Roberts Denys Compiler (2 results)

paperback. Condition: Good. Vintage Pelican. #A39. The Century's Poetry 1837-1937: Volume I, Hood to Hardy, compiled by Denys Kilham Roberts, is the first part of a two-volume anthology surveying a century of English poetry. Covering the Victorian era from Thomas Hood to Thomas Hardy, it brings together representative works by many of the nineteenth century's leading poets, reflecting the literary, social and cultural changes of the age. The collection explores themes such as nature, faith, love, industrial progress and the challenges of modern society through a diverse range of poetic voices. Carefully selected and arranged, the anthology provides an accessible and rewarding introduction to one of the richest periods in English literary history.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition. 8vo. 259 + (1)pp. Publisher's plain yellow cloth covers, brown lettering + comical fish on spine. Brown & yellow dust wrapper, yellow shadow & black lettering on front & spine, , scarecrow pointing to signboard on front, not price clipped 7s 6d net. Original plain white eps. Neat ink inscription opposite title : M.E.B. from D.K.R. 28-XI-38 ". Covers : bumps bottom corners, slight shelf rub bottom of spine, faint dust marks else very clean & bright. Dw : small chips top of spine, rub bottom of spine& corners. few fox marks rear, slight browning along edges else clean & complete. Contents : faint browning to pages, dust along top edges else very clean & tight & unfoxed. Bright attractive copy with bumps to bottom corners. VG/VG-. Signed by Author(s).…