[William Motherwell. Volume containing holograph co…]

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  • Reference
      GB 247 MS Robertson 2
  • Dates of Creation
      183-
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      188 leaves (12 blank) fol. Paper watermarked 1829, 1830

Scope and Content

William Motherwell. Volume containing holograph copies of 52 poems; 48 of these were published in Poems narrative and lyrical, 1832, three were published in the second edition, 1847 (The waithman's wail, The troubadour's lament, The crusaders's farewell), and one in the third edition, 1849 (Hollo my fancie), though this version differs considerably from the printed one. Note by Philip Anstruther Ramsay on leaf 94 verso.
Formerly accessioned as 1216]

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