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Sale 326: Rare Books & Manuscripts (#326) 02/23/2006 1:00 PM PST Closed
Starts Ending 02/23/2006 1:00 PM PST

Lot #78 In Memoriam

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$250

Estimate: $200 - $300

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Description

Heading:

(Fore-edge Painting)

Title:

In Memoriam

Author:

[Tennyson, Alfred Lord]

Place Published:

London

Publisher:

Edward Moxon

Date Published:

1850

Description:

vii, [1], 210 pp. 6¼x4, bound in contemporary full brown morocco, tooled and ruled in gilt, spine lettered in gilt, inner gilt dentelles, all edges gilt; fore-edge painting view of Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Third Edition.

Clean and detailed fore-edge painting; a nice day at the park, with finely dressed people walking about; background with many houses and buildings each surrounded with lush green foliage on hillsides. Well-executed, circa early twentieth century.

Condition:

Mild rubbing and edge wear, spine a bit darkened, slight staining to covers; hinges cracking, occasional spots to contents, previous owner’s signatures (one in pencil and one in ink); else very good.

Item#:

167645
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