The Complete Poetical Works edited by Thomas Hurtchinson. Oxford University Press. 1927. pp. xxiv, 912. Frontis. 8vo. Original red cloth, al edges gilt. Inscribed inside the front board in pencil, in her hand 'Helen Henschel 1931 from Lawrence Whistler.' Loosely inserted a long MS poem by Whistler in his hand and authenticated in Henschel's hand. Whistler's poem is entitled Shelley's boat. Transcript available on request. Lawrence Whistler is best known for his glass engraving but he was a published poet. His first book, 'Armed October' was published in 1932 and dedicated to Helen Henschel; 'The World's Room: Collected Poems' was published in 1949. 'Shelley's boat' would appear to be uncollected and maybe unpublished. Whistler was the first recipient of the King's Medal for Poetry but his glass engraving is far better than his verse. Helen Henschel was a musician and broadcaster and author of 'When Soft Voices Die', a biography of her father, Sir George Henshcel, singer, conductor and friend of Brahms. (Jim McCue)

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