The Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson, poet Laureate. [Chivers Binding; KING ARTHUR] TENNYSON, Alfred Lord (1809-1892).

Small 8vo. viii, 900, [4] pp. Frontispiece. Original full green vellum burnished to render translucent, with each cover emblazoned with delicious images of King Arthur and his Queen Guinevere. He is holding the Excalibur sword, and she has her hands placed on a book. The binding is made by Dorothy Carleton Smyth and signed by the Cedric Chivers bindery. Provenance: bookplate and inscription to Louise Mohr, 1902, inscribed from her relation. See: Cedric Chivers, Art vs. Library Bindings, and the New York Bookbinders Boycott. Booktryst, July 26, 2010. Green cloth slip-case. Fine. This binding was made in both green-backed and cream-backed vellum bindings.