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In Memoriam [SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR]
by Tennyson, Alfred (Text by); Henry van Dyke (Preface by); Harry Fenn (Illustrated by)
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- Hardcover
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- first
- Condition
- f to vg
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About This Item
New York: Fords, Howard, & Hulbert, 1897. First edition. Hardcover. f to vg. Large octavo (8 1/2 x 6"). XXXIII, [1], 229pp. Uncut. Original illustrated cloth, with brown lettering to front cover. Top edge gilt. Illustrated title signed by illustrator Harry Fenn.* Decorative head-, tailpieces and initials.
This splendid edition of Tennyson's "In Memoriam" contains numerous b/w drawings by English-born American illustrator Harry Fenn.
"In Memoriam" was completed in 1849. It is a requiem for the poet's beloved Cambridge friend Arthur Henry Hallam, who died suddenly of cerebral haemorrhage in Vienna, in 1833.
Binding age-toned and rubbed along edges. Abrasion to cloth at head of spine. Binding in overall fair, interior in very good condition. * Harry Fenn (1837-1911) was an English-born American illustrator, landscape painter, etcher, and wood engraver. From 1870 to around 1895 he was the most prominent landscape illustrator in the United States.
This splendid edition of Tennyson's "In Memoriam" contains numerous b/w drawings by English-born American illustrator Harry Fenn.
"In Memoriam" was completed in 1849. It is a requiem for the poet's beloved Cambridge friend Arthur Henry Hallam, who died suddenly of cerebral haemorrhage in Vienna, in 1833.
Binding age-toned and rubbed along edges. Abrasion to cloth at head of spine. Binding in overall fair, interior in very good condition. * Harry Fenn (1837-1911) was an English-born American illustrator, landscape painter, etcher, and wood engraver. From 1870 to around 1895 he was the most prominent landscape illustrator in the United States.
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- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41589
- Title
- In Memoriam [SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR]
- Author
- Tennyson, Alfred (Text by); Henry van Dyke (Preface by); Harry Fenn (Illustrated by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - f to vg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Fords, Howard, & Hulbert
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1897
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