JOHNSON, LIONEL. Poems. London: Elkin Mathews; Boston: Copeland & Day 1895. 8vo, original pale blue printed boards, uncut, skilfully rebacked with original spine laid down, covers soiled, fore-corners worn, half morocco folding case. FIRST EDITION, Second Issue limited to 750 regular copies, A RARE PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the poet on the front free endpaper: "To Frank Mathew from Lionel Johnson" (the poem "In Falmouth Harbour," pp. 7-9, is dedicated to Mathew), WITH SEVEN AUTOGRAPH CORRECTIONS BY JOHNSON in ink on seven pages (four spelling or punctuation corrections, two one-word alterations, and one marginal insertion of a dropped line), title-page vignette and colophon printed in red. Hayward 304 (noting the first issue as the 25 numbered copies signed by Johnson). Bookplate of John Lowe.

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JOHNSON, LIONEL. Poems. London: Elkin Mathews; Boston: Copeland & Day 1895. 8vo, original pale blue printed boards, uncut, skilfully rebacked with original spine laid down, covers soiled, fore-corners worn, half morocco folding case. FIRST EDITION, Second Issue limited to 750 regular copies, A RARE PRESENTATION COPY, inscribed by the poet on the front free endpaper: "To Frank Mathew from Lionel Johnson" (the poem "In Falmouth Harbour," pp. 7-9, is dedicated to Mathew), WITH SEVEN AUTOGRAPH CORRECTIONS BY JOHNSON in ink on seven pages (four spelling or punctuation corrections, two one-word alterations, and one marginal insertion of a dropped line), title-page vignette and colophon printed in red. Hayward 304 (noting the first issue as the 25 numbered copies signed by Johnson). Bookplate of John Lowe.