The Death of Oenone, Akbar's Dream, and Other Poems
London: 1892. Limited first edition. Hardcover. 1/500. Quarto. (vi) (1) 111pp. Cream cloth boards with gilt ruling at the edges and gilt lettering on the spine. The book is a first edition of the work by Tennyson, printed on large paper, and is #357 this limited printing of 500 copies. Includes 5 plates of steel plate engravings after portraits of the author. The work was Tennyson's second attempt to write of the subject of Oenone, with his first attempt being panned critically. Binding with smudging and some scratches to the cover. Spine sunned. Head & tail of spine with some rubbing, as well as some cracking near the tail. Interior with some sporadic light water staining to the edges of some pages, as well as some smudges. Starting at interior front cover. Binding in overall good-, interior in good+ condition overall. g- to g+. Item #42168
Price: $65.00