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Gareth and Lynette. etc.

TENNYSON, Alfred Lord (1809-1892).

London: Strahan and Co., 1872. [Arthurian Legend] FIRST EDITION. Octavo (18 x 12cm), pp.[6] 136 [10]. Publisher's green cloth with gilt titles to spine. Yellow-coated endpapers. A lovely clean copy, partially unopened, with some rubbing to spine. Near fine. Begun in 1859, Tennyson's classic exploration of the legend of King Arthur 'The Idylls of the King' originally consisted of four poems titled 'Enid', Vivien', 'Elaine' and 'Guinevere', building to a total of 12 poems by 1885. This collection introduces two new poems to the cycle: 'Gareth and Lynette' and 'The Last Tournament.'. Item #59124

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