and the Middle Ages as a foundation for it all.Published in 1891, ‘The White Company’ was a rousing success, and Doyle regards it as one of his finest works. If you need some chivalry and old-fashioned entertainment, you probably won't go wrong here. Love the hardcover, and everything else seems splendid about this edition.

Terrible printing. Unfortunately didn’t get to the part of the book where it was terribly printed until after the return window closed. Entire sections are missing and misprinted.

I love this book; I have it on Kindle . BUT -- I ordered this edition primarily for the N. C. Wyeth illustrations. I was very disappointed to find that they are printed in greyscale, not full color. This is a disservice to readers as well as to Wyeth's artistry. I guess I will have to try to find it at a used book store.

Like so many others here, I was looking to replace my old copy that had full-color Wyeth illustrations. This....does not. It has grayscale halftone low-res Wyeth illustrations, which was beyond disappointing. It was not made clear from the listing.