TENNYSON, Alfred, Lord.

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Poems, by two brothers. First edition, small paper issue, of Tennyson's first book of poems, published anonymously. Despite the title, there were in fact three brothers involved in the writing of the book, which included poems by Alfred, Charles, and Frederick.The publishers paid the authors 20 pounds for the copyright, a surprisingly large sum for unknown authors, obviously convinced of its merit. The work was issued simultaneously in large paper for 7s and small paper for 5s.

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