1913 Tennyson’s Idylls of the King Macmillan Pocket Classics Antique Book For Sale

Tennyson’s Idylls of the King, edited with introduction and notes by Charles W. French, A.M.Published by The Macmillan Company, New York. This copy dates to 1913 and is part of Macmillan’s Pocket American and English Classics series.A charming early 20th-century pocket edition in its original cloth binding with an ornate blue printed cover design. Includes a portrait of Alfred Lord Tennyson and the complete text with introduction, notes, and index.The book is printed on wonderfully thin, fine paper typical of compact editions of this period, giving it a particularly lovely antique feel.Overall good antique condition for a book more than 110 years old. The binding remains intact and the majority of the interior is clean and well preserved. There are period handwritten notes and inscriptions on the inside covers/endpapers, along with some pencil annotations within the text. A couple of pages have small areas of paper loss/holes. These imperfections are shown clearly in the photographs.A beautiful little 1913 edition with genuine age and character — appealing for a Tennyson collector, antique book collection, literary display, or classic literature library.