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
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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