Ballads and Sonnets (1881), proof Signature Q (Delaware Museum, first revise, author's corrected copy 1)

This is a complete author's corrected set of proofs for the first revise of Signature Q, dated 6 May and marked 2b by the printer. There is an uncorrected set of these proofs as well as a second author's proof copy with corrections, one of which appears in the other author's proof in print form. The situation indicates that the printer must have received and made corrections while these revise proofs were still in the shop since all three proof copies are dated 6 May and all three share certain corrections from the first proof.

Besides this proof, the Delaware Art Museum library has the following proof copies of Signature Q: an author's first proof (corrected, dated 4 May 1881 and numbered 1); three copies of the first revise, this author's corrected copy, another corrected author's copy and an uncorrected copy (all dated 6 May 1881); three copies of the second revise, an uncorrected copy, a corrected author's copy, and another author's copy; all dated 9 May 1881); and four copies of a late proof state (none dated): a set of uncorrected proof sheets ; a copy with an author's correction; an imperfect copy with a printer's corrections; and an uncorrected copy. The British Library proofs have another copy (partial) of revise proofs for this signature (dated 28 April).