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The Poems and Plays of Tennyson
by Tennyson, Alfred Lord
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Modern Library (Random House), 1938. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Stated First Modern Library Edition.. Modern Library Giant No. G42, Stated First Modern Library Edition, in clean unclipped original dust jacket. Toledano binding no. G4. Clean red cloth boards with gold torch bearer on cover, black title box, gold lettering and torch bearer on spine. No bumping or wear; 1/4" of fading at top spine edge. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean with black top-stained upper page edges, clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. 1133 pages with Index. Clean illustrated jacket is unclipped (1.25 on front inside flap), has 1/4" chipping at base of spine, a few nicks and short closed edge tears; enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover..
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 034506
- Title
- The Poems and Plays of Tennyson
- Author
- Tennyson, Alfred Lord
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Stated First Modern Library Edition.
- Publisher
- Modern Library (Random House)
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
- Keywords
- MODERN LIBRARY FIRST EDITION, ALFRED LORD TENNYSON PLAYS AND POEMS, POETRY, GIANT NO. G42
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Modern Library Editions;
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- Chipping
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- Tight
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- Jacket
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