The May Queen. By Alfred Tennyson Poet Laureate. Illustrated By E. V. B. Tennyson, Alfred. Boyle, Eleanor Vere, Illustrated By.

FIRST EDITION THUS. 8vo. 8.25 x 6 inches. 38 + [2] pp. Bound in original light blue cloth, gilt, with black borders on front boards, enclosing decorated title block, gilt. Patterned endpapers. A little wear to extremities, including corners and edges of spine; otherwise a very good copy. Illustrated by engraved text figures and vignettes. Decorated by title and preliminary pages vignettes and by printer's colophon at end. Edition of Tennyson's poem, The May Queen, which had first appeared in two parts, 1832 and 42. Illustrated by Eleanor Vere Boyle (1825-1916), Scottish artist influenced by the pre-Raphaelites. ART / LITERATURE POETRY POETRY 19TH CENTURY ILLUSTRATED ART / LITERATURE