Lot 128
Swinburne, Algernon Charles
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts
Auction: 4 September 2013 at 12:00 BST
Description
The Queen-Mother and Rosamond. London: B.M. Pickering, 1860. First edition, presentation copy inscribed "W.M. Rossetti from his friend A.C. Swinburne", with an A.L.S. from Swinburne, [to John Skelton (1831-97)] thanking him for his gift "I see you have reduced my three hours to one - I suppose by way of making the spectacle more credible. You will see how carefully I have read the charming story when I mention that I was startled by your passing appropriation of the famous and terrible name 'Elspeth Cheyne' which I thought was as distinctly Sir Walter's property as Lady Macbeth is Shakespeare's", discussing John Galt's Lady Macbeth, a Tragedy "I read as much as I could of it with unspeakable admiration", also discussing Skelton's work "New Candidate", green half morocco, pencil note by John Skelton (1831-97) on front endpaper "Given to me by Dante G. Rossetti for review in Fraser's magazine"