1871 – King Arthur – Morte d’Arthur | Thomas Malory, Knights of the Round Table Legend

In 1485, Le Morte Darther or, The Death of Arthur was first published – the first time the traditional tales of King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin, and the Knights of the Round Table finally was available to be read, instead of just told as a mythical story. It is, without equal, the best-known work of Arthurian literature and is a principal source for many plays, operas, and modern stories.

This 1871 edition, published by MacMillan, includes Sir Edward Strachey’s introduction as well as his revision of the 1485 original edition.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Morte Darther: Sir Thomas Malory’s book of King Arthur and of his noble knights of the Round table
• Author(s): Sir Thomas Malory
• Contributor(s): Edward Strachey (Editor)
• Publisher: London: Macmillan and Co.
• Edition: The Globe Edition, 1871
• Binding: Red Moroccan leather
• Format: (12mo), single volume
• Size:  7 in x 5 in (17.5 cm x 12.5 cm)
• Collation: [xxxvii], [3], 509, [1]
• Contents Include:
  • Introduction by Sir Edward Strachey
  • Full text of Le Morte Darthur
• Provenance: signed – Dora, from Edward

Condition:

Near Fine. Binding is tight and secure. Red moroccan leather shows minimal external wear with decorative gilt spine remaining bright and unfaded.

Why Collect This?

• Rare Victorian reprint of a foundational Arthurian text
• Beautifully bound in decorative red morocco with gilt spine

Item Number: #29646