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The History of the valiant knight Arthur of Little Britain : A romance of chivalry / originally translated from the French by John Bourchier, Lord Berners.

Accession number
PML 150688
Published
London : White, Cochrane, & Co., 1814.
Credit line
Bequest of Julia P. Wightman.
Notes
Large paper copy.
Edited by E.V. Utterson; reprinted from the edition printed by Robert Redborne in the 16th century.
With reproduction of original t.p.: Arthur of Brytayn [on scroll]. The hystory of the moost noble and valyaunt knyght of lytell brytayne ... [woodcut]. [Colophon: Imprynted at London, in Powles church yeard, at the sygne of the Cocke, by Robert Redborne (ca. 1550)].
One of 25 copies illuminated by J. Harris, and signed by him on the verso of the first plate.
Description
xxvii, iv, 544 p., 25 (i.e. 50) plates : ill. ; 31 x 24 cm
Provenance
From the library of Julia P. Wightman.
Binding
Full rose levant binding. In a slip case.
Classification
Department