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hardback with dust jacket Nice copy quarto liv + 624pp., illustrations, A facsimile of the J. M. Dent 1909 edition.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. 2nd Edition, Illustrated Edition. Second Beardsley illustrated edition limited to 1000 copies for the United Kingdom and 500 copies for America, royal 8vo (10 x 8 inches), pp. liv, (1), 2-624, 20 full page illustrations including 4 double-pages, head pieces, initial letters, borders and chapter headings throughout in b/w after drawings and designs by Aubrey Beardsley. Original gilt decorated green cloth, top edges gilt. Near fine clean bright copy but for old professional repair to cloth at the rear lower gutter, some wear to corners. Sheets fine, clean, unmarked, complete. Some foxing to endpapers. H11002 All Items Are Sent Insured. Insurance charges are included in the Shipping & Handling Charges. International buyers please be aware that we are not responsible for and do not include or estimate customs duties, fees or taxes in any way in our listings. We ship all orders within 2 to 5 days of cleared payment. The estimated shipping times and estimated arrival dates given in the listing are not provided by us and are usually wrong or very misleading. We do not pay for any foreign taxes or customs duties and have no information about them. These are the responsibility of the buyer. We do not create and are not responsible for shipping times or delays associated with customs and international shipping.

Boards in d.j. Facsimile Edition. Quarto, original cloth boards lavishly decorated in gilt all sides, gilt decorated dustjacket, copious b&w illus (full page and text illus), pp liv, 624. Very good condition in like d.j. (heavy book, please inquire regarding postage.) Facsmile edition of J.M. Dent's famous second, limited edition, which was published in 1909. Dent specially commissioned Aubrey Beardsley to do the illustrations for its first edition in 1893-94, and the book launched his tragically short career. Beardley illustrates Malory's 15th century text with a wealth of drawings in his distinctive style: full-page illustrations, ornamental borders, ornamental initials, headpieces and in-text decorations. A landmark in publishing and illustration.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. No. 590 of 1000 numbered copies. A reproduction of the 1927 third, most complete Dent edition. 290 x 215 mm. & box: 330 x 255 x 85 mm. xxxi, [i], 538 pp., [6] with 20 full or double-page spreads, 240 chapter headings, 43 ornamental borders, 25 initial letters, 19 small ornaments and 4 headpieces by Beradsley. Bound by Smith Settle in full Nigerian goatskin, front board and spine blocked in gilt, all edges gilt, housed in a solander box of black buckram, with morocco label, and included in an internal pocket, a 16 page pamphlet by Anthony S.G. Edwards Thomas Malory, the Morte Darthur and Aubrey Beardsley A fine bright copy.

Gilt Decorated Cloth. Etat : Very Good. BEARDSLEY, Aubrey (illustrateur). 2nd Edition. 2nd edition, limited to 1500 copies, the first one volume edition with additional plates not present in the original. liv., 624 pp. Gilt-decorated green cloth binding with publisher's blind stamp to rear board and top edge gilt. Clean boards. Binding very slightly shaken, and some general rubbing and bumping to extremities. Uncut leaves. Offsetting and foxing to endleaves, but beautifully clean otherwise with 20 full-page illustrations by Aubrey Beardsley, and decorative borders, head and tailpieces, chapter illustrations. J. M. Dent's & Sons 1909 second edition of 'Le Morte d'Arthur', which was limited to 1000 copies in the UK, and 500 copies in the U.S, bringing together all parts into a single volume and ten extra drawings by Beardsley. This is a heavy item and may require additional postage if being shipped outside of Europe. 4to.

Limited Beardsley illustrated edition of perhaps the best-known work of Arthurian literature in English, containing two additional illustrations not appearing in the second edition, in addition to the 10 further illustrations published in the second edition that did not appear in the first. Quarto, original publisher's cloth with gilt art-deco botanical design by Aubrey Beardsley, some pages uncut, top edge gilt, illustrated with twenty-two plates by Beardsley, numerous in-text designs, and head- and tail-pieces throughout. One of one thousand six hundred examples. In very good condition. Aubrey Vincent Beardsley was an English illustrator and author whose black ink drawings were influenced by Japanese woodcuts, and depicted the grotesque, the decadent, and the erotic. He was a leading figure in the aesthetic movement which also included Oscar Wilde and James McNeill Whistler. He is considered one of the important Modern Style figures for his significant contribution to the development of the Art Nouveau and poster styles. His very first commission was for J. M. Dent and Company, illustrating Thomas Malory's 'Le Morte d'Arthur.'.

Hardcover. Limited edition, 1500 copies. Octavo, Two volumes (continuous pagination: lxiv, 990 pages). In Fair condition. Spines are tan with gold print. Boards in tan cloth with gilt illustration, mitred edges. Fraying to spine caps and corners, hinge tears to second volume, toning to spine, peripheral toning, rubbing/shelfwear. Text blocks have deckle edges. Cracked hinges, light age-toning to paper, illustration on verso of contents page is tinted red. Illustrated: b&w text drawings and plates. "The text as written by Sir Thomas Malory and imprinted by William Caxton at Westminster the year MCCCCLXXXV and now spelled in modern style ; with an introduction by Professor Rhys and embellished with many original designs by Aubrey Breadsley" title page. Shelved in Room A Oversized. 1385182. Special Collections.

Hardcover. First edition. 990 pages. 25 x 19.5 cm. Limited edition one of 1500 copies printed on handmade Dutch paper from an edition of 1800. Two photogravure frontispieces, 18 plates, decorations throughout by Beardsley, and a plethora of in-text wood engravings. GORDON N. RAY 314. "Seeking to emulate the books of the Kelmscott Press, John Dent in 1892 offered Beardsley 200 pounds for twenty full-page illustrations, about one hundred smaller designs in the text, and nearly 350 initial letters for `Le Morte d'Arthur. In accepting this formidable commission, the artist anticipated, correctly as it turned out `a year's hard work." This work is Beardsley's first commission, and was executed when the artist was only 20 years old. It is widely considered one of his best efforts. Back cover with Dent monogram decorated in gilt. Orig. beige cloth, front cover and spine decorated in gilt motifs, beveled edges. Teg. Very good. 2 Vols.

Third edition. Quarto. pp lvi, 538. Decorated cloth gilt. Top edge gilt. One of 1600 copies. Six page Foreword on Aubrey Beardsley by Aylmer Vallance. Fifteen page Introduction by John Rhys. One page note by R.A. Walker, ''A Note on the designs omitted from the First Edition''. Includes ten chapter headings omitted from the first edition, included in the second edition by mistake and included in this edition for the first time on purpose. Includes for the first time and totally by design Beardsley's original drawing for the cover. Copiously illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley, with numerous full-page black and white drawings, some tissue-guarded, as well as numerous black and white drawings in the text.Near fine in sadly defective, worn, torn and chipped dustwrapper with extensive repairs on the reverse.

With an Introduction by Professor Rhys. 2 vols. Embellished with many original designs by Aubrey Beardsley. 4to, publisher's white gilt-decorated cloth, t.e.g. First edition; one of 1,500 copies. Attractive old bookplate on the pastedown of Vol. I. Spines and cloth sides very slightly tanned; small black stain near the center of the spine of Volume I; contents clean and attractive.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Aubrey Beardsley (illustrateur). Quarto. Third edition, limited to 1600 copies. Black cloth with gilt front board and spine decorations by Aubrey Beardsley. Spine re-backed with the original spine laid down and touched up in a couple of spots. Front board touched up in a couple of places as well and the upper corners repaired. Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Board edges bevelled. Bookplate removal stain to the paste-down endpaper. Contents clean and the binding tight and square. Illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley. Although re-backed, still a nice copy, nice re-backing and well-done touch-ups, expertly done.

Wraps. Etat : Near fine. Aubrey Beardelsy (illustrateur). First edition. Twelve original parts in green wrappers. Regular issue: one of 1500 copies. Full page and double page illustrations, rubricated initials, borders and in-text decorations by Aubrey Beardsley in his first major commission. The wrappers are generally lightly soiled and chipped at the edges. Spines are worn at tips, and the spine of Part One is split but firmly held by the sewing. A very good set of this masterpiece with the textblocks in near fine condition and free of the foxing that dogs the issue on handmade paper. Housed in two volumes of slipcases and cloth chemises, with the title on the slipcases on leather labels, gilt. Gaines, A14, a.1. .

Hardcover. Etat : Near fine. Illustrated by Aubrey Beardelsy (illustrateur). Limited edition. 4to. One of 1600 copies, the third edition of Malory with Beardsley's illustrations. Black cloth, the spine and boards intricately gilt with the iconic Beardsley water-lily illustrations. This edition contains more material and ten more drawings than the first edition. Trace of rubbing on the upper board and light wear along the bottom, else a near fine copy. Bookplate of F. W. Rogers. .

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Third Edition. 4to. No DJ. Very Scarce. Third Edition of Le Mort Darthur with Aubrey Beardsley's designs, limited to 1600 copies, after printing which the type has been distributed. Includes 4 double page and 17 full page illustrations, 43 ornamental borders, 300 ornamental initials, headpieces, and other decorations in the text. Cover design by Aubrey Beardsley. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering and floral design along spine, gilt floral design on front cover. Gilt top page edges. Shelfwear: cuffing along edges and cover boards, moderate fraying at cover corners and spine edges, 3/4-inch tear along top edge of spine, a few superficial scratches on back cover, some light tanning and foxing along page edges, two light creases at top right corner of front endpaper, binding is a little shaken. No marks. Volume is in Very Good condition.

Wraps. Etat : Very good. Aubrey Beardelsy (illustrateur). First edition. Twelve original parts in green wrappers. Parts 1-8 and 10-12 are the "Superior Issue" of 300 copies on Dutch handmade paper (this set unnumbered). Part 9 is from the "regular issue" and is slightly smaller in size. Full page and double page illustrations, rubricated initials, borders and in-text decorations by Aubrey Beardsley in his first major commission. This set is uncut and largely unopened. There is some offsetting from the illustrations to the facing pages, as usual. Part 9 lacks a tiny piece form the spine and has had a nearly invisible repair to the upper wrapper; the wrappers show light soil, rubbing and aging else this is a very good set.

First Beardsley edition, one of 1,500 copies on ordinary paper. This was the artist's first major commission and the book that launched the "Beardsley look" (Gillon, p. iv). In 1892, seeking to emulate the books of the Kelmscott Press, John M. Dent commissioned the 20-year-old Beardsley to produce this edition, a project that took the artist 18 months to complete. "In Le Morte d'Arthur Beardsley learnt his job, but the result is no bungling student's work. If he had never illustrated another book, this edition of Morte d'Arthur could stand as a monument of decorative book illustration" (Lewis, pp. 148-9). The work was first published, to some controversy, in 12 monthly magazine instalments between June 1893 and mid-1894. "Often shockingly overt in their sexuality and eroticism, the illustrations rejected the aesthetic of the Pre-Raphaelites who were Beardsley's original mentors and offered a revisionist and parodic treatment of their medievalism. Ultimately, Beardsley went far beyond his original intention to 'flabbergast the bourgeois' of his day; he also challenged generations of readers and artists to view Arthurian society through his own modernist lens" (Lupack, pp. 75-91). The work was issued by subscription in 12 parts between June 1893 and November 1894 in an edition of 1,500 copies on standard paper, as here, and 300 copies on Van Gelder paper. Edmund Vincent Gillon, Illustrations for Le Morte D'Arthur, 1972; John Lewis, The Twentieth Century Book, 1984; Barbara Tepa Lupack, Illustrating Camelot, 2008. 2 vols, large octavo. Photogravure frontispieces, 18 wood-engraved plates (5 double-page), illustrations within text, borders, and historiated initials, all by Aubrey Beardsley. Original yellow cloth, spine lettered in gilt, spine and front cover stamped in gilt with floral design by Beardsley, rear cover stamped in gilt with publisher's device, top edge gilt, others uncut, blue cloth bookmarkers. Spines faintly toned and cocked, corners gently bumped, damp stain to foot of front board and endleaves of vol. II, foxing to edges, spots to top edge of vol. I, bookmarkers a little frayed, contents clean and printing crisp: in very good condition.

First Beardsley edition, one of 1,500 copies on ordinary paper, and scarce with the cloth in such bright condition. This was Beardsley's first major commission and the book that launched the "Beardsley look" (Gillon, p. IV). In 1892, seeking to emulate the books of the Kelmscott Press, John M. Dent commissioned the 20-year-old Beardsley to produce this edition, work that took the young artist 18 months to complete. "In Le Morte d'Arthur Beardsley learnt his job, but the result is no bungling student's work. If he had never illustrated another book, this edition of Morte d'Arthur could stand as a monument of decorative book illustration" (Lewis, pp. 148-9). The work was first published in 12 monthly magazine instalments between June 1893 and mid-1894 to some controversy. "Often shockingly overt in their sexuality and eroticism, the illustrations rejected the aesthetic of the Pre-Raphaelites who were Beardsley's original mentors and offered a revisionist and parodic treatment of their medievalism. Ultimately, Beardsley went far beyond his original intention to 'flabbergast the bourgeois' of his day; he also challenged generations of readers and artists to view Arthurian society through his own modernist lens" Tepa Lupack, Chapter 4). La Morte Darthur was an immediate sensation upon publication. Provenance: Robert, or Robin, Henri Louis-Charles de Beaumont (1926-2023), with his bookplate on the front pastedown of each volume. De Beaumont was an architect and later became an antiquarian book dealer and collector. He donated a large collection of British wood-engraved illustrated books to the British Museum in 1992. 2 vols, large octavo. Engraved frontispiece to each vol., 18 wood-engraved plates (including 5 double-page), numerous text illustrations, and approximately 350 repeated designs for chapter headings and borders, all by Aubrey Beardsley. Original yellow cloth, spine lettered in gilt, spine and front cover stamped in gilt with floral design, publisher's device in gilt on rear cover, top edge gilt, others uncut, some leaves unopened, one red and one blue cloth bookmarker. Cloth unusually retaining much of its original yellow hue, just a couple of marks, spines slightly darkened, mild toning to endpapers and pp. 766-7, text rubbed at pp. 912-3, occasional foxing: a very good copy.

First Beardsley edition, one of 1,500 ordinary paper copies, from a total edition of 1,800. This, Beardsley's first major project, made his name and contains almost half his total artistic output. This copy includes the original 12 light blue wrappers bound at the rear of each volume. "If he had never illustrated another book, this edition of Morte D'Arthur could stand as a monument of decorative book illustration" (Lewis, pp. 148-9). As well as the 20 full- and double-page plates, Beardsley contributed to virtually all the textual decorations, designing the chapter headings, borders, initials, and ornaments. Even so, he refused to fulfil the original commission of 500 drawings: the 351 that appeared in the first edition took 18 months to complete. Beardsley introduced several incongruous elements into the later drawings, including the satyrs of classical mythology (see, for instance, Volume II, p. 731). "Often shockingly overt in their sexuality and eroticism, the illustrations rejected the aesthetic of the Pre-Raphaelites who were Beardsley's original mentors and offered a revisionist and parodic treatment of their medievalism. Ultimately, Beardsley went far beyond his original intention to 'flabbergast the bourgeois' of his day; he also challenged generations of readers and artists to view Arthurian society through his own modernist lens" (Lupack, pp. 75-91). Beardsley's edition was issued in 12 monthly parts. The ordinary and special issue were published simultaneously from June 1893 to mid-1894. The purchaser was given the option of sending the complete run back to the publisher, who bound them in vellum or in a cream cloth case-binding. Malory's work, first published in 1485 by William Caxton, compiled the legends of Arthur, Merlin, Lancelot, Guinevere, Gawain, and the Knights of the Round Table. "It is the only true English epic; its matter is 'the Matter of England'. The matchless style, the humour, the magnificence, the magic that takes away the breath, combine in a masterpiece of legendary narrative. Each century has produced its own version of the Arthurian tapestry, but Malory's will never be forgotten" (PMM). Lasner 22; Printing and the Mind of Man 29 (first edition). Edmund Vincent Gillon, Illustrations for Le Morte D'Arthur, 1972; John Noel Claude Lewis, The 20th Century Book: Its Illustration and Design, 1967; Barbara Tepa Lupack, Illustrating Camelot, 2008. 2 vols, quarto (238 x 191 mm). Engraved frontispiece to each vol., 18 wood-engraved plates (5 double-page), numerous text illustrations, and approximately 350 repeated designs for chapter headings and borders, all by Aubrey Beardsley. Contemporary red half morocco, spines lettered and decorated in blind and gilt, raised bands, mottled paper sides, marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, others uncut, original light blue paper wrappers bound in at rear of each vol. Light bumping and wear, minor browning and infrequent offsetting to contents, a couple of leaves unopened, closed tears to leaf 2T7 (Vol. II): a very good copy.

First Beardsley edition, an out of series unnumbered copy of one of 300 deluxe copies on Dutch handmade paper, from a total edition of 1,800. The book was issued in 12 parts in wrappers, with the purchaser given the choice of sending it back to the publisher, who bound them in vellum or cloth, or to a binder of their own. In 1892, seeking to emulate the books of the Kelmscott Press, John M. Dent commissioned the 20-year-old Beardsley to produce this edition, work that took the young artist 18 months to complete. "In Le Morte d'Arthur Beardsley learnt his job, but the result is no bungling student's work. If he had never illustrated another book, this edition of Morte d'Arthur could stand as a monument of decorative book illustration" (Lewis, pp. 148-9). The work was first published in 12 monthly magazine instalments between June 1893, and mid-1894. "Aubrey Beardsley's Morte Darthur was one of the most original and certainly one of the most controversial of the nineteenth-century artistic reinterpretations of Malory" which "established Beardsley as the voice of the 1890s" (Tepa Lupack, Chapter 4). "Often shockingly overt in their sexuality and eroticism, the illustrations rejected the aesthetic of the Pre-Raphaelites who were Beardsley's original mentors and offered a revisionist and parodic treatment of their medievalism. Ultimately, Beardsley went far beyond his original intention to 'flabbergast the bourgeois' of his day; he also challenged generations of readers and artists to view Arthurian society through his own modernist lens" (ibid.). La Morte Darthur was an immediate sensation upon publication. Lasner 22. Lewis, John, The Twentieth Century Book, Herbert Press Ltd, 1984, pp. 148-9; Ray, The Illustrator and the Book in England from 1790 to 1914, Oxford University Press, 1976, p. 314; Tepa Lupack, Barbara Illustrating Camelot, D. S. Brewer, 2008. 3 vols (243 x 188 mm). With photogravure frontispieces on India paper to vols I and III, 18 full-page wood engravings with tissue guards (5 double-page), numerous text illustrations and approximately 350 designs for chapter headings and borders (foliate and historiated) all by Aubrey Beardsley printed in red and black. Contemporary half vellum, titles in gilt to red calf labels to spines, foliate gilt rulings to spine ends, brown morocco grain cloth sides, marbled edges and endpapers. Light soiling to vellum, slight bumps to tips, top edge of book block dust toned, sporadic faint foxing occasional and offsetting from full-page engravings and toning to their edges, a very good set.