IDYLS OF THE KING
by Tennyson, Alfred
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: Hurst & Company, 1895. Cloth. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. (ca. 1895) A Very Good. 12mo., 308 pp., illustrated with c olor frontispiece.Brown cloth, designed to look like tree bark, with a textured vertical grain. a.e.g. Silk marker. Minor soiling to the boards. The silk marker is now loose. Some toning to the frontispiece and the title page. Text generally clean. A Very Good copy.
Synopsis
The longest and most ambitious work of his career, Idylls is a reflection of Tennyson's lifelong interest in Arthurian themes. His personification of Arthur, the highest ideal of manhood and leadership, is achieved through a delicacy of phrase and metrical effect that are unmatched.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004052
- Title
- IDYLS OF THE KING
- Author
- Tennyson, Alfred
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Hurst & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1895
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
Biblio member since 2019
Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...