Boston, MA: James R. Osgood and Company, 1872.. 1872.. Good. - Small octavo [7 inches high by 4-5/8 inches wide], maroon cloth titled in gilt with decorations in gilt on the spine & in gilt with a pictorial initial stamped in gilt on the front cover. The spine is slightly faded with the head & tail creased & lightly chipped. 96 pages. Illustrated in black & white with 2 plates, including a frontispiece with a tissue guard, textual illustrations & vignettes. The flyleaf & rear blank are darkened & there is an owner's inscription on the flyleaf. There is occasional light staining. Very good. <p>First American edition.<p>This poem concluded Tennyson's "Idylls of the King". The plate listed as appearing on page 49 serves as a frontispiece.

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Bookseller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 34832
Title: GARETH AND LYNETTE. First American Edition.
Author: Tennyson, Alfred
Book Condition: Used - Good
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Boston, MA: James R. Osgood and Company, 1872.
Date Published: 1872.
Keywords: LITERATURE; POETRY; POEM; NARRATIVE POEM; IDYLLS OF THE KING; KING ARTHUR; KNIGHT; MEDIEVAL; POET; ENGLISH; BRITISH; ALFRED TENNYSON; ILLUSTRATIONS; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST AMERICAN EDITION.

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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.

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