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Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Idylls of the King. Edward Moxon and Co, London, 1867.
Price: US$39.94 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Green cloth binding. Page edges untrimmed. Browning and light foxing to page edges. Small torn section to front pastedown endpaper. Good solid binding. A flower has been pressed between pages 56 & 57 causing slight browning. A few lightly pencilled margin markings, text is otherwise very clean throughout. Previous owner's pencilled inscription to front free endpaper: 'Clara Jewesbury, Xmas 1869. Bydand Animo non Astutia.' Tucked into the book is a lock of golden hair, perhaps Clara's. Overall condition is Very Good Plus. Size: 4.75 x 7 inches (12 x 18 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: vi, 261
Seller: Tarrington Books, Tarrington, HEF, United Kingdom
TENNYSON, Alfred (Illustrated by Gustave Dore). GUINEVERE. London Edward Moxon 1867, 1867.
Price: US$207.41 + shipping
Description: Folio (approx. 42.5 x 31.5cm) green buckram bound hardback with bevelled boards. All edges gilt. Decorative gilt titles to upper board and spine. 41pp. text plus 9 b/w engraved plates with tissue guards. A clean copy with no previous owners' markings or inscriptions. A little foxing and offsetting to tissue-guards, otherwise internally clean and bright. Boards and spine rather worn and rubbed. Overall a Good Copy. (Shelf 5) NOTE: Very Heavy BOOK: (2.1kg+) Postage outside the UK MIGHT incur a surcharge. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.** Pictures available upon request.** Visit our homepage for our shop opening hours. Over 20,000 books in stock - come and browse. PayPal, credit and most debit cards welcome. Books posted worldwide. For any queries please contact us direct.
Seller: Chaucer Bookshop ABA ILAB, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Price: US$359.09 + shipping
Description: Good copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance; from the library of Roberto Shirley Belcher with the owner's bookplate. Physical description; 41 p. : plates ; 43 cm. Subjects; Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson Baron (1809-1892). Doré, Gustave (1832-1883). 2 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Description: Good copy in the original title-blocked pictorial cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Provenance; from the library of Roberto Shirley Belcher with the owner's bookplate. Physical description; 41 p. : plates ; 43 cm. Subjects; Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson Baron (1809-1892). Doré, Gustave (1832-1883). 2 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. Guinevere . Illustrated by Gustav Doré. Edward Moxon, London, 1867.
Price: US$437.50 + shipping
Description: First Doré edition, folio, pp. [6], 41, [1]; 9 steel engravings after the designs of Gustav Doré; original blue cloth stamped in gilt and black on the upper cover and in gilt only on the spine; spine ends chipped; a very good, bright copy. Malan, p. 303.
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Tennyson, Alfred. Vivien [and] Guinevere. Edward Moxon & Co., 1867.
Price: US$644.13 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Vivien. Folio, unbound sheets, 417 x 301mm, printed wrappers, pp.[iv] 50 + 9 photogravures on stiff card with tissue guards. Guinevere. Folio, unbound sheets, 417 x 301mm, printed wrappers, pp.[ii] 42 + + 9 photogravures on stiff card with tissue guards. Contained in original portfolio, dark green morocco-grained cloth over bevelled boards, folding flaps, lettered in gilt on spine, upper cover lettered, ruled & blocked in gilt with lettering incorporated in central Celtic pin design. Brass clasp, silk tie lacking fastening device. One flap detached, some tissue guards creased. Text & plates in excellent condition. This unbound 2-title edition from Tennyson's 'Idylls of the King', with photogravures of the original artwork is significantly scarcer than its steel-engraved counterpart. [v. Malan, p.233]
Seller: Cameron House Books, Freshwater Bay, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Price: US$666.00 + shipping
Description: 2 Works in 1. large folio. pp. 3 p.l., 49; 3 p.l., 41. with half-titles. 18 plates engraved by J.Stephenson & others after drawings by Gustave Doré. tissue guards. original blind & gilt-stamped cloth, all edges gilt (spine ends & corners frayed, light foxing to half-title & frontis. of 1st title). First Editions Illustrated by Doré, Combined Issue.
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1867 1ed Vivien Alfred Tennyson GUSTAVE DORÉ Idylls of the King Arthur Guinevere Vivien was one of the preeminent characters in Arthurian Legend, alongside figures such as Elaine, Enid, Guinevere, Sir Lancelot, Merlin, and King Arthur himself. She most prominently appears in Thomas Malorys Death of Arthur but also appears in Alfred Tennysons Idylls of the King. This 1867 first edition of Tennysons portrayal of Vivien was published by Edward Moxon and includes the highly desirable artwork of Gustave Doré. Item number: #41007 Price: $750 TENNYSON, Alfred; DORÉ, Gustave (Illus.) Vivien, by Alfred Tennyson, Illustrated by Gustave Doré. London: Edward Moxon and Co., 1867. First Edition. Details: Collation: Complete o [4], 49, [1] o 9 engraved plates Language: English Binding: Hardcover; tight and secure o Decorative red cloth Size: ~17in X 12.25in (43cm x 31.5cm) Our Guarantee: Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide. Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation! 41007 Photos available upon request.
Seller: Schilb Antiquarian, Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$1395.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: VG+. Oversized folio (12 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.), 3 volumes, 1st thus. Full calf bindings, hubbed spines, covers and spine compartments stamped in gilt, all edges gilt. A full set of the first illustrated edition of Tennyson's Idylls of the King cycle: Vivien and Guinevere, Elaine, and Enid. All 3 volumes in full burgundy calf, expertly rebacked in matching leather, with 9 of the storied illustrator Gustave Dore's steel engravings per book, 18 in Vivien. Guinevere, and 9 each in Elaine and Enid. Modest corner and shelfwear, slight dust-dulling and wear to the gilt, some staining, smudging and inscriptions and former owner's bookplates on the endpapers, but the texts are markedly clean, with very mild browning, and overall very tight, bright, and solid. A handsome set of a magnificent edition, beautifully restored and preserved. This large, heavy set will require substantial additional shipping.
Seller: Aesthete's Eye Books, West Jordan, UT, U.S.A.