London: Kegan Paul, Trench, & Co., 1883 Illustrated with frontispiece of Tennyson, engraved by William Henry Mote. Later edition. Finely bound in three-quarter red morocco and cloth boards, spine and corners double ruled in gilt, spine with five raised bands, spine ruled, decorated, and lettered in gilt, blue marbled endpapers, and all edges gilt. Very good, with some soiling to boards, light wear to corners, gilt bright, light spotting to endpapers, and contemporary inscription to front free endpaper. Overall, an attractive copy with a clean interior. This volume contains the complete works of the poet Alfred Lord Tennyson, who was named Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during the reign of Queen Victoria. Known for his short, lyrical verse, Tennyson is remembered as one of the greatest British poets in history. Notably, one of his earlier works, "In Memoriam A.H.H.", is the source for many commonly referred to phrases, including "Tis better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.". Hard Cover. Near Fine.

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Bookseller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: HLT029
Title: The Works of Alfred Tennyson
Author: Tennyson, Alfred Lord
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Publisher: London: Kegan Paul, Trench, & Co.
Date Published: 1883
Bookseller catalogs: British Literature; Poetry; Fine Bindings;

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Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Morocco: Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Raised Band(s): Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....