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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 d'Arthur with the dolourous death and departing out of this world of them all (v.2)

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Type of record: Book

Title: 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 d'Arthur with the dolourous death and departing out of this world of them all (v.2)

Other titles: Morte d'Arthur

Level: Item

Classmark: English D-6 MAL

Creator(s): Malory, Sir Thomas

Additional creator(s): Caxton, William (1422-1492) (Other); Rhys, Sir John (1840-1915) (Other); Beardsley, Aubrey (1872-1898) (Other); Simmons, F J (Other)

Publisher: J.M. Dent; Turnbull & Spears

Publication city: [London]

Date(s): 1894

Language: English

Size and medium: 2 volumes

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/186096

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991008497699705181

Collection group(s): English Literature

Description

Half title: Morte Darthur.


Text modernized by F.J. Simmons.


Issued in 12 parts, June 1893-Nov. 1894, in illustrated paper wrappers with designs by Beardsley.


Place of publication and publisher statement from colophon; publisher's device only on t.p.


Illustrations: ca. 1095 reproductions of drawings by Beardsley from 351 different designs, including photogravure frontispieces in vols. 1 and 2, 13 other full-page ills. and 5 double-page ills.; in "ordinary" issue the plates are all printed directly on paper of the kind used for the text; there is no rubrication (see Walker).


Vol. 1: lxiv, 455, [1] p. (the last blank page), [12] leaves of plates -- Vol. 2: [8], lxv-xc, 457-990, [2] p. (the last page blank), [13] leaves of plates (double-page ills. counted as 2 plates each).


Indexed in: Walker, R.A. Le morte Darthur with Beardsley illustrations.

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