1927 ❧ BEARDSLEY, AUBREY. 1872-1898. MALORY, THOMAS. SIR. c. 1415-1471. [Le Morte Darthur]. The Birth, Life, and Acts of King Arthur, of His Noble Knights of the Round Table... London: J.M. Dent & Sons, 1927. 4to (282 x 210 mm). 22 full-page or double-page wood-engraved illustrations, numerous in-text illustrations, borders, and initials by Aubrey Beardsley. 20th-century brown morocco gilt, edges gilt, stamp-signed by Sangorski and Sutcliffe; morocco lined slipcase. Provenance: Edward McCrane (bookplate); Abel Berland (bookplate). Third edition, LIMITED ISSUE, one of 1,600 unnumbered copies, the American issue, for sale in the United States with E. P. Dutton's name on the title-page verso. This 1927 issue incorporates ten chapter headings omitted from the first edition of 1893, and includes for the first time Beardsley's original cover design motif. Lasner 22C. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing