La Mort d'Arthure:The History of King Arthur and of the Knights of the Round Table by Malory, Sir Thomas; Wright, Thomas - 1858

London 1865 John Russell Smith. Hardcover. Octavo, maroon cloth with mounted printed paper spine label. Three indentation holes in spine. Good plus, spine label chipped. Volume 2 only. .

London: John Russell Smith. 304pp. From The Library of Old Authors series. Brown Cloth with embossed designs on the boards, and gold stamped lettering on the spine. The boards have loosened, but are still connected. Some general wear on the boards, and a little paint on the spine.The paper is free of marks. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall D4 . Fair. Hardcover. Later Edition.. 1858.

Reeves & Turner, 1889. 3rd ed. Good. good plus: some wear on edges, binding on vol 1 repaired

London : Gibbings, 1897. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked boards. Spine and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; volume 3 ; 18 cm. Subjects; English authors. English literature; 19th century. English literature. English classics. Medieval literature.

John Russell Smith, 1866. Volumes 1-3. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Small octavo size. Cloth boards. Gilt lettering on spine. Rubbed covers. Bumped corners. Page edges age worn. Binding slightly loose. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1300grams, ISBN:

London: John Russell Smith, 1865. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 0x0x0. First thus. Two of three volumes (lacks volume 3). Minor cosmetic wear, text clean and unmarked. 1865 Hard Cover. xliv, 305; xvi, 360 pp. Presents the story of King Arthur, his knights of the Round Table, the sword Excalibur, and his tragic death. Thomas Wright's introduction details the printing history of the work from Caxton's printing in 1485 through 1816, and his footnotes are included throughout the text.

London: John Russell Smith, 1865. First edition. Hardcover. Very good. Three volumes. 12mo. Half dark red cloth. Introduction and notes by Thomas Wright, The Introduction is of bibliographical importance as it sketches the history of the early editions of Malory: Caxton (one complete copy; one incomplete); de Worde (two editions, one copy of each known); Copland; East; and finally the edition of 1634. Each volume with the engraved circular bookplate of Emily Morris Gallatin on the front pastedowns. The simple signature of Arthur Lewis, 1949, on each of the front free endpapers. And on the front free endpaper of volume 1 a nearly full page inscription dated 2018. Only volume 1 has been fully opened; the remaining volumes are partially unopened. Aside from the inscription and signatures, these volumes are in very good condition showing only traces of wear at the corners, edges and spine tips. This is a curious edition. We have marked it a first edition, but not without hesitation. The first printing… Read More

London: John Russell Smith, 1866. Second edition. Very good. Hardcover. Three volumes. 12mo. Half dark cakf. Spines in fivex compartments, gilt; marbled paper boards, endpapers and edges. Later green morocco lettering labels, gilt. Joints rubbed, light wear to the boards, light foxing to the endpapers and preliminaries else this is a very good set. Introduction and notes by Thomas Wright, The Introduction is of bibliographical importance as it sketches the history of the early editions of Malory: Caxton (one complete copy; one incomplete); de Worde (two editions, one copy of each known); Copland; East; and finally the edition of 1634. Small engraved bookplate on the front pastedowns. Wright is a conscientious and painstaking editor, and his explanatory and editorial notes are useful. Gaines A10. .