Poems
by Tennyson
- Used
- Condition
- Original green morocco, a.e.g. Split at front joint, some foxing
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
London and New York: George Routledge and Sons, 1864. New Edition of "The Moxon Tennyson. Frontispiece portrait medallion by Thomas Woolner with 54 wood engravings by the Dalziels, W.J. Linton, etc. after D.G. Rossetti, J.E. Millais, Mulready, Stanfield, W. Holman Hunt, T. Creswick et al. [i-vii] viii-xiii [iii], [1]-375, [1] pp. Richard Clay, Printers, London. 4to (8 x 6 inches). Original green morocco, a.e.g. Split at front joint, some foxing. New Edition of "The Moxon Tennyson" Frontispiece portrait medallion by Thomas Woolner with 54 wood engravings by the Dalziels, W.J. Linton, etc. after D.G. Rossetti, J.E. Millais, Mulready, Stanfield, W. Holman Hunt, T. Creswick et al. [i-vii] viii-xiii [iii], [1]-375, [1] pp. Richard Clay, Printers, London. 4to (8 x 6 inches). The Moxon Tennyson Reprint. Moxon's edition of Tennyson, now considered a classic, was something of a scandal and a commercial failure upon its publication. "Moxon's impartial division of the illustrations among traditional and Pre-Raphaelite artists did not satisfy the book-buyers of the day" (Ray).
Here in a reprint. Ray, England, 148; Tinker 2076; Ashley VII 114; Reid 36-43; Ehrsam & Deily 218; Fredeman 90.3
Here in a reprint. Ray, England, 148; Tinker 2076; Ashley VII 114; Reid 36-43; Ehrsam & Deily 218; Fredeman 90.3
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Details
- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 310536
- Title
- Poems
- Author
- Tennyson
- Format/Binding
- Frontispiece portrait medallion by Thomas Woolner with 54 wood engravings by the Dalziels, W.J. Linton, etc. after D.G. Rossetti
- Book Condition
- Used - Original green morocco, a.e.g. Split at front joint, some foxing
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- New Edition of "The Moxon Tennyson
- Publisher
- George Routledge and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London and New York
- Date Published
- 1864
- Keywords
- British | British
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Art, Architecture & Design;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
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