Syr Thomas Malory; H Oskar Sommer; Andrew Lang — Le Morte Darthur

London, David Nutt, 1889. Cloth. Syr Thomas Malory's 'Le Morte Darthur', the text in two uniform large paper volumes. Two volumes of text. Complete thus. Uncommon. The original edition of William Caxton reprinted and edited with an introduction and glossary by H Oskar Sommer. With a critical essay by Andrew Lang. 'Le Morte d'Arthur' is a fifteenth century Middle English prose by Sir Tomas Malory, retelling the legendary tales of King Arthur, Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin, and the Knights of the Round Table. Compiled from various French and English sources. This work is one of the best-known pieces of Arthurian literature. Gathering to vol 2 misfolded with pagination as follows: [2], 431-32, 429-30, 427-8, 425-6, 433-861. Complete with continuous pagination. Title page to vol. I only. In uniform duo-cloth bindings with gilt lettering to spine. Externally with minor bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities, back strip faded to both volumes. Front board vol. II sunned. Internally, firmly bound. Minor spotting to fore edge affecting first and last few leaves, pages otherwise generally bright and clean. Good . Ill.: None. Good .