{"product_id":"1890-scarce-gift-edition-sea-fairies-and-other-poems-by-alfred-tennyson","title":"1890 Scarce Gift Edition - Sea-Fairies and Other Poems by Alfred Tennyson","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn unusually attractive late-19th-century gift edition of Tennyson’s sea and fantasy poems, presented in its scarce original suede binding with mounted cover illustration and richly decorated interior.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alfred Tennyson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSea-Fairies and Other Poems.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e New York and Boston, H. M. Caldwell Co., [c. 1890].\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Scarce late-19th-century illustrated gift edition. Copyright 1890 by Estes and Lauriat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unpaginated, approximately 48 pages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9 x 7 inches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good original limp suede binding with yapp edges, the covers shaded in soft green and tan. Front cover lettered in gilt \u003cem\u003eSea Fairies and Other Poems\u003c\/em\u003e, with elaborate blind-stamped ornamental decoration surrounding a mounted pictorial panel within a gilt decorative frame. Top edge gilt and original green silk ribbon marker present. The suede remains supple and attractive, with expected light rubbing and mellowing at the edges and a few light scuffs to the mounted cover illustration, as shown. Protected in a removable mylar cover. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good. Clean, well-preserved interior with strong hinges and attractive patterned endpapers. A contemporary presentation inscription appears on the front blank, “For Adolph \u0026amp; Elsie with ‘A Happy New Year,’” as shown.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustrated throughout with approximately 16 black-and-white plates and illustrations, including a frontispiece, full-page compositions and finely detailed decorative headings and vignettes accompanying the poems.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEstimate: \u003c\/strong\u003eUSD 200–250.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe book:\u003c\/strong\u003e This charming gift edition brings together six poems by Alfred Tennyson: “The Sea-Fairies,” “The Mermaid,” “Recollections of the Arabian Nights,” “The Dying Swan,” “Nothing Will Die,” and “Mariana in the South.” Their subjects move between enchanted seas, mermaids, distant Eastern landscapes and the richly atmospheric melancholy that became one of Tennyson’s signatures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eIts appeal lies as much in the object as in the text. Produced during the great late-Victorian fashion for finely decorated gift books, the volume combines suede, gilt, a mounted cover image, patterned endpapers and extensive illustration to create an unusually evocative presentation of Tennyson’s early imaginative poetry. Surviving examples in the original suede binding are considerably less common than the publisher’s conventional cloth issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe author:\u003c\/strong\u003e Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809–1892) was one of the defining poets of Victorian Britain and served as Poet Laureate for more than forty years. His poetry ranges from the Arthurian cycle of \u003cem\u003eIdylls of the King\u003c\/em\u003e to intensely lyrical works such as “The Lady of Shalott,” “Mariana,” “The Lotos-Eaters” and \u003cem\u003eIn Memoriam A.H.H.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe poems gathered here belong largely to the richly pictorial, musical side of Tennyson’s art. Mermaids, sea spirits, distant palaces and dreamlike landscapes allowed him to combine narrative with mood, sound and visual imagery, qualities especially well suited to the elaborate illustrated gift-book format of this edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49108943569145,"sku":null,"price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20260919seafairies_01.jpg?v=1789826739","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1890-scarce-gift-edition-sea-fairies-and-other-poems-by-alfred-tennyson","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}