Friday's child / by Wilfred Watson

Watson, Wilfred (1911-1998)

Published by London: Faber and Faber, 1955

About this Item

Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 56 pages; 23 cm. Contents:Invocation -- O my poor darling -- The white bird -- And should she ask -- An admiration for Dylan Thomas -- A contempt for Dylan Thomas -- Graveyard on a cliff of white sand -- Love song -- Ghosts -- The pearl -- To the Shadbolts, with six quinces from Duncan -- Song for St. Lucy's Night -- Orpheus and Eurydice -- Tarquin -- Lines for Elsie Jack -- Queen of tarts -- The juniper tree -- A curse of dahlias -- Of Hendrickje as Bathsheba -- Lines : I praise God's mankind in an old woman -- The windy bishop -- In the cemetery of the sun -- Canticle of darkness -- The boy and the shepherds -- A valediction for the end of the year -- Love song for Friday's child -- For Anne, who brought tulips -- Ballad of mother and son -- Yeats and Maud Gonne -- Emily Carr -- Letter to Dorothy Bazett. Subjects: Poetry. 20th century poetry. Poetry in English. Watson, Wilfred. 1 Kg.

Seller Inventory # 355095

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Friday's child / by Wilfred Watson
• Publisher: London: Faber and Faber
• Publication Date: 1955
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 1 kilogram