Author: MALORY, Sir Thomas
Title: Le Morte D'Arthur. The Story of King Arthur & of His Noble Knights of the Round Table
Description: New York, Limited Editions Club, 1936. Hardcover. Three tall quarto (7-3/4" x 12-3/4") volumes bound in half blue linen and armorial-decorated boards. Illustrated with handsome wood engravings by master engraver Robert Gibbings who also designed the book. Preface of William Caxton. Edited, with spelling and punctuation modernised, by A. W. Pollard. Printed at the Golden Cockerel Press. Of a total of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this copy has the number (1144) struck through and next to it written in ink "Office Copy." It also bears the Club's blindstamp stating it is one of 15 presentation copies. One of the finest productions of the press. Ill.: Robert Gibbings. Wear to the head of the spine of the second volume with slight loss of cloth. Still Near Fine in a Very Good slipcase .

Keywords: Signed, Golden Cockerel Press, Limited Editions Club, King Arthur, Robert Gibbings, Fine Press, Illustrated Books, Wood Engravings, Medieval Literature Robert Gibbings Signed Illustrated Books Wood Engravings Literature: English


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