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Arthur and His Knights (1920)

Illustrated by Thomas Mackenzie

On the left, we show a rare copy of Chaundler's Arthur and His Knights - as illustrated by Thomas Mackenzie - produced by Nisbet & Co. Ltd. (London) in, or about, 1920.   This example retains the original decorative stamped and coloured olive cover.               To the right, we show the Title Page.

Presenting Chaundler's own version of the Arthurian legend, this tale opens with an introduction to Merlin and

proceeds through a tale that would be familiar to many: Arthur is introduced to Excalibur and founds his Court

around The Round Table; Merlin passes and Morgan le Fay begins her influence; Quests - including that for

The Holy Grail - are described involving Lancelot, Sir Kay, Gareth, Sir Tristram and Sir Galahad; the exile of

Queen Guinevere; and the passing of King Arthur.

Mackenzie's contributions in both colour and monotone are magnificent. His selection and presentation of

subject is inspired and the rendering of colour superbly in a mixture of subtle and rich tones is indicative of

his milieu.

Our Greeting Cards and Reproduction Prints

We have prepared sets of 8 Greeting Cards displaying each of Mackenzie's colour images for Arthur and His Knights and on the left, we show an example of how these Greeting Cards appear. Ordering one of those sets is as easy as selecting the "Add to Cart" feature below and following the prompts provided with our Shopping Cart secured through PayPal. Multiple purchases will be consolidated by that feature and shipping and handling costs to any destination in the world are accommodated by our flat-rate fee of US$20 for every US$200 worth of purchases.   Code: TM AHK CS(8) Price: US$40.00

These wonderful images are presented on the Greeting Cards as tipped-in plates - in homage to the hand-crafted

approach typical of prestige illustrated publications produced in the early decades of the 20th Century.

Hand-finishing is used to replicate the visual appearance of a tipped-in plate and the images are presented on

Ivory card stock (in the case of colour illustrations) or White card stock (in the case of monotone illustrations)

with an accompanying envelope. We have left the cards blank so that you may write your own personal

message.

Should you wish to order a Reproduction Print of one or more of these images, we have provided some

options below. Of course, should you wish to discuss some customised options, we welcome your contact

on any matter through ThePeople@SpiritoftheAges.com.

In the meantime, enjoy perusing this wonderful art from Thomas Mackenzie. 

The colour illustrations

How Arthur Came to His Kingdom They hailed him as the King of England	The Sword Excalibur The Lady of the Lake	Sir Lancelot of the Lake Lancelot lay sleeping under the Apple Tree	The Chapel Perilous The Chapel Perilous
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Gareth and Lynette At last Gareth overcame the Red Knight	The Sad Story of Sir Tristram Tristram carried his love away	How Galahad achieved the Quest A Castle was in sight, built close by the Sea	The Maid of Astolat At last she came to the little Hermitage
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