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Tennyson, Alfred, Lord
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- Autograph manuscript of the poem "Sweet and Low," signed ("A. Tennyson")
- ink and paper
1 page (7 1/4 x 4 3/8 in.; 184 x 111 mm) with embossed lily in upper left corner, no place or date [c. 1847]; formerly folded, small stain in lower margin. Accompanied by an engraved portrait after Alonzo Chappel (some marginal soiling).
Literature
The Works of Tennyson (1919), pp. xxxi-xxxii
Condition
formerly folded, small stain in lower margin.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A fine manuscript of the second "unpublished" version of "Sweet and Low." Two versions were made in 1847 and sent to Emily Sellwood to choose which should be published. The present version begins and ends:
"Bright is the moon on the deep,
Bright are the cliffs in her beam.
Sleep, my little one, sleep. ...
Father will come to his babe in the nest
With silver sails all out of the west,
Under the silver moon
Sleep - sleep."