Malory, Sir Thomas (c. 1415-1471) Le Morte dArthur. The Birth, Life, and Acts of King Arthur of his Noble Knights of the Round Table,

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Malory, Sir Thomas (c. 1415-1471) Le Morte d'Arthur. The Birth, Life, and Acts of King Arthur of his Noble Knights of the Round Table, Illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898) London: Dent, 1893-1894. First edition with Beardsley's illustrations, his first commission, won at the age of 21; two large quarto volumes bound in publisher's ivory cloth boards, stamped in gilt; illustrated with two etched frontispieces, and many woodcuts: some double-page, headpieces, borders, and initials, vignettes, and infill ornaments; bindings a bit discolored, t.e.g., other edges untrimmed, 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (2)
Estimate $300-500


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