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Published by Weathervane Books, 1978
ISBN 10: 0517231360ISBN 13: 9780517231364
Seller: Cronus Books, Carson City, NV, U.S.A.
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hardcover. Condition: New. Arthur Rackham (illustrator). New Inside and Out! Crisp pages w/no markings!Dust cover has very minor shelf wear!.
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Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016
ISBN 10: 1523860030ISBN 13: 9781523860036
Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.
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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.
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Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
Book Print on Demand
LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1921 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 260 Volume 1 Language: English.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
Book Print on Demand
LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1921 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 268 Volume 2 Language: English.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
Book Print on Demand
LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1921 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 296 Volume 3 Language: English.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1921 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 300 Volume 4 Language: English.
Published by Macmillan, 1927
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Later Printing. First American edition, second printing. A very good copy in original blue cloth stamped in gilt and black (slight darkening to spine).
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1903 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 486 Language: English.
Published by Macmillan, N.Y., 1927
Seller: Three Geese in Flight Celtic Books, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Third Edition. Good- Hardcover Original 1927 Macmillan,Third Edition. 8vo Good Hardcover Fraying across top of spine and a little soiling spots on cover. Binding tight with original great full page b/w illustrations by Arthur Rackham's of Alfred W. Pollard's edited Thomas Malory's Morte D'Arthur clean 517 pp. blue hardcover. No writing NOT a library copy. NO Underlines, just a Good- "as is" working, reading copy with Arthur Rackham's full page Black and White illustrations. No writing in text and NOT a library copy. See our three Geese in Flight Scans.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1917 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 620 Volume c.1 Language: English.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1920 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 634 Language: English.
Publication Date: 2023
Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, India
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LeatherBound. Condition: New. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1917 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 642 Language: English.
Published by Philip Lee Warner Publisher to the Medici Society, 1920
Seller: Book House in Dinkytown, IOBA, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First edition. Philip Lee Warner Publisher to the Medici Society, 1920. 2 volumes. First of this trade edition: Small Crown Quarto edition; a 1911 edition was printed by Ricardi Press Books. 18 color plates in each volume by Russell Flint. Barbara and Alan Lupack, authors of "King Arthur in America" praise Flint's ability to capture "the essential beauty of Malory's romance, " and write that "as a series, the watercolors constituted one of the most comprehensive, and still largely unsurpassed, renderings of the legends by a single artist." Green embossed cloth, 2 bookplates in each volume. Head and heel worn, spine crack down the middle to volume 1, secured, 2 inch chip at corner of heel, wear along spine edges, 5/8 chip at head. Good minus set, with these faults, now in protective archival mylar jackets. Binding is square and tight. Text is very good. Not available for priority/expedited shipping. Due to the size/weight of this book extra charges may apply for international shipping. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Cloth. Condition: Good. W. Russell Flint (illustrator). The complete two-volume set of Pollard's edition of Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur, with colour illustrations by W. Russell Flint. A two-volume set, the third reprint of this edition printed in the Riccardi Press Books, in the publisher's original cloth bindings, with gilt detailing to the front boards. Top edges gilt. Illustrated with a colour frontispiece and 17 further colour plates to each volume by the Scottish artist Sir William Russell Flint (1880-1969), who worked for The Illustrated London News as well as illustrating several books. Collated, complete. Thomas Malory's tale of adventure and conquest, describing the life of King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin, and the Knights of the Round Table. Since the 19th century, many authors have used Malory's text for inspiration. This text went on to inspire T. H. White's Sword In the Stone. This work was edited with an introduction by Alfred William Pollard (1859-1944), an English bibliographer, well-known for his scholarly Shakespeare criticism. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally sound though faded with shelfwear, particularly to the spines. Gilt remains bright to the front boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright with spotting to the first and last few pages, and to the fore edge, affecting the occasional page. Good. book.
Published by Macmillan, London, 1917
Seller: Novel Ideas Books & Gifts, Decatur, IL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham (illustrator). Slight wear to the spine ends and edges (blue cloth dye is worn through to show lighter color). Tiny bit of fraying at spine top. Minor rippling of the spine cloth. ; Internally VG+. 16 color plates with tissues guards plus 7 black and white illustrations. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 509 pages.
Published by The Golden Cockerel Press for the Limited Editions Club, London, 1936
Seller: North Books: Used & Rare, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hardcover. First Edition: Limited to 1500 signed and numbered copies of which this is No. 1398 and signed by the illustrator, Robert Gibbings, on the limitation page. 7.25 x 12in. xv. 221pp.; 268pp.; 272pp. Publisher's cloth spine over patterned paper-covered boards. VERY GOOD. The volumes show hints of toning with the front board of Vol. 3 somewhat more so, edges are shelf rubbed with marginal loss, otherwise the bindings are strong and tight, the text and illustrations are clean and completely unmarked, and the boards remain bright and distinct. As pictured.
Published by Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society Ltd, London, 1920
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by W. Russell Flint (illustrator). First Edition Thus. First Printing. Two hardcover volumes. Publisher's green cloth, gilt lettering and decoration on spines, intricate gilt panels on covers with title in coats-of-arms surrounded by embossed gilt patterns, fore and bottom-edges deckle, t.e.g. Illustrated with 36 exquisite color plates by W. Russell Flint. Printed by R. & R. Clark, Ltd., Edinburgh. Includes Caxton's preface to the original (1485) edition, a Bibliographical Note by the editor, A. W. Pollard; a Glossary, and Index. This edition was first printed in the Riccardi Press Books, Extra Crown Quarto, 1911; and is now reprinted in Small Crown Quarto, 1920. [Gaines A16.a.2]. . Slight edge-wear, former owner's name on ffep ("Rena J. White"), some pencilled bibliographic notes on ffep, front hinge just starting in Volume II only, else fine. NEAR FINE. A beautiful set. Riccardi Press Books Series. Color Illustrations. Small Crown 4to. xxx, 439; xxii, 531 pp.
Published by The Macmillan Company, 60 Fifth Avenue, New York, 1927
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition Thus. First published October, 1917, Reissued September, 1926; dated 1927 at title page. Midnight blue buckram [cloth] boards, gilt embossed spine titles, moderate shelf wear. Black embossed cover design features bugler knight on regaled horseback; gilt spine design features stylized royal lion w/two gilt bands. Frontispiece plate by Rackham: "So the child was delivered unto Merlin". Pages near fine. Stylish antiquarian signature, address inside cover: "James F. Hughes, 104 Fairview Av., Jersey City, N.J, Dec. 25, 1929." Illustrated with seven smooth glossy plates by Arthur Rackham and additional partial-page imagery, headers, tailpieces, symbology and decoration throughout. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Pictorial manila wrapper with navy matching design from front cover of regaled bugler on ceremonial steed, stylized lion at spine area, cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear, chip, rub, toning; 2.50 at spine, protected in new clear sleeve. Front flap features titles and several news blurbs; back panel features available titles from the Modern Readers' Series. Rare in a dj of this vintage. Attractive early printing in original jacket. Sir Thomas Malory (1405 - 1471) collected all the ancient tales of the mythical Arthur and published them under the title Le Morte D'Arthur. The characters are familiar: Lancelot and Guinevere, and Tristan and Isolde, here in the definitive account of the Arthurian legends. The vigorous, eloquent epic tale of valor is noted for having been written in the best English prose of the Fifteenth Century. Includes detailed five-page glossary. Printed in the United States of America. 517 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.
Published by The Macmillan Company, 64-66 Fifth Avenue, New York, 1917
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition Thus. Stated: Copyright, 1917, by The Macmillan Company. Published October, 1917. Fine dark green cloth boards, gilt embossed cover and spine titles, light shelf wear. Bright gilt cover design features finely detailed bugler knight on regaled horseback; gilt spine design features stylized royal lion w/gilt bands. Frontispiece color plate by Rackham: "How Arthur drew his sword Excalibur for the first time". Deckled pages near fine. Attactive antiquarian inscription at front endpaper: "J. Randolph Coolidge, Dec. 24th 1917, from Julia." Feature sixteen color plates in brilliant subdued hues and seven in black & white by Arthur Rackham. Each color plate features fine tissue guard w/red captions. Additional partial-page imagery, headers, tailpieces, symbology and decoration throughout. Attractive, near fine first edition. Sir Thomas Malory (1405 - 1471) collected all the ancient tales of the mythical Arthur and published them under the title Le Morte D'Arthur. The characters are familiar: Lancelot and Guinevere, and Tristan and Isolde, here in the definitive account of the Arthurian legends. The vigorous, eloquent epic tale of valor is noted for having been written in the best English prose of the Fifteenth Century. Includes 5-page detailed glossary. Printed in the United States of America at the Norword Press, Norwood, Mass, USA. 517 pages with three pages of adverts for illustrated volumes from Macmillan. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.
Published by MacMillan & Co., Limited, St. Martin's Street, London, 1917
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. 1917 date at title page. Rare first edition printed by MacMillan & Company of London. Fine navy cloth boards, gilt embossed cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear, discoloration. Bright gilt cover design features finely detailed bugler knight on regaled horseback; gilt spine design features stylized royal lion w/gilt bands. Frontispiece color plate by Rackham: "How Arthur drew his sword Excalibur for the first time". Pages very good, clean; moderate toning at endpapers. Bind good, square; hinges intact. Feature sixteen color plates in brilliant subdued hues and seven in black & white by Arthur Rackham. Each color plate features fine tissue guard w/caption. Additional seven b&w full-page designs, partial-page imagery, headers, tailpieces, symbology and decoration throughout. Attractive, near very good first edition. Sir Thomas Malory (1405 - 1471) collected all the ancient tales of the mythical Arthur and published them under the title Le Morte D'Arthur. The characters are familiar: King Arthur and the Round Table, Lancelot and Guinevere, Tristan and Isolde, here in the definitive account of the Arthurian legends. The vigorous, eloquent epic tale of valor is noted for having been written in the best English prose of the Fifteenth Century. Includes 5-page detailed glossary. Printed by R. & R. Clarke, Limited, Edinburgh. 509 pages. Insured post. The Romance of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table hails from Malory's classic text, Morte D'Arthur; neatly told here by Alfred W. Pollard. Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory compiled mythical tales of the legendary King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, and the Knights. First published in 1485 and now one of the best-known works of Arthurian literature; masterfully edited by Alfred Pollard (1859 - 1944). In his own words, he "tried to clear away some of the underwoods that the great trees may be better seen, and though I know that I have cleared away some small timber that is fine stuff in itself, if the great trees stand out the better, the experiment may be forgiven." This edition contains a series of dazzling color plates and b&w illustrations - by a master of the craft; Arthur Rackham (1867-1939). One of the most celebrated painters of the British Golden Age of Illustration (from 1850 until the First World War), Rackham's artistry is simply unparalleled. Rackham developed a unique style, combining haunting humor with dream-like romance. Presented alongside the text, his illustrations further elucidate the wonderful ballads of yesteryear. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.
Published by The Macmillan Company, 64-66 Fifth Avenue, New York, 1917
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition Thus. Stated: Copyright 1917 by The Macmillan Company. Published October, 1917. Rare in original wrapper. Fine green cloth boards, crisp gilt embossed cover and spine titles, light shelf wear, spine heel edge bend. Bright gilt cover design features finely detailed bugler knight on regaled horseback; gilt spine design features stylized royal lion w/gilt bands. Deep dark green top-stain. Frontispiece color plate with tissue guard by Rackham: "How Arthur drew his sword Excalibur for the first time". Pages near fine, bright, clean, and without fox; no writing. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Features sixteen color plates in brilliant subdued hues and seven in black & white by Arthur Rackham. Each color plate features fine tissue guard with red captions. Additional partial-page imagery, headers, tailpieces, symbology and decoration throughout. Tan wrapper with Rackham color design in subdued colors, cover and spine titles, moderate edge wear, rub, toning; 2.50 at spine, protected in new clear sleeve. Front panel illustration depicts the iconic sword in stone: "How Galahad drew out the sword from the floating stone at Camelot." Front flap contains titles, publisher's details, and summary lore of this volume. Rare near fine first edition in good original wrapper. Sir Thomas Malory (1405 - 1471) collected all the ancient tales of the mythical Arthur and published them under the title Le Morte D'Arthur. The characters are familiar: Lancelot and Guinevere, and Tristan and Isolde, here in the definitive account of the Arthurian legends. The vigorous, eloquent epic tale of valor is noted for having been written in the best English prose of the Fifteenth Century. Includes five-page detailed glossary. Printed in the United States of America at the Norword Press, Norwood, Mass, USA. 517 pages with three pages of adverts for illustrated volumes from Macmillan. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.
Published by MacMillan & Co., Limited, St. Martin's Street, London, 1917
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. Stated at limitation page: "This Edition Consists of Five Hundred Copies Signed by the Artist: 'No. 123, Arthur Rackham'". Rare signed, limited edition printed by MacMillan & Company of London. Large 9" x 11 1/2 x 2 1/2" design weighing over 5 lbs. Cream vellum (leather) boards, gilt embossed cover and spine titles, moderate shelf wear generally, some discoloration, wear to bottom area apprx. 1" high x 3" long. Bright gilt cover design features finely detailed bugler knight on regaled horseback; gilt spine design features stylized royal lion w/gilt bands. Frontispiece color plate by Rackham: "How Arthur drew his sword Excalibur for the first time". Pages generally very good; some discoloration, wear to bottom edge of first fifty, first few w/some missing material to same lower area, and moderately throughout, slightly increasing at back few pages. Couple leaves remain uncut. Bind good. Feature sixteen color plates in brilliant subdued hues and seven in black & white by Arthur Rackham. Each color plate features fine tissue guard w/caption. Additional partial-page imagery, headers, tailpieces, symbology and decoration throughout. Attractive, near good first edition. Sir Thomas Malory (1405 - 1471) collected all the ancient tales of the mythical Arthur and published them under the title Le Morte D'Arthur. The characters are familiar: Lancelot and Guinevere, and Tristan and Isolde, here in the definitive account of the Arthurian legends. The vigorous, eloquent epic tale of valor is noted for having been written in the best English prose of the Fifteenth Century. Include 5-page detailed glossary. Printed by R. & R. Clarke, Limited, Edinburgh. 509 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by Artist.
Published by The Macmillan Company, 64-66 Fifth Avenue, New York, 1917
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Full-Leather. Condition: Very Good. Rackham, Arthur (illustrator). First Edition. Stated and hand-numbered in red at limitation page: "Of this large paper edition two hundred and fifty copies have been printed of which this is number: "109". Rare larger limited edition printed by MacMillan & Company of London. Oversize gift book design at apprx. 9" x 11 1/2" x 2" weighing nearly 4 1/2 lbs. Very stylish fountain pen signature inside cover at front pastedown: "John Jacob Astor, Christmas 1920." Intriguing association example acquired by prior collector from an estate descendent of the Astor family. Set in cover is a small printed Christmas card with classic carolling motif from New York business magnate Bradish Gaillard Johnson. Likely Gaillard gifted this volume to a young fatherless "Jakey." Prior collector also associates Gaillard Johnson with the Astors as family friends. The Astors were the or near the wealthiest American family in the ninetheenth century from the fur trade, railroad and ship construction, opium trade, real estate, etc. John Jacob Astor VI, or young "Jakey," was known as the Titanic baby as his father, the Colonel JJA IV (who opposed the institution of the Federal Reserve central bank in America), perished on the mythic unsinkable. John Pierpont Morgan infamously missed scheduled boarding in England. JJA VI's mother, Madeleine Astor, survived while five months pregnant with him and is portrayed in the 1997 film. Men and most onboard may have also been rescued, but for an insufficient number of life boats, etc. Publisher's morocco boards in white, gilt embossed cover and spine titles, moderate shelf, spine wear ripple, rub, nicking, small area of scrape. Bright gilt cover design features finely detailed bugler knight on regaled horseback; gilt spine design features titles with stylized royal lion vignette. Bright gilded smooth exterior top edge. Frontispiece color plate by Rackham: "How Arthur drew his sword Excalibur for the first time". Thick deckled leaves, near fine, bright. Bind fine, square; front hinge reinforced. Sharp near very good larger edition of this classic volume from the library of John Jacob Astor VI. Features sixteen tipped-in color plates in brilliant, subdued hues and seven in black & white by Arthur Rackham. Each color plate with fine tissue guards captioned in red. Additional partial-page imagery, headers, tailpieces, symbology and decoration throughout. Sir Thomas Malory (1405 - 1471) collected all the ancient tales of the mythical Arthur and published them under the title Le Morte D'Arthur. The characters are familiar: Lancelot and Guinevere, and Tristan and Isolde, here in the definitive account of the Arthurian legends. The vigorous, eloquent epic tale of valor is noted for having been written in the best English prose of the Fifteenth Century. Includes 5-page detailed glossary. Printed by R. & R. Clarke, Limited, Edinburgh. 509 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.