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La Mort d'Arthure:The History of King Arthur and of the Knights of the Round Table
by Malory, Sir Thomas; Wright, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Hardcover
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London: John Russell Smith, 1866. Second edition. Very good. Hardcover. Three volumes. 12mo. Half dark cakf. Spines in fivex compartments, gilt; marbled paper boards, endpapers and edges. Later green morocco lettering labels, gilt. Joints rubbed, light wear to the boards, light foxing to the endpapers and preliminaries else this is a very good set.
Introduction and notes by Thomas Wright, The Introduction is of bibliographical importance as it sketches the history of the early editions of Malory: Caxton (one complete copy; one incomplete); de Worde (two editions, one copy of each known); Copland; East; and finally the edition of 1634. Small engraved bookplate on the front pastedowns. Wright is a conscientious and painstaking editor, and his explanatory and editorial notes are useful. Gaines A10.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thorn Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21734
- Title
- La Mort d'Arthure:The History of King Arthur and of the Knights of the Round Table
- Author
- Malory, Sir Thomas; Wright, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Very good
- Book Condition
- Used - Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Russell Smith
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1866
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arthurian;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
Biblio member since 2003
Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
Thorn Books offers antiquarian, rare and out-of-print books. Frequently updated catalogues are available online in our specialty areas: King Arthur; Early Britain; Western Americana; California; Literature; and Rare Books. We are open by appointment only. Thorn Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers of American (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Independent League of Online Booksellers (IOBA).
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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