ambition poems first edition di davies w h (2 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. First Edition. First impression of the true first trade edition (there was also an edition limited to two hundred copies, signed by the author). Illustrated with black and white title-page vignette. ***Near fine in olive-green cloth-covered boards with black titles to white paper label to spine. All edges of text-block untrimmed (rough-edged, as called for). No inscriptions. Very sporadic light unobtrusive foxing to very outer margin of fore-edge of text-block. Pages clean. Boards clean. Spine tight. ***In a very good buff-coloured and black illustrated dustwrapper that has not been price-clipped, showing the original publishers price of 3s. 6d. net. Extremities of dustwrapper very slightly rubbed. Tiny closed tear to top edge of rear panel of dustwrapper. Head and tail of spine of dustwrapper very slightly rubbed and creased with tiny rubbing and loss to head of spine of dustwrapper. Dustwrapper clean. ***200 mm x 134mm. 32 pages. ***Poems: Friends Unborn; The Richest Stones; This Bantam Star; If Love Survives; Hand or Mouth; Ambition; For Sale; Birthdays; Uncertainty; Charity; A Dream of Winter; A Child's Fancy; Wild Blossoms; A Silver Wonder; Peace and Rest; Moss and Feather; Pot and Kettle; Eyes and Ears; The Blest; The Idiot; Letters; Day or Night; Hunting Joy; A Young Thrush; Born of Tears; Heaven and Earth; In Winter; My Life's Example. ***'This volume contains the work of the last two years by one of the most popular of our living poets.' (Quote from inside front of dustwrapper blurb). ***First impression of the true first trade edition; a fragile little book, uncommon to find in its original 1929 dustwrapper in such nice condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.***.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, first printing. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.32. Publisher's green cloth, titles on a paper label to spine. Dust-jacket with printed price of 3s. 6d. net to front flap. Bi-fold leaflet advertising "The Song of Love" loosely inserted. Offset toning to endpapers, lightly handled. Fine.