Tennyson's Guinevere and Other Poems
Blackie & Son Ltd., 1912.
First edition. 4to. Grey green cloth lettered in gilt and with Art Nouveau style decoration in gilt. Top edge gilt. Pictorial endpapers. Twenty-four tipped in colour plates, under captioned tissue guards, and many black and white illustrations, including head- and tailpieces, by Florence Harrison. A near fine copy, with just the most minor wear to spine, occasional scattered foxing throughout. All plates in perfect condition.
Florence Harrison's Pre-Raphaelite style illustrations beautifully complement Tennyson's poetry, with rich colours and beauteous maidens with flowing locks. Many of the poems are Arthurian including, the eponymous "Guinevere," "Sir Galahad" and "The Morte D'Arthur".
Stock ID: 42321
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