Poems. A New Edition (1881), proof Signature G (Delaware Museum, duplicate
first proof)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Production Description
Document Title: Poems. A New Edition
Author: Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Publisher: F. S. Ellis
Printer: Strangeways and Walden
City of publication: London
Date of publication: 1881 May 12 (circa)
Pre-Publication Information: proof
Pagination: 81-96
Issue: 1
Authorization: DGR
Collation: G
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Provenance
Current Location: Library, Delaware Art Museum
Physical Description
Point: 10 point; 6 point leading
Font: roman
Lines per Page: 22
Margin top: 2 cm
Margin bottom: 3.8 cm
Margin right: 2 cm
Margin left: 2.5 cm
Dimensions of Document: 19 x 12.8cm (crown octavo)
Electronic Archive Edition: 1
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Scholarly Commentary
Introduction
This is a duplicate (uncorrected) copy of the first proof of Signature G.
Textual History: Revision
Four copies of this proof signature are preserved in the library of the Delaware Art Museum. They include the first (corrected) author's proof, this uncorrected duplicate, and two first revise proofs, copy 1 and another copy .