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BOURCHIER, John. [Lord Berners]
The History of the Valiant Knight Arthur of Little Britain.
Translated from the original French by Lord Berners (ca 1467-1533). Published in London in 1814 this is an early Arthurian Romance retelling stories of King Arthur & The Knights of the Round Table, beautifully illustrated with twenty-five finely done hand-coloured plates, with some striking scenes of battles with giants and dragons.
- Published
- London: Printed for White, Cochrane, and Co, 1814.
- Plates
- 25
- Binding/Size
- M=4to
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- London: Printed for White, Cochrane, and Co, 1814.
- Ref
- 998
Thick 4to, Large paper edition, one of 25 copies (of a total edition of 200). Contemporary tan pebbled morocco, gilt-stamped with knightly motifs, on boards, all edges gilt. The spine comprises six compartments of raised bands with decorative repeat gilt motifs, titled in the second compartment. Re-hinged. Bookplate on inside front cover 'Augustus Langton'. Near fine plates in two states, this Arthurian romance was translated from the French. The hand-colored plates are so richly and precisely colored that they give the appearance of illuminated miniatures. All plates are uncaptioned.
