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The Duke of Berwick
1899948P21London: Leonard Smithers & Co 1899. First edition. Cloth. Good. 8.5" by 11.5". Tony Ludovici. The first edition of this scarce satirical poem by Lord Alfred Douglas complete with colourful plates. The first edition of this scarce work.A nonsense poem about the Duke of Berwick an uptight Duke a comical and entertaining satire on Victorian society and the landed gentry. Illustrated with a colour title and ten colour plates by Tony Ludovici. Collated complete.By Lord Alfred Douglas an English poet and journalist who is better known for being the lover of Oscar Wilde. Douglas' father the 9th Marquess of Queensberry publicly accused Wilde of being homosexual leading to a trial and Wilde's imprisonment. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally generally smart with light marks and rubbing to the boards. Marks are heavier to the rear board. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Hinges are tender. Front endpaper and half-title are detached but present. Bookseller's stamp to the recto of the front endpaper. Tape marks to the paste downs. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good Leonard Smithers & Co hardcover
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