Idylls of the King Volume 2 The Poetical Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson -
by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- VG/GD/ND
- Seller
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About This Item
LEATHERBOUND VOLUME in "THE PEOPLE'S EDITION", "RARELY AVAILABLE," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: Reprint.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1896* Publisher: Macmillan & Co. Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Deep red leather, embossed gilt title to spine and gilt design to front "A.T. & sprig of leaves". Corners, edges and spine ends have some rubbing. Otherwise GD+.* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Small Bombay booksellers label to front paste-down. Offsetting to end papers and previous owners name to ffep, clean, crisp and tight with some reading wear, no marks to text, top edge gilt, slight marks to other edges, otherwise no visible faults. VG.* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 84 pp. text.* Description: The Poetical Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, The Idylls of The King Vol. II containing The Marriage of Geraint with Geraint and Enid. Geraint, tributary prince of Devon and one of Arthur's bravest knights, is married to Enid, the only daughter of Yniol. He loves his wife deeply and she responds with equal affection; her only wish is to please him. The queen also loves Enid and is always kind and affectionate to her. In turn, Enid regards Guinevere as the best and most lovely of women. The two ladies are exceptionally good friends. When the first rumors about Lancelot and Guinevere begin to spread throughout the court Geraint believes the stories and begins to fear that Enid will follow the bad example of her friend, the queen. Thus begins the tale of Geraint and Enid. Volumes 2,3,4 and 5 also listed!* A NEAR VG copy with some cover faults. No dust jacket.*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5798
- Title
- Idylls of the King Volume 2 The Poetical Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson -
- Author
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/GD/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprnt
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan & Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London Uk 84
- Date Published
- 1896-01-01
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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....
- VG
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
- 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...
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