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Elaine
de Alfred Tennyson
- Usado
- good
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Good
- Librería
-
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Precio
EUR 265.93EUR 239.33
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Sobre este artículo
London: Edward Moxon and Co., 1867. First edition. Cloth. Good. 16.5" by 12.5" . Gustave Dore. The first edition in large folio of Alfred Tennyson's narrative poem 'Elaine' with full page illustrations by Gustave Dore. Originally published in 'Idylls of the King' (1859-85). This is the first separate edition, published in large folio and featuring nine striking full page plates by celebrated artist Gustave Dore, and concerned with Elaine ('Lancelot and Elaine'). Collated, complete. With half title.Based upon the story of Elaine of Astolat, lady from the castle of Astolat who dies of her unrequited love for Sir Lancelot in Arthurian legend. Written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, one of the leading English poets in the nineteenth century, Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign. In the original publisher's full cloth binding. Externally bumped to head and tail of spine and extremities, light loss to rear board. Front hinge slightly strained. Binding generally firm. Light spotting scattered to leaves, particularly to external margins. Good
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Detalles
- Librería
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 859A47
- Título
- Elaine
- Autor
- Alfred Tennyson
- Ilustrador
- Gustave Dore
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Cloth
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Edward Moxon and Co.
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1867
- Tamaño
- 16.5" by 12.5"
- Palabras clave
- alfred lord tennyson poetry elaine gustave dore poetry
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
