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Elaine by Alfred Tennyson
by Dore, Gustave (Illustrator)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Orig. publisher blue morocco, rectangular gilt front cover frame houses center gilt escutcheon, beveled edges. Aeg. Very good
- Seller
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About This Item
London: E. Moxon, Son, & Co, 1867. First edition. leather_bound. Orig. publisher blue morocco, rectangular gilt front cover frame houses center gilt escutcheon, beveled edges. Aeg. Very good. Folio, 35.5 x 26.5 cm. Enid, Elaine, Vivien and Guinevere were part of a series published by Moxon, illustrated by Dore. Enid is the Fourth Part of Idylls of the King. Nine steel engraved plates: according to the publisher, the engravings on steel from Dore's drawings, were executed at a cost of nearly six thousand pounds; the only publisher to commission Dore for steel engraved work. Backstrip extremity nicks, lower corners rubbed, mauve endpapers, owner inscription half title in small neat hand dated 1868, modest toning to first few leaves. Repair to lower backstrip.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22462
- Title
- Elaine by Alfred Tennyson
- Author
- Dore, Gustave (Illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Leather_bound
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. publisher blue morocco, rectangular gilt front cover frame houses center gilt escutcheon, beveled edges. Aeg. Very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- E. Moxon, Son, & Co
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1867
- Keywords
- Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Classics;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
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ardsley, New York
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- First Edition
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- 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...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- 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...
- 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...
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Beveled
- Beveled edges, or beveled boards, describe a technique of binding in which the edges of book boards have been cut into slanted...
- Leaves
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