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Tennyson (Alfred), THE WINDOW OR, THE SO…

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Tennyson (Alfred), THE WINDOW OR, THE SO…
Tennyson (Alfred)<P> THE WINDOW OR, THE SONGS OF THE WREN. 1871, first edition. Folio, orig. ruled pictorial blindstamped cloth gt. With noted music by Arthur Sullivan. Front cover lightly worn & very sl. dam. Corners sl. worn. Head and foot spine sl. worn. A few pp. loose in vol. Spine and backcover sl. discol. Occasional spot of foxing and/or very light staining. Wise, 116 states: "This edition is of considerably higher bibliographical value than is usually the case with a musical publication. In the first place it is the first published edition of the work. In the second place it forms the earliest appearance of the current version of the twelve songs, and the songs themselves are furnished with titles, which is not the case in the privately printed folio." - And 5 others by Tennyson.<P> (6)
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