Author: WATSON WILLIAM
Title: Lachrymae Musarum and Other Poems
Description: London, MacMillan. 1892, First Edition. Cloth, 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall. (500 gram rate) navy cloth, gilt to spine and upper board, apart from some light foxing to endpapers near fine copy of the first edition, viii 78+28pp adverts, Watson was knighted in recognition of his poetical work, he was considered as a 'replacement' laureate after Tennyson, the piece "Lines to Our New Censor" refers to Oscar Wilde's exile, bookseller pencil to fep. Very Good/No Jacket.

Keywords: Victorian Poetry British William Watson Trial of Oscar Wilde Decadence Decadent


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