IDYLLS OF THE KING
by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Introduction by Henry Van Dyke, illustrated by Lyn Ward
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- very good
- Condition
- Very Good
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About This Item
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1952. Limited Edition. Quarter leather and cloth. Very Good. Lyn Ward. Limited signed and numbered edition, 1952. A Near Fine book in a Good slipcase. 4to, 284 pp., with full color lithographs by Lyn Ward. SIGNED by Ward and numbered 885 on colophon. Bound in publishers red quarter leather with gilt titles on spine and red cloth along with a red marbled slip case. Slipcase spine and top are sun faded, text is fine save page 105 which has a very small spot and page is slightly wrinkled, otherwise clean and unmarked. Glassine still present but spine is mostly chipped away. Lynd Kendall Ward was an American artist and novelist, known for his series of wordless novels using wood engraving, and his illustrations for juvenile and adult books. His wordless novels have influenced the development of the graphic novel.
Synopsis
The Idylls of a King was published between 1859 and 1885 as a collection of 12 narrative poems by the English Poet, Lord Alfred Tennson. The collection regales the legend of King Arthur and his knights, his love for Guinevere and her tragic betrayal of him, and the rise and fall of Arthur's kingdom. The whole work recounts Arthur's attempt and failure to lift up mankind and create a perfect kingdom, from his coming to power to his death at the hands of the traitor Mordred. Individual poems detail the deeds of various knights, including Lancelot, Geraint, Galahad, and Balin and Balan, and also Merlin and the Lady of the Lake. The poems were dedicated to the late Prince Consort Albert. The Idylls are written in blank verse.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27394
- Title
- IDYLLS OF THE KING
- Author
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson. Introduction by Henry Van Dyke, illustrated by Lyn Ward
- Illustrator
- Lyn Ward
- Format/Binding
- Quarter leather and cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- The Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1952
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- Colophon
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- Slip Case
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- Spine
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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