Spring Anthology 1968 (2 results)

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Ex-library with stamps and stickers. Some wear around the dust jacket and boards. Pages well bound and clean throughout with no marks, stains or annotations.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. None (illustrator). First edition. A scarce anthology of modern poetry presented by contributor Lydia Pasternak-Slater. With two loosely inserted original poems by Pasternak-Slater. Lydia Pasternak-Slater was a Russian poet and translator, the sister of 'Doctor Zhivago' author Boris Pasternak. She spent her final years in Oxford, having sought exile in the United Kingdom from Germany in 1935.Loosely inserted are two typewritten poems by Pasternak-Slater, one untitled, the other titled 'Attempted Escape'. Both were written in July 1981.A first edition anthology from the Mitre Press, containing verses by living poets. As well as Pasternak-Slater, contributors include Eileen Wilson, William McDermott, Mabel Parker, Jay Ranz and Michael Gill.Inscribed by Pasternak-Slater to the front endpaper, 'With love from Lydia'.Presented in a smart dust wrapper.A scarce anthology, containing two typewritten poems by a Russian writer. In the publisher's original full cloth binding with an unclipped dust wrapper. Externally very smart, with just a little edgewear. Dust wrapper is in excellent condition, with just a little wear to the head of the spine and extremities. Author's presentation inscription to the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine. book.