The Works of Alfred Tennyson, Poet Laureate
by Alfred Tennyson
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: R and A Suttaby, 1878. Leather. Good. 7" by 5". Payne Jennings. An uncommon edition of these collected works of Tennyson. Illustrated throughout with photographic plates by Payne Jennings. Lord Alfred Tennyson was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets today. In cloth bindings. Externally, smart with some bumping. Marks to front board. Spine sunned with wear to head and tail. Hinges tender but still reasonably firm. Internally, binding strained. Pages foxed throughout. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LTH20-D-10
- Title
- The Works of Alfred Tennyson, Poet Laureate
- Author
- Alfred Tennyson
- Illustrator
- Payne Jennings
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- R and A Suttaby
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1878
- Size
- 7" by 5"
- Keywords
- Tennyson Poetry Poems Payne Jennings Poetry
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- 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....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.