Lot 269

McGonagall, Sir William Topaz
McGonagall's Ode to the King. [And:] Bonnie Montrose. A New Poem

Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 21 June 2023 at 11:00 BST
£504
Description
Edinburgh: [printed for the author], 1902. Broadside, 31.5 x 24cm, printed on one side only in two columns each containing one poem, royal arms to head, signed by the author 'Sir Wm Topaz McGonagall, Poet', folded, chipped and marked, introductory paragraph to 'Ode ot the King' lightly scored through in pencil, sheet nearly separated along transverse central fold
Footnote
Note: Very rare broadside containing two poems by the infamous Scottish poetaster, dated July 1902, a few months before his death, in September. No other copies traced in libraries or in commerce.
