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TENNYSON, Alfred, first Baron Tennyson (1809-1892). A COLLECTION OF 27 WORKS, ALL FIRST OR EARLY EDITIONS, in 28 volumes bound as a uniform set, comprising:
1. [TENNYSON, Alfred, Charles TENNYSON TURNER (1808-1879) and Frederick TENNYSON (1807-1898)]. Poems, by Two Brothers, London and Louth: W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, and J. and J. Jackson, 1827. 8°. FIRST EDITION. Hayward 244; Wise part I, 1.
2. ['Timbuctoo', in:] C.R. KENNEDY, C. MERIVALE and A. TENNYSON. Prolusiones academicae praemiis annuis dignatae et in curia Cantabrigiensi recitae comitiis maximis, Cambridge: John Smith, Cambridge University Press, 1829. 8°, text in English and Greek. FIRST EDITION. Hayward 245; Wise part I, 3.
3. Poems, Chiefly Lyrical, London: Effingham Wilson, 1830. 12° (lacking errata leaf). FIRST EDITION, EARLY ISSUE, with p. 91 misnumbered '19', but with the correct reading 'carcanet' on line 11 of p. 72. Wise part I, 6.
4. Poems, London: Edward Moxon, 1833. 8°, half title. FIRST EDITION. Wise part I, 7.
5. Poems, London: Edward Moxon, 1842. 2 volumes, 8°, half titles. FIRST EDITION. Wise I, 12.
6. The Princess; A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, 1847. 8°, half title. FIRST EDITION. Wise I, 24.
7. In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, 1850. 8°, half title (lacking the advertisements called for by Hayward). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with 'the' for 'thee' on line 13 of p. 2 and 'baseness' for 'bareness' on line 3 of p. 198. Hayward 246; Wise I, 37.
8. Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington, London: Edward Moxon, 1852. 8°, half title. FIRST EDITION. Hayward 247; Wise I, 56.
9. Maud, and other Poems, London: Edward Moxon, 1855. 8°, half title. FIRST EDITION. Hayward 248; Wise I, 58.
10. Poems, London: Edward Moxon, 1857. 8°, half title, portrait frontispiece, engraved illustrations after J. E. Millais, W. H. Hunt, D. G. Rossetti and others. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Wise I, 20.
11. Idylls of the King, London: Edward Moxon, 1859. 8°, half title (without final blank S4). FIRST EDITION, LATER ISSUE, with printer's imprint on verso of title. Wise I, 87.
12. A Welcome, London: Edward Moxon, 1863. 8°. FIRST EDITION. Wise I, 103.
13. Enoch Arden, Etc., London: Edward Moxon, 1864. 8° (without advertisement leaves). FIRST EDITION. Wise I, 107.
14. Enoch Arden, London: Edward Moxon, 1866. 4°, half title, portrait frontispiece, illustrations by Arthur Hughes. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Wise I, 108.
15. The Holy Grail and Other Poems, London: Strahan, 1870. 8°, half title. FIRST EDITION. Wise I, 122.
16. Gareth and Lynette Etc., London: Strahan, 1872. 8°, half title. FIRST EDITION. Wise I, 125.
17. Queen Mary, A Drama, London: Henry S. King, 1875.8°, half title. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Wise I, 129, distinguishes the first issue from the second by the misspelling of 'Beheld' on line 1, p. 126.
18. Harold, A Drama, London: Henry S. King, 1877. 8°, half title. FIRST EDITION. Wise I, 131.
19. The Lover's Tale, London: C. Kegan Paul, 1879. 8°, half title. FIRST PUBLISHED EDITION. Wise I, 10. Publisher's compliments slip laid-down on front free endpaper and inscribed: "To Lady Pollock - from The Poet [Alfred Tennyson 1879]".
20. Ballads and Other Poems, London: C. Keegan Paul, 1880. 8°. FIRST EDITION. Wise I, 138.
21. Becket, London: Macmillan, 1884. 8°, half title. FIRST PUBLISHED EDITION. Wise I, 133.
22. The Cup and the Falcon, London: Macmillan, 1884. 8°, half title. FIRST PUBLISHED EDITION. Wise I, 146.
23. The Passing of Arthur, London: Macmillan, 1884. 8°, half title. Separate re-issue. Cf. Wise I, pp.213-14.
24. Tiresias and Other Poems, London: Macmillan, 1885. 8°, half title. FIRST EDITION. Wise I, 153.
25. Demeter and Other Poems, London: Macmillan, 1889. 8°, half title. FIRST EDITION. Hayward 249; Wise I, 161.
26. The Foresters, Robin Hood and Maid Marian, London: Macmillan, 1892. 8°, half title. FIRST EDITION.
27. The Death of Oenone, Akbar's Dream, and Other Poems, London: Macmillan, 1892. 8°, half title. FIRST EDITION. Wise I, 165.
Uniform green morocco gilt by Riviere and Son of ca. 1900, covers with triple gilt fillet borders, spines with raised bands in six compartments, lettered in two, and dated at foot, the other compartments decorated with central floral tool and foliate corner pieces, gilt turn-ins, top edges gilt, most volumes with ORIGINAL CLOTH COVERS OR ORIGINAL WRAPPERS PRESERVED at rear (spines faded to brown, some light rubbing and scuff marks). AN IMPRESSIVE SET OF BOTH THE GREAT AND THE MORE MINOR WORKS, which includes the early rarities Poems by Two Brothers, "Timbuctoo," and Poems, Chiefly Lyrical, and is, in fact, even larger than the 22-volume set of Tennyson first editions, also bound by Riviere, sold as lot 747 in the William Foyle sale, 12 July 2000. (28)
1. [TENNYSON, Alfred, Charles TENNYSON TURNER (1808-1879) and Frederick TENNYSON (1807-1898)]. Poems, by Two Brothers, London and Louth: W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, and J. and J. Jackson, 1827. 8°. FIRST EDITION. Hayward 244; Wise part I, 1.
2. ['Timbuctoo', in:] C.R. KENNEDY, C. MERIVALE and A. TENNYSON. Prolusiones academicae praemiis annuis dignatae et in curia Cantabrigiensi recitae comitiis maximis, Cambridge: John Smith, Cambridge University Press, 1829. 8°, text in English and Greek. FIRST EDITION. Hayward 245; Wise part I, 3.
3. Poems, Chiefly Lyrical, London: Effingham Wilson, 1830. 12° (lacking errata leaf). FIRST EDITION, EARLY ISSUE, with p. 91 misnumbered '19', but with the correct reading 'carcanet' on line 11 of p. 72. Wise part I, 6.
4. Poems, London: Edward Moxon, 1833. 8°, half title. FIRST EDITION. Wise part I, 7.
5. Poems, London: Edward Moxon, 1842. 2 volumes, 8°, half titles. FIRST EDITION. Wise I, 12.
6. The Princess; A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, 1847. 8°, half title. FIRST EDITION. Wise I, 24.
7. In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, 1850. 8°, half title (lacking the advertisements called for by Hayward). FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE, with 'the' for 'thee' on line 13 of p. 2 and 'baseness' for 'bareness' on line 3 of p. 198. Hayward 246; Wise I, 37.
8. Ode on the Death of the Duke of Wellington, London: Edward Moxon, 1852. 8°, half title. FIRST EDITION. Hayward 247; Wise I, 56.
9. Maud, and other Poems, London: Edward Moxon, 1855. 8°, half title. FIRST EDITION. Hayward 248; Wise I, 58.
10. Poems, London: Edward Moxon, 1857. 8°, half title, portrait frontispiece, engraved illustrations after J. E. Millais, W. H. Hunt, D. G. Rossetti and others. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Wise I, 20.
11. Idylls of the King, London: Edward Moxon, 1859. 8°, half title (without final blank S4). FIRST EDITION, LATER ISSUE, with printer's imprint on verso of title. Wise I, 87.
12. A Welcome, London: Edward Moxon, 1863. 8°. FIRST EDITION. Wise I, 103.
13. Enoch Arden, Etc., London: Edward Moxon, 1864. 8° (without advertisement leaves). FIRST EDITION. Wise I, 107.
14. Enoch Arden, London: Edward Moxon, 1866. 4°, half title, portrait frontispiece, illustrations by Arthur Hughes. FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Wise I, 108.
15. The Holy Grail and Other Poems, London: Strahan, 1870. 8°, half title. FIRST EDITION. Wise I, 122.
16. Gareth and Lynette Etc., London: Strahan, 1872. 8°, half title. FIRST EDITION. Wise I, 125.
17. Queen Mary, A Drama, London: Henry S. King, 1875.8°, half title. FIRST EDITION, FIRST ISSUE. Wise I, 129, distinguishes the first issue from the second by the misspelling of 'Beheld' on line 1, p. 126.
18. Harold, A Drama, London: Henry S. King, 1877. 8°, half title. FIRST EDITION. Wise I, 131.
19. The Lover's Tale, London: C. Kegan Paul, 1879. 8°, half title. FIRST PUBLISHED EDITION. Wise I, 10. Publisher's compliments slip laid-down on front free endpaper and inscribed: "To Lady Pollock - from The Poet [Alfred Tennyson 1879]".
20. Ballads and Other Poems, London: C. Keegan Paul, 1880. 8°. FIRST EDITION. Wise I, 138.
21. Becket, London: Macmillan, 1884. 8°, half title. FIRST PUBLISHED EDITION. Wise I, 133.
22. The Cup and the Falcon, London: Macmillan, 1884. 8°, half title. FIRST PUBLISHED EDITION. Wise I, 146.
23. The Passing of Arthur, London: Macmillan, 1884. 8°, half title. Separate re-issue. Cf. Wise I, pp.213-14.
24. Tiresias and Other Poems, London: Macmillan, 1885. 8°, half title. FIRST EDITION. Wise I, 153.
25. Demeter and Other Poems, London: Macmillan, 1889. 8°, half title. FIRST EDITION. Hayward 249; Wise I, 161.
26. The Foresters, Robin Hood and Maid Marian, London: Macmillan, 1892. 8°, half title. FIRST EDITION.
27. The Death of Oenone, Akbar's Dream, and Other Poems, London: Macmillan, 1892. 8°, half title. FIRST EDITION. Wise I, 165.
Uniform green morocco gilt by Riviere and Son of ca. 1900, covers with triple gilt fillet borders, spines with raised bands in six compartments, lettered in two, and dated at foot, the other compartments decorated with central floral tool and foliate corner pieces, gilt turn-ins, top edges gilt, most volumes with ORIGINAL CLOTH COVERS OR ORIGINAL WRAPPERS PRESERVED at rear (spines faded to brown, some light rubbing and scuff marks). AN IMPRESSIVE SET OF BOTH THE GREAT AND THE MORE MINOR WORKS, which includes the early rarities Poems by Two Brothers, "Timbuctoo," and Poems, Chiefly Lyrical, and is, in fact, even larger than the 22-volume set of Tennyson first editions, also bound by Riviere, sold as lot 747 in the William Foyle sale, 12 July 2000. (28)
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