Idylls of the King Volume 4 Leather Bound - 1896 The Poetical Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson -
by Tennyson, Alfred Lord
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- VG/GD/ND
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LEATHERBOUND VOLUME 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, spine and spine ends have some rubbing. Splits at tail with minor losses & lower rear corner creased. Otherwise GD.* Jacket condition: No dust wrapper. ND* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Small Bombay booksellers label to front paste-down. Offsetting to end papers and previous owners name to ffep, clean, crisp and tight with some reading wear, no marks to text, top edge gilt, slight marks to other edges, otherwise no visible faults. VG.* Illustrations: None.* Pages: 107 pp. text.* Description: The Poetical Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, The Idylls of The King Vol. IV containing Lancelot and Elaine with The Holy Grail. Tennyson?s revamp of King Arthur and the legends of the Holy Grail. Jousting, Jewels, Romantic assignments and duplicitous chivalry fill out the story of Lancelot and Elaine. The Holy Grail needs less said about it. The chalice from which Jesus was said to have drunk has a life of its own in this world of Arthur and the Knights of the round table, disappearing when corruption and sin prevail and returning to lead the chivalrous Knights on the path to purity. Volumes 2,3 and 4 also listed!* A NEAR VG copy with some cover faults. No dust jacket.*
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- Cocksparrow Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5800
- Title
- Idylls of the King Volume 4 Leather Bound - 1896 The Poetical Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson -
- Author
- Tennyson, Alfred Lord
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used - VG/GD/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan And Co Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London UK 108
- Date Published
- 1896-01-01
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- 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...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- 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....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
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