Idylls of the King in Six Volumes. The Poetical Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson -The Peoples Edition -
by Tennyson., Alfred Lord
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- GD/GD++/ND
- Seller
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About This Item
LEATHERBOUND SET OF SIX VOLUMES in ?THE PEOPLE?S EDITION?, "RARELY AVAILABLE," SHIPPED FROM THE UK* Edition: Reprint.* Impression: 1st.* Date of Publication: 1896* Publisher: Macmillan & Co. Ltd.* Binding and cover condition: Deep red leather, embossed gilt title to spine and gilt design to front ?A.T. & Sprig of leaves?. Corners, edges and spines, worn to good and spine ends have some rubbing. Volume 2 has a split at the head of the front hinge. Otherwise GD.* Jacket condition: No dust wrappers. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Minimal offsetting to end papers, four volumes have owners signature to fep, clean, crisp and tight with very slight reading wear, no marks to text, top edge gilt, slight marks to other edges, otherwise no visible faults. At least GD++* Illustrations: None.* Pages: Total of 490 pp. text.* Description: The Idylls of The King, published between 1859 and 1885, is a cycle of twelve narrative poems by the English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809?1892; Poet Laureate from 1850) which retells the legend of King Arthur, his knights, his love for Guinevere and her tragic betrayal of him, and the rise and fall of Arthur's kingdom. The whole work recounts Arthur's attempt and failure to lift up mankind and create a perfect kingdom, from his coming to power to his death at the hands of the traitor Mordred. Idylls of the King is often read as an allegory of the societal conflicts in Britain during the mid-Victorian era.* A NEAR GD++ set with some cover faults & inscriptions to some end papers. No dust jackets.*
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5796
- Title
- Idylls of the King in Six Volumes. The Poetical Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson -The Peoples Edition -
- Author
- Tennyson., Alfred Lord
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - GD/GD++/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus Reprint,
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan and Co. Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London UK 490
- Date Published
- 1896-01-01
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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