Ballads and Sonnets (1881), proof Signature D (Delaware Museum first revise, copy 1)

This is one of two complete sets of the first revise for Signature D. Although not date stamped, these revise proofs were almost certainly printed off on 13-14 April along with signatures B, C, E, F, G, and H, and sent to DGR for correction at that time.

The library of the Delaware Art Museum has four sets of proofs for this signature, the first two numbered and date stamped by the printer Charles Whittingham, of Chiswick Press. In addition to this first revise, the author's proofs undated) and the duplicate of the latter, Delaware has a copy of the final revise(unnumbered, undated). The British Library also has a set of the first printer's revise (numbered 2; perfect, undated).

Also preserved in the Delaware Museum library is a loose sheet from a proof of this signature containing pages 41-42, with a correction on page 42 by DGR in response to a marginal note on the page by WMR. These pages come from the set of proofs DGR was having sent to his brother in April 1881 for comment and correction.