Bibliography: Of the First Editions in Book Form of the Works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Luther Samuel Livingston

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1331887046 ISBN 13: 9781331887041

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Excerpt from Bibliography: Of the First Editions in Book Form of the Works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Tennyson more than any of his contemporaries was continually altering and revising or adding new lines to his poems after they were published. He also frequently would restore a poem after it had been once suppressed, or lines after they had been struck out. For these reasons some books, perhaps most noticeably T lze Princess, will be found repre sented in this set by a series of editions. To sup ply every volume which contains such alteration would extend the set beyond the space likely to be allotted to it by any other than the most exacting student of Tennyson's works. The most important of them have, however, been included. In making these additions the point has not been forgotten that the average collector's shelf room is limited. For this reason most of the books to which Tennyson contributed a few lines or a single poem have been excluded. The fact that Tennyson contributed four lines to Jebb's Primer of Greek Literature makes that book a first edition of Tennyson. It is not, however, a book that is likely to interest a collector.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Bibliography: Of the First Editions in Book Form of the Works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson The ways of book-collectors, why they should spend time and money in bringing together the first editions of the books of one author while those of another of equal literary merit are allowed to stand unsold on the bookseller's shelves, are, like other vagaries of mankind, oftentimes past understanding. Coleridge, Wordsworth and Byron, surely a trio of great English poets, attract but few collectors, but the first editions of Shelley, Keats and Lamb are eagerly sought after and bring constantly increasing prices. No author, all of whose books are easily secured, can be a "collector's author." There must be difficulties to be overcome to furnish the right zest to the collector. Tennyson is a "collector's author," and very justly too, as he was the last, as well as greatest, of the poets of his time, and his first editions are big enough game for any hunter. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1331887046
• ISBN 13: 9781331887041
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 108