The History of the Valiant Knight Arthur of Little Britain. A Romance of Chivalry. Originally Translated from the French by John Bourchier, Lord Berners. A New Edition. With a Series of Plates, from the Illuminated Drawings contained in a valuable Ms. of the Original Romance.

BOURCHIER, John, Lord BERNERS (UTTERSON, E.V.).

London: Printed for White, Cochrane and Co., 1814. Limited Edition to 175 regular copies. Quarto; pp: half title page, frontispiece, title page, (12), (1), vi - xxvii, (1), iv, 544. Illustrated with black and white plates based on drawings from the original manuscript. Complete. This edition is edited by Edward Vernor Utterson, who has provided a 16-page preface. Bound in recent dark green half morocco with gilt titles to spine, marbled boards, top edge gilt others rough trimmed. A little foxing to the Editor's Preface only. Content fresh and crisp in an elegant recent leather binding. Most uncommon. Item #42988

Price: £795.00