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Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
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Description: *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, April 22 (sale item) 515 pp., original green cloth (hardcover), wear to spine and covers else text clean & binding tight. Includes 16 color plates. . - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
Seller: Zubal-Books, Since 1961, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.
Sir Thomas Malory. The romance of King Arthur. Macmillan and Co London, London, 1917.
Price: US$318.45 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Reliure editeur illustrée.la jaquette manque.
Seller: Jean Pierre LIPCZER, STRASBOURG, France
Price: US$477.77 + shipping
Description: [Legends] FIRST RACKHAM ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Square octavo (22 x 18cm), pp.xxiv; 509; [1]. With sixteen colour plates and numerous black and white illustrations by Rackham. Publisher's gilt-decorated blue cloth. Contents clean. Armorial bookplate of [Major] Rupert Trevor Wallace Glynn, MC. Some light flecking to cloth, joints lightly rubbed; near fine. Riall p.130. Book Collector No.271, 'The Great Illustrators'.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Price: US$548.48 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Please email for Photographs or further information. Very Good - In the publisher's original blue cloth binding. Some shelf wear to the boards and bumping to the head and tail of the spine. Gift inscription pasted down on FEP and previous owner name inscribed (1963). All 16 colour plates complete and numerous black and white plates. Please see photos as part of condition report 1917 1st Edition , THE ROMANCE OF KING ARTHUR AND HIS KNIGHTS OF THE ROUND TABLE Abridged from Malory's Morte d'Arthur By Alfred W. Pollard Alfred William Pollard, FBA (14 August 1859 – 8 March 1944) was an English bibliographer, widely credited for bringing a higher level of scholarly rigor to the study of Shakespearean texts. Pollard wrote widely on a range of subjects in English literature throughout his career, and collaborated with various scholars in specialized studies; he edited Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophel in 1888, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (Globe edition, 1898), a collection of Fifteenth Century Poetry and Prose (1903) and Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur (1910–11, in four volumes). His Shakespeare Folios and Quartos: a Study in the Bibliography of Shakespeare's Plays, 1594–1685, published in 1909, remains an important milestone in Shakespearian criticism. Illustrated By: Arthur Rackham Arthur Rackham RWS (19 September 1867 – 6 September 1939) was an English book illustrator. He is recognised as one of the leading figures during the Golden Age of British book illustration. His work is noted for its robust pen and ink drawings, which were combined with the use of watercolour, a technique he developed due to his background as a journalistic illustrator. Rackham's 51 colour pieces for the early American tale Rip Van Winkle became a turning point in the production of books since – through colour-separated printing – it featured the accurate reproduction of colour artwork. His best-known works also include the illustrations for Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, and Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm. Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: Macmillan and Co., Limited, London octavo (8vo 6 × 9 152 × 229),Pages 507 ISBN: Originally written by Sir Thomas Malory in the late fifteenth century, and adapted here by Alfred W. Pollard. The first edition thus of this work. Containing sixteen full page illustrated plates in colour, seven full page illustrations in black-and-white, and numerous in-text illustrations, all by noted English book illustrator Arthur Rackham. SKU: BTETM0002213 Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Seller: Books That Expand The Mind, Margate, KENT, United Kingdom
Price: US$599.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1917 King Arthur 1ed Lancelot Knights Round Table Rackham ART Morte Mallory We shall now seek that which we shall not find Thomas Malory In 1485, Le Morte Darther or, The Death of Arthur was first published the first time the traditional tales of King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin, and the Knights of the Round Table finally was available to be read, instead of just told as a mythical story. It is, without equal, the best-known work of Arthurian literature and is a principal source for many plays, operas, and modern stories. This fine 1917 printing by Alfred Pollard is filled with the art of the famous Arthur Rackham. An extremely desirable example of famous English folklore! Item number: #24987 Price: $599 MALORY, Sir Thomas The Romance of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Abridged from Malory's Morte d'Arthur by Alfred W. Pollard. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham. L.P. New York: Macmillan & Co., 1917. First edition. Details: Collation: Complete with all pages o xxiv, [2], 517, [7] o 23 illustrations 16 color plates by Arthur Rackham 7 black & white plates Provenance: Handwritten Blanche Ada Garber, 1918 Language: English Binding: Hardcover; secure o Green cloth Size: ~8.75in X 6.75in (22cm x 17cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 24987 Photos available upon request.
Seller: Schilb Antiquarian, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Stated: Copyright, 1917, by The Macmillan Company. Published October, 1917. Fine dark green cloth boards, gilt embossed cover and spine titles, light shelf wear. Bright gilt cover design features finely detailed bugler knight on regaled horseback; gilt spine design features stylized royal lion w/gilt bands. Frontispiece color plate by Rackham: "How Arthur drew his sword Excalibur for the first time". Deckled pages near fine. Attactive antiquarian inscription at front endpaper: "J. Randolph Coolidge, Dec. 24th 1917, from Julia." Feature sixteen color plates in brilliant subdued hues and seven in black & white by Arthur Rackham. Each color plate features fine tissue guard w/red captions. Additional partial-page imagery, headers, tailpieces, symbology and decoration throughout. Attractive, near fine first edition. Sir Thomas Malory (1405 - 1471) collected all the ancient tales of the mythical Arthur and published them under the title Le Morte D'Arthur. The characters are familiar: Lancelot and Guinevere, and Tristan and Isolde, here in the definitive account of the Arthurian legends. The vigorous, eloquent epic tale of valor is noted for having been written in the best English prose of the Fifteenth Century. Includes 5-page detailed glossary. Printed in the United States of America at the Norword Press, Norwood, Mass, USA. 517 pages with three pages of adverts for illustrated volumes from Macmillan. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$650.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1917 date at title page. Rare first edition printed by MacMillan & Company of London. Fine navy cloth boards, gilt embossed cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear, discoloration. Bright gilt cover design features finely detailed bugler knight on regaled horseback; gilt spine design features stylized royal lion w/gilt bands. Frontispiece color plate by Rackham: "How Arthur drew his sword Excalibur for the first time". Pages very good, clean; moderate toning at endpapers. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Feature sixteen color plates in brilliant subdued hues and seven in black & white by Arthur Rackham. Each color plate features fine tissue guard w/caption. Additional seven b&w full-page designs, partial-page imagery, headers, tailpieces, symbology and decoration throughout. Attractive, near very good first edition. Sir Thomas Malory (1405 - 1471) collected all the ancient tales of the mythical Arthur and published them under the title Le Morte D'Arthur. The characters are familiar: King Arthur and the Round Table, Lancelot and Guinevere, Tristan and Isolde, here in the definitive account of the Arthurian legends. The vigorous, eloquent epic tale of valor is noted for having been written in the best English prose of the Fifteenth Century. Includes 5-page detailed glossary. Printed by R. & R. Clarke, Limited, Edinburgh. 509 pages. Insured post. The Romance of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table hails from Malory's classic text, Morte D'Arthur; neatly told here by Alfred W. Pollard. Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory compiled mythical tales of the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the Knights. First published in 1485 and now one of the best-known works of Arthurian literature; masterfully edited by Alfred Pollard (1859 - 1944). In his own words, he "tried to clear away some of the underwoods that the great trees may be better seen, and though I know that I have cleared away some small timber that is fine stuff in itself, if the great trees stand out the better, the experiment may be forgiven." This edition contains a series of dazzling color plates and b&w illustrations - by a master of the craft; Arthur Rackham (1867-1939). One of the most celebrated painters of the British Golden Age of Illustration (from 1850 until the First World War), Rackham's artistry is simply unparalleled. Rackham developed a unique style, combining haunting humor with dream-like romance. Presented alongside the text, his illustrations further elucidate the wonderful ballads of yesteryear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Stated: Copyright 1917 by The Macmillan Company. Published October, 1917. Rare in original wrapper. Fine green cloth boards, crisp gilt embossed cover and spine titles, light shelf wear, spine heel edge bend. Bright gilt cover design features finely detailed bugler knight on regaled horseback; gilt spine design features stylized royal lion w/gilt bands. Deep dark green top-stain. Frontispiece color plate with tissue guard by Rackham: "How Arthur drew his sword Excalibur for the first time". Pages near fine, bright, clean, and without fox; no writing. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Features sixteen color plates in brilliant subdued hues and seven in black & white by Arthur Rackham. Each color plate features fine tissue guard with red captions. Additional partial-page imagery, headers, tailpieces, symbology and decoration throughout. Tan wrapper with Rackham color design in subdued colors, cover and spine titles, moderate edge wear, rub, toning; 2.50 at spine, protected in new clear sleeve. Front panel illustration depicts the iconic sword in stone: "How Galahad drew out the sword from the floating stone at Camelot." Front flap contains titles, publisher's details, and summary lore of this volume. Rare near fine first edition in good original wrapper. Sir Thomas Malory (1405 - 1471) collected all the ancient tales of the mythical Arthur and published them under the title Le Morte D'Arthur. The characters are familiar: Lancelot and Guinevere, and Tristan and Isolde, here in the definitive account of the Arthurian legends. The vigorous, eloquent epic tale of valor is noted for having been written in the best English prose of the Fifteenth Century. Includes five-page detailed glossary. Printed in the United States of America at the Norword Press, Norwood, Mass, USA. 517 pages with three pages of adverts for illustrated volumes from Macmillan. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$1637.14 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Large 8vo. Pp xxiv, 509. Frontis and 15 further mounted colour plates each with titled tissue guard; 7 black & white plates. Original full vellum, stamped gilt. Top edge gilt. Uniform staining/marking to boards and spine with more serious staining to the fore-edge of the front board. Cracking to inner front hinge. Scattered foxing including to some of the plate margins. No.15/500 copies signed by the artist.
Seller: Leakey's Bookshop Ltd., Inverness, United Kingdom
Price: US$1950.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Quarto; xxiv, 509 pages, full vellum, untrimmed, t.e.g., a trifle rubbed Copy 194 of only 500 numbered and signed by the illustrator, ARTHUR RACKHAM. With 16 tipped-in color plates, and 7 cuts in black-and-white.
Seller: Thomas J. Joyce And Company, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$1950.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Stated at limitation page: "This Edition Consists of Five Hundred Copies Signed by the Artist: 'No. 123, Arthur Rackham'". Rare signed, limited edition printed by MacMillan & Company of London. Large 9" x 11 1/2 x 2 1/2" design weighing over 5 lbs. Cream vellum (leather) boards, gilt embossed cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear generally, some discoloration, wear to bottom area apprx. 1" high x 3" long. Bright gilt cover design features finely detailed bugler knight on regaled horseback; gilt spine design features stylized royal lion w/gilt bands. Frontispiece color plate by Rackham: "How Arthur drew his sword Excalibur for the first time". Pages generally very good; some discoloration, wear to bottom edge of first fifty, first few w/some missing material to same lower area, and moderately throughout, slightly increasing at back few pages. Couple leaves remain uncut. Bind good. Feature sixteen color plates in brilliant subdued hues and seven in black & white by Arthur Rackham. Each color plate features fine tissue guard w/caption. Additional partial-page imagery, headers, tailpieces, symbology and decoration throughout. Attractive, near good first edition. Sir Thomas Malory (1405 - 1471) collected all the ancient tales of the mythical Arthur and published them under the title Le Morte D'Arthur. The characters are familiar: Lancelot and Guinevere, and Tristan and Isolde, here in the definitive account of the Arthurian legends. The vigorous, eloquent epic tale of valor is noted for having been written in the best English prose of the Fifteenth Century. Include 5-page detailed glossary. Printed by R. & R. Clarke, Limited, Edinburgh. 509 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$2300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Stated and hand-numbered in red at limitation page: "Of this large paper edition two hundred and fifty copies have been printed of which this is number: "109". Rare larger limited edition printed by MacMillan & Company of London. Oversize gift book design at apprx. 9" x 11 1/2" x 2" weighing nearly 4 1/2 lbs. Very stylish fountain pen signature inside cover at front pastedown: "John Jacob Astor, Christmas 1920." Intriguing association example acquired by prior collector from an estate descendent of the Astor family. Set in cover is a small printed Christmas card with classic carolling motif from New York business magnate Bradish Gaillard Johnson. Likely Gaillard gifted this volume to a young fatherless "Jakey." Prior collector also associates Gaillard Johnson with the Astors as family friends. The Astors were the or near the wealthiest American family in the ninetheenth century from the fur trade, railroad and ship construction, opium trade, real estate, etc. John Jacob Astor VI, or young "Jakey," was known as the Titanic baby as his father, the Colonel JJA IV (who opposed the institution of the Federal Reserve central bank in America), perished on the mythic unsinkable. John Pierpont Morgan infamously missed scheduled boarding in England. JJA VI's mother, Madeleine Astor, survived while five months pregnant with him and is portrayed in the 1997 film. Men and most onboard may have also been rescued, but for an insufficient number of life boats, etc. Publisher's morocco boards in white, gilt embossed cover and spine titles, moderate shelf, spine wear ripple, rub, nicking, small area of scrape. Bright gilt cover design features finely detailed bugler knight on regaled horseback; gilt spine design features titles with stylized royal lion vignette. Bright gilded smooth exterior top edge. Frontispiece color plate by Rackham: "How Arthur drew his sword Excalibur for the first time". Thick deckled leaves, near fine, bright. Bind fine, square; front hinge reinforced. Sharp near very good larger edition of this classic volume from the library of John Jacob Astor VI. Features sixteen tipped-in color plates in brilliant, subdued hues and seven in black & white by Arthur Rackham. Each color plate with fine tissue guards captioned in red. Additional partial-page imagery, headers, tailpieces, symbology and decoration throughout. Sir Thomas Malory (1405 - 1471) collected all the ancient tales of the mythical Arthur and published them under the title Le Morte D'Arthur. The characters are familiar: Lancelot and Guinevere, and Tristan and Isolde, here in the definitive account of the Arthurian legends. The vigorous, eloquent epic tale of valor is noted for having been written in the best English prose of the Fifteenth Century. Includes 5-page detailed glossary. Printed by R. & R. Clarke, Limited, Edinburgh. 509 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$2860.00 + shipping
Description: 292 x 222 mm. (11 1/2 x 8 3/4"). xxiv, [iv], 517, [1] pp.Text abridged from Malory's "Morte d'Arthur" by Alfred Pollard. Original white kid stamped in gilt, top edge gilt, others trimmed on the rough (upper hinge expertly strengthened). In a new felt-lined slipcase. WITH 16 MOUNTED COLOR PLATES with lettered tissue guards and 70 drawings in black & white BY ARTHUR RACKHAM. Latimore & Haskell, p. 47. âLeather with a hint of soiling and very minor wear (corners slightly rubbed, a couple--perhaps naturally occurring--abrasions on the back cover), otherwise an especially fine copy. This is a lovely copy of the deluxe American edition on Large Paper of Arthur Rackham's take on the Arthurian legends. While Rackham did illustrations for a great many books, Houfe observes that he concentrated "particularly [on] those of a mystical, magic, or legendary background," like the present work. Rackham (1867-1939) studied art at Lambeth School, where the work of his fellow student Charles Ricketts influenced his development. Houfe tells us that soon after Rackham joined the staff of "The Westminster Budget" in 1892, he "established himself as one of the foremost Edwardian illustrators and was triumphant in the early 1900s when color printing first enabled him to use subtle tints and muted tones to represent age and timelessness." Being bound in white leather, the present item is very difficult to find as clean as it appears here. No. 180 OF 250 COPIES OF THE AMERICAN LARGE PAPER EDITION.
Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA), McMinnville, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$5500.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: SIGNED LIMITED EDITION. 1 vol., 11-3/8" x 9-3/8", limited to 500 numbered and signed copies by the illustrator Arthur Rackham this being copy #227, illustrated with 16 tipped in color plates (titled tissue guards after each plate) and 7 B&W illustrations, bound in full dark blue morocco, gilt lettered and decorated spine, covers double ruled in gilt, title gilt to front cover, front cover with blind tooled multi-color morocco onlays reproducing the illustration facing p.274 depicting Sir Lancelot fighting a Dragon, gilt dentelles, blue silk morie pastedowns and endpapers, top edge gilt, others uncut as issued, by Asprey. Internally clean and bright, no previous ownership ,markings or bookplate, hinges fine, front cover ever so slight sunned, A WONDERFUL PRESENTATIION IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.
Seller: D&D Galleries - ABAA, Somerville, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$5750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 4to. 517pp. Illustrated with 16 full page illustrations by Arthur Rackham. One of 250 numbered copies; this is number 240. Finely bound in full crimson morocco, the upper board inlaid with a black morocco base bearing a representation of the sword in the stone in gilt and silver leaf, with a black leather onlay, the whole embellished with 8 emeralds, 10 citrines, 13 red corals and 2 star sapphires for a total of 33 jewels. Gilt titles. Protected in a morocco backed clamshell case. Ownership inscription on a preliminary blank else a fine copy in a fine artist binding. .
Seller: Thorn Books, ABAA, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.