Belgian Hare; [Lord Alfred Douglas] — The Duke of Berwick

London, Leonard Smithers & Co, [1899]. First edition. Cloth. The first edition of this scarce satirical poem by Lord Alfred Douglas, complete with colourful plates. The first edition of this scarce work.A nonsense poem about the Duke of Berwick, an uptight Duke, a comical and entertaining satire on Victorian society and the landed gentry. Illustrated with a colour title, and ten colour plates, by Tony Ludovici. Collated, complete.By Lord Alfred Douglas, an English poet and journalist, who is better known for being the lover of Oscar Wilde. Douglas' father, the 9th Marquess of Queensberry, publicly accused Wilde of being homosexual, leading to a trial and Wilde's imprisonment. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, with light marks and rubbing to the boards. Marks are heavier to the rear board. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Hinges are tender. Front endpaper and half-title are detached but present. Bookseller's stamp to the recto of the front endpaper. Tape marks to the paste downs. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: Tony Ludovici. Good .