Chivers Of Bath "vellucent Binding".- Malory (sir Thomas) [le Morte D'arthur] The Birth And Life And Auction
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Chivers of Bath "vellucent binding".- Malory (Sir Thomas) [Le Morte d'Arthur] The Birth and Life and
Chivers of Bath "vellucent binding".- Malory (Sir Thomas) [Le Morte d'Arthur] The Birth and Life and
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Chivers of Bath "vellucent binding".- Malory (Sir Thomas) [Le Morte d'Arthur] The Birth and Life and Acts of King Arthur, 2 vol., one of 1500 copies from an edition of 1800, illustrated by Arthur Beardsley, with photogravure frontispieces, plates, illustrations, and decorations, scattered ff. browned, bound in vellucent vellum by Cedric Chivers of Bath, gilt, upper covers with central painted panel, the first depicting a knight and lady in meadow before a castle, the second three ladies in a wood, each surrounded by a wide border of floral design and gilt dots, similar design to spines, t.e.g., others uncut, 4to, J.M. Dent, 1893-94.
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Chivers of Bath "vellucent binding".- Malory (Sir Thomas) [Le Morte d'Arthur] The Birth and Life and

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