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The History of the Valiant Knight Arthur of Little Britain.

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A romance of chivalry. Originally translated from the French by John Bourchier, Lord Berners.

The History of the Valiant Knight Arthur of Little Britain.

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A romance of chivalry. Originally translated from the French by John Bourchier, Lord Berners.

Stock Code 111474

London, printed for White, Cochrane, and Co., Fleet Street, 1814

Illustrated with 25 hand-coloured plates. A lovely copy in burgundy morocco of Bourchier's History of the Valiant Knight Arthur of Little Britain, illustrated with 25 hand-coloured plates by Charles Heath after original manuscript illuminations.

The text is taken from Bourchier's (1467-1533) translation of Artus de la Petite Bretagne, a fourteenth-century prose romance which was first printed in Lyons in 1493, although Bourchier seems to have made use of the second version of 1496 (ODNB). This edition limited to 200 unnumbered copies.

First illustrated edition; 4to (24.5 x 20 cm); 25 hand-coloured plates by Charles Heath after original MS illuminations, bookplates to front pastedown, small tear to upper margin of a1 not affecting text, minor spotting to endpapers; burgundy morocco, covers panelled in gilt with volute corner pieces within double gilt fillet border, spine gilt in 6 compartments, top edge gilt others uncut, small split to upper joint, edges slightly rubbed, small nick to upper panel of spine, otherwise very good; [14], xxvii, [1], 544pp.

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Shapero Rare Books is an internationally renowned dealer in antiquarian & rare books and works on paper.

Our Bookshop and Gallery can be found in the heart of Mayfair at 106 New Bond Street, where most of our stock is available to view and on public display.

We exhibit at major international art fairs, including TEFAF (Maastricht and New York), Frieze Masters, Art Miami and Masterpiece London, as well as antiquarian & rare book fairs including New York, Paris, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Hong Kong.

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The History of the Valiant Knight Arthur of Little Britain.

BOURCHIER, John, Baron (translator); HEATH, Charles (illustrator).

Stock code: 111474

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