Idylls of the King by Alfred Tennyson
1862. Pocket Edition. 261 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt patterning to front & lettering to spine. With spine bound in red leather. Gilt text block edges. Pages remain bright with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier to endpapers & paste downs. Text is clear. Rear hinge is cracked with exposed netting. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing & chips to surfaces. Visible tanning to spine and edges with crushing to spine ends. Gilt lettering is darkened to spine. Gilt pattern is bright and clear to front board.