Item Detail
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Dent
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59
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(Beardsley) Malory, Thomas, Sir
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Le Morte D'Arthur
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Sm. 4to
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original wrappers
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London
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1893-94
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First Edition
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25 cm.
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Vault 823.21 M84r 1893
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Intro by Professor Rhys. With many full page illustrations, historiated initials, etc. by Aubrey Beardsley. 12 original parts. First edition with these illustrations in original parts. The front wrapper of Part I is frayed and a corner is missing and the margins of the wrappers of Part XII are ragged; a few of the other wrappers have slight defects to spines, as might be expected of so fragile a publication. Internally it is fine, being unopened. This is Beardsley's masterpiece. It is extremely uncommon in parts.