Poems. A New Edition (1881), proof Signature P (Delaware Museum, earliest proof, duplicate printer's copy)

This is an uncorrected duplicate copy of the earliest surviving proof of Signature P of the 1881 Poems .

Seven copies of this proof signature are preserved in the library of the Delaware Art Museum. They include the earliest author's proof, this duplicate, a second revise (with one further correction), and four copies of the final proof, all uncorrected: copy 1, copy 2, copy 3 (partial), and copy 4.