Alfred Tennyson — Poems by Alfred Tennyson

London, Edward Moxon, 1848. Leather. A beautiful fifth edition of this anthology of verses by Alfred Lord Tennyson, in a signed White morocco binding and featuring a stunning fore-edge painting. Collection of poetry by the famous English poet Alfred Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate during the reign of Queen Victoria. The fifth edition of this anthology. Including poems such as 'Claribel,' 'Mariana,' 'Song - the Owl,' 'Ode to Memory,' 'The Poet,' and many others.In a beautiful full straight up grain morocco binding signed White, featuring a lovely fore edge painting illustrative of a view of the Tower of London from the Thames. Egerton Parker's pictorial bookplate to recto front blank page. Rebound in full straight grain morocco with five raised bands with gilt tooling to spine and boards, marbled endpapers, gilt to edges, fore edge painting. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear only, back strip lightly faded. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine .