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Idylls of the King
by Tennyson, Alfred Lord
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
London & New York: Hoddder & Stoughton, 1911. First Brickdale edition. Hardcover. Fine. Illustrated by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale.. 8vo. viii,(2),216pp. Brown cloth blocked on the spine and upper boards with titles in gilt and designs in dark brown. Illustrated endpapers. Twelve full color full page plates by Brickdale. A fine, bright copy. The dustwrapper repeats the designs of the binding, but in dark brown only. It is lightly toned, shows some wear and chipping at the edges. The original price on the spine was at some time neatly excised, but left the "$" intact, indicating this was a copy intended for the American market.
Contains "Enid," "Vivien," "Elaine" and "Guinevere" from Tennyson's Idylls. The designs on the upper board incorporate King Arthur's shield and crest, both forms of the expected dragon rampant.
Neat gift inscription on the reverse of the frontispiece leaf. Scarce in this condition; rare in dustwrapper.
Howey F-209. Fine.
Synopsis
The Idylls of a King was published between 1859 and 1885 as a collection of 12 narrative poems by the English Poet, Lord Alfred Tennson. The collection regales the legend of King Arthur and 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. Individual poems detail the deeds of various knights, including Lancelot, Geraint, Galahad, and Balin and Balan, and also Merlin and the Lady of the Lake. The poems were dedicated to the late Prince Consort Albert. The Idylls are written in blank verse.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thorn Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19873
- Title
- Idylls of the King
- Author
- Tennyson, Alfred Lord
- Illustrator
- Illustrated by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Brickdale edition
- Publisher
- Hoddder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London & New York
- Date Published
- 1911
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arthurian;
Terms of Sale
Thorn Books
All books returnable for any reason within seven days, providing only that they are received in the same condition as shipped. Shipments to an Arizona address must add appropriate sales tax. Libraries billed.
About the Seller
Thorn Books
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Tucson, Arizona
About Thorn Books
Thorn Books offers antiquarian, rare and out-of-print books. Frequently updated catalogues are available online in our specialty areas: King Arthur; Early Britain; Western Americana; California; Literature; and Rare Books. We are open by appointment only. Thorn Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers of American (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), and the Independent League of Online Booksellers (IOBA).
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- Gilt
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