Malory, Sir Thomas Bibliographic Note by A. W. Pollard, and with original William Caxton Preface. Le Morte Darthur: The History of King Arthur and of His Noble Knights of the Round Table. Philip Lee Warner Publisher to the Medici Society, 1920.

Price: US$75.00 + shipping

Condition: Fair

Description: Philip Lee Warner Publisher to the Medici Society, 1920. 2 volumes. First of this trade edition: Small Crown Quarto edition; a 1911 edition was printed by Ricardi Press Books. 18 color plates in each volume by Russell Flint. Barbara and Alan Lupack, authors of "King Arthur in America" praise Flint's ability to capture "the essential beauty of Malory's romance, " and write that "as a series, the watercolors constituted one of the most comprehensive, and still largely unsurpassed, renderings of the legends by a single artist." Green embossed cloth, 2 bookplates in each volume. Head and heel worn, spine crack down the middle to volume 1, secured, 2 inch chip at corner of heel, wear along spine edges, 5/8 chip at head. Good minus set, with these faults, now in protective archival mylar jackets. Binding is square and tight. Text is very good. Not available for priority/expedited shipping. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Seller: Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.

Malory Sir Thomas. Le Morte Darthur. The History Of King Arthur And His Noble Knights Of The Round Table (2 Volumes). Philip Lee Warner, The Medici Society, 1920.

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Condition: Good

Description: Green cloth covers with gilt titles and decoration. Hinge is cracked inside rear covers of books. Corners bumped. Some rubbing to head and foot of spine with slight small splits/tears. Colour illustrations. Some foxing to pages. 439pp & 531pp.

Seller: M and M Books, Barkway, HERTS, United Kingdom

Malory, Thomas Sir. Le Morte Darthur; The History of King Arthur and of His Noble Knights of the Round Table. Philip Lee Warner, London, 1920.

Price: US$86.25 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: In 2 volumes - Volume 2 ONLY. 36 illustrations after watercolour drawings. Published by publisher to The Medici Society Ltd. 531 pages in good condition. Some pages uncut. Green cloth embossed cover with gilt titles in fine condition. DJ with illustration on front in good condition. Fading and chip on DJ spine. Some buckling on front DJ. FINE/GOOD+

Seller: J. Wyatt Books, Ottawa, ON, Canada

MALORY, Thomas (Sir).. Le Morte Darthur. The History of King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table.. , 1920.

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Description: London: Philip Lee Warner.,(1920). 2 vols. Roy. 8vo. Orig. blind-embossed cloth. Spines gilt titled. Illustrated by W. Russell Flint with col. frontisps., and num. full-page col. plates. Slight foxing to fore-edge and toning on end-papers, otherwise fine uncut copies.

Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia

Malory, Sir Thomas; Flint, W. Russell (Illustrator). Le Morte Darthur: The History of King Arthur and of His Noble Knights of the Round Table. Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society, London, 1920.

Price: US$400.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First trade edition. Two volumes, pp xxx, 439; xxii, 531,with a total of 36 beautiful color plates by Flint. Bound in publisher's green cloth with gilt spine lettering, blind-stamped decoration on upper boards. Slight scattered foxing, light rubbing to corners, a linked pair of ownership inscriptions, dated 1927 amd 1930, on the front free endpaper of Volume I. The scarce original dust jackets are present, but in good condition only. Both have toning and chipping to the spines, and the mounted illustration on the front panel of Volume II is partially torn away. In their book Illustrating Camelot (2008), Barbara and Alan Lupack praise Flint's ability to capture "the essential beauty of Malory's romance," and write that "as a series, the watercolors constituted one of the most comprehensive, and still largely unsurpassed, renderings of the legends by a single artist."

Seller: Walkabout Books, ABAA, Curtis, WA, U.S.A.

Malory, Sir Thomas; Alfred W. Pollard (ed). Le Morte Darthur: The History of King Arthur and of His Noble Knights of the Round Table (Two Volumes, Complete). Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society Ltd, London, 1920.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: 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

Seller: Round Table Books, LLC, Palatine, IL, U.S.A.

MALORY. Sir THOMAS. ; Russell Flint. William. Illustrates.. LE MORTE DARTHUR. The history of King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table.. Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to The Medici Society Ltd. London. 1920, 1920.

Price: US$644.13 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: FIRST 2 VOLUME EDITION. Small Crown 4to. (9.3 x 6.8 inches). xxx, 439; xxii, 531 pp. Originally issued as four slim quarto volumes in a limited edition in 1910-11, this is the first issue in this format and is complete in 2 thicker volumes. Beautifully Illustrated with 36 fine full colour plates by Russell Flint. Publishers green cloth with elaborate blind tooled decoration to the front boards and spines, which are also ruled and lettered in gilt. In the original scarce dustwrappers with colour plates mounted onto the front panels. The cloth boards are a bit dulled and there is a near one-inch tear, without loss, to the top of the spine of volume one, but the gilt is still strong and bright. The dustwrappers are faded to the spines, which have a few very minor chips to the extremities, but are generally in very good condition and sets with them present are uncommon. Overall a very good set of this interesting and beautiful edition, which includes a Bibliographical Note by the editor, A. W. Pollard, Caxton's preface to the original edition of 1485, a glossary, and an index. -- More photos available on request.

Seller: Paul Foster. - ABA & PBFA Member., London, United Kingdom

Sir Thomas Malory. Le Morte Darthur: The History of King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table. Philip Lee Warner, 1920.

Price: US$1610.33 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First two volume edition in vellum 1920.Full vellum with decorative gilt to front boards and spine. t.e.g. volume one has a dent to the spine. Slight fading/darkening to boards and spine. Small mark to rear board. Some foxing to edges of pages and end papers. Volume two has slight darkening with rubbing and some chipping to head and tail of spine and bottom corners of boards. Some foxing to page edges and end papers.

Seller: Fireside Bookshop, Stroud, GLOS, United Kingdom