IDYLS OF THE KING
by Tennyson, Alfred
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Boston, MA: Ticknor and Fields, 1859. 227+pp. Original brown cloth covers stamped in blind w/ gilt title on spine. Wear to corners and spine ends. Spine a bit sunned. Light bubbling to covers. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down. Includes 16 pp. publisher's catalog w/ ads dated July, 1859. Contents nice.. First U.S. Edition (?). Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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
- Shoemaker Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20496LIT
- Title
- IDYLS OF THE KING
- Author
- Tennyson, Alfred
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Edition
- First U.S. Edition (?)
- Publisher
- Ticknor and Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1859
- Keywords
- LITERATURE FICTION GENERAL TENNYSON LORD ALFRED 1809 1892 LITERARY WORKS
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
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About the Seller
Shoemaker Booksellers
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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....
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