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Idylls of the King.
by TENNYSON, Alfred, Lord
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About This Item
London: Edward Moxon & Co.,, 1859. 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. 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. Thomson 32; Wise 87.
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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- Peter Harrington
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 161380
- Title
- Idylls of the King.
- Author
- TENNYSON, Alfred, Lord
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- London: Edward Moxon & Co.,
- Date Published
- 1859
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Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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- Verso
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- Gilt
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- Hinge
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