RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939, illustrator) -- Thomas MALORY (fl.1470). The Romance of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. Abridged from Malory's Morte d'Arthur by Alfred W. Pollard. London: Macmillan, 1917. 4° (282 x 225mm). Half title, mounted coloured frontispiece and 15 plates by Arthur Rackham, illustrations, some full-page (a few light spots). Original pictorial vellum gilt, top edges gilt, others uncut (inner hinges weak, some scuffing and light staining). FIRST EDITION, NUMBER 255 OF 500 COPIES SIGNED BY THE ARTIST. Latimore & Haskell p.47.