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Tennyson, Alfred.. IDYLLS OF THE KING.. Edward Moxon and Co, 1859.
Price: US$13.85 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Edward Moxon and Co. 1859. Hard Cover. Book: Acceptable. Reading copy only. 7x4.5. 261pp.
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Alfred Tennyson. Idylls Of The King. Edward Moxon, 1859.
Price: US$15.13 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1859. Edward Moxon. Hardcover. GOOD Gilt titles, green boards. Internally text is clear and bright. Boards are loose. Spine cracked. Some pages are torn. Foxing and marks throughout but it does not affect the text. Previous owners name. Pages are creased. Some uncut pages. Externally worn. Spine is sunned. Boards and spine are marked. 7x4.
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
Tennyson, Alfred. Idylls of the King. Edward Moxon, London, 1859.
Price: US$23.19 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1st edition, 12mo, 261pp, green cloth blind decorated and lettered gilt to spine, previous owner's name and address to fr pastedown, boards substantially tanned with some rubbing, wear and general tenderness to hinges and extrems; an unclear issue point - Moxon's catalogue for April 1860 is bound in at the front, a previous bookseller has noted in pencil on verso of ffep that this makes it the second issue, we can find no confirmation of this; inner hinges cracked, previous owner's prominent inscription on ffep; not pristine but who would be, generally not a bad example, no better than G Copy Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall
Seller: Roger Lucas Booksellers, Horncastle, United Kingdom
Tennyson, Alfred. Idylls of the King. Edward Moxon, London, 1859.
Price: US$64.41 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: 1st ed, 1st issue. Slightly cocked, gutters cracked, small tears to hinges, spine sunned, corners bumped, pp clean and bright Size: 12mo
Seller: Bookcase, Carlisle, United Kingdom
Tennyson, Alfred, D.C.L., Poet Laureate. Idylls of the King. , 1859.
Price: US$74.39 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1859. Edward Moxon and Co. Hardcover. GOOD Gilt text on purple spine. Gilded pages. Edge and corner wear. 7x5.
Seller: Cambridge Rare Books, Cambridge, GLOUC, United Kingdom
TENNYSON, Alfred. Idylls of the King. Edward Moxon & Co., London, 1859.
Price: US$77.30 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition, 261pp, bound in full calf, slightly faded, with gilt lining to boards, gilt decorated spine, lacks title label, marbled end papers, all edges marbled, embossed inner dentelles, foxing to endpapers, contemporary ownership signature on title page 'Ge E. F. Peile', hinges strong and firm, good condition, Edward Moxon & Co., London, 1859. * a beautiful little volume of poetry, apart from slight staining at the end of the volume, where it looks as though some romantic has attempted to press a flower.
Seller: K Books Ltd ABA ILAB, York, YORKS, United Kingdom
Tennyson, Alfred. Idylls of the King. Edward Moxon & Co., London, 1859.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Quarter vellum over marbled endpapers and foreedges, with marbled endpapers. Gilt title and design on spine. Slight dust offsetting at spine and mild rubbing to bottom edges, else a better than very good, unmarked and clean copy of the first edition of this classic treatment of the Arthurian legend by England's Poet Laureate.
Seller: Bibliodisia Books, IOBA, MWABA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Tennyson, Alfred, Lord. IDYLLS OF THE KING. London: Edward Moxon & Co,, 1859.
Price: US$160.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Small [4 5/8 X 7 inches], green blind stamped cloth, gilt title on spine, 4 pages [printed both sides of 4 pages] of book ads before the yellow end paper, half title, title page, Contents, 261 pages, back yellow end paper. This is without imprint on the back of the title page. First English edition, first state. Spine faded, first few page corners broken 1/4 inch. Some damage to spine ends. Good. Enclosed in and chemise ans fine green slip case with leather spine, gilt titles and raised bands. TINKER 2077.
Seller: Tintagel, Springfield Center, New York, NY, U.S.A.
TENNYSON, Alfred, Lord. Idylls of the King. Edward Moxon & Co, London, 1859.
Price: US$200.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo (17 x 10.5 cm). 261 pages. Half-title, 8-page advertisements at front. Original brown blind-embossed cloth. FIRST EDITION, first issue without publisher's imprint on verso of title. Without question, one of the best-known epic narrative poems in the English language. Sterling 924; Tinker 2077. Hinges cracked, wear at extremities
Seller: Riverrun Books & Manuscripts, ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
TENNYSON Alfred.. Idylls of the King. .. 1859, 1859.
Price: US$221.69 + shipping
Description: London: Edward Moxon & Co. 1859. Sm.8vo. Orig. olive green blind-stamped cloth (slightly rubbed). (viii 262pp.). 1st ed. Complete with the half-title page.
Seller: Berkelouw Rare Books, Berrima, NSW, Australia
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Description: HARDBACK NODustJAcket , 1859, 1st edition, VG-/VG-, NO JACKET, AS-IS, with Verso Title page Blank , Original OLive Green embossed Decorated Cloth, TitleD on Spine in Gold Gilt, Cover light Rub, wear & Tiny DInGs CORNErs, Spine Cover Darkened, 261 pgs, Tiny Tears & Chips ExtremItIEs Spine & along Edge Tears, with eight pages of adverts at front First Edition, Octavo, Interior nice ,Light FoX, few Pencil Marks, Slight LEAN
Seller: Bluff Park Rare Books, LONG BEACH, CA, U.S.A.
Tennyson, Alfred. Idylls of the King. Edward Moxon & Co. London 1859, 1859.
Price: US$265.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue Green cloth covers with blind stamp design to covers, gilt title to spine. Pp.(8),261 Sm. 8vo. Slight wear to edges, sunning to edges and spine, previous owner's inscription on front pastedown, f.e.p. missing;inner hinge crack.
Seller: Schooner Books Ltd.(ABAC/ALAC), Halifax, NS, Canada
Alfred Tennyson. Idylls of the King. Edward Moxon, London, 1859.
Price: US$289.86 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A first edition, second issue of Alfred Tennyson's Idylls of the King. A first edition, second issue, with imprint of Bradbury and Evans to the reverse of the title page.Idylls of the King is a cycle of twelve narrative poems by Alfred Tennyson. the poems retell the legend of King Arthur, his knights and his love for Guinevere and her tragic betrayal of him. This volume contains Enid, Vivien, Elaine and Guinevere. In full morocco binding. Externally, smart with some rubbing and cracking to the joints. Some rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and extremities. Previous owner inscription to the page after the front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Tennyson, Alfred. Idylls of the King. Edward Moxon & Co., London, 1859.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 18 x 11.5 cm. 12mo. [9] 261pp. Bound in publisher's green blind-stamped cloth with gilt spine lettering. Beings with 8 page publisher's catalogue dated July, 1859. First edition, first issue without the printer's imprint on the verso of the title page. "Albert the Good" by Tennyson cut out of a different publication and pasted onto the reverse of the contents page and "A Welcome" by Tennyson pasted onto the rear endpaper. Spine is faded. Binding is tight. Nice copy.
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
TENNYSON, ALFRED. Idylls of the King. Edward Moxon, London, 1859.
Price: US$301.63 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Green cloth with stamped decoration to boards and spine; gilt lettering to spine. Yellow endpages. 8 pages of ads dated 1859 bound in to front of book. Spine browned, some slight fading to the cloth at upper edges of boards. Light foxing to the fore edges and to the last few pages. Inner hinges professionally repaired. Notes in pencil to front pastedown; gift inscription to the verso of front endpage.
Seller: Karol Krysik Books ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA, Toronto, ON, Canada
TENNYSON, Alfred. Idylls Of The Kings. Edward Moxon & Co, London, 1859.
Price: US$431.57 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First Edition. DESCRIPTION: Full vellum binding with gilt decoration to spine with brown title plate. Gilt all edges. Marbled endpapers. Bookplate to front paste down of Sir Arthur Hobhouse. Blank verso to title page Language: English. Book Condition: Good: Light wear and soiling to sharp corners and edges. Curve to front board fore edge. Toned and lightly soiled boards. Heavier toning to spine. Small cracks to vellum mid spine. Heavier toning to upper text block gilt. Very tight hinges. Lightly toned unmarked pages. DJ Condition: No DJ. Pages 261. Size: 18mo 16.5cm by 10.5cm. PROVENANCE: BOOKPLATE: Sir Arthur Hobhouse. Sir Arthur Lawrence Hobhouse (1886 - 1965) was a long-serving English local government Liberal politician, who is best remembered as the architect of the system of national parks of England and Wales. Son of prominent Liberal politician and MP Henry Hobhouse and the brother of peace activist, prison reformer, and religious writer Stephen Henry Hobhouse. Educated at Eton College, St Andrews University and Trinity College, Cambridge. Lover of John Maynard Keynes and Duncan Grant. Hobhouse practised as a solicitor until the outbreak of World War I, when he joined the British Expeditionary Force. Returning to civilian life, Hobhouse took to farming on a family estate Hadspen house and garden in Somerset.
Seller: Jacket and Cloth, Chippenham, United Kingdom
Tennyson, Alfred. D.C.L.. Idylls of the King.. Edward Moxon., London, 1859.
Price: US$450.89 + shipping
Description: First Edition, First Issue, with verso of the title page blank. 8vo. 261pp. neat owner inscription dated July 1859. With Publishers 8pp Catalogue dated July 1859. Publishers blind-stamp green cloth, yellow endpapers, uncut. Excellent.
Seller: HALEWOOD : ABA:ILAB : Booksellers :1867, PRESTON, United Kingdom
Tennyson, Alfred. Idylls of the King. Edward Moxon, London, 1859.
Price: US$540.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 1st edition, 2nd issue. With Bradbury and Evans on verso of title page. Bound in publisher's original green cloth with spine stamped in gilt. Covers stamped in decorative blind. Moderate general wear, including fading to spine, bumping and rubbing to edges and corners, and marks on covers. Some splitting to inner hinges, more advanced to the front hinge, which is still holding. Foxing to the edges of the text block. A well loved copy that presents nicer than description might suggest. 4 1/4 x 6 3/4 inches. 261 pages.
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Tennyson, Alfred. Idylls of the King. Edward Moxon & Co, London, 1859.
Price: US$550.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Small 8vo. [7], 2-261, [3] pp. Half later red morocco over textured red cloth, spine in six compartments with gilt decorations and lettering; all edges gilt. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. Bound without the half-title and without the advertisements. Wise 153-154. The first state of the first edition without the imprint on the verso of the title page. This first section of Tennyson's poem includes the stories of four Arthurian women, including Guinevere and Elaine, and their affairs with Lancelot. Later editions collected all of Tennyson's Arthurian poems. A touch of sunning to the spine and a bookplate on the first blank leaf, overall a lovely example.
Seller: Evening Star Books, ABAA/ILAB, Madison, WI, U.S.A.
Tennyson, Alfred. Idylls of the King. Edward Moxon, London, 1859.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue, with verso of title leaf blank. 1 vols. 8vo. In the Original Cloth. Sterling 924; Tinker 2077 Original green cloth, with publisher's 8 pp. catalogue inserted between front endpaper; Melbourne, Australia bookseller's ticket on front pastedown. Binding slightly soiled and worn; inner hinges cracked and a little loose in binding. Still, overall a very good copy First edition, first issue, with verso of title leaf blank.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Tennyson, Alfred. Idylls of the King. Edward Moxon, London, 1859.
Price: US$600.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, second issue, with verso of title with imprint of Bradbury and Evans. vi, [iv], 261 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Bound in full green polished calf by Birdsall. Fine First edition, second issue, with verso of title with imprint of Bradbury and Evans.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Tennyson Alfred, Lord. IDYLLS OF THE KING. London Edward Moxon & Co. 1859, 1859.
Price: US$605.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue, and with the ads in first state. 8vo, publishers original olive green ribbed cloth, blindstamped on the covers and gilt-lettered on the spine. 8pp. ads, (8), 261. Internally a fine copy, the textblock uncommonly fresh and bright with little sign of use, the cloth also well preserved and attractive but for the rear hinge which is split but is easily repairable. SCARCE AND IMPORTANT FIRST EDITION IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH. An expansion of Tennyson's "Morte d'Arthur," THE IDYLLS OF THE KING was well received, and helped to restore Tennyson's popularity after the critical failure of his previous volume of poems. This, the first of the Idylls to be published, tells the stories of Guinevere, Elaine and Lancelot, Vivien and Merlin, and Enid and Geraint.
Seller: Buddenbrooks, Inc., Newburyport, MA, U.S.A.
TENNYSON, Alfred, Lord.. Idylls of the King.. London: Edward Moxon & Co., 1859, 1859.
Price: US$644.13 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue, without publisher's imprint on verso of title page, of the first part of Tennyson's great Arthurian cycle. Published in sections through to 1885, Idylls of the King is among the greatest and most enduring of Victorian literary works. Thomson 32; Wise 87. Octavo. Original green cloth, spine lettered in gilt, covers blocked in blind, yellow endpapers. Minimal sunning to spine, slight nicking and bumping at extremities, front inner hinge with slight split but firm, scattered trivial finger-soiling and foxing; notwithstanding, a lovely copy.
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
Tennyson, Alfred. Idylls of the King. Edward Moxon, London, 1859.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, first issue, with verso of title leaf blank. 261pp, with ads at front dated July, 1859. 1 vols. 8vo. In the Original Cloth. Sterling 924; Tinker 2077 Beautiful copy in green publisher's blindstamped cloth 261pp, with ads at front dated July, 1859. 1 vols. 8vo First edition, first issue, with verso of title leaf blank.
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Tennyson, Alfred, Lord.. Idylls of the King.. London: Edward Moxon, 1859., 1859.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: Small octavo. [8], 261 pp. Eight-page publisherÕs catalogue, dated July, 1859, bound in at front Original light green blindstamped cloth with title in gilt on spine, expertly rebacked. Spine lightly faded, a few small stains on covers, light foxing in a couple of gatherings. A very good, attractive copy. Also, an early copy, with a former ownerÕs signature, dated September 1859, on the half-title. First edition, first issue, with verso of title-page blank. Ashley VII, 120. Sterling 924. Tinker 2077.
Seller: Michael R. Thompson Books, A.B.A.A., Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
TENNYSON, Alfred, Lord [1809-1892].. Idylls Of The King.. London: Edward Moxon, 1859., 1859.
Price: US$832.50 + shipping
Description: 16mo. pp. 4 p.l., 261. pp. 8 of ads daqted July, 1859 tipped-in between front paste-down & front free-endpaper. original blind-stamped cloth (spine ends little chipped). armorial bookplate of F. Hayward Joyce. First Edition, First Issue. NCBEL III 415. Tinker 2077.
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Tennyson, Alfred. Idylls of the King. [Fore-edge Painting].. Edward Moxon & Co, London, 1859.
Price: US$1250.00 + shipping
Description: First edition, second issue of one of the greatest and most enduring of Victorian literary works, with the imprint of Bradbury and Evans to the Âverso of title. Octavo, bound in full morocco with gilt titles to the spine and front panel, ribbon bound in, all edges gilt, decorated with a concealed fore-edge painting which reveals a view of Royal Tunbridge Wells. In very good condition. Ownership inscriptions. With Idylls of the King, one of the giants of Victorian literature turned his considerable talents to the lore surrounding a larger-than-life British ruler. Alfred, Lord Tennyson cast his interpretation of Arthurian myth into the form of an epic poem, and his tales of Camelot soar to remarkable imaginative heights to trace the birth of a king; the founding, fellowship, and decline of the Round Table; and the king's inevitable departure. Encompassing romance, heroism, duty, and conflict, Tennyson's poetry charts the rise and fall of a legendary society. âBy the early 19th century, the Arthurian legends had become a literary anachronism. Tennysonâs poetry brought about a rebirth of interest in the material and eventually placed it on a new plateau of respect and significance for writers and artists⦠Tennysonâs recreation of the Arthurian world is an attempt to reform his generation by showing the effects of sensuality, materialism and spiritual blindnessâ (Lacy, 446-49).
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.