New York: Macmillan, 1893. Leather bound. Very good. Octavo. [1], viii, 898 pages, [2]. Frontispiece engraving of Tennyson. Brown morocco binding with raised bands and gilt lettered title on the spine. Inner dentelle with brown leather and gilt decorative borders inside the front and back covers. Top edge gilt. A few light scratches and wear to the leather binding. Light foxing to the foredge. Previous owner armorial illustrated book plate of Joseph W. Lee on the front paste down.

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Bookseller: Americana Books ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 29514
Title: The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson Poet Laureate
Author: Tennyson, Alfred Lord
Format/Binding: Leather bound
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Macmillan
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1893
Keywords: Poetry

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Plate: Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Dentelle: Borders on the inner edge of a book with a lacy pattern, most often gilt. Popular in France during the 18th century on covers of...
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....
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...
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...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...