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The Birth Life and Acts of King Arthur of his Noble Knights of the Round Table...and in the End Le Morte d'Arthur


Le Morte d'Arthur
Aubrey Beardsley (English, 1872–1898)
Author: Sir Thomas Malory (English, 15th century)
Publisher: J.M. Dent & Sons (British, founded in 1888)
1893–94
Place of Publication: London, England

Medium/Technique Illustrated book with photomechanical reproductions of drawings
Dimensions Overall (each vol.): 25 x 21 x 5.5 cm (9 13/16 x 8 1/4 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.2043a-b
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsIllustrated books
London: Turnbull & Spears, for J. M. Dent, 1893-1894

Catalogue Raisonné Artist & the Book, 16
Description(London: Turnbull & Spears, for J. M. Dent, 1893-1894) Quarto, two vols.; [v. 1] lxiv, 455 pages, [12] leaves of plates; [v. 2] [8], lxv-xc, 457-990, [2] pp., [13] leaves of plates (double-page ills. counted as 2 plates each); original publisher's gilt-stamped beige cloth boards.

Literary illustrations; decorative initials and borders
ProvenanceWilliam A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.