Bloomsbury Auctions

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322. Tennyson & Palgrave.- Palgrave Tennyson (Alfred, Lord,
1809-92) Br e a k, Br e a k, Br e a k, a u t o g r a p h p o e m s i g n e d a n d d at e d,
tipped-in to a copy of The Golden Treasury and with subsequent
presentation inscription from Palgrave to his wife, Cecil Greville
Milnes Gaskell and with a further inscription after his death to his
daughter, “Given to my dearest Gwenny who does all she can for
me (Xmas 1842”, original red limp morocco, 1862, 15th June 1860
[&] Palgrave (Francis Turner, anthologist and art critic, devotee
of Tennyson, 1824-97) the gol d e n tre a s u ry o f t h e Bes t son g s
a n d ly r i c a l po e m s in t h e en g l i s h la n g u a g e, first e d i t i o n, em i ly
go r d o n cra i g’s c o p y with her indistinct pencil inscription on
front free endpaper, another ink inscription on front free endpaper,
original cloth, gilt, corners bumped, spine dulled, edges uncut,
Cambridge and London, 1861; and c. 40 others, (28 relating to
members of Palgrave’s family & 13 relating to the Gordon Craigs),
including: sh a k e s p e a r e wor k s w i t h a p r e s e n tat i o n inscription
f r o m pa l g r av e to h i s d a u g h t e r ma r g a r e t, (with cut out pictures of
cats pasted down on fly-leaf), & a p r e s e n tat i o n c o p y o f te n n y s o n’s
wo r k s f r o m pal g r av e to h i s d a u g h t e r ann o ta, a fine copy of
Palgrave’s “The Five Days Entertainments at Wentworth Grange”,
lacks preliminaries, ?proof copy, 1868, and others, some signed
E.T. “Ellen Terry”, various bindings, v.s., v.d. 1861-1912 (c. 40).
£1,500 - £2,000
*** “In London in 1849 Palgrave had... been introduced to
Tennyson, who had not yet achieved the fame that In Memoriam
(1850) would bring. His time as Tennyson’s disciple was one of the
highlights of his life, but Tennyson’s need for admiring followers
was eventually overcome by his dislike of being harried by the
devoted Palgrave. On a walking tour of Cornwall in 1860, for
example, while hunting for Arthurian sites for the Idylls of the
King, Tennyson complained to William Holman Hunt that: ‘all day
long I am trying to get a quiet moment for reflection... but before
I have finished a couplet I hear Palgrave’s voice like a bee in a
bottle, making the neighbourhood resound with my name, and I
have to give myself up to escape the consequences.’ (Hunt, 2.213).
It was, therefore, little wonder that Tennyson ‘dismissed’ Palgrave
in 1868, though Palgrave continued to regard himself as a lifelong
friend.” - Oxford DNB.
323. Trollope (Anthony) an ed i t o r’s ta l e s, pp. 171-182 soiled,
ownership stamp to endpaper, original cloth, rebacked with
original backstrip laid-down, spine faded, 1870; The Golden Lion
of Granpere, bookplate to endpaper, contemporary morocco, spine
gilt, corners scuffed, 1872, first e d i t i o n s, 8vo (2) £250 - £350
324. Dickens (Charles) wo r k s, 30 vol., Illustrated Library
Edition, plates, 1 plate torn and repaired without loss, occasional
light foxing to plates, contemporary half morocco, spines richly gilt
in compartments, covers lightly rubbed, 8vo, 1874-76.
£750 - £1,000
*** An attractive set.
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325. Wilde (Oscar) lo r d art h u r sav i l l e’s cr i m e, & o t h e r s t o r i e s,
first e d i t i o n, [o n e o f 1500 c o p i e s f o r d o m e s t i c c i r c u l at i o n],
spotting to endpapers, otherwise internally very good, original
salmon boards with lettering, devices and price printed in brown,
slightly rubbed and darkened at spine, rubbing and surface
marking, [Mason 345], 1891 § Sherard (Robert Harborough) Oscar
Wilde, first e d i t i o n, p r i vat e ly p r i n t e d, illustrations and facsimile
letters, original parchment backed green cloth sides, slightly
soiled, The Hermes Press, 1902; The Real Oscar Wilde, first
e d i t i o n, illustrations, original parchment backed boards, rubbed,
n.d. § [Wilde (Oscar)] Theatre handbill, announcement of the
new play by Oscar Wilde: A Woman of No Importance, at Theatre
Royal, Haymarket, [1893] § Houseman (Laurence) Echo de Paris,
i n s c r i B e d B y ho u s e m a n on half-title, correction by author on p. 9,
original cloth, slightly rubbed, New York, 1924 § Ross (Robert)
Aubrey Beardsley, first e d i t i o n, blind stamped ‘review copy’ on
title, illustrations, original cloth, spine faded, slightly worn, 1909;
and 10 others similar on Oscar Wilde etc. v.s. (16). £300 - £400