Search Results: Authors starting with M from MFLIBRA Antique Books

Author: Malory, Sir Thomas; Pollard, Alfred W.; Arthur Rackham, illustrator.Title: 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.Publisher: London, The Macmillan Company, 1917. First Edition illustrated by Arthur Rackham.Language: Text in English.Size: 9" X 6.5".Pages: xxiv-517 pages + publisher's catalogBinding: Attractive and very good, near fine original gilt decorated full-cloth binding (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.Content: Near fine content (bright, tight, and clean - as shown). Illustrations: Complete with the wonderful 7 black and white plates and 16 color plates with tissue guards by Arthur Rackham.
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The book: Attractive first edition, beautifully illustrated by Arthur Rackham, of The Romance of King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table.

Author: Rainer Maria Rilke.Title: Canto d'amore e di morte del Cornet Christoph Rilke.Publisher: Firenze, Giulio Giannini & Figlio Editori, 1943. Limited edition of 500 copies, this one being the #55.Language: Text in ItalianSize: 7" X 5".Pages: 43 pages.Binding: Attractive, rare, and very good vellum binding finely bound and illuminated by the Giannini Family (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown, small tear to the upper outer edge of front cover - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. A very beautiful example of Giannini's hand-painted vellum binding.Content: Very good, near fine content (bright, tight and clean - as shown).Illustrations: Including nice small vignettes throughout.
Estimate: (Scarce with no or few other copies in this beautiful Giannini binding).
The book: "Canto d'amore e di morte del Cornet Christoph Rilke" by Rainer Maria Rilke is an Italian edition of the poet's renowned "The Love and Death of Cornet Christopher Rilke," a lyric narrative… Read More

Author: Michel de Nostredame, dit Nostradamus.Title: Les Prophéties de M. Michel Nostradamus, Dont il y en a trois cens qui n'ont jamais esté imprimées, Trouvées en une Bibliotecque laissée par l'Autheur. Nouvelle edition, D'après un exemplaire trouvé dans la bibliothèque du célèbre Pascal.Language: Text in French. Publisher : Clermont-Ferrand and Riom, Beauvert et Rousset Libraires, Landriot Imprimeur, 1792. First thus.Size: 8.5" X 6".Pages: 119 pagesBinding: Good to very good half-calf leather binding (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover.Content: Very good content (tight, name of a previous owner on the back of the title page - as shown, armorial of a previous owner on the first endpaper -as shown, notes from a previous owner on the last endpaper - as shown, light foxing and staining - as shown).Illustrations: Illustrated with a frontispiece representing the beheading of King Charles I of England with the great fire of London… Read More