Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Day 1: Fine Art & Decorative Works

Thu, Jul 16, 2015 05:00PM EDT - Fri, Jul 17, 2015 05:00PM EDT
Lot 240

<em>Idylls of the King</em> by Alfred

Estimate: $500 - $1,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Tennyson, Inscribed (English, 1809-1892), London: Edward Moxon and Co., 1859, first edition, first issue, inscribed by Tennyson to Harriet Wright on the half-title, with eight pages of publisher's advertisements dated July 1859 inserted between the front cover and the front free endpaper, in original blind-stamped green cloth and housed in a matching green cloth clamshell case, 7 x 4-3/4 in. very good with a slightly darkened spine, with one circular discoloration on the spine, and a bit of wear to the extremities, in a very good green cloth slipcase, 7-3/4 x 5-1/4 in.. Provenance: North Carolina Private Collection

Condition

very good with a slightly darkened spine, with one circular discoloration on the spine, and a bit of wear to the extremities, in a very good green cloth slipcase, 7-3/4 x 5-1/4 in.