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Le Morte d'Arthur. The Birth Life and Acts of King Arthur of His Noble Knights of the Round Table
by Malory, Sir Thomas
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: J.M. Dent, 1927. Hardcover. Very Good. Beardsley, Audrey. 4to. Pp. lv, 538. Original black cloth with gilt front board and spine after designs by Aubrey Beardsley. Corners with light wear. Spine ends with shallow chipping and wear, with a hairline split in the cloth along some of the front joint. Spine ends could benefit from some restoration. Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, clean and tight throughout and the binding tight and square. The third and most complete edition. Limited to 1600 copies. With Illustrations and designs by Aubrey Beardsley.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47077
- Title
- Le Morte d'Arthur. The Birth Life and Acts of King Arthur of His Noble Knights of the Round Table
- Author
- Malory, Sir Thomas
- Illustrator
- Beardsley, Audrey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J.M. Dent
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1927
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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