LOT #92180 |
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Lot of Four Books by Alfred, Lord Tennyson,... (Total: 4 Items)
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Description
Lot of Four Books by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, including: Maud, and Other Poems. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1855. First American edition. Full brown cloth with blindstamped decoration to boards and gilt titles to spine. Rear board lightly scuffed. Endpapers foxed. Inked gift inscription, dated 1855. [and:] Idyls of the King. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1859. First American edition. "Author's edition." Full brown cloth with blindstamped decoration to boards and gilt titles to spine. Light rubbing to extremities. Small stain to fore-edge. [and:] The Last Tournament. Boston: J. E. Tilton and Company, 1872. First edition. Illustrations by Hammatt Billings. Full pictorial green cloth with gilt vignette and title to front board; all edges gilt. Extremities lightly worn. Foxing to endpapers and scattered throughout. [and:] The Poetic and Dramatic Works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1899. "The Household Edition," with 127 illustrations. Full leather with gilt titles, decorations, dentelles and edges. Marbled endpapers. Edges rubbed and worn. Spine darkened; joints worn, ends chipped. Contents clean and tight. Overall, good.Auction Info
2008 October Grand Format Rare Books Auction #684 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
October, 2008
16th-18th
Thursday-Saturday
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