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TENNYSON, ALFRED. THE HOLY GRAIL AND OTHER POEMS. Strahan and Co., London, 1870.
Price: US$5.51 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 222pp + 2pp advert; Covers worn with slight fraying to head and tail of spine; Title age loose; Contemporary newspaper article re the book pasted to front pastedown and previous owner's signature to half-title else a bright copy; Size: 12mo
Seller: Weathered Stone Books, Skreen, SLIGO, Ireland
Tennyson, Alfred. The Holy Grail and Other Poems. Strahan and Co. Publishers, London UK, 1870.
Price: US$8.98 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 222 pages. No dustjacket. A worn pocket edition, green binding with some white/slightly dark surface marks & a forward lean. Wear with small splits & frays to spine-ends & corners, a 2cm fray near centre of front hinge. Some darkening to page-edges. Finger marks/small marks to text which is generally clean and sound.
Seller: Sarah Zaluckyj, KINGTON, United Kingdom
TENNYSON, Alfred. The Holy Grail and other poems. Strahan & Co, London, 1870.
Price: US$9.56 + shipping
Description: Pages a little browned; binding tight; pale flecks on green cloth on boards; spine bumped at head & foot with dull gilt. Used - Good. Good hardback in green cloth
Seller: Cotswold Internet Books, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Tennyson, Alfred. The Holy Grail and other Poems.. Strahan, London. 1870., 1870.
Price: US$10.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition in G+ condition, full green original cloth with gilt to spine, mild rubbing, octavo, brown endpapers, hinges cracked, (ii)+222 pages plus 2 pages of ads.
Seller: J. King, Bookseller,, Garden Bay, BC, Canada
TENNYSON, ALFRED D.C.L.. The Holy Grail : and other Poems. Strahan and Co Publishers 1870, 1870.
Price: US$11.92 + shipping
Description: small octavo hardcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd., Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand
Price: US$13.46 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1870. 222 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Rough cut pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Boards are a little rub worn, slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are mildly crushed.Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.
Seller: World of Rare Books, Goring-by-Sea, SXW, United Kingdom
Alfred Lord Tennyson. The Holy Grail and Other Poems. Strahan, GB, 1870.
Price: US$18.51 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Gren cloth, gilt. Book is in very good plus condition with very minor signs of wear and/or age. Trifling damp marks to top leading corneers of endpapers (not affecting anything else - possibly like that from new).
Seller: Richard Sylvanus Williams (Est 1976), WINTERTON, United Kingdom
Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson. The Holy Grail and other poems. Strahan & Co., 1870.
Price: US$24.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Bound in publisher's green cloth. Gilt lettering. Hardcover. Good cover. Generally clean. Binding slightly cocked. Owner's name on front end page. Light wear. 222 pages, 18 cm.
Seller: Sequitur Books, Boonsboro, MD, U.S.A.
Alfred Tennyson. The Holy Grail: and Other Poems. Strahan and Co., London, 1870.
Price: US$26.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Green cloth binding. Page edges untrimmed. A few ink stains to rear board. Light foxing to page edges. A few spots and light marks to text. Gift inscription to half title page dated Dec. 25th 1869. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 4.5 x 6.75 inches (11.5 x 17.5 cm).
Seller: Tarrington Books, Tarrington, HEF, United Kingdom
TENNYSON Alfred. The Holy Grail and Other Poems. Strahan & Co 1870, 1870.
Price: US$28.23 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: original decorated cloth, spine bumped, tiny nick at head of lower hinge, advertisement leaf, a nice copy. first edition; 222 pages; keywords: poetry;
Seller: Tiger books, Canterbury, United Kingdom
Tennyson, Alfred Lord. The Holy Grail and Other Poems. Strahan and Company, London, Eng, 1870.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Bound in green cloth with gold lettering and publisher's emblem on the spine; some edge wear to boards particularly at top and bottom of spine and at corners; front hinge is fully intact but a bit tender; gift inscription on front end paper dated Dec. 29th/69; previous owner's name written at top of title page; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining.
Seller: Hourglass Books, vancouver, BC, Canada
Tennyson, Alfred. The Holy Grail and Other Poems. Strahan and Co., London, 1870.
Price: US$32.08 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Green cloth covers with blind stamped decoration; gilt title on backstrip. Some wear to edges of backstrip with two small tears; wear to cover corners; page edges dusty. Size: 175mm Tall, 12mo
Seller: Andmeister Books, London, United Kingdom
Tennyson, Alfred. THE HOLY GRAIL and other Poems. Strahan & Co, United Kingdom, 1870.
Price: US$32.08 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Strahan & Co 1870. iv + 222 + 2pp vg
Seller: Occultique, Northampton, United Kingdom
Price: US$35.27 + shipping
Description: Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 222p. ; 18cm. Subjects: English poetry. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Tennyson, Alfred.. THE HOLY GRAIL AND OTHER POEMS.. Strahan, 1870.
Price: US$38.36 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1870. Strahan. Book- VG, gilt titles on spine, endpaper foxed. 7x4.5. 222pp.
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Tennyson, Alfred. The Holy Grail and Other Poems. Strahan & Co., London, 1870.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Description: Covers detached from spine, bookplate on inside front cover, owner's signature fep. G-VG, red leather and gold gilt cover, gold gilt edges
Seller: Ken's Book Haven, Coopersburg, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$44.91 + shipping
Description: [Arthurian Legend] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.[8] 222 [2]. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. Brown endpapers. Pencil ownership to first blank. Rubbing to cloth, small split to top of lower joint. Very good. Begun in 1859, Tennyson's classic exploration of the legend of King Arthur 'The Idylls of the King' originally consisted of four poems titled 'Enid', Vivien', 'Elaine' and 'Guinevere', building to a total of 12 poems by 1885. This collection introduces four new poems to the cycle: 'The Holy Grail', 'Pelleas and Ettarre', 'The Coming of Arthur' and 'The Passing of Arthur;' and also features seven other miscellaneous poems.
Seller: Adrian Harrington Ltd, PBFA, ABA, ILAB, Royal Tunbridge Wells, KENT, United Kingdom
Price: US$48.40 + shipping
Description: Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description: 222p. ; 18cm. Subjects: English poetry. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Alfred Tennyson. The Holy Grail and other poems. Strahan & Company Ltd, London, 1870.
Price: US$51.33 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good tight condition, gilt fore edge, owners signature on end page, green leather boards with raised bands and gilt lettering, rubbed, corners bumped, rubbing to spine & board edges.
Seller: The Bookstore, Belfast, United Kingdom
Alfred Tennyson. The Holy Grail and other Poems. Strahan and Co., London, 1870.
Price: US$51.33 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: The first edition of this poetry anthology by Alfred Lord Tennyson concerning Arthurian legends. The first edition of this work.Alfred Lord Tennyson's Idyllis of the Kingis one of the most famous Victorian retelling of the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, published between 1859 and 1885 consisting of twelve poems. The present volume includes four poems from the collection, namely 'The Coming of Arthur,' 'The Holy Grail,' 'Pelleas and Ettarre,'and 'The Passing of Arthur;' as well as featuring seven further miscellaneous poems such as 'The Golden Supper,' 'The Victim,' and 'Lucretius.' In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, minor bumping to head and tail of spine and extremities, boards and spine lightly soiled. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Tennyson, Alfred. The Holy Grail and Other Poems. Strahan and Co, London, 1870.
Price: US$57.75 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Edition. Gilt title and decoration to spine with gilt and red decoration to front on green calf leather boards with spine raised in 6 compartments. Boards have wear to spine head, tail and side and to front edge and a mark to front with some rubbing. Internally there is decorative tooling to edges, marbled endpapers, a contemporary inscription 'To Ellen from I.T. Hood, January 1870' to front free endpaper, else very clean, tight and unmarked. All edges gilt. 222 pages. Comprises:- The Coming of Arthur; The Holy Grail; Pelleas and Etarre; The Passing of Arthur; Northern Farmer - New Style; The Golden Supper; The Victim; Wages; The Higher Pantheism; 'Flower in the Crannied Wall'; Lucretius. B2D Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
Seller: Goldring Books, Eastbourne, United Kingdom
TENNYSON ALFRED. THE HOLY GRAIL, AND OTHER POEMS. Strahan and Co., 1870.
Price: US$61.17 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: RO60069518: 1870. In-12. Relié. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement passée, Dos abîmé, Intérieur acceptable. 222 pages. Couverture et premiers feuillets détachés. Annotations (dessins) au crayon en pages de garde. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon
Seller: Le-Livre, SABLONS, France
Tennyson, Alfred. The Holy Grail and Other Poems. Strahan & Co. London 1870, 1870.
Price: US$66.00 + shipping
Description: 1st edition hardback in original cloth Nice copy small octavo 222pp., Inc. he Coming of Arthur; The Holy Grail; Pelleas and Ettarre; The Passing of Arthur; The Northern Farmer - New Style; The Victim; Wages; The Higher Pantheism; "Flower in the Crannied Wall"; Lucretius; The Golden Supper. Nice tight copy in green boards with bright gilt spine titles
Seller: Andrew Barnes Books / Military Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Price: US$106.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: All: Black half leather and multi-coloured marbled boards with gilt lettering to spine on a red spine label. Maud and Other Poems (Strahan and Co 1870) 170 pp and Gareth and Lynette (Strahan and Co 1872) 136 pp bound as one: Boards are rather worn to the marbled areas. Corner tips are worn. Spine is faded with bumping to ends. Some foxing to endpages and throughout. Infrequent annotations to the textblock in pencil. Previous owner's mark to title page of Gareth and Lynette. Queen Mary (Henry S King & Co 1975) 278 pp: Boards are rather worn to the marbled areas. Corner tips are worn. Spine is intact albeit with some bumping to the ends. Some foxing to endpages and throughout. Previous owner's mark to ffep. The Holy Grail (Strahan and Co 1870) 222 pp: Boards are rather worn to the marbled areas. Corner tips are worn with one corner tip lifting. Quite a bump to rear board fore edge. Spine is intact albeit with some bumping to the ends. Some foxing to endpages and throughout. Textblock is cracked but holding. Infrequent annotations to the textblock in pencil. Ballads (C Kegan Paul & Co 1880) 184 pp: Boards are rather worn to the marbled areas. Corner tips are worn. Spine is has bumping to the ends and is rather rubbed. Some foxing to endpages and throughout. Idylls of the King (Edward Moxon & Co 1864) 261 pp: Boards are rather worn to the marbled areas. Corners are bumped, edges are worn. Spine is has bumping to the ends and is rather rubbed. Some foxing to endpages and throughout. Enoch Arden (Bound with no title page) 178 pp: Boards are rather worn to the marbled areas. Corners are bumped, edges are worn. Spine is has bumping to the ends. Some foxing to endpages and throughout. Front inner hinge is beginning to crack. Infrequent annotations to the textblock in pencil. In Memoriam (Edward Moxon & Co 1962) 211 pp: Boards are rather worn to the marbled areas. Corner tips are worn. Spine is has bumping to the ends. Some foxing to endpages and throughout. Infrequent annotations to the textblock in pencil. P183 has been manufactured with the corner folded down. Harold (Henry S King & Co 1877) 161 pp: Boards are rather worn to the marbled areas. Corner tips are worn. Spine is has bumping to the ends and is rather rubbed. Some foxing to endpages and throughout. Infrequent annotations to the textblock in pencil. Additional photos are available upon request. When securely packed this item will weigh in the region of 2333g. Postage within the UK remains at £3. For international orders ABE use an estimate based on a 1kg book. Where a book is lighter/heavier, we will reduce/request additional postage accordingly. We make no profit on postal charges. We expect a parcel of this weight to cost between £18.60 (Europe) and £37.55 (USA) to ship using Royal Mail's International Tracked Service. All our books are photographed so you can see what you are buying. ABE may, however, display a stock image whilst processing ours. (YBP Ref: 028446:1-Q2) Size: 12mo - over 63/4" - 73/4" tall 2333 G
Seller: YattonBookShop PBFA, Bristol, United Kingdom
TENNYSON ( Alfred ) ,. THE HOLY GRAIL , and other poems.. Strahan And Co, 1870.
Price: US$110.21 + shipping
Description: In-12 , 222pp. , reliure pleine percaline de l'editeur , qq rousseurs , etiquette de la bibliotheque Frederick Gorringe's , Poesie sur le theme du Saint Graal : the coming of Arthur , the Holy Grail , etc.
Seller: Books+, Saint Maurice, France
Price: US$166.50 + shipping
Description: 16mo. pp. 3 p.l., 222, [2]ads. with half-title. original blind-stamped cloth. First Edition. NCBEL III 415. Tinker 2088.
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Tennyson, Alfred. The Holy Grail & Other Poems. Strahan and Company, London, 1870.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Contains the 4 Grail poems and 7 others; 222 pages; fine binding with white leather and blue marbled end papers, cover and edges; chipping to spine label, rubbing and soiling to covers and front cover separating at gutter; text clean and bright; Tennyson is listed as Poet Laureate Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall
Seller: Cornelius Muhilly Rare Books, Kansas City, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$320.82 + shipping
Description: First edition, prettily bound in a contemporary binding. This collection includes the Arthurian Idylls "The Coming of Arthur", "The Holy Grail", "Pelleas and Ettarre", and "The Passing of Arthur", as well as some shorter lyrics. Tinker 2088. Octavo (161 x 97 mm). Contemporary green morocco over bevelled boards, spine lettered in gilt, gilt-tooled frames in compartments ruled in gilt and blind, twin gilt fillet on covers enclosing central gilt panel, gilt roll on turn-ins, marbled endpapers, edges gilt. Tiny wear to corners, occasional internal spots but clean overall. A near-fine copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Alfred Tennyson. The Holy Grail And Other Poems. Strahan and Co.,, 1870.
Price: US$375.00 + shipping
Description: Original full red morocco boards. Matching upper and lower with decorative design and paneling in gilt and blind. Spine with 5 raised bands in 6 compartments. Compartments with decorative gilt framing and motifs, gilt lettering and rules in 2 and 3. Bevelled edges. Gilt dentelles. Marbled paste-in and free endpapers. All edges cut and gilt., Alfred Tennyson (1809 ? 1892) was a noted English poet., Size : Small 8vo.(160x103 mm). A very good example. Slight scuffs to leather, spine sunned. Interior is clean.
Seller: Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Author: Alfred Tennyson. Title: The Works of Tennyson. Publisher: London, Published by Strahan and Co, 1870. (1873 for the 11th book being the fourth book of Idylls of the King). Language: Text in English. Size: Box: 8.5" X 6" X 4". Books: 5" X 3". Pages: Over 2000 pages. Binding: Attractive and very good original publisher's white full-cloth gilt decorated (hinges fine, overall slightly scuffed - as shown, spine slightly tanned - as shown). All edges are gilt. Content: Very good content (bright, tight and clean, very rare light foxing or staining - as shown). **** The Book: This 1870 rare Victorian edition of "The Works of Tennyson," spanning 11 volumes, is a comprehensive collection of the poetry by Alfred Tennyson, one of the most popular British poets. This set includes notable works such as "Idylls of the King," which captures the Arthurian legend, "The Princess," and "The Holy Grail," among others. The final volume, published in 1873, completes the series with the fourth book of "Idylls of the King."
Seller: MFLIBRA Antique Books, MONTREAL, QC, Canada