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Idylls of The King
by Tennyson, Alfred Lord
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good with No dust jacket as issued
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About This Item
London: Edward Moxon & Co.. Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1865. New Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full burgindy leather, spine in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, all edges gilt, blind-stamped borders on covers, gilt dentelles.. Front hinge split, former owner's armorial bookplate on ffep, covers lightly worn, text block unmarked, tight, square, and clean. GOOD. . B&W Frontispiece. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. vi, (i), 261 pp .
Synopsis
The Idylls of a King was published between 1859 and 1885 as a collection of 12 narrative poems by the English Poet, Lord Alfred Tennson. The collection regales the legend of King Arthur and his knights, his love for Guinevere and her tragic betrayal of him, and the rise and fall of Arthur's kingdom. The whole work recounts Arthur's attempt and failure to lift up mankind and create a perfect kingdom, from his coming to power to his death at the hands of the traitor Mordred. Individual poems detail the deeds of various knights, including Lancelot, Geraint, Galahad, and Balin and Balan, and also Merlin and the Lady of the Lake. The poems were dedicated to the late Prince Consort Albert. The Idylls are written in blank verse.
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- Bookseller
- Round Table Books, LLC
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28676
- Title
- Idylls of The King
- Author
- Tennyson, Alfred Lord
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with No dust jacket as issued
- Edition
- New Edition. First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Edward Moxon & Co.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1865
- Keywords
- Poetry, English poetry, King Arthur, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Idylls of the King
- Bookseller catalogs
- King Arthur;
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