Tennyson's Poems: The poetical works of Alfred Tennyson, Poet Laureate- Numerous Illustrations

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1870. 1870 date at title page. Harper's Complete Edition. Tall 6 1/2" x 10" design. Brown cloth boards, gilt cover and spine titles in relief, moderate shelf wear, discoloration, some spine rub. Frontispiece by Gustave Dore of steering the dead maiden along the river's pat and profile of Lord Alfred Tennyson at title page. Pages generally very good, moderate discoloration. Front endpaper removed. String-bind, fine; hinges intact. Illustrated throughout with the imagery of Gustave Doré and others. Near very good complete example. Includes Tennyson's interpretation of the Arthurian legend with English Idylls and other poems including Morte d'Arthur. Introductory notice: "To the present edition are added "Timbuctoo," the authors Cambridge University Prize Poem; Poems published in the London editions of 1830 and 1833, and omitted in later editions; and a number of hiterto uncollected Poems from various sources." Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS (6 August 1809 - 6 October 1892), much better known as "Alfred, Lord Tennyson," was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular poets in the English language. Tennyson's mesmerising poems speak clearly to the imagination of the late 20th century. His mastery of rhyme, metre, imagery and mood communicate their dark, sensuous and sometimes morbid messages. Much given to melancholy and feelings of aching desolation, Tennyson's verse also carries clear messages of hope: 'Ring out the old, ring in the new', and 'Tis better to have loved and lost/Than never to have loved at all.' Six pages of adverts at back for Harper & Brothers' list of new titles w/detailed descriptions. 250 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Good. Illus. by Doré, Gustave; Hunt, W. Holman et al.. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.