[Rarebooks] FS: Two signed limited editions by Lord Afred Douglas, companion of Oscar Wilde

[Charles Agvent]

1.  DOUGLAS,  Lord Alfred. LYRICS. London: Rich and Cowan 1935.  First
Edition.  Copy  #17  of only 50 copies SIGNED by the  author  of  this
collection  bound  uniformly with SONNETS in full vellum with  a  gilt
emblem   on  the  front  cover  and   gilt  lettering  on  the  spine.
Illustrated  with a portrait frontispiece of Douglas at the age of 24.
Douglas  was  the  longtime  companion  to Oscar  Wilde.  It  was  his
father's  actions  that  led to the arrest of Wilde and  his  eventual
imprisonment  in  1895.  In his preface to  LYRICS,  Douglas  mentions
including  poems in both this and the SONNETS volume that were omitted
from    earlier   books  because  "they   lend  themselves   to   evil
interpretations."  He decided to include them in these volumes  "after
considerable  hesitation  on the unanimous advice of all  the  friends
and  critics,  including  a Catholic priest, whom I  consulted."  Near
Fine                                                           $950.00

2.  DOUGLAS, Lord Alfred. SONNETS. London: Rich and Cowan 1935.  First
Edition.  Copy  #31  of only 50 copies SIGNED by the  author  of  this
collection  bound  uniformly  with LYRICS in full vellum with  a  gilt
emblem   on  the  front  cover  and   gilt  lettering  on  the  spine.
Illustrated  with  a  frontispiece facsimile of a manuscript  poem  by
Douglas.  Douglas  was the longtime companion to Oscar Wilde.  It  was
his  father's actions that led to the arrest of Wilde and his eventual
imprisonment in 1895. Near Fine                                $950.00

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