MALORY, SIR THOMAS

Le Morte D'arthur. The Birth Life & Acts of King Arthur His Noble Knights of the Round Table Their Marvellous Enquests & Adventures Achieving of the San Greal & in the End Le Morte Darthur with the Dolourous Death & Departing Out of This World of Them All

J.M. Dent, 1927. Aubrey Beardsley. Hardcover. Quarto. Very Good. Item #41090

Third edition, limited to 1600 copies. Black cloth with gilt front board and spine decorations by Aubrey Beardsley. Spine re-backed with the original spine laid down and touched up in a couple of spots. Front board touched up in a couple of places as well and the upper corners repaired. Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Board edges bevelled. Bookplate removal stain to the paste-down endpaper. Contents clean and the binding tight and square. Illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley. Although re-backed, still a nice copy, nice re-backing and well-done touch-ups, expertly done.

Price (CAD): $1,000.00