Selected Poems of William Barnes - from the Muses Library by William Barnes; Geoffrey Grigson, editor by William Barnes; Geoffrey Grigson, editor

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1950. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Pocket size, 4 3/8 x 6 3/4. B&W frontispiece. 2G. Sewn binding, full cloth-covered boards, in dustjacket. A beautiful little book, bound in real cloth. This is the American edition, but printed (and apparently bound) in Britain by Latimer, Trend & Co. Ltd, Plymouth. The book is opening widely but the sewn binding is firm and the hinges are intact. Cloth and gilt titles are unfaded; a little wear to cloth at lower edges. A rather large mark on one page, light pencil marks on flyleaf, small spot last numbered page, else pretty clean. Pages are lightly toned. Unclipped, soiled dustjacket has sun-darkened spine, a 3/4" tear at bottom edge of front panel, a shorter tear near spine, and edgewear at bottom spine-end. The beauty of the dark blue cloth spine with its gilt titles may lead you to ditch the dustjacket as unworthy of the book.

Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1950. Hardcover. Good/Good. 1950. First Edition. 296 pages. Pictorial dust jacket over blue cloth. Black and white photographic frontispiece. Binding remains firm. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Slight crushing to spine ends. Unclipped jacket has light edgewear with tears and creasing. Light tanning to spine and edges.