1869 Rare Vellum Book - Alfred Tennyson Idylls of the King, Hand-Illuminated Rare book and the human dimension of

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1869 Rare Vellum Book - Alfred Tennyson Idylls of the King, Hand-Illuminated Rare book and the human dimension ofAuthor: Alfred Tennyson. Title: Idylls of the King. Publisher: London, Strahan and Co., Publishers, 56 Ludgate Hill, 1869. Early edition. Language: Text in English. Size: 6. 5 x 4 inches. Pages: viii, 261 pages. Binding: Very attractive and very good contemporary full vellum binding, ruled in gilt to the boards, with black morocco title label to the spine lettered in gilt. Marbled endpapers, all edges red. Light soiling and rubbing to the vellum as