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Maud, and Other Poems
by Tennyson, Alfred Lord
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- vg- to vg+
- Seller
-
Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Edward Moxon, 1855. First edition. Hardcover. vg- to vg+. 8mo. 154pp. + 8 pages of publisher's ads at the front. Original green cloth boards with blind stamped design on covers with gilt lettering on the spine. Publishers ads dated "March 1856". The publication is a first edition of this acclaimed collection of poems by Tennyson, including the first appearance of "Charge of the Light Brigade", and was the first collection printed after becoming the poet laureate in 1850. Binding with some sunning and smudging. Light bumping and rubbing to corners, edges and spine. Minor sporadic spotting, along the top edge of the book block and a few pages. Book block tight. Binding in very good-, interior in overall very good+ condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 42086
- Title
- Maud, and Other Poems
- Author
- Tennyson, Alfred Lord
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - vg- to vg+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Edward Moxon
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1855
- Keywords
- Romantic poetry, English poetry, Victorian Poetry, Romantic Literature, Literary Romanticism, Victorian literature, 19th century literature, English literature, narrative poetry,
Terms of Sale
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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...
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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