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., Volume III (Third Portion Containing Book XII to the end)
by Malory Thomas
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- Hardcover
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J. M. Dent & Co. Book. Illus. by Beardsley Aubrey. Fair. Hardcover. Volume III only which contains books XII to the end. Must be the superior edition as the dent logo block to the title page is coloured red but no edition page. Also page edges very deckled. Hand made paper. Covers look as they may be rebinds as they are not the decorative gilt cloth boards but plain buckram cloth covers. Back strip of spine missing. Covers quite tanned and marked. Corners bumped. Hinge broken inside front cover. inscription to front end paper. Pages 665-990. 3 full page illustrations (including frontis.) + 3 double page illustrations. Illustrations browned. Light foxing to a few pages. 0.
Synopsis
From the incredible wizadry of Merlin to the passion of Sir Lancelot, these tales of Arthur and his knights offer epic adventures with the supernatural as well as timeless battles with out own humanity.
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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., Volume III (Third Portion Containing Book XII to the end)
- Author
- Malory Thomas
- Illustrator
- Beardsley Aubrey
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- Hardcover
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- Used - Fair
- Publisher
- J. M. Dent & Co.
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