Published by Heath Cranton, 1928
Seller: Blackwell's Rare Books ABA ILAB BA, Oxford, United Kingdom
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Add to basketFIRST EDITION, pp. 94, crown 8vo, original blue cloth, backstrip lettered in gilt with device in same to upper board, top edge blue, others untrimmed and faintly spotted, dustjacket with section of front panel torn away (but present), good. Inscribed by the author on the flyleaf, to Gloucestershire poet and solicitor John Haines - a 2pp ALs to the same is laid in, thanking him for 'the drawing of the tombstone', and hoping he appreciates the book.
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Add to basketCloth. Condition: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). First edition. The very scarce first edition of this collection of poetry by Walter Marling, inscribed by the author. The very scarce first edition of the work.Inscribed by the author to the front free endpaper, with 'Miss Blanche Patch. With the authors kind regards. October 16 1929.'In publisher's original blue cloth binding.A collection of twentieth century poetry by author Walter Marling, including works such as Nightmare, The Empty Nursery, Ode to the Cat, March, Castles in the Air, and many more. In publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, smart. Shelf wear to extremities, most significant to the head and tail of the spine. Fading to spine, with the odd marks to boards. Author's ink inscription to front free end paper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with light spotting throughout. Very Good. signed by author. book.