Lot 182
[Tennyson (Alfred, Lord and Charles)] Poems, by Two Brothers, 1827.
Hammer Price: £1,700
Description
[Tennyson (Alfred, Lord and Charles)] Poems, by Two Brothers, first edition, without half-title, advertisement f. following title, the odd spot to margins, occasional light finger-soiling, dark green crushed morocco by Riviere, spine darkened, rubbing to joints and corners, g.e., 8vo, for W. Simpkin and J. and J. Jackson, 1827.
⁂ First edition of Tennyson's first published volume, published when the future Poet Laureate was 18 years old and written along with his brother Charles and Frederick (the latter of whom has 4 poems in the present collection but modestly removed himself from the title).
Description
[Tennyson (Alfred, Lord and Charles)] Poems, by Two Brothers, first edition, without half-title, advertisement f. following title, the odd spot to margins, occasional light finger-soiling, dark green crushed morocco by Riviere, spine darkened, rubbing to joints and corners, g.e., 8vo, for W. Simpkin and J. and J. Jackson, 1827.
⁂ First edition of Tennyson's first published volume, published when the future Poet Laureate was 18 years old and written along with his brother Charles and Frederick (the latter of whom has 4 poems in the present collection but modestly removed himself from the title).