An Index to IN MEMORIAM.
London: Edward Moxon & Co., 1862. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Very good+ condition. Item #5082baX4
40 pages of text. Three quarter red leather binding is lightly rubbed. Measures slightly less than 7 inches (177mm). Some pages uncut and unopened. The title page has a tiny tear at the top edge. "In Memoriam A.H.H." was written in 133 cantos, including the prologue and the epilogue. This anonymous index refers to each clause of the poem under the most important noun, verb, etc. and contains about 3000 references in double columns. Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (a.k.a. Lewis Carroll) suggested and edited this index, known to have been compiled by one or more of his sisters, with Tennyson's permission. Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809-1892). The poem was a tribute to Arthur Henry Hallam (1811-1833).
Price: $500.00