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Idylls of the King
by Tennyson, Alfred Lord
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
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About This Item
New York: The Heritage Club, 1939. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Near Fine. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Robert Ball. A sturdy, attractive, tightly bound hardcover copy of a Heritage Press title, being a First Edition Thus. Top-stained in blue. Clean, bright, unmarked interior, minimal rubbing to extremities, having been preserved well in a Good condition, paper-covered cardboard slipcase, unlovely but sturdy. From a collection of three dozen Heritage Press titles that belonged to a California bookman and appraiser, Mr. Robert R. Allen. Protected in original publisher's glassine wrapper. The Heritage Press operated from 1937 - 1982 and was created by George Macy, who managed with editors the reprinting of volumes from the Limited Editions Club, thus enabling fine printing exemplars to trickle down to a broader public still thirsty, newly thirsty, for classic nineteenth-century novels and biographies. 26 fine illustrations by Robert Ball. 289 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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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- Structure, Verses, Agency Books - Member, I.O.B.A.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 356595
- Title
- Idylls of the King
- Author
- Tennyson, Alfred Lord
- Illustrator
- Robert Ball
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- The Heritage Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1939
- Size
- Large 8vo 9" - 10
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Alfred Lord Tennyson Idylls of the King
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