Research Catalog

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 Darthur, with the dolourous death and departing out of this world of them all / the text as written by Sir Thomas Malory and imprinted by William Caxton at Westminster the year MCCCCLXXXV and now spelled in modern style ; with an introduction by Professor Rhys ; and embellished with many original designs by Aubrey Beardsley.

Author

Malory, Thomas, Sir, active 15th century.

Publication

London : J.M. Dent, 1893-1894

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Details

Additional Authors

• Rhys, John, Sir, 1840-1915.
• Simmons, F. J.
• Beardsley, Aubrey, 1872-1898.
• Draper Collection.

Description

3 v. (xc, 990 p., [25] leaves of plates) : ill.; 27 cm.

Uniform Title

Morte d'Arthur

Alternative Title

Morte d'Arthur

Subject

• Arthurian romances

Note

• "Limited to 300 copies on Dutch hand made paper and 1500 ordinary copies, after printing which the type has been distributed"--Half title verso, v. 1.
• Half title: Morte Darthur.
• Edited by F.J. Simmons.
• Place of publication and publisher statement from colophon; publisher's device only on t.p.
• Issued in 12 parts, June 1893-Nov. 1894. Copies on Dutch hand-made paper issued for binding in 3 v. Title page and other preliminaries to v. 1 issued in pt. 6; title pages and other preliminaries to v. 2-3 issued in pt. 12, with cancel contents for v. 1 and cancel list of illustrations (to replace v. 1, p. [v]-viii).
• Illustrations: ca. 1095 reproductions of drawings by Beardsley from 351 different designs, including photogravure frontispieces in vols. 1 and 3, 13 other full-page ill. and 5 double-page ill. Publisher's device on t.p. and 23 ornamental initials printed in red. Frontispieces printed chine collé on India paper. Additional full-page ill. by Beardsley on covers of parts.
• Each pt. in illustrated gray paper covers. Publisher's advertisements on p. [3-4] of covers. "Directions to binder" and note to subscribers regarding available publisher's bindings on 2 slips inserted in pt. 12.

Indexed In (note)

• Life, P.W. Sir Thomas Malory
• Walker, R.A. Le morte Darthur with Beardsley illustrations

Contents

[First portion, containing book i to book vii] -- Second portion, containing book viii to book xi -- Third portion, containing book xii to the end.

Call Number

8-NAKH+ (Malory, T. Birth, life and acts of King Arthur. 1893)

LCCN

24005581

OCLC

• 8106665
• NYPG81-B872

Author

Malory, Thomas, Sir, active 15th century.

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 Darthur, with the dolourous death and departing out of this world of them all / the text as written by Sir Thomas Malory and imprinted by William Caxton at Westminster the year MCCCCLXXXV and now spelled in modern style ; with an introduction by Professor Rhys ; and embellished with many original designs by Aubrey Beardsley.

Imprint

London : J.M. Dent, 1893-1894 (Edinburgh : Turnbull & Spears)

Indexed In:

Life, P.W. Sir Thomas Malory, 124

Walker, R.A. Le morte Darthur with Beardsley illustrations

Local Note

Copy in 8-NAKH+: No. 292 of "superior issue" of 300 on Dutch hand-made paper.

Spencer Coll. copy: No. 122 of "superior issue" of 300 on Dutch hand-made paper.

Arents BIP copy: No. 157 of "superior issue" of 300 on Dutch hand-made paper.

Copy in 8-NAKH+: Bound in 3 v. Draper Collection.

Spencer Coll. copy: Binding: Publisher's vellum, gilt, with designs by Beardsley. Original front paper cover bound in each v.; dark red silk markers; cancel contents for v. 1 and cancel list of illustrations (2 leaves, issued with pt. 12) bound following t.p. of v. 1; original contents (1 leaf, issued with pt. 6) bound at end of v. 3.

Spencer Coll. copy: Provenance: William B. Haffner bequest.

Arents copy: As issued, in 12 parts; housed in 2 gray cloth cases.

Added Author

Rhys, John, Sir, 1840-1915.

Simmons, F. J.

Beardsley, Aubrey, 1872-1898. Illustrator

Draper Collection.

Research Call Number

8-NAKH+ (Malory, T. Birth, life and acts of King Arthur. 1893)

Spencer Coll. Eng. 1893 81-59

Arents BIP (Malory, T. Morte 1894) 04-283