The Works of Alfred Tennyson, Poet Laureate
by Tennyson, Alfred, Lord
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Penzance, Cornwall, United Kingdom
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About This Item
1 Paternoster Square, London: C. Kegan Paul & Co, 1878. Decorative Cloth. Good+. Tennyson's works. 665 Pages + publisher's adverts. Contemporary Blue cloth Binding by "Burn & Co", decorated with lovely incised black "Tree" Designs on front and spine with bright gilt Flowers and lettering. Bevelled Edges. All Page Edges Gilt. Frontis is a [portrait of Tennyson. Very nice Handwritten Presentaion Inscription dated April 22nd 1879 on back of frontis. Front free endpaper missing. A few tiny spots of foxing to title page, text block clean. Slight edgewear to cover Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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- Bookseller
- Cornish Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005073
- Title
- The Works of Alfred Tennyson, Poet Laureate
- Author
- Tennyson, Alfred, Lord
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- C. Kegan Paul & Co
- Place of Publication
- 1 Paternoster Square, London
- Date Published
- 1878
- Keywords
- POETRY/ENGLISH POET/POET LAUREATE/LORD TENNYSON/TENNYSON/VICTORIAN POETRY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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About the Seller
Cornish Books
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Penzance, Cornwall
About Cornish Books
Online Bookseller since 2008, in Penzance, Cornwall.We are a small family business and offer a personal service.Always in stock is a good selection of Cornish Interest Books.
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- Gilt
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