A Book of Treasured Poems

Very Good as graded in hand. A Laidlaw Brothers anthology from 1928 in deep blue pebble-grained boards, blind-stamped with a ruled border and a gilt title panel on the front. The gilt panel is bright and fully legible and the blind stamping crisp. Wear is light: rubbing at the corner tips and along the board edges, and a small amount of fraying at the head of the spine. Binding tight and square, no dust jacket. Inside, the paper has toned lightly with age but is clean and bright for its years, the poems and the biographical notes and poet portraits are unmarked, and there is no highlighting, underlining or staining on any page seen. A gift inscription from a husband to his wife on her birthday is on the front endpaper and is left visible on purpose and photographed - it is part of the book's story, not a defect. Not a library copy - no stamps, pockets, spine labels or date-due slips. The black clip in the photos is ours, used to hold the book open, and is not part of the sale.