Idylls of the King
by Tennyson, Alfred
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Midhurst, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Strahan & Co., 1869. First Edition. Hardcover. 1869. Small 8vo. Full dark green-black leather with gilt decorations and dentelles. Raised bands Nonpareil comb-marbled endpapers. 261 pp. AEG. Ex-libris name plate (of one Lionel Montagu) to front pastedown. Beautifully clean. No inscriptions or foxing. Attractive binding near as-new. A lovely copy. NEAR FINE
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
- Wheeler's Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 0017418
- Title
- Idylls of the King
- Author
- Tennyson, Alfred
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Strahan & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1869
- Keywords
- neweststock
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Glossary
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- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- 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...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...