Tennyson, Alfred. [Tennyson, Alfred] Poems, Chiefly Lyrical (1830); together with, Poems (1833). Effingham Wilson; Edward Moxon, London; London, 1833.

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Description: First editions. Charles Merivale's Copies, signed by him on both volumes contemporaneously. Similarly bound in 19th Century wavy-grained maroon polished calf, ornate gilt border designs on both covers, morocco labels on spines, four bands with blind-stamped designs. Poems, Chiefly Lyrical, with first issue error, on page 91 (mis-numbered as "19"). 154pp. with errata slip at end and no ads. Poems with "Ouverie" Street imprint on verso of title-page. A matching set handsomely bound with marbled edges on all three sides and marbled endpapers. Both with contemporaneous inscriptions, 1830 and 1833 by Merivale, noted English historian and churchman and main founder and promoter of the famed "Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race" which took place at Henley n 1829. His principal work, "A History of the Romans Under the Empire," was eight volumes 1850-1862. Poems with one thin peeling of leather about 2" long, else both very good or better.

Seller: Nudelman Rare Books, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.