{"product_id":"1869-rare-vellum-book-alfred-tennyson-idylls-of-the-king-hand-illuminated","title":"1869 Rare Vellum Book - Alfred Tennyson Idylls of the King, Hand-Illuminated","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"707\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"11\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alfred Tennyson.\u003cbr data-start=\"28\" data-end=\"31\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"31\" data-end=\"41\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Idylls of the King.\u003cbr data-start=\"61\" data-end=\"64\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"64\" data-end=\"78\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e London, Strahan and Co., Publishers, 56 Ludgate Hill, 1869. Early edition.\u003cbr data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"141\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"141\" data-end=\"154\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in English.\u003cbr data-start=\"171\" data-end=\"174\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"174\" data-end=\"183\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6.5 x 4 inches.\u003cbr data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"202\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"212\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e viii, 261 pages.\u003cbr data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"232\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"244\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e 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 shown. Binding remains sound and elegant. Protected in a removable mylar cover. \u003cbr data-start=\"537\" data-end=\"540\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"540\" data-end=\"552\"\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good condition. Clean and well-preserved overall, with occasional light foxing or age-toning. Handsome 19th-century bookplate to the front pastedown.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"1181\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"709\" data-end=\"729\"\u003eSpecial feature:\u003c\/strong\u003e This copy has been delicately and skilfully adorned by a 19th-century hand with original ink marginal drawings and decorative embellishments throughout. These finely executed drawings, often in pale blue-grey ink, are integrated into the printed text and margins in a highly tasteful manner. This is not a standard illustrated edition, but rather a uniquely embellished copy, apparently decorated by a skilled contemporary or near-contemporary artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1212\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1196\"\u003eEstimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e (USD 300 – 350)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1214\" data-end=\"1538\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1214\" data-end=\"1227\"\u003eThe book:\u003c\/strong\u003e A very attractive early edition of the first four poems of Tennyson’s celebrated \u003cem data-start=\"1309\" data-end=\"1329\"\u003eIdylls of the King\u003c\/em\u003e cycle: \u003cem data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1343\"\u003eEnid\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1345\" data-end=\"1353\"\u003eVivien\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"1355\" data-end=\"1363\"\u003eElaine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-start=\"1369\" data-end=\"1380\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eGuinevere\u003c\/em\u003e. Inspired by Arthurian legend and the stories of the Round Table, Tennyson’s \u003cem data-start=\"1458\" data-end=\"1466\"\u003eIdylls\u003c\/em\u003e became one of the defining poetic achievements of Victorian literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1540\" data-end=\"1877\"\u003eThis 1869 Strahan edition is especially desirable because of its elegant vellum binding, red edges, marbled endpapers, and, above all, the unique manuscript embellishments added throughout the volume. The delicate drawings give the book the character of a private artistic copy, transforming the printed text into a one-of-a-kind object.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1879\" data-end=\"2288\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1879\" data-end=\"1894\"\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892), Poet Laureate of Great Britain, was one of the most important and widely read poets of the Victorian age. His works include \u003cem data-start=\"2048\" data-end=\"2068\"\u003eIn Memoriam A.H.H.\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"2070\" data-end=\"2084\"\u003eThe Princess\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"2086\" data-end=\"2092\"\u003eMaud\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"2094\" data-end=\"2127\"\u003eThe Charge of the Light Brigade\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem data-start=\"2133\" data-end=\"2153\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eIdylls of the King\u003c\/em\u003e. His Arthurian poems helped shape the 19th-century revival of medieval romance and remain among his most admired literary productions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48685654704377,"sku":null,"price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20260721idylls_01.jpg?v=1784627591","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1869-rare-vellum-book-alfred-tennyson-idylls-of-the-king-hand-illuminated","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}