Ballads and Sonnets (1881), proof Signature P (Delaware Museum, 4 May author's proof, copy 1)

This is an complete first author's proof for Signature P, dated 4 May and marked 1a by the printer. It exhibits various corrections by DGR. It is one of six proof copies of this signature in the Delaware Art Museum library.

Besides this proof, the Delaware Art Museum library has the following proof copies of Signature P: a first proof duplicate copy also dated 4 May (and numbered 1b), with some (but fewer) corrections; two uncorrected copies of the first revise, copy 1 and a duplicate copy (both dated 6 May 1881 and numbered 2a and 2b respectively); and two uncorrected copies of a subsequent proof, a complete copy and an incomplete duplicate copy (both dated 9 May 1881 and numbered 3a and 3b respectively). The British Library proofs have another copy (partial) of revise proofs for this signature (dated 28 April).