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Malory, Sir Thomas & Beardsley, Aubrey (illustrator).
[Morte Darthur].
Publisher: Boydell Press, Suffolk;
Date of Publication: 1985
Stock Code: 12880
Facsimile limited edition. Two volumes. Octavo, pp., lxiv [1], 455, [456]; lxv-xc, [457], 458-990, [991]. Limited to 500 sets only. Publisher’s caramel cloth with gilt title to spine and gilt decoration to both boards, both volumes housed in a black paper covered slipcase. Beautifully illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley.
Considered the best known work of Arthurian Literature, “Le Morte Darthur” is a collection of tales of Arthurian Legend. Malory aimed to draw together a ‘complete’ collation of tales and drew upon both English and French myths for inspiration. First completed around 1470 while Malory was in prison, “Le Morte Darthur” has been the well spring for many more tales of Arthurian Legend. J. M. Dent’s original edition of 1893/4 was Beardsley’s first commission as a commercial artist when he was just 20 years old. With a new forward by the medieval scholar Derek Brewer. £250.00