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1872 the Works of Alfred Tennyson. Six Volume Book Set.
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1872 the Works of Alfred Tennyson. Six Volume Book Set.

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'The Works Of Alfred Tennyson', published by Strahan & Co, London, 1872.

Tennyson was a consummate poetic artist, consolidating and refining the traditions bequeathed to him by his predecessors in the Romantic movement - especially Wordsworth, Byron, and Keats. His poetry is remarkable for its metrical variety, rich descriptive imagery, and exquisite verbal melodies

Each volume is fully bound in a rich brown leather with five raised bands to the spine. Title and date of publication gilt stamped to spine. All page edges gilt. All volumes show shelf wear. There is degradation to the leather binding in areas, most notably to the hinge joints of some volumes. There is some marking to the top gilt page edge of all volumes.

The interior has some spotting to preliminary pages but otherwise are in good order throughout.

Dimensions:-

Height: 22.5cm

Width: 14cm

Height: 20.5cm

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Physical Dimensions
Height
20.5cm (8.07")
Width
14cm (5.51")
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Harrington Antiques has dated this Antique Leather Book Set to the 1870s.

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'The Works Of Alfred Tennyson', published by Strahan & Co, London, 1872.
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Tennyson was a consummate poetic artist, consolidating and refining the traditions bequeathed to him by his predecessors in the Romantic movement - especially Wordsworth, Byron, and Keats.
Harrington Antiques

His poetry is remarkable for its metrical variety, rich descriptive imagery, and exquisite verbal melodies

fig 1. A six-volume set of Victorian brown leather-bound books featuring gilt spine lettering and raised bands.
fig 1. 1872 the Works of Alfred Tennyson. Six Volume Book Set.

Each volume is fully bound in a rich brown leather with five raised bands to the spine. Title and date of publication gilt stamped to spine. All page edges gilt. All volumes show shelf wear. There is degradation to the leather binding in areas, most notably to the hinge joints of some volumes. There is some marking to the top gilt page edge of all volumes.

fig 2. A six-volume set of Victorian brown leather-bound books featuring gilt spine lettering and raised bands.
fig 2. 1872 the Works of Alfred Tennyson. Six Volume Book Set.

The interior has some spotting to preliminary pages but otherwise are in good order throughout.

Dimensions:-

Height: 22.5cm

Width: 14cm

Height: 20.5cm

Delivery

UK Mainland: FREE

International Delivery: Please contact us for a shipping quote.

Height
20.5cm (8.07")
Width
14cm (5.51")
Date of Manufacture

Harrington Antiques has dated this Antique Leather Book Set to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1181558
Dealers Internal Ref
7917
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A six-volume set of Victorian brown leather-bound books featuring gilt spine lettering and raised bands.
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Victorian bookbinding often featured full or partial leather covers, typically calfskin or morocco leather, decorated with gold leaf lettering and blind tooling along the spine.

Nineteenth-century volumes were crafted using tanned animal hides, rag paper, sewn linen cords, and gilt leafing applied to spine details or page edges.

Authentic period books feature natural surface wear, raised spine bands formed over internal sewing cords, period publication dates on title pages, and age-consistent oxidisation of gilding.

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