Henry H Methuen — Poems

London, William Pickering, 1843. First edition. Cloth. An extremely scarce first edition of Henry H Methuen's poetry. Signed by the author to his friend Alfred Dolman. From the library of Bernard Warrington, with his bookplate to the front pastedown. The bookplate states 'Pickering Collection&apos. Warrington has written 'William Pickering and Book Trade in the Early Nineteenth Century' as well as Pickering's entry for the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.  This book is from his collection of works issued by Pickering. A signed copy of this work, with the inscription 'Alfred dolman - from his friend the author Sep 18th 1846&apos.  Dolman was an artist-trader and became associated with Henry Hoar Methuen possibly through their connections to Botswana. Both men were associated with Sechele I, the ruler of the Kwena people of Botswana. Sechele was converted to Christianity by David Livingstone. This is an extremely scarce work by Methuen, which was also issued by the Chiswick press in the same year.  It was his only poetry publication, with his other two known works being 'Life in the Wilderness or Wanderings in South Africa&apos. Several of the poems have been inspired by Methuen's travels, and include such titles as 'On crossing Lock Katrine in the Autumn of 1839', 'Hunter's Song', 'Retreat from Moscow', and 'On Trinidad&apos.  In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Small loss to the head and tail of spine which has faded. Spine label is rubbed. Front hinge is strained but firm. Bookplate to the front pastedown, Bernard Warrington. Gift inscription from the author to the recto of front endpaper dated 1846. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Occasional light spots to pages. Good . Ill.: None. Good .