A Friend.
JOHNSON, Lionel. (1893.)
£280.00
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Printed in The Spirit Lamp, an Aesthetic, Literary and Critical Magazine. Edited by Lord Alfred Douglas. Vol. 4, No. 1. 4to., original grey printed wrappers. Oxford, James Thornton
Johnson's poem is rather over-shadowed in this issue by the "Hyacinth" sonnet by Pierre Louÿs, his translation into French of a love letter from Wilde to Bosie Douglas: the original letter was in the hands of Albert Wood, who was feared as a blackmailer, and this marked an attempt to turn the letter into Art. Original printed wrappers. Includes Lionel Johnson's “A Friend”, a song of love addressed to an unidentified man. Very fine unopened copy.
Stock Code: 238166
