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including border). X. Ornamental border for full page. XI. Frieze for chapter-heading; six men fighting, on foot, three of them panoplied. Reproduced in _Magazine of Art_, November 1896, "Fifty Drawings," _Idler_, March 1897, and _St Paul's_, April 9th, 1898. The original drawing is 13-3/4 inches long by 4-1/2 inches. As may be seen, even in the reduced reproduction, one inch at either end was added by the artist at the request of his publisher, so as to increase the proportionate length of the ornament. Subsequently Mr Frederick H. Evans photographed the drawing, full size, and produced fifteen platinotype copies, of which twelve only were for sale, and the plate destroyed. 58. DESIGN OF DANDELIONS, for publishers' trade mark for Dent & Co. 59. LE MORTE DARTHUR, by Sir Thomas Malory. J. M. Dent & Co. 300 copies on Dutch hand-made paper and 1500 ordinary copies. Issued in Parts, beginning June 1893. I. Vol. I., 1893. Frontispiece--"How King Arthur saw the Questing Beast, and thereof had great marvel." Photogravure. Full-page illustrations:-- II. Merlin taketh the child Arthur into his keeping. (Reduced reproduction in _Idler_, May 1898.) III. The Lady of the Lake telleth Arthur of the sword Excalibur. IV. Merlin and Nimue. V. Arthur and the strange mantle. VI. How four queens found Launcelot sleeping. (Property of A. E. Gallatin, Esq.) VII. Sir Launcelot and the witch Hellawes. (Property of A. E. Gallatin, Esq.) VIII. How la Beale Isoud nursed Sir Tristram. IX. How Sir Tristram drank the love drink. X. How la Beale Isoud wrote to Sir Tristram. XI. How King Mark found Sir Tristram sleeping. XII. How Morgan le Fay gave a sword to Sir Tristram. XIII. Vol. II., 1894. Frontispiece--"The achieving of the Sangreal." Photogravure. (This was the first design executed for the work.) Full page and double page illustrations:-- XIV. How King Mark and Sir Dinadan heard Sir Palomides making great sorrow and mourning for la Beale Isoud (double page). XV. La Beale Isoud at Joyous Gard (double page). XVI. How Sir Launcelot was known by Dame Elaine (full page). XVII. How a devil in woman's likeness would have tempted Sir Bors (double page). XVIII. How Queen Guenever
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