Alfred Lord Tennyson — The Princess; a Medley.

London, Edward Moxon, 1847 . First edition. Cloth. The first edition of Tennyson's serio-comic blank verse narrative poem, in the scarce publisher's cloth. The first edition of this work.The poem tells the story of a heroic princess who forswears the world of men and founds a women's university where men are forbidden to enter. Eventually, the princess returns the love of the prince to whom she was betrothed as a child.With the preliminary publisher's catalogue removed.Ink inscription to front free endpaper.A fascinating and unusual work of Tennyson. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Bumping to back strip head and tail. Back strip and board perimeters age toned. Tide marks towards tail of front board. Front hinge strained, but firmly held. Preliminary publisher's catalogue removed. Inscription to front free endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and generally clean, with the odd instance of light spotting. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .