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The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson; Poet Laureate
by Tennyson, Alfred
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan and Co., LTD, 1898. Complete Edition. Full leather. Near fine. The Complete Edition of The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, in one volume, from Macmillan and Company of London.. Octavo, viii, 900pp, [2]. Full tan calf, school emblem embossed in gilt on front cover. Bound by Baker & Son of Clifton. Four raised bands, title in gilt on morocco label. Marbled edges, matching marbled endpapers. Silk bookmark sewn in. Solid text block, faint sunning to spine, rear cover slightly bowed. Frontispiece portrait protected with tissue guard. Prize from Clifton College affixed to front endpaper, signed by Headmaster Michael George Glazebrook and awarded to H.W. Tomlinson in 1898.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14176
- Title
- The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson; Poet Laureate
- Author
- Tennyson, Alfred
- Illustrator
- The Complete Edition of The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, in one volume, from Macmillan and Company of London.
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Complete Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co., LTD
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1898
- Keywords
- Poet Laureate Tennyson, First edition Tennyson, signed Alfred Lord Tennyson, Clifton College signed, Clifton College 1898, Works of Alfred Lord tennyson, alfred tennyson Clifton College
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About the Seller
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Cincinnati, Ohio
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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