Poems
Subtitle: MDCCCXXX-MDCCCXXIII
Contributors: Campbell, James Dykes, 1838-1895, editor; Hotten, John Camden, 1832-1873, bookseller; W.C. Chewett & Co
Publisher: Privately printed
Published: 1862
Place of publication: Toronto, Ontario?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Books; Pirated editions; Livres; Piratage
Other titles: Poems, 1830-1833
Work titles: Poems
Notes: Printed in an edition of approximately 150 copies. Hotten's advertisement precipitated a successful prosecution for piracy by Tennyson, and the edition was suppressed. Hotten claimed that it was printed in Canada by Backwoods' Press, although Tennyson's bill of complaint disputed that claim.

"This pirated edition of Tennyson's suppressed poems (taken from the Poems, chiefly lyrical of 1830 and the Poems of 1833) was advertised by John Camden Hotten in his catalogue ... Part I, 1862 ... This interesting little volume was compiled and edited by the late Mr. J. Dykes Campbell ... During his stay in Toronto he caused the book to be privately printed at his own cost. The work was done at the printing-house of Messrs. W.C. Chewitt & Co. ..."--Wise.

Carter, J. Enquiry into the nature of certain nineteenth century pamphlets (2nd ed.), page 120

New Cambridge bibliography of English literature, volume 3, column 414

Tinker Library, 2060

Wise, T.J. Bibliography of the writings of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, volume 2, pages 3-7

Binding: Blue printed paper wrappers.

Sinclair, D. "The first pirated edition of Tennyson's Poems." In Book collector v. 22 (1973): pages 177-188