Idylls of the King Volume 6 The Poetical Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson -The Peoples Edition - Leather Bound - 1896 Leather Bound
by Tennyson., Alfred Lord
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG+/ND
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LEATHERBOUND VOLUME VI 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 VG+.* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Absolutely minimal offsetting to end papers, clean, crisp and tight with very slight reading wear, no marks to text, top edge gilt, slight age to other edges, otherwise no visible faults. VG+* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 60 pp. text.* Description: The Poetical Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, The Idylls of The King Vol. VI contains:- Guinevere, The Passing of Arthur and, To The Queen. Guinevere flees to the Convent at Almesbury where she eventually receives the King?s pardon after he first reproaches her. She watches him leave and repents, hoping they will be reunited in heaven. She serves in the abbey, is later chosen Abbess, and dies three years later. The passing of Arthur obviously tells the story as it is detailed in The Morte D?arthur by Malory and covers the return of the mortally wounded King to Avalon and the story of Excalibur and the Lady of The Lake. Tennyson sought to encapsulate the past and the present in the Idylls. Arthur in the story is often seen as an embodiment of Victorian ideals. His position as poet laureate during this time and the popularity of the Idylls served to further propagate this view of men, women and courtly love in the Victorian age. Volumes 1,2,3,4 & 5 are also listed!* A VG+ copy with some minor cover faults. No dust jacket.*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5802
- Title
- Idylls of the King Volume 6 The Poetical Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson -The Peoples Edition - Leather Bound - 1896 Leather Bound
- Author
- Tennyson., Alfred Lord
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/VG+/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Rep. 1st. Thus.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan And Co Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- Londin UK 60
- Date Published
- 1896-01-01
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