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This Then is Maud, a Monodrama as Writ and Arranged by Alfred Tennyson **Finely Re-Bound **
by Tennyson, Alfred
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Seller
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About This Item
East Aurora, New York: The Roycrofters, 1900 Hard cover, small 8vo (measuring 5 x 7 7/8 inches), in half calf with hand-printed, paper-covered boards, the design rolled and mono-printed. Embossed and stained banding vertically and horizontally on the calf side of the boards; the spine with similar banding. The title, author and floral decoration on the spine done in blind, heightened with flecks of gilt. Hand-made laid paper, with the page edges sponged a dark green. Satanick typeface. Small pencil signature of a prior owner to ffep. **Originally bound in yapp-edged chamois, this item has been rebound (20th century) in a beautifully proportioned, fine binding by "R.A. Smith, Washington D.C." whose undated stamp is on the verso of the ffep.** Letter-press printed in black and red with original, hand carved wood borders and initial capitals of a floral "frittillaria" design used throughout. This item is considered among the best of the early works of Elbert Hubbard's Roycroft Press, an American take on British Craft printing. Hubbard travelled to England and met William Morris in 1892 and came back to New York greatly impressed by the works of the Kelmscott Press. Condition: Very Good Plus. There is very minor wear to the leather of the top board. Inside, there is a re-glue apparent along the gutter of pp. 41-42. A few small spots of glue appear on a few other pages. Some small marks of soiling appear symmetrically at pp. 42-43--probably the remains of a pressed flower. Generally, though, this is a beautiful item, bright and fresh and unique. Tennyson's "Maud" first published in 1850, a chivalric love poem, taking place in a garden. See Susan Otis Thompson, Plate 92, p. 174. in "American Book Design and William Morris," Oak Knoll, (1996). Ransom, R 125: No. 43.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus. Illus. by Samuel Warner (book designer).
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- Bookseller
- Dark and Stormy Night Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8806
- Title
- This Then is Maud, a Monodrama as Writ and Arranged by Alfred Tennyson **Finely Re-Bound **
- Author
- Tennyson, Alfred
- Illustrator
- Samuel Warner (book designer)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Roycrofters
- Place of Publication
- East Aurora, New York
- Date Published
- 1900
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selling Rare, Antiquarian and "other interesting finds" to individuals and institutions around the world. Some of our books are now housed among the world's leading libraries and collections.
We work to promote the significance of a wide variety of ideas, from whatever era they might originate. We celebrate, and work to preserve, the artistry of the printed page, the handwritten word, and the craftsmanship of the hand-made object in today's virtual, digital world.
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- 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...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Rolled
- rolled spine or spine rolled. Damage to a book created by pressure to the spine making it fold or crease in the cover. Damage...
- 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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
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