In Memoriam.
de TENNYSON, Alfred Lord
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London: Henry S. King and Co.,, 1874. An attractive copy of Tennyson's work, first published in 1850. Completed in 1849, In Memoriam is a requiem for the poet's beloved friend Arthur Henry Hallam, who died suddenly, at the age of 22, of a cerebral haemorrhage in Vienna in 1833. "The friendship, deepening into love, of Hallam and Tennyson was to be one of the most important experiences of Hallam's short life and of Tennyson's long one" (ODNB). Small octavo (163 x 100 mm). Publisher's red morocco, titles in gilt to spine and front board, blind ruling to spine and panelling to boards, yellow coated endpapers, all edges gilt, pink silk page marker. The binding sharp, very ocasional light spotting, else internally clean and fresh; a near-fine copy.
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- Peter Harrington (GB)
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- Título
- In Memoriam.
- Autor
- TENNYSON, Alfred Lord
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- London: Henry S. King and Co.,
- Fecha de publicación
- 1874
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Peter Harrington
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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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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- 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....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...