Alfred Tennyson — Poems

London, Strahan and Co. 1870. Leather. A very scarce edition of Tennyson's celebrated anthology, including Godiva and The Lady of Shallott, bound in full green morocco. A very scarce edition of Poems, the celebrated anthology written by poet laurate Alfred Lord Tennyson. Published by Strahan and Co. in 1870, first published in 1830.In full green morocco. Only two physical copies of this work are institutionally held in the UK, one at the British Library and one at the National Trust Libraries.Despite being originally published in 1830, Tennyson added numerous poems across different editions, with The Lady of Shallott written in the 1830 edition, and Godiva written in the 1840 edition. These poems therefore encompass a thorough catalouge of the poet laureate's work, best known for his mastery of melody and his medieval imagery. In full green morocco. Externally, mostly smart, with the odd small mark to boards. Slight fading to spine and rubbing to front joint. Bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities, with rubbing marks to extremities. Slight spotting to end papers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with minor spotting to final leaves. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .