Poetical Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson; Including In Memoriam, Maud the Princess, Idylls of the King, Etc.

Alfred Lord Tennyson

Published by W.P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell [1903], Edinburgh, 1903

About this Item

A smartly bound copy of this collection of poems by the notable Alfred Lord Tennyson, in quarter vellum binding. A beautifully bound collection of poems by Alfred Lord Tennyson.In quarter vellum, with blue cloth boards. Includes a gilt to top edge.Illustrated with a frontispiece.Tennyson was an English poet who was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdomduring much ofQueen Victoria's reign.In his own day he was said to be with Queen Victoria and Prime Minister William Gladstone one of the three most famous living persons, a reputation no other poet writing in English has ever had.Tennyson's early poetry, with its medievalism and powerful visual imagery, was a major influence on thePre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.This volume includes his early poems, shorter poems and lyrics, English idyls and other poems, The Princess, In Memoriam, Maud, Idylls of the King.Undated, dated from a matching copy held at the National Library of Scotland. In quarter vellum binding. Externally, very smart. Slight fading to spine, with marks to tail of the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Poetical Works of Alfred Lord Tennyson; Including In Memoriam, Maud the Princess, Idylls of the King, Etc.
• Publisher: W.P. Nimmo, Hay & Mitchell [1903], Edinburgh
• Publication Date: 1903
• Binding: Vellum
• Illustrator: Not Stated
• Condition: Near Fine
• Book Type: book