The Lady of Shalott by Alfred Lord Tennyson (The Folio Society, 1991) engravings by Howard Phipps
The Lady of Shalott
Alfred Lord Tennyson
The Folio Society, 1991
The first title in a short lived series of miniature poetry books, seven in total published 1991-97. This title with five engravings by Howard Phipps.
Hardback. Full red silk binding with titles in gilt to spine and on black panel to front board; decorated endpapers. In a gold-coloured thin card slipcase. [32]pp including b/w illustrations. Size: 4.5 x 3.25 inches approx. (117mm x 84mm).
Light shelf wear to slipcase, which is also very tightly fitting making it difficult to extract book.
Nonetheless, a nice, clean copy with no fading to silk.
[SOLD]
ref. [706]: Folio 60 – A Bibliography of The Folio Society 1947-2006
ref. Folio Society Devotees at LibraryThing
[Stock Code DBZ1687]