The HISTORY of the RENOWNED PRINCE ARTHUR, KING OF BRITAIN; With His life and Death, and All His Glorious Battles. Likewise the Noble Acts and Heroic deeds of his Valiant Knights of the Round Table. ( Complete Set of 2 Volumes )

Malory, Thomas

Published by Walkers and Edwards; J. Richardson; F. C. & J. Rivington; J. Nunn; Law and Whittaker; Newman & Co. and others, London, 1816

About this Item

Very Scarce 7th Edition, the Printed Title pages of both books dated 1816.
Engraved Full-page Frontis Plates (Vol I "How King Arthur gave his Sword Excaliber to the Lady of the Lake", and Vol II "The Vision of Sir Percivale");
Title pages with large vignette illustrations precede the printed title pages; Vol I, King Arthur and the Questing Beast; Vol II, Sir Lancelot fighting a Dragon.
The Illustrations are by C. Warren and T. Unwins.
These are followed by Half-title pages and printed title pages.
Original Printed Paper on Cloth covered Boards having printed Title and Publisher's Details on fronts and Titles & Volume Numbers to spines. On the backs a Publisher's List of "Walker's British Classics". (King Arthur, 2 Vols, is listed last).
5 3/4" Tall.
Vol I, 468 printed pages; Vol II 488.
Some wear and rubbing to covers and some chips to paper on spines.
Some very light foxing to the illustrated pages.
Text pages in nice, clean condition only a very occasional spot of foxing.

Seller Inventory # 026158

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The HISTORY of the RENOWNED PRINCE ARTHUR, KING OF BRITAIN; With His life and Death, and All His Glorious Battles. Likewise the Noble Acts and Heroic deeds of his Valiant Knights of the Round Table. ( Complete Set of 2 Volumes )
• Publisher: Walkers and Edwards; J. Richardson; F. C. & J. Rivington; J. Nunn; Law and Whittaker; Newman & Co. and others, London
• Publication Date: 1816
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dimensions: 0W x 15H x 0D centimeters 0 centimeters width by 15 centimeters height by 0 centimeters depth
• Seller catalogs:
  • Classics
  • Legend & Folklore
  • Antiquarian Books