1911 First Edition Illustrated by Pre-Raphaelite Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale - Legend of King Arthur - Idylls of the King.
Search for other similar books from our bookseller friends!
(Description)
Author: Lord Alfred Tennyson. Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale, illustrator.
Title: Idylls of the King Illustrated in Colour by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale.
Publisher: London, New York, Toronto, Hodder & Stoughton, 1911. First UK Illustrated Edition by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale.
Language: Text in English.
Size: 10.5 " X 8.5 ".
Pages: 173 pages.
Binding: Attractive and very good original gilt decorated full-cloth binding (hinges fine, gilt bright, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown, lower part) under a protective removable mylar cover.
Content: Very good content (bright, tight, and clean, rare light foxing - as shown, light toning of endpapers - as shown).
Illustrations: Complete with the 21 wonderful mounted plates by Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale.
Estimate: (USD 400 - USD 650)
The book: Rare and very attractive First Illustrated Edition by Pre-Raphaelite artist Eleanor Fortescue Brickdale of Idylls of the King by Tennyson.
Idylls of the King, published between 1859 and 1885, is a cycle of twelve narrative poems by the English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892; Poet Laureate from 1850) which retells the legend of King Arthur, his knights, his love for Guinevere and her tragic betrayal of him, and the rise and fall of Arthur's kingdom.
The author: Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson FRS (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was a British poet. He was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets of all time.
The illustrator: Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (25 January 1872 – 10 March 1945) was an English artist known for her paintings, book illustrations, and a number of works in stained glass..