THE HOLY GRAIL, and Other Poems
by Tennyson, Alfred
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA: J. E. Tilton and Company, 1870.. 1870.. Good. - Small octavo, green cloth titled in gilt on spine. The covers are bumped & lightly rubbed & the head & tail of the spine are lightly chipped. 151 pp. There is an owner's ink name on the front endpaper with a small typed address label on the pastedown; the rear pastedown is lightly soiled; there is scattered light foxing & the page edges are slightly darkened. Good. <p>Rare American edition, published in the same year as the Fields, Osgood edition.<p>Arthurian poems included in this collection are "The Coming of Arthur", "The Holy Grail", "Pelleas and Ettarre" and "The Passing of Arthur".
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24241
- Title
- THE HOLY GRAIL, and Other Poems
- Author
- Tennyson, Alfred
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Boston, MA: J. E. Tilton and Company, 1870.
- Date Published
- 1870.
- Keywords
- ARTHURIAN; ARTHUR; KING ARTHUR; KNIGHTS; HOLY GRAIL; LITERATURE; POETRY; POET; ENGLISH; ALFRED TENNYSON; IDYLLS OF THE KING; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arthurian Legends;
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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