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All edges gilt. Gilt inner dentelles. A stunning example of Victorian decorative binding.\u003cbr data-start=\"700\" data-end=\"703\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"703\" data-end=\"715\"\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good content (bright, tight and clean, some foxing or staining mainly on the preliminary and last pages - as shown, contemporary Latin gift inscription dated 1862 is penned on the second blank page - as shown). \u003cbr data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"951\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"951\" data-end=\"969\"\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustrated with eight detailed engravings on steel, as called for, including a portrait frontispiece and a title vignette, all protected by tissue guards. The plates are finely executed and rich in sentimental and Romantic atmosphere. 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Complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1554\" data-start=\"1522\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1580\" data-start=\"1561\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"1578\" data-start=\"1565\"\u003eThe book: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis 1853 Routledge edition of \u003cem data-end=\"1641\" data-start=\"1612\"\u003eJoan of Arc and Minor Poems\u003c\/em\u003e presents one of Robert Southey’s most historically ambitious poetic works in a refined Victorian gift binding. The life and legend of Joan of Arc captured the Romantic imagination across Europe, and Southey’s poetic treatment blends historical narrative with moral and patriotic reflection. 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Minor natural toning and occasional small marks to the vellum, as shown. All edges tinted red. Attractive multicoloured marbled endpapers. Protected in a removable mylar cover. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good content, clean, tight and well preserved overall. Scattered foxing throughout, somewhat more apparent in \u003cem\u003eEnoch Arden\u003c\/em\u003e, as shown. \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eA former owner’s bookplate is present on the front pastedown of \u003cem\u003eboth volumes\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEstimate: \u003c\/strong\u003eUSD 200–250.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe books:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA particularly attractive matching pair of Alfred Tennyson’s celebrated mid-Victorian poetry collections. \u003cem\u003eMaud and Other Poems\u003c\/em\u003e contains Tennyson’s dramatic monodrama \u003cem\u003eMaud\u003c\/em\u003e, one of his most psychologically intense works, together with a selection of shorter poems. \u003cem\u003eEnoch Arden, Etc.\u003c\/em\u003e is headed by the famous narrative poem \u003cem\u003eEnoch Arden\u003c\/em\u003e, the tragic story of a sailor who returns after years believed dead only to discover that his wife has remarried, and chooses to conceal his return rather than disturb her happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished together in 1869 by Strahan and Co., these volumes are especially appealing in their remarkably handsome uniform full vellum bindings. The dark morocco labels, restrained gilt ruling, red-tinted edges and richly marbled endpapers give the set the appearance of a finely bound private or presentation library copy. A charming and highly decorative pair for the collector of Victorian poetry or fine bindings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (1809–1892), was one of the defining poets of the Victorian age and served as Poet Laureate from 1850 until his death. His verse combined extraordinary musicality with themes of love, loss, faith, doubt and the moral uncertainties of nineteenth-century life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmong his most enduring works are \u003cem\u003eIn Memoriam A.H.H.\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Charge of the Light Brigade\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eIdylls of the King\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMaud\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eEnoch Arden\u003c\/em\u003e. Immensely popular during his lifetime, Tennyson remains one of the most widely read and influential English poets of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49016734908665,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20260905tennyson_01.jpg?v=1788635805"}],"url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/collections\/fine-bindings.oembed","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}