George Somes Layard — Tennyson and His Pre-Raphaelite Illustrators

London, Elliot Stock, 1894. First edition. Leather. The first edition of a loving and scholarly analysis of Tennyson and his relationship with the pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, signed and written by George Somes Layard. The signed first edition of Tennyson and his Pre-Raphaelite Illustrators, written by British journalist, writer and barrister George Somes Layard. Published by Elliot Stock in 1894.In quarter crushed morocco, with the publisher's original cloth. The author's signed inscription to the front free end paper. Contains a frontispiece and five illustrated plates. Collated complete.Written as a tribute to the illustrated edition of Poems by Alfred Lord Tennyson, illustrated by pre-Raphaelite pioneer Edward Moxon, which Layard considers one of the best illustrated books ever made, Layard conducts a charming and scholarly analysis on the relationship between one of the most esteemed poets in British history and the influential pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. In quarter crushed morocco, with the publisher's original cloth. Externally, smart, with the odd fading mark to boards. Rubbing and fading to the spine. Slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine, and to the extremities. Offsetting to end papers, very faint to front paste down. Previous owner's bookplate to front paste down. Author's signed inscription to the front free end paper. Signs of wear to hinge of front end papers. Internally, generally firmly bound, with signs of wear to hinges between leaves pp.32-33 and between plate and p.49. Pages are bright and clean, with minimal age toning and a small mark to the extremities of the occasional leaf. Very Good . Ill.: Various. Very Good .