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Tennyson, Alfred. Maud, and Other Poems [Finely Bound Copy]. Published by Edward Moxon & Co., London, 1859.

Price: US$45.51 + shipping

Description: , 168 pages, contains 8 poems: Maud, The Brook an Idyl, The Letters, Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington, The Daisy, To the Rev F D Maurice, Will, & The Charge of the Light Brigade New Edition , slightly darkened at spine and cover edges but a nice tight binding with bright gilt, owner's bookplate on front pastedown, internally clean, book in very good condition , full green morocco with gilt decoration and titles, raised bands, all edges gilt Octavo, 17 x 11 cm Hardback ISBN:

Seller: Keoghs Books, Skipton, United Kingdom

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.

Alfred Tennyson. Idylls of the King. Edward Moxon, London, 1859.

Price: US$292.54 + 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. POEMS. Edward Moxon, London, 1859.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Very light edge wear and shelf wear, light . . early british; First Printing. Hardcover. Full Leather Stamped in Gilt With Strong Gilt Titling on Spine All Edges Gilt ~ Five Raised Bands on Spine Numerous Woodcut Illustrations ; Woodcuts; 8vo; 375 pages; Beautifully bound, gilt stamped design, all clean and bright, very minor edge scuffing . NEEDS REPAIR - pages all loose and need reglueing. Owner name in front 16th birthday gift. lso pen notes on front FEP

Seller: The Last Word, Wellington, New Zealand

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, 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, publisher’s 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. 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. “By the early 19th century, the Arthurian legends had become a literary anachronism. Tennyson’s 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… Tennyson’s recreation of the Arthurian world is an attempt to reform his generation by showing the effects of sensuality, materialism and spiritual blindness” (Lacy, 446-49).

Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.

Tennyson, Alfred. Maud, and Other Poems [WITH SIGNED LETTER BY THE AUTHOR TO JOHN RASHDALL]. Edward Moxon & Co., London, 1859.

Price: US$1250.00 + shipping

Description: 12mo. [8], 168pp. Contemporary gilt-stamped red morocco, with gold lettering and tooling to spine. Raised bands. Dentelles. All paper edges gilt. Mounted on inside of front cover is an original handwritten letter by Alfred Tennyson to his lifelong friend, Reverend John Rashdall. The pair had grown up together in rural Lincolnshire, and were contemporaries at Cambridge University. The letter reads: "Tuesday. 2. James St. My dear John, Am I to come to you tomorrow ? & if, when do you dine ? Ever Yours, Tennyson." Originally published in 1855, "Maud, and Other Poems" was the first volume of poetry produced by Alfred Tennyson after being appointed poet laureate by Queen Victoria in 1850. Between the book's initial publication, and up until Tennyson's death in October of 1892, the collection was republished more than 80 times in both Great Britain and the United States. Some rubbing along joints. Binding in overall good+, interior in very good condition.

Seller: ERIC CHAIM KLINE, BOOKSELLER (ABAA ILAB), Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.