Alfred Lord Tennyson — Enoch Arden

London, Edward Moxon, 1866 . First edition. Cloth. Arthur Hughes's first illustrated edition of Lord Tennyson's narrative poem, published during his tenure as Poet Laureate. A first edition thus, being the first illustrated edition.Illustrated with twenty-five vignette woodcuts by Arthur Hughes. This was his first major book commission. Collated, complete.This poem concerns the principle in law that after being missing for a certain number of years, a person could be declared dead for purposes of inheritance and remarriage. With a sixteen page publisher's catalogue to the rear, dated December 1865.First published in 1864, when Tennyson was Poet Laureate. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Fading to gilt of front board, with small ink spot to centre of front board. Bumping to back strip head and tail, with light tide mark towards tail of back strip. Mark towards head of front joint. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Internally, firmly bound. Small closed tears to fore edge of title page, with pages otherwise clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Arthur Hughes. Very Good .