First Edition. Large 12mo. In price-clipped dustjacket. Green cloth binding with title plaque tipped to spine. Includes some inserts that include further poems and promotions for the piece. Author "was aWelshpoet and writer. Davies spent a significant part of his life as atramporhobo, in the United Kingdom and United States, but became one of the most popular poets of his time. The principal themes in his work are observations about life's hardships, the ways in which the human condition is reflected in nature, his own tramping adventures and the various characters he met. Davies is usually considered one of theGeorgian Poets, although much of his work is not typical of the group, in either style or theme." Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Binding tight. Discoloration to endpages. Very minor soiling to dustjacket. Seller Inventory # 33599

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Title: Ambition and Other Poems

Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London

Publication Date: 1929

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition.

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