The Poetical Works of Alfred Tennyson by Tennyson, Alfred - 1890

Houghton Mifflin, 1890. First Edition. Leather. No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Fair old leatherbound copy. Wear to extremities (chiefly to foredges, spine edges and corners); slight soiling, scuffing and rubbing to covers (leather/boards); lacks front free endpaper; slight weakening to inner hinges; slight internal browning and/or foxing (chiefly to edges). x, [5]-823 pages + plate. Spine title: Tennyson's Poetical Works. Probable later American issue; date is conjectural (not dated in book). Includes indexes of first lines and titles; notable for the illustrations. Bound in 3/4 dark maroon calf over maroon marbled boards, giltstamped and decorated spine, covers ruled blind, matching marbled endpapers, t.e.g., remaining edges trimmed. Fairly acceptable fine-bound reading copy.75 Engraved Illustrations (including Frontispiece portrait); Decorative Title Vignette.