The birth life and acts of King Arthur
Subtitle: of his noble Knights of the Round Table their marvellous enquests and adventures the achieving of the San Greal and in the end Le morte Darthur with the dolourous death and departing out of this world of them all
By: the text as written by Sir Thomas Malory and imprinted by William Caxton at Westminster the year MCCCCLXXXV and now spelled in modern style ; with an introduction by Professor Rhys ; and embellished with many original designs by Aubrey Beardsley
Contributors: Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492; Rhys, John, Sir, 1840-1915; Beardsley, Aubrey, 1872-1898, illustrator
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: [J.M. Dent]; [E.P. Dutton & Co.]
Published: 1909
Place of publication: [London]; [New York]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 624
Subjects: Arthurian romances
Notes: Half title: Morte Darthur.

Text modernized by F.J. Simmons.

"This, the second edition of Le Morte Darthur, with Aubrey Beardsley's designs (and which is now issued in a single volume), is limited to 1000 copies for the United Kingdom and 500 for America, after printing which the type has been distributed."

Illustrations include 10 designs for chapter headings omitted from 1st ed., which first appear in this ed. on p. 75, 113, 128, 133, 166, 276, 302, 330, 332, and 402.

Double page ills. counted as 2 plates each in collation.

Bound in green cloth, with designs by Beardsley as 1st ed., except design on upper cover reversed and device on lower cover blind and centered.

Walker, R.A. Le morte Darthur with Beardsley illustrations

Gallatin, A.E. Beardsley, p. 36