Morte Darthur Portfolio: Reproductions of Eleven Designs Omitted from the First Edition of Le Morte Darthur Illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley .

Malory, Sir Thomas; Aubrey Beardsley

Published by J. M. Dent & Sons Limited, London, 1927

About this Item

Thin 4to. One of 300 copies on handmade paper, this is copy No, 76. Leather spine, gilt; vellum boards,the upper board tooled in gilt with Beardsley's iconic water lily design. A publisher's note is followed by a note on the designs by R. A. Walker, and note on Aubrey Beardsley by Aymer Vallance. The eleven omitted designs are followed by a reproduction of the Merlin illustration as well as a sketch for an unused cover design and the cover design used for the issued parts. Thus there are 14 designs in all. This is a near fine copy with only a trace of soil, a few tiny pinholes in the hinges, and some yawning of the boards. and free of the foxing that dogs this title. Scarce thus. The illustrations have offset to the facing pages as usual. Gaines, A14 c.1.b. Seller Inventory # 21928

Bibliographic Details

Title: Morte Darthur Portfolio: Reproductions of ...

Publisher: J. M. Dent & Sons Limited, London

Publication Date: 1927

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Edition: Limited edition.