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Maud, and Other Poems.
de TENNYSON, Alfred, Lord
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London, United Kingdom
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London: Edward Moxon,, 1855. First edition, early issue with 8 pp. of front advertisements dated August 1855 (shortly after publication on 28 July), this an attractive copy in the original cloth. As well as "Maud" (Tennyson's "little Hamlet") and "Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington", this collection notably includes the first published trade appearance of "The Charge of the Light Brigade", which first appeared in The Examiner the previous year, and was printed privately as a separately issued work for soldiers fighting in the Crimea. Octavo. Original green cloth, spine lettered in gilt and ruled in blind, covers with blind-stamped frames, yellow-coated endpapers, edges untrimmed. Partially erased ownership inscription to front pastedown. Spine slightly faded, a couple of marks to covers, extremities bumped and lightly worn, inner hinges cracked but firm, light scattered foxing to contents. A very good copy.
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- Título
- Maud, and Other Poems.
- Autor
- TENNYSON, Alfred, Lord
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- Usado
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- Lugar de publicación
- London: Edward Moxon,
- Fecha de publicación
- 1855
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Sobre Peter Harrington
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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- First Edition
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- Edges
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- Cracked
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
