Tennyson, Alfred [illustrator: Doré, Gustave] - Elaine, van Alfred Tennyson, metrisch vertaald door J.H.F. le Comte, met illustratiën van Gustave Doré. Rotterdam, Nijgh & van Ditmar, 1887.

Red linen hardcover with stamped decoration and title in gold and black. The Celtic decoration is repeated on the back in blind-stamped form. Gilded on all edges. The spine is discoloured and the front board shows a water stain on top. The contents are lightly foxed an the top of the first few pages show some staining due to water damage. 30,5 x 42 cm, [8] 1-85 pp. With nine full-page engravings after illustrations of Gustave Doré, all protected by tissue guard. l Elaine is part of a cycle of twelve narrative poems, called Idylls of the King by the British poet Alfred Tennyson ( 1809-1892). The stories are part of the Legend of King Arthur. In this story Elaine of Astolat, also known as 'The Lady of Shalott', falls