Poems by Alfred Tennyson. E. Moxon and Co. 1866

Superb 1866 edition of Poems by Alfred Tennyson, known as the ‘Moxon Tennyson’, which established Tennyson’s reputation as one of the greatest poets of his time and is widely regarded as a landmark in the development of Victorian illustration. Bound by Leighton Son and Hodge in green pebble-grain cloth with elaborate gilt blocked design on both covers, elaborate gilt-tooled spine and full gilt edges. Published by E. Moxon and Co. Dover Street London and printed by R. Clay, Son and Taylor.

A birthday gift presented to Adelaide Dugdale (1839-1890) on the 20th of November 1867 to mark her 28th birthday. With a dedication in black ink to Adelaide from her mother Harriet Ella Dugdale and father William Stratford Dugdale the great-great grandfather of David Cameron’s late uncle, Sir William Stratford Dugdale. Adelaide Dugdail was born at Merevale Hall in Warwickshire, the Stratford Dugdale family seat since 1649.

This edition of the Moxon Tennyson includes a series of 41 illustrations including contributions by the principal Pre-Raphaelites Dante Gabrielle Rossetti, John Everett Millais, and William Holman Hunt, whose provocative interpretations of Tennyson’s works heralded a ‘golden age’ in which illustration was recognised as a stand-alone art form, no longer secondary to the text.

Title: Poems by Alfred Tennyson. New Edition
Authors: Alfred Lord Tennyson
Publisher: E. Moxon and Co. Dover Street
Publication date: 1866
Format: Green blind-stamped leather-bound boards
Total Pages: 375
Images: 41
Condition: Very good. Corners of covers rubbed and bumped. Spotting to endpapers and occasional spotting throughout. The dedication to Adelaide Dugdale, is accompanied by a further short inscription in pencil.
Provenance: The Library of Dr Alastair Grieve
Stock Number: RB02684