Le Morte Darthur

Overview:

• Title: Le Morte Darthur
• Author: Sir Thomas Malory
• Year: 1894
• Publisher: J. M. Dent
• Pages: xc+990
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Type: Novel
• Title Reference: Le Morte Darthur
• Notes:
  • Originally published in 12 parts in paper wrappers, as shown in the image. In many cases these 12 parts were bound into 2 or 3 volumes (e.g. in all of the WorldCat records below), but it is unclear whether this was done by the publisher themselves. Nevertheless, we have seen several copies of the 2-volume bound version, and they all have used the same decorative cover. That cover image is available here.
  • Published between June 1893 and mid-1894 (Wikipedia).
  • "Improved by William Caxton and now spelled in modern style".
  • Extended title: "The birth, life, and acts of King Arthur of his noble knights of the Round table their marvellous enquests and adventures the achieving of the San Greal and in the end le morte Darthur with the dolourous death and departing out of this world of them all."
  • "This edition ... is limited to 300 copies on Dutch hand-made paper and 1500 ordinary copies."
  • Beardsley's first major work, and that which established his reputation. Included "nearly 585 chapter openings, borders, initials, ornaments and full- or double-page illustrations." (Wikipedia)
  • 9½ x 7¾
  • {{OCLC|222698848}} gives the page count, probably of vol. 1, as lxiv+455.