Signed presentation copy
Lyrics.
London, Rich and Cowan (The Westminster Press), 1935.
Large 8vo. (4), 110, (2) pp. Original blue cloth with gilt spine title.
€ 1,500.00
First edition. Inscribed by the author on the flyleaf: "Inscribed for / John Inskip / by / Alfred Douglas".
Some foxing and brownstaining throughout; binding somewhat soiled. A handwritten quotation from the author's "To Olive" is inserted.
Lord Alfred Douglas, nicknamed "Bosie", is best remembered as the friend and lover of Oscar Wilde.
Provenance
The recipient was probably the British artist John Henry Inskip (1864-1947).
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