WATSON, William. The Prince's Quest, and other poems. Elkin Mathews & John Lane. 1893
Half title, 7pp cata. (1893). Partially uncut in orig. brown buckram, spine lettered in gilt; sl. rubbed & dulled, head & tail of spine a bit worn spine faded. Pencil inscription on leading pastedown of W.T. Golding. A good sound copy. t.e.g.
¶First published in 1880. William Watson, 1858-1935, was a poet best known for his sometimes controversial political content. In the publisher's note to this volume, Elkin Mathews and John Lane quote Dante Gabriel Rosetti's assertion that Watson had 'real and high gifts.'
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