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Idylls of the King
por Tennyson, Alfred
- Usado
- Bom
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Bom
- Livreiro
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Horncastle, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
Formas de pagamento
Sobre este item
London: Edward Moxon, 1859. 1st edition, 12mo, 261pp, green cloth blind decorated and lettered gilt to spine, previous owner's name and address to fr pastedown, boards substantially tanned with some rubbing, wear and general tenderness to hinges and extrems; an unclear issue point - Moxon's catalogue for April 1860 is bound in at the front, a previous bookseller has noted in pencil on verso of ffep that this makes it the second issue, we can find no confirmation of this; inner hinges cracked, previous owner's prominent inscription on ffep; not pristine but who would be, generally not a bad example, no better than G Copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Sinopse
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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Detalhes
- Livreiro
- Roger Lucas Booksellers
(GB)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 48520
- Título
- Idylls of the King
- Autor
- Tennyson, Alfred
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Bom
- Edição
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Edward Moxon
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1859
- Dimensão
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Palavras-chave
- Poetry
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Poetry and Verse;
Termos da venda
Roger Lucas Booksellers
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Sobre o Vendedor
Roger Lucas Booksellers
Membro de Biblio desde 2004
Horncastle, Lincolnshire
Sobre Roger Lucas Booksellers
We are a family-based firm of general, out-of-print booksellers with strongish suits in Literature and Literary Criticism, Art & Art History, and New Age Subjects. Horncastle is a small market town at the foot of the Lincolnshire Wolds about 20 miles East of Lincoln.
Glossário
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- 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...
- 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...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- 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...
- 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....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
