Le Morte D'Arthur Printed by William Caxton 1485

Malory, Sir Thomas

Published by The Scolar Press in association with the Pierpont Morgan Library, London, 1976

About this Item

Thick 4to. Unpaginated. Publisher's linen cloth, leather lettering label in blind. One of 500 numbered copies (this is number 353). Introduction by Paul Needham. This is a facsimile of the Pierpont Morgan Library copy of Caxton's Morte d'Arthur, the only surviving complete copy. (A nearly complete copy is housed at the Rylands Library and a single leaf is at Lincoln Cathedral.) The facsimile is preceded by a discussion of the watermarks in the Pierpont Morgan Library copy and are reproduced by betaradiography. This facsimile is your only opportunity to own the Caxton printing, barring the discovery of another not institutionally owned original. Gaines A26. Seller Inventory # 21194

Bibliographic Details

Title: Le Morte D'Arthur Printed by William Caxton ...

Publisher: The Scolar Press in association with the Pierpont Morgan Library, London

Publication Date: 1976

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Edition: Limited edition.