Idylls Of The King

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell & Co.. Very Good+. 1910. Reprint. Hardcover. C.1910. This is a small format book (approx. 6" x 4"). The book is in Very Good+ condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. Ths spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The Book covers have a green cloth spine and spine joints. The remainder of the covers have bark-like illustrations with green leaf stamping overlayed. (on both front and rear covers). The text pages are clean and bright. "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 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. There is little transition between Idylls, but the central figure of Arthur links all the stories. The poems were dedicated to the late Albert, Prince Consort. " (from Wikipedia) .