Alfred Tennyson - Poems - 1857

Illustrated edition of Tennyson's collected poems. Bound in splendid green morocco leather with gilded floral motifs on the edges and in the center. Spine titled and decorated with gold motifs. Edges gilt. This is the famous Moxon edition of Tennyson's poems, with 54 wood engravings designed by various artists including the Pre-Raphaelite John Everett Millais, William Holman Hunt, and Gabriel Rossetti. Overall still in very fine condition; at the front of the book 2 pages with a repaired tear. On some pages a scattered small stain. For the rest, see the photos.