first edition Hardcover
1917 · New York
by Malory, Sir Thomas; Arthur Rackham
New York: Macmillan and Co, 1917. Limited edition. Hardcover. Fine. 4to. 517pp. Illustrated with 16 full page illustrations by Arthur Rackham. One of 250 numbered copies; this is number 240.
Finely bound in full crimson morocco, the upper board inlaid with a black morocco base bearing a representation of the sword in the stone in gilt and silver leaf, with a black leather onlay, the whole embellished with 8 emeralds, 10 citrines, 13 red corals and 2 star sapphires for a total of 33 jewels. Gilt titles. Protected in a morocco backed clamshell case. Ownership inscription on a preliminary blank else a fine copy in a fine artist binding.
. (Inventory #: 20725)
Finely bound in full crimson morocco, the upper board inlaid with a black morocco base bearing a representation of the sword in the stone in gilt and silver leaf, with a black leather onlay, the whole embellished with 8 emeralds, 10 citrines, 13 red corals and 2 star sapphires for a total of 33 jewels. Gilt titles. Protected in a morocco backed clamshell case. Ownership inscription on a preliminary blank else a fine copy in a fine artist binding.
. (Inventory #: 20725)