[ASHENDENE PRESS]. MALORY, Sir THOMAS. The Noble and Joyous Book entytled Le Morte Darthur... Chelsea, 1913. Printed in Subiaco type in black and red, the chapter headings and shoulder notes in red, eight-, seven-, five-, and four-line initial capitals designed by Graily Hewitt and printed in alternating red and blue, 2 full-page woodcuts and 27 large text woodcuts by W.H. Hooper and J.B. Swain after designs by C.M. Gere and Margaret Gere. Folio, original brown calf, spine gilt-lettered, by W.H. Smith and Son Bindery, uncut, light rubbing to joints, spine ends and edges. LIMITED EDITION, one of 147 copies on paper of an edition of 155. Hornby XXVI ("In it, for the first time, blue was used alternately with red for the large initials... For this book Graily Hewitt designed two or three alphabets of fine initials...").