Idylls of the King by Alfred Lord Tennyson D.C.L., P.L. / Illustrated by Gustave Doré / With an Introduction by Henry C. Walsh, A.M. / Altemus’ Edition.
Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, 1889. Binding: Contemporary ¼ white elaborately-gilt cloth with blue cloth boards, gilt title to upper board, flat spine with seven densely-gilt compartments of gilt-tooled bands, gilt text on two, all edges gilt, maroon and gold endpapers. , Size: Folio. , Illustration: Complete with 37 woodcut plates illustrating various scenes from the poem, all by Gustave Doré., Pages: P. (2), half-title, blank, blank, frontis portrait, title, printer’s imprint, introduction iii-ix, blank, half-title, blank, 1-363, blank, (2)., Category: Book Plate Books General; Book Literature. Ex-libris stamp to title, otherwise a fine example of this decorative edition of Tennyson’s masterpiece. Item #B3687
Binding: Contemporary ¼ white elaborately-gilt cloth with blue cloth boards, gilt title to upper board, flat spine with seven densely-gilt compartments of gilt-tooled bands, gilt text on two, all edges gilt, maroon and gold endpapers. , Size: Folio. , Illustration: Complete with 37 woodcut plates illustrating various scenes from the poem, all by Gustave Doré., Pages: P. (2), half-title, blank, blank, frontis portrait, title, printer’s imprint, introduction iii-ix, blank, half-title, blank, 1-363, blank, (2)., Category: Book Plate Books General; Book Literature.
Price: $750.00