Idyls of the King by Alfred Tennyson. Published around 1900 by Hurst & Company with an art nouveau style floral cover (no date). The scarce cover is two-toned with white and red floral scrolls and opposite pale yellow or dark beige and yellow roses. There is chipping along the left edge of the rose cover illustration (see photos). There is light soiling on the covers. There is a small chip on the back floral cover. The hinges are sound and there is toning on the endpages. The placeholder ribbon is detached and enclosed. The pages are soft and mostly white throughout. The cover corners are bumped. There is a frontispiece of the author. 308 pages. Size: 6".
Idyls of the King by Alfred Tennyson. Published around 1900 by Hurst & Company with an art nouveau style floral cover (no date). The scarce cover is two-toned with white and red floral scrolls and opposite pale yellow or dark beige and yellow roses. There is chipping along the left edge of the rose cover illustration (see photos). There is light soiling on the covers. There is a small chip on the back floral cover. The hinges are sound and there is toning on the endpages. The placeholder ribbon is detached and enclosed. The pages are soft and mostly white throughout. The cover corners are bumped. There is a frontispiece of the author. 308 pages. Size: 6".
