Alfred Lord Tennyson — Demeter and Other Poems

London; New York, Macmillan and Co. 1889. First edition. Cloth. A smart first edition of poems by Tennyson, including his influential 'Crossing the Bar&apos. A very smart first edition book of poems by influential British poet, and Victorian Poet Laureate Alfred Lord Tennyson.Bookplate of British barrister and Liberal politician Henry Devenish Harben to the front paste down. Harben lived between 1874 and 1967, and was a passionate supporter of the women's suffrage movement, in addition to being a freemason. Bound in original green cloth. Externally, very smart. Rubbing to spine. Possible small damp statin to board bottom edges. Bumping to head and tail. Slight age toning to endpapers. Bookseller stamp and bookplate to front paste down. Rear hinge slightly starting, but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .