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Idylls of the King
by Tennyson, Alfred
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
-
Horncastle, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Edward Moxon, 1859. 1st edition, 12mo, 261pp, green cloth blind decorated and lettered gilt to spine, previous owner's name and address to fr pastedown, boards substantially tanned with some rubbing, wear and general tenderness to hinges and extrems; an unclear issue point - Moxon's catalogue for April 1860 is bound in at the front, a previous bookseller has noted in pencil on verso of ffep that this makes it the second issue, we can find no confirmation of this; inner hinges cracked, previous owner's prominent inscription on ffep; not pristine but who would be, generally not a bad example, no better than G Copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Synopsis
The longest and most ambitious work of his career, Idylls is a reflection of Tennyson's lifelong interest in Arthurian themes. His personification of Arthur, the highest ideal of manhood and leadership, is achieved through a delicacy of phrase and metrical effect that are unmatched.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Roger Lucas Booksellers
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 48520
- Title
- Idylls of the King
- Author
- Tennyson, Alfred
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Edward Moxon
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1859
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Keywords
- Poetry
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry and Verse;
Terms of Sale
Roger Lucas Booksellers
It has always been our policy over 25 years to offer decent books in good shape at sane prices. In the unlikely eventuality that something is not as described return within 7 days of receipt for a full refund.
About the Seller
Roger Lucas Booksellers
Biblio member since 2004
Horncastle, Lincolnshire
About Roger Lucas Booksellers
We are a family-based firm of general, out-of-print booksellers with strongish suits in Literature and Literary Criticism, Art & Art History, and New Age Subjects. Horncastle is a small market town at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds about 20 miles East of Lincoln.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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