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Le Morte Darthur: The Birth, Life, and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights of the Round Table, Their Marvellous Enquests and Adventures, The Achieving of the San Greal and in the End Le Morte Darthur with the Dolorous Death and Departing out of this World of Them All. (Parts I-XII)
by Malory, Sir Thomas, Bart. Aubrey Beardsley
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: J. M. Dent, 1893. First edition. Wraps. Near fine. Aubrey Beardelsy. Twelve original parts in green wrappers. Regular issue: one of 1500 copies. Full page and double page illustrations, rubricated initials, borders and in-text decorations by Aubrey Beardsley in his first major commission.
The wrappers are generally lightly soiled and chipped at the edges. Spines are worn at tips, and the spine of Part One is split but firmly held by the sewing. A very good set of this masterpiece with the textblocks in near fine condition and free of the foxing that dogs the issue on handmade paper.
Housed in two volumes of slipcases and cloth chemises, with the title on the slipcases on leather labels, gilt.
Gaines, A14, a.1.
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- Bookseller
- Thorn Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20882
- Title
- Le Morte Darthur: The Birth, Life, and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights of the Round Table, Their Marvellous Enquests and Adventures, The Achieving of the San Greal and in the End Le Morte Darthur with the Dolorous Death and Departing out of this World of Them All. (Parts I-XII)
- Author
- Malory, Sir Thomas, Bart. Aubrey Beardsley
- Illustrator
- Aubrey Beardelsy
- Format/Binding
- Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1893
- Bookseller catalogs
- Rare Books; Arthurian;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
Biblio member since 2003
Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
Thorn Books offers antiquarian, rare and out-of-print books. Frequently updated catalogues are available online in our specialty areas: King Arthur; Early Britain; Western Americana; California; Literature; and Rare Books. We are open by appointment only. Thorn Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers of American (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Independent League of Online Booksellers (IOBA).
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Wrappers
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- Fine
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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