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[TENNYSON, Alfred]. Poems MDCCCXXX-MDCCCXXXIII. [Toronto]: Privately published, 1862.
Price: US$63.60 + shipping
Description: Small square 8vo. viii, 112 pp. Unopened in original blue paper wrappers, printed to the upper cover. A remarkably well preserved copy. A pirated edition compiled by James Dykes Campbell, who later in life issued a highly regarded biography of Coleridge. Putting together a selection of early poems that Tennyson had chosen to suppress from authorised editions of his works, Campbell had this edition privately published in Toronto during a professional posting to Canada. It is thought that about 50 copies soon made it over to London and into the hands of the publisher John Camden Hotten, who set about marketing it. Tennyson quickly became aware of the edition and started litigation to prevent its sale, Hotten subsequently settling out of court - paying £100 in damages and surrendering his remaining stock of the book. Wise, Part III, I.
Seller: Bow Windows Bookshop (ABA, ILAB), Lewes, United Kingdom
Tennyson, Alfred Lord. Poems. , 1862.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Small, square 8vo. Soft cover. Blue printed wrappers. Privately printed. Pirated edition. 112pp. Unopened copy. A very nice copy of a fragile book.
Seller: Kevin T. Ransom- Bookseller, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
Tennyson, Lord Alfred. Poems MDCCCXXX- MDCCCXXXIII. Privately Printed, 1862.
Price: US$89.04 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: pp viii, 112. Original publisher's blue covers, lettered black on the front cover. The pirated edition compiled and edited by J. Dykes Campbell who from 1860 to 1862 resided in Canada. About fifty copies were printed, Campbell's attempt to circulate them ended in legal proceedings restraining him from selling any copies of the book. Composed of the suppressed poems of Tennyson, taken from the Poems, Chiefly Lyrical of 1830, and the Poems of 1833. Overlapping edge slightly curled but no chipping, foxing, marks or signatures; light fold of corner on rear card cover. Uncut as issued. See scans.
Seller: Creaking Shelves Books, Spean Bridge, United Kingdom
Price: US$90.63 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Paperback in very good condition for age. Paperback edition from 1862. The edgeworn cover has some creasing to the front and a few marks and stains on the back. Tiny portion of chipping and a 2cm tear to the spine head. A few traces of foxing on the pages, which are rough cut on the face. The pages are sealed on the upper edge throughout. The binding remains intact, with clear text. CM
Seller: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OXON, United Kingdom
TENNYSON, Alfred Lord. Poems MDCCCXXX. MDCCCXXXIII. Privately Printed, [Toronto], 1862.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: An edition of approximately 150 copies. 112 p. 17 cm. Blue paper wraps. Small tear in bottom of spine, minor stain to bottom front corner. A few spots. Pages uncut at top. A pirated version of some of Tennyson's early poems printed by Torontonian J. D. Campbell. Fifty copies ended up in the hands of Englishman J. C. Hotten which led to legal charges by Tennyson. Hotten paid one hundred pounds in fines and was ordered to destroy the material.
Seller: Attic Books (ABAC, ILAB), London, ON, Canada
Price: US$105.00 + shipping
Description: Small Octavo. First edition, thus. An uncommon pirated edition containing the suppressed poems of "Poems, Chiefly Lyrical" (1830) and "Poems" (1833). A bright, unopened copy bound as issued in printed blue wrappers; booksellers catalog description light tipped inside front wrapper. Thomson VIII; Wise III.1; Tinker 2060.
Seller: Michael Pyron, Bookseller, ABAA, Conshohocken, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$127.20 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First Paperback Edition. 8vo. pp viii, 112. Original publisher's blue covers, lettered black on the front cover. A piracy compiled and edited by J. Dykes Campbell who from April 1860 to the summer of 1862 resided in Canada. About fifty copies were printed, Campbell's attempt to circulate them ended in legal proceedings, and on July 31st, 1862, an injunction was granted restraining selling any copies of the book. Composed of the suppressed poems of Tennyson, taken from the Poems, Chiefly Lyrical of 1830, and the Poems of 1833. Yapped front edge slightly curled with very slight chipping at spine ends, otherwise sound, clean, bright, very good+.
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United Kingdom
TENNYSON (Alfred, Lord). Poems. MDCCCXXX MDCCCXXXIII.. Privately Printed Toronto, 1862.
Price: US$139.92 + shipping
Description: Small square 8vo, viii,112pp., one of 150 copies privately printed, bookplates, orig. blue printed wrappers, unopened, uncut. Ashley IX, p.148. Carter & Pollard, Enquiry, p.120. Wise's account remains the fullest we have: 'The text of the interesting little volume is composed of the suppressed poems of Tennyson, taken from the Poems, Chiefly Lyrical of 1830, and the Poems of 1833. It was compiled by James Dykes Campbell, who from April 1860 to the summer of 1862 resided in Canada as the representative of Messrs. Cochrane & Co., of Glasgow. During his stay in Toronto, Campbell caused the book to be privately printed in Toronto at his own cost. The work was done at the printing-house of Messrs. W.C. Chewitt & Co., of that City. About fifty copies, Campbell told me, were brought by him to London. Some of these came into the possession of John Camden Hotten. His attempt to circulate them ended in legal proceedings, and on July 31st, 1862, an injunction was granted restraining Hotten from selling any copies of the book, and from circulating the catalogue in which it was advertised.' A note in Edmund Gosse's library catalogue, 1893, states that about 150 copies were printed.
Seller: Forest Books, ABA-ILAB, Grantham, LINCS, United Kingdom
TENNYSON, Alfred, Lord.. Poems. MDCCCXXX. MDCCCXXXIII.. , 1862.
Price: US$150.10 + shipping
Description: Privately Printed [Toronto], 1862. Small square 8vo. Original blue printed wrappers; pp. viii, 112; edges uncut and unopened; a very attractive copy, both externally and internally clean, scarce thus. A pirated reprint of Tennyson's Poems Chiefly Lyrical (1830) and Poems (1833), including poems which were suppressed in subsequent authorised editions. This piracy was compiled and edited by Coleridge's biographer James Dykes Campbell and was printed in Toronto. It is not known how many copies were printed, but David Sinclair (Book Collector, Vol. 22, pp. 177-188) suggests a print run in the region of 150. The work was sold in London by John Camden Hotten, who apparently received about 50 copies from Canada. Hoten's plans were thwarted, however, when Tennyson obtained an injunction prohibiting the issue of the book.
Seller: Henry Sotheran Ltd, London, United Kingdom
Alfred Lord Tennyson. Poems MDCCCXXX - MDCCCXXXIII. Privately Printed, Toronto, 1862.
Price: US$159.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A pirated edition of a collection of early poems by Alfred Lord Tennyson, the poems penned between 1830 and 1833. A pirated edition, compiled and edited by James Dykes Campbell.After this was published and being circulated by John Camden Hotton, Tennyson successfully prohibited its publication and this volume was suppressed.A collection of the early poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson, dating from 1830 to 1833, when Tennyson was in his 20s. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, smart. A small amount of wear to the head of the spine. A couple of light marks to the wraps. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
[TENNYSON, Alfred]. Poems. MDCCCXXX MDCCCXXXIII. Privately Printed, Toronto, 1862.
Price: US$225.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Small octavo. 112pp. Original printed blue paper wrappers. The pages are uncut and unopened. Fine. According to Thomas Wise, this was compiled and edited by James Dykes Campbell, a Scottish merchant, writer, and Coleridge biographer. A pirated edition of early poems by Tennyson which the Poet Laureate had suppressed or revised in later editions of his work. The London bookseller John Camden Hotten advertised it as "the choice poems that have been dropped or thrown aside by the Poet during his literary career." Tennyson obtained an injunction stopping sales of the book, as well as a small financial settlement from Hotten. Purportedly 150 copies were printed, with some of those destroyed as part of the legal judgement.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Tennyson, Alfred Lord. POEMS. MDCCCXXX. MDCCCXXXIII. Privately Printed, [Toronto], 1862.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A pirated edition of early poems by Tennyson (1809-92) which the Poet Laureate had suppressed or revised in later editions of his work. The London bookseller John Camden Hotten advertised it as "the choice poems that have been dropped or thrown aside by the Poet during his literary career." Tennyson obtained an injunction stopping sales of the book, as well as a small financial settlement from Hotten. Compiled and edited by James Dykes Campbell (1838-95), the Scottish merchant, writer, and Coleridge biographer. Small octavo: viii, 112 p. Original printed blue paper wrappers. The edges are uncut and unopened. Just the slightest hint of foxing to the contents; else a crisp and bright example. Housed in a custom one-quarter blue morocco over blue cloth clamshell box.
Seller: johnson rare books & archives, ABAA, Covina, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$350.00 + shipping
Description: 1 vols. 12mo. Survivor of a Destroyed Tennyson Edition. A pirated edition of poems which Tennyson had published in his collections of 1830 and 1833, but which he later suppressed for the collected edition of 1842. These were compiled and edited by J. Dykes Campbell, who published a small edition at his own expense. Copies were put on the market in England by John Camden Hotten as "the choice poems that have been dropped or thrown aside by the Poet during his literary career.an exceedingly limited number of copies." Tennyson brought suit against Hotten for breach of copyright, and the latter was forced to make an apology, pay £100, and deliver up all copies for destruction -- hence the scarcity of this book. Wise, Tennyson II, 1 Full black morocco gilt, with the original wrappers bound in. Bookplate on front pastedown and clippling tipped in at rear. Hinges a little rubbed, else near fine
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$368.89 + shipping
Description: A pirated edition of a collection of early poems by Alfred Lord Tennyson, with a loosely inserted signed letter from the publisher, James Dykes Campbell. A collection of the early poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson, dating from 1830 to 1833, when Tennyson was in his 20s.A pirated edition of Tennyson's early poems, forged by J. Dykes Campbell in collaboration with the bookseller John Camden Hotten.With a loosely inserted letter from Campbell, dated 1891, on the letterhead of London's Savile Club, addressed to one W. Watts. In his short letter, Campbell recounts an evening after leaving the Club, and discusses sending a telegram.Tennyson won a claim against Hotten for breach of copyright, but it seems likely that Dykes Campbell kept a number of copies which he then sold many years later. In the publisher's original paper wraps. Externally, exceptionally bright, with small losses of paper to back strip head and tail. Light edgewear to fore edge of text block. Houses in the remnants of cloth covered slip case, lacking half of back strips, and with all joints tenderly held, and back strip repaired with tape. Internally, firmly bound. Light handling marks to preliminary leaves. Pages unopened at heads. Very Good Indeed
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom