Ballads and Sonnets (1881), proof Signature S (Delaware Museum, second revise, WMR's copy)

This is a complete uncorrected second revise proof of Signature S (undated and marked 3c by the printer). It was the copy sent to WMR, who has written a query on page 257. The proofs also exhibit various printer's marks for improving the printing.

Besides this copy of the second revise, the Delaware Art Museum library has the following proof copies of Signature S: a corrected copy of the author's first proof, dated 5 May and numbered 1; a corrected corrected copy of the first revise and (dated 10 May 1881 and numbered 2); and three copies of the second revise (none dated): this copy and two uncorrected copies, copy 1 and copy 2 (all three undated). The British Library proofs have another copy of the first author's proof for this signature (dated 6 May and marked 1).