Author: MALORY, SIR THOMAS; ALFRED W. POLLARD (ED)
Title: Le Morte Darthur: The History of King Arthur and of His Noble Knights of the Round Table (Two Volumes, Complete)
Description: London: Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society Ltd, 1920. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Illustrated by W. Russell Flint. Two hardcover volumes. Publisher's green cloth, gilt lettering and decoration on spines, intricate gilt panels on covers with title in coats-of-arms surrounded by embossed gilt patterns, fore and bottom-edges deckle, t.e.g. Illustrated with 36 exquisite color plates by W. Russell Flint. Printed by R. & R. Clark, Ltd, Edinburgh. Includes Caxton's preface to the original (1485) edition, a Bibliographical Note by the editor, A. W. Pollard; a Glossary, and Index. This edition was first printed in the Riccardi Press Books, Extra Crown Quarto, 1911; and is now reprinted in Small Crown Quarto, 1920. [Gaines A16.a.2]. Slight edge-wear, former owner's name on ffep ("Rena J. White"), some pencilled bibliographic notes on ffep, front hinge just starting in Volume II only, else fine. NEAR FINE. A beautiful set.. Riccardi Press Books Series. Color Illustrations. Small Crown 4to. xxx, 439; xxii, 531 pp. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

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