1990 1st Edtn (Thus) Sealed LA MORTE DARTHUR By Sir Thomas Mallory Illus. Aubrey Beardsley Like New King Arthur

London: Studio Editions, 1990. 1st Edition (Thus). Hardcover. Like New/No Jacket. folio (fo 12 × 19 305 × 483). Aubrey Beardsley. Please email for Photographs or further information. Like New - As New. Sealed. Please see photos as part of condition report 1990 1st Edition (Thus) , Sealed LA MORTE DARTHUR 19 full-page plate illustrations, wonderful and profuse decorations including in-text vignettes and chapter head and tail-pieces, all by the incomparable Aubrey Beardsley, leading figure in the aesthetic and Art Nouveau movements. By Sir Thomas Mallory Sir Thomas Malory was an English writer, the author of Le Morte d'Arthur, the classic English-language chronicle of the Arthurian legend, compiled and in most cases translated from French sources. Much of Malory's life history is obscure, but he identified himself as a "knight prisoner", apparently reflecting that he was either a criminal or a prisoner-of-war. Malory's identity has never been confirmed. However, since modern scholars began researching his identity the most widely accepted candidate has been Sir Thomas Malory of Newbold Revel in Warwickshire, who was imprisoned at various times for criminal acts and possibly also for political reasons during the Wars of the Roses. Illustrated By: Aubrey Beardsley Format: Hardcover, Language: English Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket Published By: Studio Editions, London folio (fo 12 × 19 305 × 483),Pages 624 ISBN: 9781851706112 Le Morte d'Arthur (originally written as le morte Darthur; inaccurate Middle French for "The Death of Arthur") is a 15th-century Middle English prose reworking by Sir Thomas Malory of tales about the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin and the Knights of the Round Table, along with their respective folklore. In order to tell a "complete" story of Arthur from his conception to his death, Malory compiled, rearranged, interpreted and modified material from various French and English sources. Today, this is one of the best-known works of Arthurian literature. Many authors since the 19th-century revival of the legend have used Malory as their principal source. Apparently written in prison at the end of the medieval English era, Le Morte d'Arthur was completed by Malory around 1470 and was first published in a printed edition in 1485 by William Caxton. Until the discovery of the Winchester Manuscript in 1934, the 1485 edition was considered the earliest known text of Le Morte d'Arthur and that closest to Malory's original version. Modern editions under myriad titles are inevitably variable, changing spelling, grammar and pronouns for the convenience of readers of modern English, as well as often abridging or revising the material. SKU: BTETM0001901 Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 3Kg