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Call Number: |
PH-00836 |
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Collection Name: |
Illustrations to Tennyson’s Idylls of the King, and other poems |
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No. of Items: |
26 photographs in 2 bound volumes |
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Span Dates: |
1875 |
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Description: |
Photographically illustrated book, in two volumes, titled Illustrations to Tennyson’s Idylls of the King, and Other Poems (London: Henry S. King, 1875), and containing photographs by Julia Margaret Cameron (British, 1815-1879). The 26 plates are mounted albumen photographs, each with a descriptive caption and the autograph of the photographer. The frontispieces (portraits of Tennyson in monk's garb) are autographed by Alfred Tennyson (British, 1809-1892). Each plate is accompanied by a leaf of text from Idylls of the King in a facsimile of the poet's hand. Dedication of part 1 is dated "Xmas 1874." Volume 1 contains the bookplate of Henry Oppenheim. |
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Location(s): |
f PR 5577 C264 HRC-P (964:0015:0001-0026) |
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